Most In-Demand Operations Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Operations roles right now are ai, automation, process-improvement — ranked across 50060 open postings.
Updated July 23, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 4,907 | +1,912 |
| 2 | automation | 3,027 | +1,249 |
| 3 | process-improvement | 2,840 | +1,371 |
| 4 | analytics | 2,692 | +1,032 |
| 5 | stakeholder-management | 2,243 | +1,010 |
| 6 | sap | 2,223 | +1,018 |
| 7 | erp | 2,215 | +997 |
| 8 | performance-management | 2,140 | +985 |
| 9 | cloud | 1,630 | +614 |
| 10 | vendor-management | 1,505 | +632 |
| 11 | workday | 1,324 | +612 |
| 12 | oracle | 1,177 | +655 |
| 13 | strategic-planning | 1,131 | +541 |
| 14 | sql | 1,128 | +295 |
| 15 | powerbi | 1,111 | +548 |
| 16 | crm | 1,106 | +449 |
| 17 | sharepoint | 1,102 | +492 |
| 18 | accounts-payable | 1,024 | +546 |
| 19 | compensation-and-benefits | 991 | +271 |
| 20 | salesforce | 973 | +328 |
| 21 | regulatory-compliance | 961 | +423 |
| 22 | program-management | 929 | +304 |
| 23 | saas | 921 | +303 |
| 24 | agile | 892 | +297 |
| 25 | employee-engagement | 803 | +402 |
| 26 | data-analytics | 767 | +319 |
| 27 | backbone | 749 | +236 |
| 28 | six-sigma | 738 | +341 |
| 29 | ecommerce | 674 | +190 |
| 30 | data-quality | 601 | +244 |
| 31 | tableau | 597 | +213 |
| 32 | networking | 579 | +225 |
| 33 | ariba | 571 | +293 |
| 34 | fintech | 563 | +194 |
| 35 | due-diligence | 545 | +248 |
| 36 | python | 545 | +152 |
| 37 | agentic-ai | 542 | +157 |
| 38 | jira | 541 | +153 |
| 39 | succession-planning | 535 | +237 |
| 40 | accounts-receivable | 518 | +297 |