V Skill HF-D7.2-003 cross-sector 10 skills
Data visualisation
Turns data into charts and visual displays that show the message correctly, chooses suitable chart types and avoids misleading presentation.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- Work sample test · rho 0.33 (SD 0.09)
- hrmforce instrument
- Work sample test, Portfolio
- Competency (50-framework)
- Present
- Trainability
- high
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- rising
The candidate performs a representative work sample under standardised conditions.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Creates a chart following an example, completes axes and labels and checks whether the figures are correct. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Chooses the chart type per message, removes redundant elements and explains why an alternative display would mislead. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Sets the organisation's visualisation guidelines and judges whether reports by others represent the data honestly. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Choosing a chart type Chart selection | Chooses the chart type that fits the message and measurement level and justifies why other displays fit less well. | rising |
| V | Designing bar and line charts Bar chart · Line chart | Produces bar and line charts with readable labels, logical ordering and a zero baseline where appropriate. | declining |
| V | Creating a scatter plot Scatter plot | Plots two variables against each other, adds a trend line and states what the point cloud shows. | stable |
| V | Using a heatmap Heatmap | Shows values in a matrix using colour intensity and chooses a scale that represents differences fairly. | stable |
| V | Visualising a geographic map Map visualisation | Places data on a map by municipality, postcode or region and chooses a classification that limits distortion. | rising |
| V | Applying accessible colour use Accessible colour | Chooses colour schemes with sufficient contrast that stay readable for colour blind readers and in greyscale. | rising |
| V | Preventing misleading presentation Misleading charts | Recognises truncated axes, wrong area ratios and cherry picking and corrects these in own visualisations. | rising |
| V | Applying data storytelling Data storytelling | Builds a narrative around figures with one key message per visual and a conclusion the viewer remembers. | rising |
| V | Designing an infographic Infographic design | Combines figures, icons and short text in one visual that conveys a message to a broad audience. | stable |
| V | Building an interactive visualisation Interactive visualisation | Builds visualisations in which the user filters, zooms and drills down without losing the message. | rising |