Upwork's In-Demand Skills

Are we going to acquire new skills or improve what we already have? What are the most in-demand skills in Upwork?

2015 is almost coming to an end. Soon, we will be facing 2016 with our resolutions or goals. Before

this year ends, it would be helpful to review what we've done so far, what's the situation in the industry and what are we going to do about it.

Photo Credit: Upwork

Last November, Upwork listed the top in-demand skills. Here are the top 20:

1. PHP Development
2. Graphic Design
3. Data Entry
4. Content Writing
5. Internet Research
6. Javascript Development
7. Web Design
8. HTML5 Development
9. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
10. Social Media Marketing
11. Logo Design
12. Virtual Assistant
13. Lead Generation
14. MySQL Administration
15. Android App Development
16. jQuery Development
17. iOS App Development
18. Email Marketing
19. Customer Service
20. Illustration

To have a thriving freelance business, it is high time that we consider on positioning ourselves in any of the skills enumerated above.

Upwork's prediction for 2016 will soon be posted in the blog. Let's watch out for that.