Most In-Demand Management Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Management roles right now are ai, analytics, performance-management — ranked across 225045 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 18,640 | +18,640 |
| 2 | analytics | 14,353 | +14,353 |
| 3 | performance-management | 13,967 | +13,967 |
| 4 | automation | 12,171 | +12,171 |
| 5 | business-development | 11,467 | +11,467 |
| 6 | cloud | 10,396 | +10,396 |
| 7 | stakeholder-management | 10,128 | +10,128 |
| 8 | process-improvement | 8,053 | +8,053 |
| 9 | agile | 6,843 | +6,843 |
| 10 | regulatory-compliance | 6,573 | +6,573 |
| 11 | strategic-planning | 5,182 | +5,182 |
| 12 | sql | 5,014 | +5,014 |
| 13 | employee-relations | 4,949 | +4,949 |
| 14 | erp | 4,716 | +4,716 |
| 15 | sap | 4,623 | +4,623 |
| 16 | crm | 4,543 | +4,543 |
| 17 | python | 4,533 | +4,533 |
| 18 | program-management | 4,174 | +4,174 |
| 19 | powerbi | 4,152 | +4,152 |
| 20 | api | 4,109 | +4,109 |
| 21 | salesforce | 4,092 | +4,092 |
| 22 | financial-reporting | 4,035 | +4,035 |
| 23 | networking | 3,947 | +3,947 |
| 24 | data-analytics | 3,881 | +3,881 |
| 25 | ecommerce | 3,823 | +3,823 |
| 26 | machine-learning | 3,697 | +3,697 |
| 27 | aws | 3,620 | +3,620 |
| 28 | six-sigma | 3,549 | +3,549 |
| 29 | accessibility | 3,427 | +3,427 |
| 30 | go-to-market | 3,388 | +3,388 |
| 31 | saas | 3,358 | +3,358 |
| 32 | succession-planning | 3,198 | +3,198 |
| 33 | oracle | 3,144 | +3,144 |
| 34 | agentic-ai | 2,995 | +2,995 |
| 35 | vendor-management | 2,840 | +2,840 |
| 36 | azure | 2,821 | +2,821 |
| 37 | data-quality | 2,777 | +2,777 |
| 38 | tableau | 2,670 | +2,670 |
| 39 | cybersecurity | 2,610 | +2,610 |
| 40 | ci-cd | 2,587 | +2,587 |