Security Guard Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Security & Safety

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Security Guard Skills List in Security & Safety

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Security Guard role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Security Guard job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 58% of Security Guard job descriptions contained security officer as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

security officer
58%
customer service
46%
security
46%
compliance
40%
security guard
18%
sia
18%
cctv
18%
corporate security
16%
security enforcement officer
16%
security support officer
12%
sia licence
12%
relief
6%
mobile patrol
4%
control room
4%
fulltime
4%
surveillance
4%
communications
4%
safety
4%
security management
4%
guarding
2%
residential
2%
patrols
2%
fire marshall
2%
contract
2%
retail security guard
2%
patrol officer
2%
42 hour contract
2%
patrol
2%
protective services
2%
met police security
2%
night shifts
2%
driving licence
2%
retail
2%
high standards
2%
team leader
2%
supervisor
2%
site supervisor
2%
shift leader
2%
security supervisor
2%
management
2%
facilities manager
2%
estate manager
2%
radio
2%
security operations
2%
leadership
2%
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