Most In-Demand Operations Skills
The most in-demand skills for Operations roles right now are ccpa, ai, performance-management — ranked across 9758 open postings.
Updated November 1, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ccpa | 1,167 | +1,167 |
| 2 | ai | 877 | +877 |
| 3 | performance-management | 751 | +751 |
| 4 | automation | 465 | +465 |
| 5 | analytics | 446 | +446 |
| 6 | stakeholder-management | 384 | +384 |
| 7 | first-aid | 367 | +367 |
| 8 | cloud | 357 | +357 |
| 9 | process-improvement | 318 | +318 |
| 10 | networking | 279 | +279 |
| 11 | corrective-action | 276 | +276 |
| 12 | erp | 273 | +273 |
| 13 | sql | 258 | +258 |
| 14 | sap | 215 | +215 |
| 15 | business-development | 207 | +207 |
| 16 | vendor-management | 178 | +178 |
| 17 | powerbi | 174 | +174 |
| 18 | crm | 162 | +162 |
| 19 | ecommerce | 156 | +156 |
| 20 | aws | 152 | +152 |
| 21 | saas | 151 | +151 |
| 22 | program-management | 149 | +149 |
| 23 | salesforce | 132 | +132 |
| 24 | contract-negotiation | 131 | +131 |
| 25 | go-to-market | 130 | +130 |
| 26 | jira | 117 | +117 |
| 27 | fintech | 115 | +115 |
| 28 | agile | 114 | +114 |
| 29 | oracle | 114 | +114 |
| 30 | data-quality | 113 | +113 |
| 31 | itar | 112 | +112 |
| 32 | python | 110 | +110 |
| 33 | tableau | 109 | +109 |
| 34 | strategic-planning | 108 | +108 |
| 35 | backbone | 104 | +104 |
| 36 | risk-assessment | 102 | +102 |
| 37 | agentic-ai | 101 | +101 |
| 38 | computer-vision | 96 | +96 |
| 39 | data-analytics | 95 | +95 |
| 40 | api | 93 | +93 |