Skill Demand Index
Explore In-Demand Skills
See which skills appear most often, at what depth level, and where candidates have gaps.
169
Skills Tracked
1%
Avg Demand
Daily
Updated
Depth Levels L1–L5
Two jobs can both say “Python” and mean completely different things. Depth measures that.
Gap Rate
How often candidates score below the required depth. High gap = real opportunity.
Updated Daily
Data regenerates every 24hrs from live job postings across 4 job boards.
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Bachelor's Degree
Project Management
Communication Skills
SQL
Data Analysis
Digital Marketing
Cross-functional Collaboration
Analytical Skills
Python
SEO
Stakeholder Management
Computer Science Degree
Communication
SQL Proficiency
Customer Service
Attention to Detail
Budget Management
Marketing Strategy
Problem Solving
Education
E-commerce
Excel
Program Management
Organizational Skills
Frequently Asked Questions
Job postings from 4 boards (JSearch, Remotive, Adzuna, Wellfound). The scoring engine parses each description, extracts skill names, and assigns a depth level. Skills need 15+ mentions across scored postings to appear in the index. The role pages show the same extraction broken down by job title.
- L1: Can discuss the concept, has not used it in production.
- L2: Has built small things with it, personal projects or bootcamp work.
- L3: Uses it daily in a professional setting.
- L4: Solves hard problems with it, mentors others.
- L5: Could architect a system around it or lead a team that depends on it.
The percentage of scored candidates who lack that skill at the depth the job requires. A 30% gap rate means roughly one in three applicants is missing it. High gaps can mean opportunity or unrealistic requirements, depending on context.
Click into any skill. The detail page includes a Top Roles table showing which job titles reference that skill most frequently. You can also approach it from the role side on the Role Intelligence pages.
Every 24 hours. The rebuild processes every scored posting in the database, recalculates demand rates, depth distributions, and gap rates, then publishes. As posting volume grows, more niche skills cross the 15-mention threshold automatically.
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