Upwork, the largest freelance marketplace in the world, has put out its annual list of the most in-demand freelance skills in technology, creativity, business, marketing, advertisement, and others.
There has been an enormous increase in freelance work recently, particularly during the recession. Independent GIG workers can make money online while working from home by offering services on different freelance websites.
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Upwork has issued the top-10 skills for different categories. Let’s take a look.
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Upwork Top-10 Tech skills for 2023:
- Full Stack Development
- Front-End Development
- Back-End Development
- Mobile App Development
- Web Design
- Ecommerce Website Development
- UX/UI Design
- CMS Development
- Manual Testing
- Scripting & Automation
Upwork Top-10 Marketing skills for 2023:
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Other Digital Marketing
- Lead Generation
- Sales & Business Development
- Telemarketing
- Search Engine Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Marketing Strategy
- Marketing Automation
Top-10 Customer Service & Admin Support Skills for 2023:
- Email, Phone & Chat Support
- General Virtual Assistance
- Data Entry
- Digital Project Management
- General Research Services
- Tech Support
- Dropshipping & Order Processing
- Community Management
- Market Research
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Upwork Top-10 Accounting & Consulting skills for 2023:
- Accounting
- Recruiting & Talent Sourcing
- Bookkeeping
- Financial Analysis & Modeling
- Management Consulting
- Instructional Design
- HR Administration
- Business Analysis & Strategy
- Tax Preparation
- Financial Management/CFO
Upwork Top-10 Design & Creative skills for 2023:
- Graphic Design
- Video Editing
- Illustration
- 3D Animation
- Presentation Design
- Image Editing
- Cartoons & Comics
- Product & Industrial Design
- 2D Animation
- Video Production
In terms of the most in-demand skills, those with the highest year-over-year growth on the Upwork platform are sales & business development (54%), data entry (47%), accounting (45%), and 3D animation (44%).
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