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Bar graph showing the top common skills in job postings and profiles for Q1 2025. Communication leads with 46% in postings and 11% in profiles, followed by Management at 39% in postings and 18% in profiles.

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Top Common Skills in Job Postings and Profiles (Q1 2025)
Skill	Postings	% of Total Postings	Profiles	% of Total Profiles	Projected Skill Growth	Skill Growth Relative to Market
Communication	51,873	46%	113,234	11%	+3.6%	Lagging
Management	44,403	39%	185,869	18%	+5.3%	Stable
Leadership	37,046	33%	147,310	15%	+8.5%	Stable
Operations	34,950	31%	126,256	13%	+8.1%	Stable
Planning	24,387	22%	53,943	5%	+10.9%	Growing
Problem Solving	23,705	21%	33,531	3%	+11.3%	Growing
Writing	20,008	18%	43,616	4%	+11.8%	Growing
Research	17,726	16%	135,036	13%	+17.2%	Growing
Coordinating	17,679	16%	42,814	4%	+14.7%	Growing
Innovation	16,504	15%	38,746	4%	+25.8%	Rapidly Growing
Customer Service	16,345	15%	148,209	15%	+5.2%	Stable
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)	15,896	14%	33,055	3%	+19.0%	Growing
Presentations	15,386	14%	36,807	4%	+23.0%	Rapidly Growing

Top Specialized Skills

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Top Specialized Skills in Job Postings and Profiles (Q1 2025)
Skill	Postings	% of Total Postings	Profiles	% of Total Profiles	Projected Skill Growth	Skill Growth Relative to Market
Project Management	23,859	21%	126,075	13%	+19.8%	Rapidly Growing
Computer Science	20,044	18%	9,795	1%	+26.8%	Rapidly Growing
Agile Methodology	17,463	16%	31,837	3%	+19.8%	Rapidly Growing
Amazon Web Services	16,307	14%	17,475	2%	+24.0%	Rapidly Growing
Python (Programming Language)	14,693	13%	24,425	2%	+24.5%	Rapidly Growing
Automation	12,048	11%	21,518	2%	+30.5%	Rapidly Growing
Cyber Security	11,119	10%	17,281	2%	+14.2%	Growing
Systems Engineering	10,876	10%	38,386	4%	+20.9%	Rapidly Growing
Software Development	10,533	9%	35,699	4%	+23.2%	Rapidly Growing
Data Analysis	10,179	9%	53,145	5%	+25.8%	Rapidly Growing
Auditing	9,769	9%	40,708	4%	+21.8%	Rapidly Growing
SQL (Programming Language)	9,747	9%	39,942	4%	+6.4%	Stable
Finance	9,146	8%	51,081	5%	+27.3%	Rapidly Growing

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