Most In-Demand Technical Writing Skills
The most in-demand skills for Technical Writing roles right now are ai, technical-writing, saas — ranked across 890 open postings.
Updated November 1, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 118 | +118 |
| 2 | technical-writing | 79 | +79 |
| 3 | saas | 34 | +34 |
| 4 | accessibility | 32 | +32 |
| 5 | cloud | 29 | +29 |
| 6 | agile | 29 | +29 |
| 7 | analytics | 26 | +26 |
| 8 | api | 26 | +26 |
| 9 | confluence | 25 | +25 |
| 10 | xml | 25 | +25 |
| 11 | networking | 22 | +22 |
| 12 | computer-vision | 22 | +22 |
| 13 | sensor-fusion | 21 | +21 |
| 14 | version-control | 21 | +21 |
| 15 | generative-ai | 21 | +21 |
| 16 | copywriting | 21 | +21 |
| 17 | storyboarding | 20 | +20 |
| 18 | automation | 20 | +20 |
| 19 | agentic-ai | 19 | +19 |
| 20 | git | 19 | +19 |
| 21 | llm | 19 | +19 |
| 22 | jira | 18 | +18 |
| 23 | cad | 18 | +18 |
| 24 | figma | 16 | +16 |
| 25 | machine-learning | 16 | +16 |
| 26 | docs-as-code | 15 | +15 |
| 27 | sharepoint | 14 | +14 |
| 28 | cybersecurity | 14 | +14 |
| 29 | canva | 14 | +14 |
| 30 | chatgpt | 13 | +13 |
| 31 | photoshop | 12 | +12 |
| 32 | information-architecture | 12 | +12 |
| 33 | html | 11 | +11 |
| 34 | stakeholder-management | 11 | +11 |
| 35 | data-science | 11 | +11 |
| 36 | api-documentation | 10 | +10 |
| 37 | video-editing | 10 | +10 |
| 38 | user-research | 9 | +9 |
| 39 | premiere-pro | 9 | +9 |
| 40 | seo | 9 | +9 |