Colomo Palacios, RicardoCabezas-Isla, FernandoGarcía Crespo, ÁngelSoto-Acosta, Pedro2012-06-202012-06-202010-09-27Miltiadis D. LYtras et al. (eds.), Knowledge Management, information systems, e-learning,and sustainability research. Third World Summit on the Knowledge Society, WSKS 2010, Corfu, Greece, September 22-24, 2010 (pp. 1-7). Proceedings, part I. Berlin: Springer, 2010978-3-642-16318-0 (Online)978-3-642-16317-3 (Print)1865-0929 (Print)1865-0937 (Online)https://hdl.handle.net/10016/14605Proceedings of: Third World Summit on the Knowledge Society (WSKS 2010), Corfu, Greece, September 22-24, 2010This paper aims to identify generic competency levels relevant to a particular kind of knowledge workers: software engineers. Based on previous works, and in particular in the description of a professional career, authors review of the literature related to the characterization of the labor force in the Software Engineering (SE) domain. Subsequently, using a quantitative analysis based on investigative surveys administered to a number of representative professionals, authors provide with a generic competency ladder adapted to the given career description.application/pdfengSpringerCompetencesCompetency LevelsSoftware engineeringCareerconference paperInformática10.1007/978-3-642-16318-0_1open access17Knowledge Management, information systems, e-learning,and sustainability research. Third World Summit on the Knowledge Society, WSKS 2010, Corfu, Greece, September 22-24, 2010