Most In-Demand Design Skills
The most in-demand skills for Design roles right now are ai, figma, photoshop — ranked across 159008 open postings.
Updated October 17, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 14,608 | +1,539 |
| 2 | figma | 11,356 | +871 |
| 3 | photoshop | 8,842 | +771 |
| 4 | illustrator | 7,996 | +711 |
| 5 | autocad | 7,105 | +1,263 |
| 6 | prototyping | 6,397 | +686 |
| 7 | cad | 6,321 | +1,329 |
| 8 | accessibility | 5,741 | +945 |
| 9 | typography | 5,267 | +472 |
| 10 | user-research | 4,833 | +488 |
| 11 | wireframing | 4,742 | +525 |
| 12 | automation | 4,670 | +721 |
| 13 | indesign | 4,546 | +456 |
| 14 | html | 3,896 | +428 |
| 15 | cloud | 3,892 | +595 |
| 16 | agile | 3,809 | +436 |
| 17 | analytics | 3,736 | +460 |
| 18 | css | 3,661 | +358 |
| 19 | revit | 3,640 | +451 |
| 20 | interaction-design | 3,490 | +326 |
| 21 | usability-testing | 2,762 | +305 |
| 22 | python | 2,478 | +377 |
| 23 | user-flows | 2,267 | +141 |
| 24 | sketch | 2,247 | +256 |
| 25 | ecommerce | 2,196 | +146 |
| 26 | javascript | 2,170 | +226 |
| 27 | motion-graphics | 2,156 | +213 |
| 28 | saas | 2,088 | +154 |
| 29 | design-thinking | 2,086 | +219 |
| 30 | motion-design | 2,039 | +165 |
| 31 | stakeholder-management | 1,990 | +439 |
| 32 | information-architecture | 1,955 | +251 |
| 33 | agentic-ai | 1,945 | +193 |
| 34 | api | 1,827 | +378 |
| 35 | assembly | 1,812 | +349 |
| 36 | react | 1,733 | +174 |
| 37 | microstation | 1,685 | +489 |
| 38 | business-development | 1,682 | +218 |
| 39 | video-editing | 1,672 | +148 |
| 40 | networking | 1,670 | +281 |