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Top in-demand freelance skills for enterprise organizations include full-stack development, tech support: Upwork

February 22, 2023

The most in-demand skills for enterprises include full-stack development, tech support and marketing strategy, according to data released today by Upwork. In addition, it found approximately 21% of freelancers — around 12.6 million professionals — worked for enterprise-level companies with 500 or more employees, and 12% of freelancers work for companies on the Fortune 500.

Here are the most in-demand skills among enterprise companies in the past year, according to data from Upwork.

Top 10 most in-demand technology skills for enterprises:

  • Full-Stack Development
  • Back-End Development
  • Data Analytics
  • UX/UI Design
  • Mobile App Development
  • Front-End Development
  • Network/Systems Administration
  • Solution Architecture
  • Automation Testing
  • DevOps Engineering

Top 10 most in-demand customer service and admin support skills for enterprises:

  • Tech Support
  • Digital Project Management
  • Email, Phone and Chat Support
  • General Translation Services
  • Data Entry
  • General Virtual Assistance
  • Market Research
  • Language Localization
  • Community Management
  • General Research Services

Top 10 most in-demand marketing skills for enterprises:

  • Marketing Strategy
  • Content Strategy
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Campaign Management
  • Brand Strategy
  • SEO
  • Lead Generation
  • Email Marketing
  • Marketing Automation
  • Public Relations

Data for the report was sourced from the Upwork database and is based on freelancer earnings from Jan. 1 to Nov. 31, 2022.