Most In-Demand Design Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Design roles right now are ai, figma, cad — ranked across 91430 open postings.
Updated July 23, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 10,621 | +3,729 |
| 2 | figma | 7,427 | +2,609 |
| 3 | cad | 6,849 | +2,750 |
| 4 | autocad | 6,835 | +2,569 |
| 5 | photoshop | 5,215 | +1,800 |
| 6 | automation | 4,078 | +1,694 |
| 7 | revit | 3,558 | +1,121 |
| 8 | python | 2,897 | +1,067 |
| 9 | assembly | 2,815 | +1,154 |
| 10 | agile | 2,789 | +1,219 |
| 11 | cloud | 2,752 | +1,105 |
| 12 | analytics | 2,340 | +950 |
| 13 | css | 2,322 | +1,004 |
| 14 | html | 2,319 | +1,033 |
| 15 | verilog | 1,583 | +625 |
| 16 | networking | 1,520 | +763 |
| 17 | saas | 1,515 | +474 |
| 18 | machine-learning | 1,443 | +429 |
| 19 | perl | 1,416 | +568 |
| 20 | compensation-and-benefits | 1,416 | +356 |
| 21 | ecommerce | 1,296 | +579 |
| 22 | agentic-ai | 1,275 | +367 |
| 23 | javascript | 1,226 | +576 |
| 24 | react | 1,216 | +457 |
| 25 | api | 1,149 | +437 |
| 26 | stakeholder-management | 1,131 | +528 |
| 27 | information-architecture | 1,129 | +495 |
| 28 | tcl | 1,098 | +402 |
| 29 | generative-ai | 1,070 | +389 |
| 30 | systemverilog | 961 | +304 |
| 31 | cpp | 958 | +355 |
| 32 | matlab | 904 | +339 |
| 33 | typescript | 898 | +341 |
| 34 | wcag | 874 | +403 |
| 35 | jira | 792 | +372 |
| 36 | fintech | 782 | +244 |
| 37 | ios | 762 | +360 |
| 38 | premiere-pro | 756 | +292 |
| 39 | llm | 748 | +252 |
| 40 | ethernet | 695 | +311 |