Most In-Demand Architecture Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Architecture roles right now are cloud, ai, azure — ranked across 104764 open postings.
Updated July 16, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloud | 9,941 | +7,376 |
| 2 | ai | 7,608 | +5,512 |
| 3 | azure | 5,420 | +4,183 |
| 4 | aws | 5,278 | +3,762 |
| 5 | api | 5,250 | +4,042 |
| 6 | automation | 4,205 | +3,193 |
| 7 | analytics | 3,645 | +2,600 |
| 8 | python | 3,373 | +2,322 |
| 9 | ci-cd | 3,245 | +2,596 |
| 10 | gcp | 3,195 | +2,361 |
| 11 | machine-learning | 3,150 | +2,198 |
| 12 | agile | 3,101 | +2,470 |
| 13 | devops | 2,968 | +2,301 |
| 14 | sql | 2,800 | +1,975 |
| 15 | cloud-native | 2,430 | +1,870 |
| 16 | agentic-ai | 2,202 | +1,632 |
| 17 | kubernetes | 2,171 | +1,652 |
| 18 | networking | 2,135 | +1,643 |
| 19 | java | 2,079 | +1,535 |
| 20 | microservices | 2,046 | +1,602 |
| 21 | observability | 1,762 | +1,362 |
| 22 | generative-ai | 1,747 | +1,246 |
| 23 | llm | 1,630 | +1,196 |
| 24 | infrastructure-as-code | 1,610 | +1,273 |
| 25 | data-modeling | 1,592 | +1,150 |
| 26 | event-driven-architecture | 1,574 | +1,244 |
| 27 | data-governance | 1,545 | +1,238 |
| 28 | saas | 1,468 | +1,072 |
| 29 | oracle | 1,465 | +1,095 |
| 30 | terraform | 1,413 | +1,121 |
| 31 | data-engineering | 1,367 | +935 |
| 32 | erp | 1,362 | +1,042 |
| 33 | docker | 1,340 | +1,029 |
| 34 | revit | 1,293 | +1,072 |
| 35 | salesforce | 1,290 | +1,020 |
| 36 | sap | 1,255 | +983 |
| 37 | etl | 1,225 | +853 |
| 38 | data-quality | 1,207 | +890 |
| 39 | distributed-systems | 1,201 | +904 |
| 40 | databricks | 1,176 | +837 |