# Competences — ICT network technician

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/64c7d461-152c-477f-a8e2-c2c537e9d617).

## Essential

- **adjust ICT system capacity** (skill/competence)
- **analyse network bandwidth requirements** (skill/competence)
- **analyse network configuration and performance** (skill/competence)
- **create solutions to problems** (skill/competence)
- **ICT network cable limitations** (knowledge)
- **ICT network routing** (knowledge)
- **ICT network security risks** (knowledge)
- **ICT networking hardware** (knowledge)
- **identify suppliers** (skill/competence)
- **implement a firewall** (skill/competence)
- **implement a virtual private network** (skill/competence)
- **implement anti-virus software** (skill/competence)
- **implement ICT network diagnostic tools** (skill/competence)
- **implement ICT security policies** (skill/competence)
- **install electronic communication equipment** (skill/competence)
- **install signal repeaters** (skill/competence)
- **maintain internet protocol configuration** (skill/competence)
- **network standards** (knowledge)
- **use back-up and recovery tools** (skill/competence)
- **use precision tools** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- Apache Tomcat (knowledge)
- Cisco (knowledge)
- concepts of telecommunications (knowledge)
- design cloud architecture (skill/competence)
- digital systems (knowledge)
- electronics principles (knowledge)
- ICT communications protocols (knowledge)
- ICT debugging tools (knowledge)
- ICT security legislation (knowledge)
- ICT system programming (knowledge)
- implement spam protection (skill/competence)
- migrate existing data (skill/competence)
- network engineering (knowledge)
- network management system tools (knowledge)
- perform ICT security testing (skill/competence)
- procurement of ICT network equipment (knowledge)
- remove computer virus or malware from a computer (skill/competence)
- solder electronics (skill/competence)
- use ICT hardware (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 3 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- facilities management — **33 %**
- hardware support — **33 %**
- ict support — **33 %**
- ict system deployment — **33 %**
- installations — **33 %**
- network design — **33 %**
- network troubleshooting — **33 %**
- site assessment — **33 %**
- system installation — **33 %**
- system integration — **33 %**
- project leadership — **33 %**
- system performance monitoring — **33 %**
- technical troubleshooting — **33 %**
- troubleshooting — **33 %**
- systems integration — **33 %**

### Methods

- quality of service (qos) — **33 %**
- network security protocols — **33 %**
- poe systems — **33 %**

### Responsibilities

- operational stability maintenance — **33 %**
- network installation — **33 %**
- junior engineer mentoring — **33 %**
- ict system overhaul — **33 %**
- facilities management — **33 %**
- hardware installation — **33 %**
- client consultation — **33 %**
- collaborative work with engineering teams — **33 %**
- critical support — **33 %**
- systems installation — **33 %**
- system integration — **33 %**
- systems integration — **33 %**

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