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, 86% of Trades job descriptions contained carpenter as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

carpenter
86%
trades
86%
joiner
58%
carpentry
58%
bench joiner
43%
carpentry trades
43%
woodwork
43%
maintenance operative
29%
plasterer
29%
plumber
29%
kitchen fitters
29%
multi trade
29%
trades person
29%
builder
29%
labour
15%
property maintenance
15%
fitter
15%
labourer
15%
refurbishment
15%
flooring
15%
site manager
15%
multi skilled
15%
smsts
15%
maintenance engineer
15%
multi skilled carpenter
15%
multi-skilled trades
15%
nvq
15%
roofing
15%
plumbing
15%
tiling
15%
plumbing and heating engineer
15%
plumbing engineer
15%
service engineer
15%
bathroom fitter
15%
service technician
15%
tradesperson
15%
construction
15%
burnley
15%
cscs
15%
lancs
15%
installer
15%
property development
15%
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