Most In-Demand Engineering Design Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Engineering Design roles right now are cad, autocad, revit — ranked across 19687 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cad | 3,107 | +3,107 |
| 2 | autocad | 2,970 | +2,970 |
| 3 | revit | 1,587 | +1,587 |
| 4 | solidworks | 1,178 | +1,178 |
| 5 | assembly | 1,130 | +1,130 |
| 6 | automation | 1,010 | +1,010 |
| 7 | ai | 978 | +978 |
| 8 | python | 615 | +615 |
| 9 | civil-3d | 468 | +468 |
| 10 | prototyping | 459 | +459 |
| 11 | cloud | 421 | +421 |
| 12 | accessibility | 405 | +405 |
| 13 | ansys | 347 | +347 |
| 14 | catia | 344 | +344 |
| 15 | matlab | 304 | +304 |
| 16 | verilog | 268 | +268 |
| 17 | networking | 252 | +252 |
| 18 | windchill | 211 | +211 |
| 19 | perl | 205 | +205 |
| 20 | ethernet | 203 | +203 |
| 21 | typescript | 195 | +195 |
| 22 | transformers | 193 | +193 |
| 23 | cpp | 182 | +182 |
| 24 | agile | 181 | +181 |
| 25 | gis | 177 | +177 |
| 26 | technical-writing | 170 | +170 |
| 27 | business-development | 169 | +169 |
| 28 | teamcenter | 166 | +166 |
| 29 | creo | 165 | +165 |
| 30 | react | 160 | +160 |
| 31 | altium | 159 | +159 |
| 32 | tcl | 157 | +157 |
| 33 | siemens-nx | 155 | +155 |
| 34 | api | 152 | +152 |
| 35 | machine-learning | 147 | +147 |
| 36 | erp | 146 | +146 |
| 37 | pcie | 139 | +139 |
| 38 | process-improvement | 139 | +139 |
| 39 | sap | 138 | +138 |
| 40 | program-management | 135 | +135 |