Skill Index
The Skills Employers Keep Asking For
Counted across all 50 career guides, these 39 skills appear most often in 2026 role requirements. Open a skill to see every career that depends on it.
01
Python
Required in 38 careers · e.g. AI Prompt Engineer, Full-Stack Cloud Native Developer
02
Git
Required in 36 careers · e.g. AI Prompt Engineer, Data Engineer
03
C++
Required in 26 careers · e.g. Embedded Systems IoT Developer, Back-End Distributed Systems Engineer
04
Linux
Required in 23 careers · e.g. Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) Engineer, Cybersecurity Penetration Tester
05
Docker
Required in 18 careers · e.g. Full-Stack Cloud Native Developer, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) Engineer
06
Kubernetes
Required in 12 careers · e.g. Full-Stack Cloud Native Developer, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) Engineer
07
Terraform
Required in 7 careers · e.g. Full-Stack Cloud Native Developer, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) Engineer
08
JavaScript
Required in 5 careers · e.g. Full-Stack Cloud Native Developer, Blockchain Smart Contract Developer
09
AWS
Required in 5 careers · e.g. Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) Engineer, Cloud Solutions Architect
10
SQL
Required in 5 careers · e.g. Data Engineer, Back-End Distributed Systems Engineer
11
Java
Required in 5 careers · e.g. Back-End Distributed Systems Engineer, Software Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer
12
Signal Processing
Required in 5 careers · e.g. Wearable Health Tech Firmware Engineer, Quantum Error Correction Firmware Engineer
13
TypeScript
Required in 4 careers · e.g. Full-Stack Cloud Native Developer, Blockchain Smart Contract Developer
14
Cryptography
Required in 4 careers · e.g. Cybersecurity Penetration Tester, Quantum Software Developer
15
Linear Algebra
Required in 4 careers · e.g. Quantum Software Developer, Augmented Reality (AR) Interaction Developer
16
ROS
Required in 4 careers · e.g. Autonomous Marine Robotics Software Engineer, Autonomous Mining Equipment Software Engineer
17
Networking
Required in 3 careers · e.g. Cybersecurity Penetration Tester, Information Security Operations (SecOps) Analyst
18
Azure
Required in 3 careers · e.g. Cloud Solutions Architect, DevOps & Continuous Integration Engineer
19
Rust
Required in 3 careers · e.g. Blockchain Smart Contract Developer, Back-End Distributed Systems Engineer
20
Go
Required in 3 careers · e.g. Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Back-End Distributed Systems Engineer
21
PyTorch
Required in 3 careers · e.g. Computer Vision Machine Learning Scientist, Natural Language Processing (NLP) Specialist
22
Computer Vision
Required in 3 careers · e.g. Computer Vision Machine Learning Scientist, Augmented Reality (AR) Interaction Developer
23
Machine Learning
Required in 2 careers · e.g. AI Prompt Engineer, Neuromorphic Olfactory Sensor Firmware Engineer
24
RTOS
Required in 2 careers · e.g. Embedded Systems IoT Developer, Wearable Health Tech Firmware Engineer
25
TensorFlow
Required in 2 careers · e.g. Computer Vision Machine Learning Scientist, Federated Learning Platform Software Engineer
26
SLAM
Required in 2 careers · e.g. Augmented Reality (AR) Interaction Developer, Autonomous Lunar Rover Navigation Software Engineer
27
Control Theory
Required in 2 careers · e.g. Autonomous Marine Robotics Software Engineer, Autonomous Railway Train Control Software Engineer
28
FPGA
Required in 2 careers · e.g. Quantum Error Correction Firmware Engineer, Quantum Sensor Metrology Software Engineer
29
MATLAB
Required in 2 careers · e.g. Advanced Metamaterial Antenna Design Engineer, Quantum Photonics Integrated Circuit Design Engineer
30
RAG
Required in 1 career · e.g. AI Prompt Engineer
31
Google Cloud
Required in 1 career · e.g. Cloud Solutions Architect
32
Spark
Required in 1 career · e.g. Data Engineer
33
Solidity
Required in 1 career · e.g. Blockchain Smart Contract Developer
34
Qiskit
Required in 1 career · e.g. Quantum Software Developer
35
React
Required in 1 career · e.g. Front-End UI/UX Software Engineer
36
GraphQL
Required in 1 career · e.g. Front-End UI/UX Software Engineer
37
Kotlin
Required in 1 career · e.g. Android Software Mobile Engineer
38
Swift
Required in 1 career · e.g. iOS Native Mobile Application Developer
39
Verilog
Required in 1 career · e.g. Quantum Error Correction Firmware Engineer