CV skills
Care Assistant CV skills (October 2026)
Skills named in UK adverts on companies’ own job pages. Add a skill to your CV only if you have it.
Data: October 2026, 177 adverts
Credential sources checked September 2026
UK adverts on companies' own job pages
- Care and support work In 146 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Medication administration In 84 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Personal care In 73 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Care planning In 47 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Local government In 41 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Dementia care In 38 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Person-centred care In 37 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Residential care In 35 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Elderly care (older adults) In 26 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Learning disabilities In 24 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Mental health In 24 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Employment law In 20 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Live-in care In 13 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Infection prevention and control In 12 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- React In 12 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Central government In 11 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Correspondence and proofreading In 11 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Domiciliary care In 11 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Working with elected members In 11 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
- Customer service In 9 of 177 Care Assistant UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
Credentials to check
These checks come from the role’s credential guidance, not advert frequency. Include only credentials you hold, and check what your advert asks for.
- Care Certificate completed <month year>
How we count
We count published UK adverts on companies’ own job pages whose titles match the role’s catalogue phrases, every work type together. A skill counts once per advert. The denominator includes all adverts in that role, including those with no recognised skills.
Lists need at least 20 adverts with recognised skills from at least 3 companies, at least 5 naming a displayed skill, and usable coverage for the discipline. We leave out single-letter terms, generic descriptions and eligibility attributes.
This describes UK adverts on companies’ own job pages. It does not measure your ability or predict an interview.