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Competences — telecommunications engineering technician

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d84bf1d7-ef99-40c4-a407-3791d6531b44).

Essential

  • analog electronics theory (knowledge)
  • apply ICT system usage policies (skill/competence)
  • apply system organisational policies (skill/competence)
  • calibrate electronic instruments (skill/competence)
  • direct inward dialing (knowledge)
  • electromagnetism (knowledge)
  • electronics principles (knowledge)
  • ICT communications protocols (knowledge)
  • ICT system user requirements (knowledge)
  • install monitors for process control (skill/competence)
  • integrate system components (skill/competence)
  • interpret technical texts (skill/competence)
  • manage changes in ICT system (skill/competence)
  • manage system security (skill/competence)
  • manage system testing (skill/competence)
  • microwave principles (knowledge)
  • operate electronic measuring instruments (skill/competence)
  • organisational policies (knowledge)
  • quality assurance methodologies (knowledge)
  • support ICT system users (skill/competence)
  • telecom regulations (knowledge)
  • upgrade firmware (skill/competence)
  • use a complex communication system (skill/competence)
  • use scripting programming (skill/competence)
  • use session border controller (skill/competence)

Optional

  • ABAP (knowledge)
  • AJAX (knowledge)
  • APL (knowledge)
  • ASP.NET (knowledge)
  • Assembly (computer programming) (knowledge)
  • C# (knowledge)
  • C++ (knowledge)
  • Cisco (knowledge)
  • COBOL (knowledge)
  • CoffeeScript (knowledge)
  • Common Lisp (knowledge)
  • computer programming (knowledge)
  • Erlang (knowledge)
  • execute ICT audits (skill/competence)
  • Groovy (knowledge)
  • Haskell (knowledge)
  • ICT system programming (knowledge)
  • implement a virtual private network (skill/competence)
  • Java (computer programming) (knowledge)
  • JavaScript (knowledge)
  • Lisp (knowledge)
  • log transmitter readings (skill/competence)
  • maintain telephony system (skill/competence)
  • MATLAB (knowledge)
  • meet deadlines (skill/competence)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ (knowledge)
  • ML (computer programming) (knowledge)
  • Objective-C (knowledge)
  • OpenEdge Advanced Business Language (knowledge)
  • operate private branch exchange (skill/competence)
  • Pascal (computer programming) (knowledge)
  • Perl (knowledge)
  • PHP (knowledge)
  • procurement of ICT network equipment (knowledge)
  • Prolog (computer programming) (knowledge)
  • provide cost benefit analysis reports (skill/competence)
  • Python (computer programming) (knowledge)
  • R (knowledge)
  • Ruby (computer programming) (knowledge)
  • SAP R3 (knowledge)
  • SAS language (knowledge)
  • Scala (knowledge)
  • Scratch (computer programming) (knowledge)
  • Smalltalk (computer programming) (knowledge)
  • solder electronics (skill/competence)
  • solve ICT system problems (skill/competence)
  • Swift (computer programming) (knowledge)
  • telecommunication trunking (knowledge)
  • TypeScript (knowledge)
  • VBScript (knowledge)
  • Visual Basic (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 27 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

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

Hard skills

  • troubleshooting — 37 %
  • telecommunications engineering — 30 %
  • network troubleshooting — 22 %
  • site surveying — 22 %
  • project planning — 19 %

Responsibilities

  • ssr drafting — 22 %
  • schedule coordination — 19 %