Trades Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Construction & Property

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Trades Skills List in Construction & Property

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Trades role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Trades job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 37% of Trades job descriptions contained trades as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

trades
37%
carpentry
37%
maintenance
32%
plumbing
32%
trainee trades person
32%
painting
28%
multi trader
28%
decorating
28%
building
28%
plastering
28%
repair
28%
electrician
14%
edinburgh
10%
construction
10%
hvac
5%
drainage
5%
smsts
5%
management
5%
service manager
5%
decoration
5%
problem solving
5%
cornwall
5%
devon
5%
sealant
5%
trainee
5%
carpenter
5%
plasterer
5%
repairs
5%
heavy civils
5%
site management
5%
rail
5%
infrastructure
5%
maintenance plumber
5%
long term
5%
housing
5%
heating engineer
5%
hawick
5%
estates department
5%
property
5%
ecs
5%
dalkeith
5%
social housing
5%
scheduling
5%
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