Most In-Demand Operations Skills
The most in-demand skills for Operations roles right now are ai, automation, sql — ranked across 409 open postings.
Updated October 27, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 65 | +65 |
| 2 | automation | 32 | +32 |
| 3 | sql | 32 | +32 |
| 4 | analytics | 22 | +22 |
| 5 | go-to-market | 20 | +20 |
| 6 | stripe | 15 | +15 |
| 7 | python | 14 | +14 |
| 8 | salesforce | 11 | +11 |
| 9 | cloudflare | 10 | +10 |
| 10 | dns | 10 | +10 |
| 11 | program-management | 9 | +9 |
| 12 | saas | 9 | +9 |
| 13 | jira | 8 | +8 |
| 14 | gitlab | 8 | +8 |
| 15 | devsecops | 8 | +8 |
| 16 | crm | 8 | +8 |
| 17 | cloud | 8 | +8 |
| 18 | process-improvement | 8 | +8 |
| 19 | data-science | 7 | +7 |
| 20 | root-cause-analysis | 7 | +7 |
| 21 | data-quality | 7 | +7 |
| 22 | tableau | 7 | +7 |
| 23 | stakeholder-management | 6 | +6 |
| 24 | api | 6 | +6 |
| 25 | risk-assessment | 6 | +6 |
| 26 | gcp | 5 | +5 |
| 27 | fintech | 5 | +5 |
| 28 | looker | 5 | +5 |
| 29 | zendesk | 5 | +5 |
| 30 | cryptocurrency | 5 | +5 |
| 31 | business-intelligence | 5 | +5 |
| 32 | unity-catalog | 4 | +4 |
| 33 | observability | 4 | +4 |
| 34 | chatgpt | 4 | +4 |
| 35 | erp | 4 | +4 |
| 36 | datadog | 4 | +4 |
| 37 | backbone | 4 | +4 |
| 38 | unity | 4 | +4 |
| 39 | lakehouse | 4 | +4 |
| 40 | llm | 4 | +4 |