The skills employers actually ask for.
We read the requirements of 93 job roles across 8 fields and counted every skill. Here are the ones that show up everywhere — and the biggest skills in each field.
93
Job roles analyzed
8
Career fields
695
Distinct skills
in our taxonomy
2,125
Skill–role links
what we counted
The skills that cross every field
A handful of skills are listed as a core requirement in most of the eight fields we track. The bar shows how many of the 8 fields treat each as core; the count shows how many roles list it in total.
The biggest skill in each field
Every field has its own most-listed skills. Open any field for the full ranking and how often each is a core requirement.
Information Technology
24 roles- Python71%
- Problem-Solving67%
- Collaboration54%
- Git50%
- AWS46%
Core Engineering
15 roles- AutoCAD80%
- Problem-Solving73%
- Quality Control73%
- Project Management73%
- Attention to Detail67%
Design & Creative
9 roles- Presentation Skills100%
- Collaboration100%
- Attention to Detail89%
- Communication89%
- Stakeholder Communication89%
Finance & Accounting
9 roles- Excel100%
- Financial Statement Analysis89%
- Business Acumen78%
- Stakeholder Communication78%
- Data Analysis67%
Healthcare & Life Sciences
9 roles- Problem-Solving100%
- Attention to Detail89%
- Communication89%
- Compliance89%
- Collaboration89%
Human Resources & Operations
9 roles- Excel100%
- Communication100%
- Data Analysis100%
- Business Acumen100%
- Stakeholder Communication78%
Legal, Education & Customer Ops
9 roles- Communication100%
- Problem-Solving100%
- Stakeholder Communication100%
- Attention to Detail89%
- Presentation Skills89%
Sales & Marketing
9 roles- Data Analysis89%
- Presentation Skills89%
- Communication78%
- Market Research78%
- Google Analytics67%
Methodology & honesty note
These figures are computed from Skilture's own skill taxonomy — 93 curated job roles across 8 fields, with 2,125 skill-to-role links each tagged core, important, or optional. Updated 21 July 2026. Every percentage is the share of roles in this taxonomy that list a skill — not job-posting volume or market demand, which we do not measure. Percentages are rounded. Cite freely with a link to this page.
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In-demand skills: common questions
- What are the most in-demand skills across job roles?
- Across Skilture's taxonomy of 93 roles, the skills listed as a core requirement in the most different fields are Attention to Detail (7 of 8 fields) and Stakeholder Management (7 of 8). These are computed from what employers list in the roles, not from job-posting volume.
- How is 'in-demand' measured here?
- Each figure counts how many roles in Skilture's taxonomy list a given skill, and at what importance (core / important / optional). It is not market or posting-volume demand — Skilture does not hold job-posting data. It reflects what employers actually ask for in the role requirements we track.