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Upwork lists 20 hottest skills in online staffing

July 07, 2016

User experience design and ASP development rank among the fastest-growing, in-demand skills in the US online jobs market, according to the new quarterly skills index released today by Upwork of the top 20 hottest skills on its online staffing platform.

“We’re releasing this skills data to serve as a resource for professionals, educators and policymakers,” said Upwork CEO Stephane Kasriel. “As skills gaps persist, this information can be leveraged by smart professionals who continue to educate themselves in order to capitalize on market demands. Information about emerging skill demands may also be useful for those seeking to bolster our education system and economic competitiveness.”

The 20 hottest skills include:

  1. User experience design
  2. ASP development
  3. Shopify development
  4. English proofreading
  5. SEO writing
  6. Animation
  7. Virtual assistant
  8. Lead generation
  9. Data mining
  10. Video editing
  11. WordPress development
  12. AngularJS development
  13. Java development
  14. Accounting
  15. Android development
  16. iOS development
  17. Zendesk
  18. MongoDB
  19. Data visualization
  20. AutoCAD

The Upwork Skills Index calculates growth rates based on freelancer billings through Upwork in the second quarter 2016 versus the same quarter of the prior year.