Most In-Demand Design Skills
The most in-demand skills for Design roles right now are ai, figma, prototyping — ranked across 21990 open postings.
Updated September 23, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 2,960 | +2,960 |
| 2 | figma | 2,023 | +2,023 |
| 3 | prototyping | 1,311 | +1,311 |
| 4 | typography | 1,020 | +1,020 |
| 5 | user-research | 822 | +822 |
| 6 | interaction-design | 818 | +818 |
| 7 | photoshop | 729 | +729 |
| 8 | accessibility | 727 | +727 |
| 9 | illustrator | 705 | +705 |
| 10 | wireframing | 639 | +639 |
| 11 | saas | 570 | +570 |
| 12 | agentic-ai | 552 | +552 |
| 13 | automation | 535 | +535 |
| 14 | analytics | 508 | +508 |
| 15 | cad | 469 | +469 |
| 16 | motion-design | 446 | +446 |
| 17 | html | 422 | +422 |
| 18 | css | 415 | +415 |
| 19 | user-flows | 413 | +413 |
| 20 | usability-testing | 409 | +409 |
| 21 | indesign | 358 | +358 |
| 22 | information-architecture | 356 | +356 |
| 23 | cloud | 353 | +353 |
| 24 | agile | 347 | +347 |
| 25 | autocad | 320 | +320 |
| 26 | fintech | 306 | +306 |
| 27 | motion-graphics | 304 | +304 |
| 28 | gdpr | 289 | +289 |
| 29 | machine-learning | 280 | +280 |
| 30 | react | 268 | +268 |
| 31 | api | 263 | +263 |
| 32 | ecommerce | 258 | +258 |
| 33 | generative-ai | 243 | +243 |
| 34 | revit | 236 | +236 |
| 35 | design-thinking | 233 | +233 |
| 36 | python | 226 | +226 |
| 37 | ios | 219 | +219 |
| 38 | llm | 214 | +214 |
| 39 | sketch | 213 | +213 |
| 40 | android | 211 | +211 |