Most In-Demand HR Skills
The most in-demand skills for HR roles right now are employee-relations, performance-management, hris — ranked across 26953 open postings.
Updated October 28, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | employee-relations | 5,235 | +5,235 |
| 2 | performance-management | 3,912 | +3,912 |
| 3 | hris | 2,417 | +2,417 |
| 4 | talent-management | 1,834 | +1,834 |
| 5 | succession-planning | 1,665 | +1,665 |
| 6 | analytics | 1,592 | +1,592 |
| 7 | ai | 1,549 | +1,549 |
| 8 | corrective-action | 842 | +842 |
| 9 | process-improvement | 761 | +761 |
| 10 | automation | 712 | +712 |
| 11 | stakeholder-management | 605 | +605 |
| 12 | accessibility | 384 | +384 |
| 13 | regulatory-compliance | 347 | +347 |
| 14 | candidate-experience | 328 | +328 |
| 15 | osha | 316 | +316 |
| 16 | people-analytics | 301 | +301 |
| 17 | data-analytics | 290 | +290 |
| 18 | cloud | 280 | +280 |
| 19 | oracle | 279 | +279 |
| 20 | employer-branding | 245 | +245 |
| 21 | sap | 212 | +212 |
| 22 | agile | 204 | +204 |
| 23 | networking | 202 | +202 |
| 24 | statistics | 193 | +193 |
| 25 | data-quality | 176 | +176 |
| 26 | gdpr | 173 | +173 |
| 27 | strategic-planning | 166 | +166 |
| 28 | microsoft-365 | 162 | +162 |
| 29 | program-management | 160 | +160 |
| 30 | sharepoint | 154 | +154 |
| 31 | saas | 147 | +147 |
| 32 | risk-assessment | 140 | +140 |
| 33 | confined-space | 139 | +139 |
| 34 | servicenow | 136 | +136 |
| 35 | ccpa | 127 | +127 |
| 36 | business-development | 121 | +121 |
| 37 | full-cycle-recruiting | 120 | +120 |
| 38 | agentic-ai | 112 | +112 |
| 39 | hipaa | 108 | +108 |
| 40 | powerbi | 107 | +107 |