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, 38% of Security job descriptions contained security as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

security
38%
disa
28%
information security
28%
mod
28%
security controller
28%
vetting
28%
security officer
18%
sia
18%
security guard
14%
cctv
14%
aviation
11%
airport
11%
x-ray
11%
security management
11%
first aid
7%
communication skills
7%
delivering exceptional customer service
7%
driving
7%
positive personality
7%
relief
7%
access control
7%
corporate security
7%
security enforcement officer
7%
security support officer
7%
sia licence
7%
fire alarm
4%
alarm
4%
alarm systems
4%
control room
4%
resolve issues
4%
compliance
4%
health safety
4%
protective services
4%
production and operations
4%
fulltime
4%
night shifts
4%
driving licence
4%
service delivery
4%
people development
4%
management
4%
customer service
4%
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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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