Most In-Demand Design Skills
The most in-demand skills for Design roles right now are ai, figma, prototyping — ranked across 650 open postings.
Updated October 18, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 97 | +97 |
| 2 | figma | 71 | +71 |
| 3 | prototyping | 41 | +41 |
| 4 | photoshop | 23 | +23 |
| 5 | interaction-design | 21 | +21 |
| 6 | analytics | 20 | +20 |
| 7 | illustrator | 20 | +20 |
| 8 | saas | 20 | +20 |
| 9 | ecommerce | 19 | +19 |
| 10 | user-research | 19 | +19 |
| 11 | accessibility | 19 | +19 |
| 12 | typography | 18 | +18 |
| 13 | cloud | 16 | +16 |
| 14 | wireframing | 14 | +14 |
| 15 | agile | 14 | +14 |
| 16 | automation | 13 | +13 |
| 17 | agentic-ai | 13 | +13 |
| 18 | css | 11 | +11 |
| 19 | user-flows | 11 | +11 |
| 20 | crm | 11 | +11 |
| 21 | indesign | 10 | +10 |
| 22 | wcag | 10 | +10 |
| 23 | motion-design | 10 | +10 |
| 24 | premiere-pro | 9 | +9 |
| 25 | ab-testing | 9 | +9 |
| 26 | machine-learning | 9 | +9 |
| 27 | usability-testing | 9 | +9 |
| 28 | javascript | 9 | +9 |
| 29 | cad | 8 | +8 |
| 30 | fintech | 8 | +8 |
| 31 | ios | 8 | +8 |
| 32 | html | 8 | +8 |
| 33 | android | 8 | +8 |
| 34 | generative-ai | 7 | +7 |
| 35 | information-architecture | 7 | +7 |
| 36 | llm | 6 | +6 |
| 37 | paid-social | 6 | +6 |
| 38 | unity | 6 | +6 |
| 39 | claude-code | 6 | +6 |
| 40 | solidworks | 6 | +6 |