Most In-Demand Design Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Design roles right now are ai, figma, photoshop — ranked across 75501 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 7,973 | +7,973 |
| 2 | figma | 6,033 | +6,033 |
| 3 | photoshop | 3,564 | +3,564 |
| 4 | prototyping | 3,437 | +3,437 |
| 5 | illustrator | 3,326 | +3,326 |
| 6 | accessibility | 2,773 | +2,773 |
| 7 | autocad | 2,714 | +2,714 |
| 8 | cad | 2,633 | +2,633 |
| 9 | typography | 2,540 | +2,540 |
| 10 | user-research | 2,360 | +2,360 |
| 11 | automation | 2,348 | +2,348 |
| 12 | wireframing | 2,194 | +2,194 |
| 13 | analytics | 1,925 | +1,925 |
| 14 | cloud | 1,886 | +1,886 |
| 15 | interaction-design | 1,876 | +1,876 |
| 16 | agile | 1,785 | +1,785 |
| 17 | indesign | 1,748 | +1,748 |
| 18 | html | 1,497 | +1,497 |
| 19 | css | 1,482 | +1,482 |
| 20 | revit | 1,411 | +1,411 |
| 21 | python | 1,345 | +1,345 |
| 22 | usability-testing | 1,342 | +1,342 |
| 23 | motion-design | 1,289 | +1,289 |
| 24 | agentic-ai | 1,164 | +1,164 |
| 25 | saas | 1,161 | +1,161 |
| 26 | user-flows | 1,149 | +1,149 |
| 27 | design-thinking | 1,145 | +1,145 |
| 28 | ecommerce | 1,070 | +1,070 |
| 29 | sketch | 1,055 | +1,055 |
| 30 | information-architecture | 974 | +974 |
| 31 | machine-learning | 957 | +957 |
| 32 | motion-graphics | 918 | +918 |
| 33 | stakeholder-management | 879 | +879 |
| 34 | generative-ai | 858 | +858 |
| 35 | api | 846 | +846 |
| 36 | assembly | 827 | +827 |
| 37 | react | 800 | +800 |
| 38 | javascript | 748 | +748 |
| 39 | fintech | 746 | +746 |
| 40 | networking | 723 | +723 |