Security Guard Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Security & Safety

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Security Guard Skills List in Security & Safety

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Security Guard role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Security Guard job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 68% of Security Guard job descriptions contained security officer as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

security officer
68%
customer service
51%
compliance
44%
security
42%
security guard
19%
cctv
17%
security enforcement officer
15%
corporate security
15%
sia
15%
security support officer
13%
sia licence
13%
relief
8%
fulltime
6%
protective services
4%
safety
4%
42 hour contract
4%
patrol officer
4%
residential
4%
guarding
4%
fire marshall
4%
contract
4%
surveillance
4%
mobile patrol
4%
control room
4%
patrols
4%
met police security
2%
night shifts
2%
driving licence
2%
retail security guard
2%
retail
2%
high standards
2%
team leader
2%
supervisor
2%
site supervisor
2%
shift leader
2%
security supervisor
2%
security management
2%
patrol
2%
management
2%
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