Most In-Demand Hardware Skills
The most in-demand skills for Hardware roles right now are ai, python, fpga — ranked across 43406 open postings.
Updated October 9, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 2,904 | +127 |
| 2 | python | 2,693 | +207 |
| 3 | fpga | 2,113 | +197 |
| 4 | automation | 2,049 | +176 |
| 5 | firmware | 1,888 | +202 |
| 6 | verilog | 1,811 | +97 |
| 7 | pcb | 1,787 | +210 |
| 8 | networking | 1,504 | +108 |
| 9 | oscilloscope | 1,428 | +196 |
| 10 | ethernet | 1,350 | +82 |
| 11 | pcie | 1,193 | +87 |
| 12 | cpp | 1,177 | +113 |
| 13 | cad | 1,170 | +80 |
| 14 | cloud | 1,135 | +191 |
| 15 | vhdl | 1,083 | +127 |
| 16 | assembly | 1,080 | +59 |
| 17 | matlab | 1,019 | +115 |
| 18 | altium | 1,011 | +100 |
| 19 | tcl | 1,008 | +133 |
| 20 | systemverilog | 1,007 | +101 |
| 21 | perl | 988 | +41 |
| 22 | rtl | 939 | +23 |
| 23 | linux | 873 | +53 |
| 24 | root-cause-analysis | 819 | +199 |
| 25 | prototyping | 769 | +47 |
| 26 | asic | 765 | +23 |
| 27 | embedded-systems | 765 | +58 |
| 28 | signal-processing | 720 | +81 |
| 29 | i2c | 698 | +9 |
| 30 | corrective-action | 636 | +138 |
| 31 | machine-learning | 634 | +74 |
| 32 | agile | 621 | +26 |
| 33 | uvm | 613 | +38 |
| 34 | cmos | 580 | +96 |
| 35 | bash | 527 | +44 |
| 36 | uart | 447 | +13 |
| 37 | program-management | 441 | +84 |
| 38 | embedded-software | 406 | +36 |
| 39 | git | 395 | +54 |
| 40 | microcontrollers | 360 | +24 |