Most In-Demand Hardware Skills

Name: In-demand Hardware skills
Creator: freehire

The most in-demand skills for Hardware roles right now are ai, python, firmware — ranked across 3218 open postings.

Updated October 27, 2026

#	Skill	Open postings	30-day growth
1	ai	311	+311
2	python	244	+244
3	firmware	169	+169
4	pcb	143	+143
5	automation	143	+143
6	ethernet	140	+140
7	pcie	103	+103
8	networking	102	+102
9	cpp	101	+101
10	fpga	101	+101
11	itar	95	+95
12	oscilloscope	89	+89
13	altium	87	+87
14	prototyping	83	+83
15	assembly	78	+78
16	verilog	73	+73
17	cad	73	+73
18	cloud	70	+70
19	root-cause-analysis	69	+69
20	machine-learning	66	+66
21	serdes	63	+63
22	signal-integrity	62	+62
23	corrective-action	62	+62
24	i2c	61	+61
25	systemverilog	58	+58
26	linux	52	+52
27	tcl	45	+45
28	matlab	42	+42
29	embedded-systems	41	+41
30	test-automation	40	+40
31	vhdl	40	+40
32	hpc	40	+40
33	rtl	39	+39
34	bash	36	+36
35	uart	36	+36
36	design-for-manufacturing	33	+33
37	program-management	33	+33
38	signal-processing	33	+33
39	perl	31	+31
40	solidworks	31	+31