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Profile — skill map

Share of each profile's job ads that mention each of the most frequent skills. A darker cell means the skill appears in more of that profile's ads — an association in the sample, not a competency standard.

Profile	English	teamwork principles	solve problems	attend to detail	conduct quality control analysis	communication	think analytically	use Microsoft Office	organise information, objects and resources	textile technologies	adapt to change	textile industry
textile technologist	46.7%	33.3%	36.7%	6.7%	20.0%	13.3%	33.3%	30.0%	16.7%	36.7%	6.7%	16.7%
textile machine operator	5.6%	22.2%	16.7%	22.2%	22.2%	5.6%	0.0%	0.0%	5.6%	11.1%	22.2%	11.1%
textile product developer	63.6%	27.3%	27.3%	27.3%	27.3%	9.1%	18.2%	18.2%	0.0%	36.4%	0.0%	9.1%
textile quality technician	20.0%	40.0%	20.0%	40.0%	40.0%	10.0%	0.0%	10.0%	20.0%	30.0%	0.0%	10.0%
sustainability manager	50.0%	25.0%	37.5%	0.0%	0.0%	12.5%	37.5%	50.0%	12.5%	0.0%	0.0%	25.0%
textile quality manager	87.5%	37.5%	37.5%	12.5%	37.5%	25.0%	37.5%	12.5%	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	12.5%
textile designer	42.9%	57.1%	14.3%	28.6%	0.0%	14.3%	14.3%	14.3%	0.0%	0.0%	14.3%	14.3%
textile machinery technician	0.0%	42.9%	28.6%	0.0%	14.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	28.6%
textile finishing machine operator	0.0%	16.7%	0.0%	16.7%	16.7%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	16.7%	16.7%
weaving machine operator	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	16.7%

Skills4Circularity job ads, partner-collected. Publishable profiles against the most frequent ESCO skills (2025).

Publishable profiles by family

Number of job ads mapped to a publishable profile, grouped by profile family.

Family	Job ads	Share of sample
Technology & product development	48	15.4%
Production & operations	30	9.6%
Quality & compliance	18	5.8%
Sustainability & circularity	8	2.6%
Design & creative	7	2.2%

A profile is publishable with at least 5 ads across at least 2 countries (2025).