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, 43% of Security job descriptions contained security as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

security
43%
disa
29%
information security
29%
mod
29%
security controller
29%
vetting
29%
sia
18%
security officer
18%
cctv
15%
security guard
15%
customer service
11%
people development
8%
compliance
8%
service delivery
8%
driving
8%
delivering exceptional customer service
8%
communication skills
8%
first aid
8%
management
8%
sia licence
8%
security support officer
8%
security enforcement officer
8%
corporate security
8%
positive personality
8%
relief
8%
access control
8%
teamwork
4%
customer experience
4%
front house
4%
fire alarm
4%
health safety
4%
protective services
4%
production and operations
4%
fulltime
4%
night shifts
4%
driving licence
4%
x-ray
4%
security management
4%
aviation
4%
airport
4%
resolve issues
4%
control room
4%
alarm systems
4%
alarm
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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