Most In-Demand Operations Skills
The most in-demand skills for Operations roles right now are ai, process-improvement, automation — ranked across 88437 open postings.
Updated October 11, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 7,345 | +770 |
| 2 | process-improvement | 5,367 | +742 |
| 3 | automation | 5,101 | +640 |
| 4 | analytics | 4,674 | +676 |
| 5 | stakeholder-management | 4,368 | +669 |
| 6 | corrective-action | 4,287 | +1,150 |
| 7 | performance-management | 4,248 | +687 |
| 8 | erp | 3,922 | +568 |
| 9 | sap | 3,252 | +440 |
| 10 | vendor-management | 2,699 | +281 |
| 11 | cloud | 2,516 | +318 |
| 12 | powerbi | 2,123 | +416 |
| 13 | osha | 2,032 | +518 |
| 14 | regulatory-compliance | 2,010 | +283 |
| 15 | strategic-planning | 1,892 | +181 |
| 16 | crm | 1,869 | +256 |
| 17 | business-development | 1,782 | +170 |
| 18 | sql | 1,781 | +112 |
| 19 | accounts-payable | 1,681 | +351 |
| 20 | program-management | 1,598 | +209 |
| 21 | oracle | 1,567 | +125 |
| 22 | salesforce | 1,465 | +138 |
| 23 | sharepoint | 1,431 | +183 |
| 24 | six-sigma | 1,428 | +205 |
| 25 | data-analytics | 1,357 | +206 |
| 26 | saas | 1,309 | +39 |
| 27 | root-cause-analysis | 1,264 | +314 |
| 28 | agile | 1,248 | +83 |
| 29 | risk-assessment | 1,234 | +285 |
| 30 | data-quality | 1,191 | +180 |
| 31 | ecommerce | 1,181 | +52 |
| 32 | accessibility | 1,143 | +178 |
| 33 | accounts-receivable | 1,136 | +302 |
| 34 | networking | 1,135 | +228 |
| 35 | emergency-response | 1,038 | +267 |
| 36 | tableau | 1,005 | +147 |
| 37 | succession-planning | 1,002 | +145 |
| 38 | ariba | 952 | +138 |
| 39 | financial-reporting | 921 | +163 |
| 40 | employee-relations | 883 | +155 |