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CV skills

General Operative 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, 32 adverts

UK adverts on companies' own job pages

  • Customer service In 12 of 32 General Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Reactive maintenance In 8 of 32 General Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Carpentry and joinery In 5 of 32 General Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Painting and decorating In 5 of 32 General Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Plumbing In 5 of 32 General Operative UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.

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.