Most In-Demand Design Skills
The most in-demand skills for Design roles right now are ai, figma, photoshop — ranked across 133635 open postings.
Updated September 14, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 12,417 | -82 |
| 2 | figma | 9,954 | +66 |
| 3 | photoshop | 7,718 | +1,321 |
| 4 | illustrator | 6,957 | +1,052 |
| 5 | autocad | 5,640 | +1,342 |
| 6 | prototyping | 5,433 | +132 |
| 7 | cad | 4,826 | +876 |
| 8 | accessibility | 4,528 | +134 |
| 9 | typography | 4,524 | +161 |
| 10 | user-research | 4,136 | +229 |
| 11 | wireframing | 3,996 | +148 |
| 12 | indesign | 3,914 | +733 |
| 13 | automation | 3,798 | +120 |
| 14 | html | 3,322 | +394 |
| 15 | agile | 3,202 | +98 |
| 16 | cloud | 3,171 | +126 |
| 17 | css | 3,162 | +278 |
| 18 | revit | 3,043 | +815 |
| 19 | analytics | 3,042 | +130 |
| 20 | interaction-design | 2,960 | +14 |
| 21 | usability-testing | 2,350 | +146 |
| 22 | python | 2,033 | +83 |
| 23 | user-flows | 1,986 | +52 |
| 24 | ecommerce | 1,954 | +107 |
| 25 | sketch | 1,875 | +85 |
| 26 | javascript | 1,857 | +327 |
| 27 | motion-graphics | 1,848 | +212 |
| 28 | saas | 1,822 | -74 |
| 29 | motion-design | 1,789 | -171 |
| 30 | design-thinking | 1,780 | +22 |
| 31 | agentic-ai | 1,645 | -7 |
| 32 | information-architecture | 1,621 | +26 |
| 33 | react | 1,473 | -23 |
| 34 | stakeholder-management | 1,466 | +62 |
| 35 | video-editing | 1,452 | +198 |
| 36 | business-development | 1,430 | +264 |
| 37 | assembly | 1,413 | +236 |
| 38 | api | 1,382 | +18 |
| 39 | sketchup | 1,381 | +289 |
| 40 | networking | 1,335 | +142 |