Most In-Demand Support Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Support roles right now are cloud, ai, automation — ranked across 64318 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloud | 5,369 | +5,369 |
| 2 | ai | 4,684 | +4,684 |
| 3 | automation | 3,634 | +3,634 |
| 4 | networking | 2,934 | +2,934 |
| 5 | sql | 2,542 | +2,542 |
| 6 | crm | 2,268 | +2,268 |
| 7 | linux | 2,183 | +2,183 |
| 8 | analytics | 2,041 | +2,041 |
| 9 | ecommerce | 1,992 | +1,992 |
| 10 | process-improvement | 1,990 | +1,990 |
| 11 | salesforce | 1,800 | +1,800 |
| 12 | itil | 1,726 | +1,726 |
| 13 | api | 1,705 | +1,705 |
| 14 | python | 1,656 | +1,656 |
| 15 | azure | 1,598 | +1,598 |
| 16 | help-desk | 1,502 | +1,502 |
| 17 | jira | 1,455 | +1,455 |
| 18 | saas | 1,422 | +1,422 |
| 19 | oracle | 1,361 | +1,361 |
| 20 | servicenow | 1,317 | +1,317 |
| 21 | aws | 1,300 | +1,300 |
| 22 | active-directory | 1,265 | +1,265 |
| 23 | sap | 1,167 | +1,167 |
| 24 | erp | 1,130 | +1,130 |
| 25 | service-desk | 1,091 | +1,091 |
| 26 | agile | 1,045 | +1,045 |
| 27 | tcp-ip | 1,017 | +1,017 |
| 28 | cybersecurity | 988 | +988 |
| 29 | stakeholder-management | 973 | +973 |
| 30 | zendesk | 968 | +968 |
| 31 | bash | 956 | +956 |
| 32 | dns | 888 | +888 |
| 33 | sharepoint | 859 | +859 |
| 34 | performance-management | 857 | +857 |
| 35 | firewall | 831 | +831 |
| 36 | macos | 813 | +813 |
| 37 | vpn | 802 | +802 |
| 38 | devops | 755 | +755 |
| 39 | unix | 734 | +734 |
| 40 | java | 700 | +700 |