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, 50% of Security job descriptions contained security as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

security
50%
cctv
23%
security officer
23%
security guard
19%
sia
19%
sia licence
14%
vetting
14%
security controller
14%
disa
14%
mod
14%
information security
14%
security enforcement officer
14%
x-ray
14%
security management
14%
aviation
14%
airport
14%
corporate security
14%
access control
10%
relief
10%
security support officer
10%
protective services
5%
health safety
5%
fire alarm
5%
first aid
5%
communication skills
5%
delivering exceptional customer service
5%
driving
5%
positive personality
5%
production and operations
5%
fulltime
5%
night shifts
5%
driving licence
5%
service delivery
5%
people development
5%
management
5%
customer service
5%
compliance
5%
resolve issues
5%
control room
5%
alarm systems
5%
alarm
5%
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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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