Skills in demand, so far
What employers asked for in October 2026. From 294,950 job posts found so far this month.
The skills job posts named as required most often, overall and in each field. Counted over the posts that list required skills. Counted up to 19 October 2026; this month is not over yet.
- Posts counted
- 294,950
- Posts found
- 746,858
- Fields
- 12
- Compared with
- No earlier month yet
Most asked for
The top skills in October 2026. Share of the posts that name each one as required.
- Python8.4%
- Microsoft Excel7.3%
- Stakeholder management6.3%
- Project management5.9%
- Microsoft Office5.7%
- SQL5.3%
- Statistics4.5%
- AWS4.0%
- Java3.5%
- Negotiation3.3%
- Risk management3.3%
- Ci cd3.1%
- Customer relationship management3.1%
- Microsoft PowerPoint3.0%
- Kubernetes2.8%
- Analytical skills2.7%
- Forecasting2.6%
- Irs support2.5%
- Go2.5%
- Cross functional collaboration2.5%
Changes from the month before appear once that month has a report too.
By field
What each field asked for. Fields with at least 200 posts this month.
Software & engineering
61,629 posts
- Python23%
- Java14%
- AWS13%
- Ci cd12%
- SQL12%
- Project management11%
- Go10.0%
- Kubernetes9.6%
Sales & customer success
44,140 posts
- Customer relationship management15%
- Negotiation13%
- Account management10%
- Prospecting10%
- Salesforce10%
- Sales10.0%
- Closing9.7%
- Forecasting9.0%
Finance & accounting
34,596 posts
- Irs support21%
- Tax preparation19%
- Audit guidance17%
- Microsoft Excel16%
- Client interviews15%
- Individual tax returns14%
- Business tax returns14%
- Customer interaction10%
HR & people
22,891 posts
- Culture27%
- Compensation23%
- Recruiting13%
- Onboarding11%
- Eeo10%
- Coaching10%
- Microsoft Office8.7%
- Stakeholder management8.6%
Healthcare
20,002 posts
- Patient care33%
- Care plans11%
- Quality improvement10%
- Bls8.8%
- Licensure8.5%
- Patient assessment6.4%
- Patient safety6.4%
- Discharge planning6.2%
Projects & operations
19,080 posts
- Project management29%
- Stakeholder management18%
- Supply chain17%
- Risk management15%
- Cross functional14%
- Procurement13%
- Governance12%
- Microsoft Excel11%
Product management
18,484 posts
- Cross functional13%
- Product management13%
- Stakeholder management12%
- Product strategy9.4%
- Statistics8.2%
- Project management7.9%
- Microsoft Excel7.4%
- Microsoft Office6.6%
Business & consulting
12,695 posts
- Statistics17%
- Microsoft Excel17%
- Stakeholder management17%
- Change management14%
- Strategy13%
- Project management12%
- Compliance12%
- Microsoft PowerPoint11%
Marketing
10,167 posts
- Project management16%
- Microsoft Excel15%
- Messaging14%
- Stakeholder management13%
- Statistics10%
- Product marketing10%
- Customer relationship management9.9%
- Microsoft PowerPoint9.1%
AI & data
7,625 posts
- Python61%
- SQL40%
- Machine learning29%
- Statistics18%
- AWS14%
- PyTorch14%
- Apache Spark12%
- Azure11%
Cloud & infrastructure
6,063 posts
- Python35%
- AWS26%
- Kubernetes23%
- Terraform22%
- Azure18%
- Google Cloud17%
- Computer programming15%
- Go14%
Design
3,430 posts
- Figma23%
- Adobe Illustrator14%
- Prototyping13%
- Graphic design12%
- Adobe creative suite10%
- Design systems10%
- Photoshop10%
- Interaction design10%
How we count
Real posts, counted once. Nothing here is estimated.
- A post counts in the month we first found it, so no post is counted in two months.
- Only posts that list required skills are counted: 294,950 of the 746,858 we found.
- Different spellings of one skill count once, so Excel and Microsoft Excel are one skill. General skills like communication are left out.
- When we start reading new job boards, their existing posts count in that month, which changes the mix of employers from one month to the next.
- A month gets a report once it has at least 1,000 counted posts.
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