Most In-Demand Design Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Design roles right now are ai, figma, autocad — ranked across 76859 open postings.
Updated July 16, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 8,742 | +5,859 |
| 2 | figma | 6,621 | +5,080 |
| 3 | autocad | 6,379 | +5,687 |
| 4 | cad | 6,052 | +4,861 |
| 5 | photoshop | 4,750 | +3,917 |
| 6 | revit | 3,361 | +2,778 |
| 7 | automation | 3,300 | +2,547 |
| 8 | cloud | 2,401 | +1,793 |
| 9 | assembly | 2,394 | +1,796 |
| 10 | agile | 2,371 | +1,799 |
| 11 | python | 2,336 | +1,608 |
| 12 | html | 2,000 | +1,562 |
| 13 | css | 1,971 | +1,519 |
| 14 | analytics | 1,864 | +1,331 |
| 15 | saas | 1,354 | +977 |
| 16 | machine-learning | 1,193 | +605 |
| 17 | verilog | 1,169 | +831 |
| 18 | ecommerce | 1,164 | +986 |
| 19 | agentic-ai | 1,122 | +745 |
| 20 | perl | 1,082 | +821 |
| 21 | networking | 1,053 | +698 |
| 22 | react | 1,000 | +731 |
| 23 | api | 996 | +754 |
| 24 | javascript | 987 | +708 |
| 25 | generative-ai | 949 | +501 |
| 26 | tcl | 877 | +629 |
| 27 | systemverilog | 799 | +591 |
| 28 | cpp | 786 | +549 |
| 29 | matlab | 777 | +561 |
| 30 | typescript | 769 | +525 |
| 31 | wcag | 724 | +594 |
| 32 | jira | 720 | +558 |
| 33 | fintech | 694 | +513 |
| 34 | premiere-pro | 678 | +577 |
| 35 | llm | 636 | +256 |
| 36 | ios | 612 | +478 |
| 37 | ethernet | 572 | +373 |
| 38 | version-control | 544 | +437 |
| 39 | gis | 530 | +450 |
| 40 | scrum | 530 | +427 |