Hina Javed Malik
Upwork.com is the world’s largest and arguably the best freelance marketplace where contractual, freelance jobs are posted daily for different skills.
The site has a huge number of projects and a long list of expert freelancers offering their skills from all over the world.
The company releases the most in-demand fastest-growing freelance skills every quarter of the year.
Recently, Upwork released a blog post highlighting “The Upwork 100, ranking the top 100 in-demand skills for independent professionals”.
The top 20 fastest-growing skills, Q3 2019:
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.NET Core
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TypeScript
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Landing pages
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eBooks
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Android
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Electronic design
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Presentation
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Sketch
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Research
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Technical recruiter
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Bank reconciliation
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Slack
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Google Tag Manager
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Sourcing
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Video post-editing
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LinkedIn Recruiting
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Data visualization
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Interviewing
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Interior design
it is noteworthy to mention that Adobe Premiere lands a position at 26th number followed by 2D animation at 27th position. AutoCAD is at 36th position and Data entry is ranked as the 50th highest in-demand skill on Upwork. For graphic designers, Motion Graphics, Infographics are at 51 and 52 respectively.
One important skill I would like to mention here is English Grammar which is ranked 76th position. Branding is at 81 and accounting, virtual assistants are ranked at 92 and 93 respectively.
Here’s how top skills in demand have changed since Q2, 2018:
