Most In-Demand Design Skills
The most in-demand skills for Design roles right now are ai, figma, photoshop — ranked across 145745 open postings.
Updated October 8, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 13,613 | +1,212 |
| 2 | figma | 10,839 | +934 |
| 3 | photoshop | 8,427 | +1,013 |
| 4 | illustrator | 7,628 | +904 |
| 5 | prototyping | 5,997 | +583 |
| 6 | autocad | 5,921 | +426 |
| 7 | cad | 5,222 | +530 |
| 8 | accessibility | 5,127 | +649 |
| 9 | typography | 5,060 | +557 |
| 10 | user-research | 4,418 | +298 |
| 11 | indesign | 4,362 | +518 |
| 12 | wireframing | 4,362 | +428 |
| 13 | automation | 4,147 | +361 |
| 14 | html | 3,600 | +595 |
| 15 | cloud | 3,541 | +375 |
| 16 | agile | 3,432 | +252 |
| 17 | css | 3,411 | +458 |
| 18 | analytics | 3,363 | +330 |
| 19 | interaction-design | 3,214 | +220 |
| 20 | revit | 3,113 | +92 |
| 21 | usability-testing | 2,561 | +262 |
| 22 | python | 2,253 | +247 |
| 23 | user-flows | 2,109 | +92 |
| 24 | ecommerce | 2,098 | +168 |
| 25 | motion-graphics | 2,051 | +249 |
| 26 | sketch | 2,038 | +187 |
| 27 | motion-design | 1,986 | +146 |
| 28 | saas | 1,976 | +104 |
| 29 | javascript | 1,971 | +351 |
| 30 | design-thinking | 1,962 | +192 |
| 31 | agentic-ai | 1,805 | +100 |
| 32 | information-architecture | 1,773 | +193 |
| 33 | stakeholder-management | 1,703 | +159 |
| 34 | api | 1,574 | +201 |
| 35 | react | 1,570 | +86 |
| 36 | video-editing | 1,570 | +149 |
| 37 | assembly | 1,552 | +163 |
| 38 | networking | 1,502 | +186 |
| 39 | business-development | 1,462 | +19 |
| 40 | sketchup | 1,432 | +117 |