Most In-Demand Architecture Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Architecture roles right now are cloud, ai, api — ranked across 111296 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloud | 10,330 | +10,330 |
| 2 | ai | 8,727 | +8,727 |
| 3 | api | 5,424 | +5,424 |
| 4 | azure | 5,286 | +5,286 |
| 5 | aws | 5,238 | +5,238 |
| 6 | automation | 4,586 | +4,586 |
| 7 | analytics | 3,682 | +3,682 |
| 8 | python | 3,671 | +3,671 |
| 9 | machine-learning | 3,332 | +3,332 |
| 10 | ci-cd | 3,189 | +3,189 |
| 11 | agile | 3,155 | +3,155 |
| 12 | gcp | 2,988 | +2,988 |
| 13 | devops | 2,898 | +2,898 |
| 14 | solution-design | 2,782 | +2,782 |
| 15 | networking | 2,625 | +2,625 |
| 16 | agentic-ai | 2,605 | +2,605 |
| 17 | sql | 2,556 | +2,556 |
| 18 | cloud-native | 2,499 | +2,499 |
| 19 | kubernetes | 2,317 | +2,317 |
| 20 | pre-sales | 2,294 | +2,294 |
| 21 | stakeholder-management | 2,020 | +2,020 |
| 22 | java | 1,973 | +1,973 |
| 23 | observability | 1,945 | +1,945 |
| 24 | microservices | 1,929 | +1,929 |
| 25 | generative-ai | 1,876 | +1,876 |
| 26 | event-driven-architecture | 1,778 | +1,778 |
| 27 | llm | 1,748 | +1,748 |
| 28 | infrastructure-as-code | 1,661 | +1,661 |
| 29 | data-governance | 1,489 | +1,489 |
| 30 | saas | 1,438 | +1,438 |
| 31 | data-modeling | 1,421 | +1,421 |
| 32 | terraform | 1,392 | +1,392 |
| 33 | oracle | 1,390 | +1,390 |
| 34 | erp | 1,356 | +1,356 |
| 35 | crm | 1,353 | +1,353 |
| 36 | cybersecurity | 1,297 | +1,297 |
| 37 | salesforce | 1,269 | +1,269 |
| 38 | distributed-systems | 1,265 | +1,265 |
| 39 | docker | 1,265 | +1,265 |
| 40 | data-engineering | 1,247 | +1,247 |