Most In-Demand IT Support / Help Desk Skills
The most in-demand skills for IT Support / Help Desk roles right now are microsoft-365, help-desk, cloud — ranked across 23320 open postings.
Updated October 30, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | microsoft-365 | 1,458 | +1,458 |
| 2 | help-desk | 1,358 | +1,358 |
| 3 | cloud | 1,257 | +1,257 |
| 4 | networking | 1,235 | +1,235 |
| 5 | active-directory | 1,095 | +1,095 |
| 6 | service-desk | 999 | +999 |
| 7 | ai | 950 | +950 |
| 8 | linux | 864 | +864 |
| 9 | itil | 859 | +859 |
| 10 | automation | 837 | +837 |
| 11 | azure | 666 | +666 |
| 12 | vpn | 640 | +640 |
| 13 | sql | 633 | +633 |
| 14 | macos | 602 | +602 |
| 15 | tcp-ip | 536 | +536 |
| 16 | jira | 520 | +520 |
| 17 | intune | 513 | +513 |
| 18 | servicenow | 511 | +511 |
| 19 | firewall | 473 | +473 |
| 20 | python | 467 | +467 |
| 21 | dns | 464 | +464 |
| 22 | cybersecurity | 457 | +457 |
| 23 | wifi | 418 | +418 |
| 24 | itsm | 410 | +410 |
| 25 | saas | 391 | +391 |
| 26 | root-cause-analysis | 388 | +388 |
| 27 | powershell | 370 | +370 |
| 28 | dhcp | 367 | +367 |
| 29 | aws | 360 | +360 |
| 30 | mdm | 358 | +358 |
| 31 | sharepoint | 331 | +331 |
| 32 | api | 324 | +324 |
| 33 | ios | 324 | +324 |
| 34 | entra-id | 320 | +320 |
| 35 | windows-server | 293 | +293 |
| 36 | bash | 267 | +267 |
| 37 | authentication | 252 | +252 |
| 38 | observability | 252 | +252 |
| 39 | vmware | 252 | +252 |
| 40 | cisco | 249 | +249 |