Security Skills for your CV in the Security & Safety Industry

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Security Skills List in the Security & Safety Industry

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, 70% of Security job descriptions contained sia as a required skill.

Skills

Popularity

sia
70%
security
39%
immediate starts
24%
london
24%
night shifts
24%
residential
24%
security officer
24%
sia badge
24%
temp
24%
operations management
16%
cism
8%
customer service
8%
cissp
8%
cctv
8%
security clearance
8%
leadership development
8%
security policy
8%
patrol
8%
information security
8%
risk assessment
8%
integration
8%
security management
8%
communication skills
8%
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