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

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Security Skills List in Security & Safety

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Security role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Security job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 43% of Security job descriptions contained information security as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

information security
43%
mod
43%
security controller
43%
vetting
43%
disa
43%
security
32%
communication skills
16%
customer service
11%
sia
11%
security officer
11%
security guard
11%
driving
11%
delivering exceptional customer service
11%
positive personality
11%
first aid
11%
security manager
6%
security consultant
6%
leeds
6%
halifax
6%
facilities
6%
bradford
6%
service delivery
6%
people development
6%
management
6%
compliance
6%
teamwork
6%
report writing
6%
intruder detection
6%
interpersonal skills
6%
front house
6%
fire extinguisher
6%
fire alarm
6%
customer satisfaction
6%
customer experience
6%
cctv
6%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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