Most In-Demand Hardware Skills
The most in-demand skills for Hardware roles right now are ai, python, fpga — ranked across 38652 open postings.
Updated September 14, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 2,659 | -272 |
| 2 | python | 2,458 | -87 |
| 3 | fpga | 1,914 | +107 |
| 4 | automation | 1,840 | -31 |
| 5 | verilog | 1,688 | -123 |
| 6 | firmware | 1,676 | +114 |
| 7 | pcb | 1,563 | +123 |
| 8 | networking | 1,369 | -38 |
| 9 | ethernet | 1,255 | -7 |
| 10 | oscilloscope | 1,245 | +69 |
| 11 | pcie | 1,101 | -37 |
| 12 | cad | 1,096 | +3 |
| 13 | cpp | 1,046 | -24 |
| 14 | assembly | 1,015 | +73 |
| 15 | vhdl | 959 | +48 |
| 16 | perl | 940 | -116 |
| 17 | cloud | 934 | -138 |
| 18 | matlab | 926 | +77 |
| 19 | altium | 910 | +104 |
| 20 | systemverilog | 899 | -41 |
| 21 | rtl | 891 | -84 |
| 22 | tcl | 867 | -29 |
| 23 | linux | 795 | +33 |
| 24 | asic | 728 | -132 |
| 25 | prototyping | 726 | +40 |
| 26 | embedded-systems | 690 | -5 |
| 27 | i2c | 669 | +21 |
| 28 | signal-processing | 624 | +47 |
| 29 | uvm | 559 | -28 |
| 30 | agile | 557 | -14 |
| 31 | machine-learning | 556 | -15 |
| 32 | cmos | 500 | -23 |
| 33 | bash | 495 | +11 |
| 34 | uart | 422 | +23 |
| 35 | embedded-software | 363 | +7 |
| 36 | program-management | 359 | -30 |
| 37 | git | 350 | +18 |
| 38 | test-automation | 343 | +7 |
| 39 | simulink | 333 | +40 |
| 40 | microcontrollers | 332 | 0 |