For advanced computer skills, switch to one of our other guides. Each one has computer skills lists for each profession to show you how to describe your computer skills on a dedicated resume sample:

For IT and Computer Science Skills Resume Lists:

  • IT Resume
  • Computer Science Resume
  • Programmer Resume
  • Software Engineer Resume
  • Web Developer Resume
  • Web Designer Resume
  • DevOps Resume
  • UX Designer Resume & UI Developer Resume
  • Network Administrator Resume
  • System Administrator Resume
  • Computer Technician Resume

For General Technical Computer Skills Resume Lists:

  • Help Desk Resume
  • Data Analyst Resume
  • Data Scientist Resume
  • Business Analyst Resume
  • Project Manager Resume
  • Product Manager Resume
  • Data Entry Resume
  • Technical Resume
List of Computer Skills for Resume

Basic Computer Skills

  • MS Office
    • Word
    • Excel
    • Outlook
    • Powerpoint
    • OneNote
    • Access
  • Google Drive
    • Docs
    • Sheets
    • Slides
    • Forms
  • Spreadsheets
    • Excel
    • Google Sheets
    • OpenOffice Calc
    • Pro tip: List specific skills such as: pivot tables, comparative analyses, link to database, macros, sensitivity tables, vertical lookups.
  • Email
    • mail merge
    • filters
    • folders
    • rules
  • Presentations/Slideshows
    • Powerpoint
    • Google Slides
    • OpenOffice Impress
    • Tableu
  • Database Management
    • MS Access
    • Oracle
    • Teradata
    • IBM DB2
    • MySQL
    • SQL
  • Quickbooks
    • Pro tip: talk about specific applications of your skills: Expense tracking, accounts payable, invoicing, cash flow management, employee time tracking, reports, payroll
  • Social Media
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Pro tip: Explain how you apply your social media skills, e.g., talk about giveaways, post engagement metrics, reach, customer interaction
  • Web
    • HTML
    • CSS
    • Javascript
    • WordPress
    • Joomla
    • Content Management Systems (CMS)
    • code libraries
  • Writing Skills
    • WordPress
    • Yoast
    • SEO
    • technical writing, journalism, research, ghostwriting
    • Pro tip: Few are impressed by MS Word mastery, but a great WPM score does great for jobs in which turnaround matters!
  • Graphics
    • Photoshop
    • Illustrator
    • InDesign
    • Acrobat
    • Corel Draw
    • HTML/CSS 
  • Enterprise Systems. Automated Billing Systems, Payment Processing, Customer Relationship Management (Salesforce, Oracle Netsuite) Enterprise Resource Planning (Oracle, SAP) Business Intelligence, Business Continuity Planning

Advanced Computer Skills 

  • Web Development
  • Open Source
  • Data Structures
  • Coding
  • Security
  • Machine Learning
  • Debugging

Software Skills

  • Java
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • SQL
  • C#
  • JavaScript
  • C++
  • Python
  • iOS/Swift
  • Ruby on Rails

Computer Hardware Skills

  • System Administration
  • Network Configuration
  • Software Installation
  • Security
  • Cisco
  • Tech Support
  • Updates
  • Project Management
  • Research
  • Vendor Management
  • TCI/IP
  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • WAN/LAN
  • Windows
  • Linux/Unix
  • Ubuntu
  • Virtualized Networks
  • Network Automation
  • Cloud Management
  • AI/Machine Learning