Most In-Demand Hardware Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Hardware roles right now are python, fpga, ai — ranked across 12137 open postings.
Updated July 16, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | python | 911 | +569 |
| 2 | fpga | 888 | +593 |
| 3 | ai | 872 | +533 |
| 4 | automation | 697 | +436 |
| 5 | ethernet | 593 | +367 |
| 6 | networking | 539 | +311 |
| 7 | verilog | 483 | +311 |
| 8 | vhdl | 474 | +318 |
| 9 | cpp | 467 | +293 |
| 10 | pcie | 464 | +302 |
| 11 | assembly | 433 | +297 |
| 12 | linux | 398 | +239 |
| 13 | cloud | 386 | +243 |
| 14 | embedded-systems | 374 | +278 |
| 15 | cad | 325 | +216 |
| 16 | agile | 319 | +240 |
| 17 | matlab | 315 | +191 |
| 18 | systemverilog | 306 | +187 |
| 19 | signal-processing | 298 | +178 |
| 20 | uart | 201 | +153 |
| 21 | machine-learning | 195 | +115 |
| 22 | test-automation | 174 | +100 |
| 23 | git | 169 | +109 |
| 24 | bash | 169 | +97 |
| 25 | tcl | 164 | +109 |
| 26 | perl | 159 | +99 |
| 27 | embedded-software | 148 | +86 |
| 28 | jira | 147 | +91 |
| 29 | cisco | 122 | +67 |
| 30 | microcontrollers | 120 | +76 |
| 31 | analytics | 96 | +59 |
| 32 | version-control | 90 | +52 |
| 33 | jtag | 89 | +65 |
| 34 | typescript | 88 | +61 |
| 35 | ci-cd | 86 | +46 |
| 36 | scrum | 86 | +69 |
| 37 | hpc | 75 | +49 |
| 38 | labview | 75 | +51 |
| 39 | cybersecurity | 71 | +53 |
| 40 | unix | 71 | +52 |