# skills - Schema.org Property

> Source: https://schema.org/skills
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T22:00:58.043Z

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A statement of knowledge, skill, ability, task or any other assertion expressing a competency that is either claimed by a person, an organization or desired or required to fulfill a role or to work in an occupation.

#### Source

[https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/2322](https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/2322)

[https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/1698](https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/1698)

  

### Examples

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

Junior Software Developer must have Knowledge of computer
programming principles as defined by the National Initiative for
Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "JobPosting",
  "title": "Junior software developer",
  "skills": {
    "@type": "DefinedTerm",
    "termCode": "K0016",
    "description": "Knowledge of computer programming principles",
    "inDefinedTermSet": {
      "@type": "DefinedTermSet",
      "name": "National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-181",
      "publisher": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)"
      },
      "datePublished": "2017-08"
    }
  }
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.