Job market rankings
Most requested skills in job posts
Share of all job posts in the last 90 days whose title or description mentions the skill.
In short
- Which skills are mentioned most in job posts?
- Excel ranks first (10.6%), followed by Project management (5.4%) and Python (3.8%).
- How is this ranking calculated?
- Share of all job posts in the last 90 days whose title or description mentions the skill.
- Where does this data come from?
- From job posts sourced directly from company career sites, updated daily (skills weekly). See the methodology page for definitions.
Top 25
| # | Name | Share of job posts | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Excel | 10.6% | 613,896 job posts in 90 days |
| 2 | Project management | 5.4% | 315,523 job posts in 90 days |
| 3 | Python | 3.8% | 223,316 job posts in 90 days |
| 4 | CRM | 3.1% | 177,603 job posts in 90 days |
| 5 | SAP | 2.8% | 165,423 job posts in 90 days |
| 6 | SQL | 2.8% | 164,105 job posts in 90 days |
| 7 | CPR | 2.8% | 160,993 job posts in 90 days |
| 8 | AWS | 2.2% | 125,651 job posts in 90 days |
| 9 | ERP | 2.1% | 121,796 job posts in 90 days |
| 10 | Azure | 2.0% | 115,521 job posts in 90 days |
| 11 | Agile | 1.8% | 102,211 job posts in 90 days |
| 12 | Salesforce | 1.7% | 97,807 job posts in 90 days |
| 13 | Power BI | 1.6% | 93,376 job posts in 90 days |
| 14 | Cybersecurity | 1.5% | 89,776 job posts in 90 days |
| 15 | DevOps | 1.5% | 84,266 job posts in 90 days |
| 16 | Java | 1.3% | 74,982 job posts in 90 days |
| 17 | Machine learning | 1.3% | 74,711 job posts in 90 days |
| 18 | Product management | 1.2% | 71,988 job posts in 90 days |
| 19 | Kubernetes | 1.1% | 65,047 job posts in 90 days |
| 20 | Linux | 1.1% | 64,359 job posts in 90 days |
| 21 | Jira | 1.1% | 62,967 job posts in 90 days |
| 22 | Docker | 0.9% | 50,852 job posts in 90 days |
| 23 | Generative AI | 0.9% | 50,414 job posts in 90 days |
| 24 | React | 0.9% | 49,493 job posts in 90 days |
| 25 | ACLS | 0.8% | 48,542 job posts in 90 days |
Cite this data
jobdata API. (2026, November 14). Most requested skills in job posts [Data set]. Retrieved November 14, 2026, from https://jobdataapi.com/rankings/most-requested-skills/
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