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Upwork ranks Bitcoin skills as fastest-growing on its platform

February 07, 2018

Bitcoin topped online staffing provider Upwork’s fourth-quarter list of the 20 fastest-growing skills in the US freelance job market as the cryptocurrency craze continues. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency supported by blockchain, a distributed ledger technology.

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

The skills categories on the list in the fourth quarter all experienced more than 120% year-over-year growth; the top 10 grew more than 300%. More than half of the skills, 55%, are new to the list.

The top 20 fastest-growing skills:

  1. Bitcoin
  2. Amazon DynamoDB
  3. React native
  4. Robotics
  5. Go development
  6. Forex trading
  7. 3D rigging
  8. Augmented reality
  9. Computer vision
  10. Penetration testing
  11. Media buying
  12. Chef.io
  13. Shopify development
  14. AngularJS development
  15. Swift development
  16. Video editing
  17. Influencer marketing
  18. Machine learning
  19. 3D modeling
  20. Motion graphics