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Top In-Demand Freelance skills for the job

The biggest freelance marketplace in the world, Upwork, has published its annual list of the most in-demand freelance skills in various categories, including technology, creativity, marketing, and advertising.

10 Tech skills for the job:

  1. Full Stack Development
  2. Front-End Development
  3. Back-End Development
  4. Mobile App Development
  5. Web Design
  6. Ecommerce Website Development
  7. UX/UI Design
  8. CMS Development
  9. Manual Testing
  10. Scripting & Automation

10 Marketing skills for the job:

  1. SEO
  2. Social Media Marketing
  3. Digital Marketing
  4. Lead Generation
  5. Sales & Business Development
  6. Telemarketing
  7. Search Engine Marketing
  8. Email Marketing
  9. Marketing Strategy
  10. Marketing Automation

10 Customer Service & Admin Support skills for the job:

  1. Email, Phone & Chat Support
  2. General Virtual Assistance
  3. Data Entry
  4. Digital Project Management
  5. General Research Services
  6. Tech Support
  7. Dropshipping & Order Processing
  8. Community Management
  9. Market Research
  10. Transcription

10 Accounting & Consulting skills for the job:

  1. Accounting
  2. Recruiting & Talent Sourcing
  3. Bookkeeping
  4. Financial Analysis & Modeling
  5. Management Consulting
  6. Instructional Design
  7. HR Administration
  8. Business Analysis & Strategy
  9. Tax Preparation
  10. Financial Management/CFO

10 Design & Creative skills for the job:

  1. Graphic Design
  2. Video Editing
  3. Illustration
  4. 3D Animation
  5. Presentation Design
  6. Image Editing
  7. Cartoons & Comics
  8. Product & Industrial Design
  9. 2D Animation
  10. Video Production

**Conclusion
**In terms of year-over-year growth, the most in-demand skills on the Upwork platform are sales and business development (54%), data entry (47%), accounting (45%), and 3D animation (44%).

We hope you find these in-demand freelance skills as valuable and informative as we did. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions about this article.

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