Software Engineer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in It & Telecoms

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Software Engineer Skills List in It & Telecoms

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

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

c#
58%
software development
43%
sql
29%
lead software engineer
15%
python
15%
matlab
15%
c/c++
15%
programming
15%
crm
15%
coding
15%
system architects
15%
software engineers
15%
scrum
15%
agile
15%
.net
15%
software engineering
15%
microservices
15%
c
15%
devops
15%
cqrs
15%
azure devops
15%
apis
15%
systems engineer
15%
sip
15%
nuclear
15%
infrastructure engineer
15%
engineer
15%
unreal engine
15%
defence
15%
computer simulation
15%
c++
15%
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