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And, as captured in many of those points, a relatively high IQ. Almost certainly at least 1 SD above the mean, and in many cases (complex software), closer to 2 SD.

"Explicit deductive reasoning" is pretty darn rare.

(and "meticulous attention to detail" is not strictly necessary, as my own career attests.)

It is, but we have a repeatable process for teaching it. And it CAN be learned by anyone with a patient teacher and several years.

I'd disagree. Debugging IS meticulous attention to detail. A single misspelling is often fatal. And if you've figured out how to program without debugging I'd love to know your secret.

I'd guess your baseline for that metric is enormously skewed by the people you spend time around. Even completing Algebra 2 requires meticulous attention to detail.

You can add to that being able to work in group.

I wish that were a requirement. It is not.