Did you know Top Skills for 2025: AI, Web Development, and Marketing Expertise in High Demand

 

According to Upwork’s The Most In Demand Skills 2025 report, AI is becoming the backbone of the workforce and it is being integrated in a lot of skills. Upwork shared a list of top three fastest growing skills in six job categories. In the Accounting & Consulting category, the top three skills which are growing rapidly are personal coaching, career coaching and career & development. The most in-demand skills within this category are accounting, bookkeeping and recruiting and talent sourcing. Scripting & Automation, Web Design and UX/UI design are fastest growing skills in Coding & Web Development while AI data annotation & labeling, knowledge representation and generative AI modeling are fastest growing skills in Data Science and Analytics. For Coding & Web Development, the most in-demand skills are full stack development, front-end development and web design while Data Science & Analytics have data analytics, machine learning and data visualization as most in-demand skills.

 

 The fastest growing skills in 2025 for Customer Service & Admin Support are supply chain and logistic project management, construction and engineering project management and qualitative research. The most in-demand skills within this job category are general virtual assistant, data entry and digital project management. The most in-demand skills for Design & Creative jobs in 2025 are graphic design, video editing and presentation design while pattern design, product & industrial design and video production are fastest growing skills.

For Sales & Marketing jobs, display advertising, campaign management and email marketing are the fastest growing skills in 2025. The most in-demand skills within this category are social media marketing, SEO and sales & business development.

Category	Top 3 Fastest-Growing Skills for 2025
Accounting & Consulting	1. Personal Coaching 2. Career Coaching 3. Training & Development
Coding & Web Development	1. Scripting & Automation 2. Web Design 3. UX/UI Design
Customer Service & Admin Support	1. Supply Chain & Logistic Project Management 2. Construction & Engineering Project Management 3. Qualitative Research
Data Science & Analytics	1. AI Data Annotation & Labeling 2. Knowledge Representation 3. Generative AI Modeling
Design & Creative	1. Pattern Design 2. Product & Industrial Design 3. Video Production
Sales & Marketing	1. Display Advertising 2. Campaign Management 3. Email Marketing

Category	Top 10 Most In-Demand Skills (2025)
Accounting & Consulting	1. Accounting 2. Bookkeeping 3. Recruiting & Talent Sourcing 4. Financial Analysis & Modeling 5. Management Consulting 6. HR Administration 7. Tax Preparation 8. Instructional Design 9. Business Analysis & Strategy 10. Financial Management/CFO
Coding & Web Development	1. Full Stack Development 2. Front-End Development 3. Web Design 4. Mobile App Development 5. Back-End Development 6. E-commerce Website Development 7. Scripting & Automation 8. CMS Development 9. QA Testing 10. Manual Testing
Customer Service & Admin Support	1. General Virtual Assistance 2. Data Entry 3. Digital Project Management 4. Data Processing Services 5. Executive Virtual Assistance 6. Market Research 7. Manual Transcription 8. Medical Virtual Assistance 9. Business Project Management 10. Customer Support
Data Science & Analytics	1. Data Analytics 2. Machine Learning 3. Data Visualization 4. Data Engineering 5. Data Processing 6. AI Development 7. Deep Learning 8. Predictive Analytics 9. Top Learning 10. Generative AI Modeling
Design & Creative	1. Graphic Design 2. Video Editing 3. Presentation Design 4. Product Design 5. 3D Animation 6. Video Production 7. Product & Industrial Design 8. Cartoons & Comics 9. Brand Identity Design
Sales & Marketing	1. Social Media Marketing 2. SEO 3. Sales & Business Development 4. Lead Generation 5. Email Marketing 6. Telemarketing 7. Marketing Analytics 8. Marketing Strategy 9. Campaign Management