In my blog posts, I have covered top in-demand skills from many websites. Every freelance marketplace publishes their in-demand skills based on the trend that’s followed in their marketplace. However, I have observed, there are certain skills that have always been in demand and somehow by highlighting new, emerging skills — these evergreen skills don’t get a shout out and find a place in the list.

10: Data Entry/Virtual Assistant

Regardless of all major technical skills, data entry and virtual assistant jobs have always been in demand. These skills do not require any four-year college degree and are in demand on all freelancer websites.


9: Creative Writer

I have observed, all freelance websites have a huge influx of frequent recent projects looking for content writers, bloggers.
Usually, the requirement is to look for a writer who can write an SEO researched article that has a typical word length ranging from 500 to 2000. Often in such posts, the client specifically requests writers to do the keyword research, so the article gets ranked when published.
Similarly, there is a huge demand for bloggers as well to write frequently for blogs.

8: Animations or Video Creation

All major social media websites prefer video content over pictures and text posts. This has increased the demand for video creation, animation because they gain better engagement. Even when advertised, they fetch better results.
YouTube has grown in enormous popularity in the past. This has also raised the demand for video creation and animation.

7: Digital Marketing/Social Media Marketing

The demand for social media marketing, digital marketing services has surfaced up in recent years because of increase in the usage of popular social media websites such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Pinterest. This tells us, they will hold a prominent place as in-demand skills.
Small businesses are looking for Digital Marketing and Social media marketing agency experts to help them reach out to their potential clients and do business online.

6: React Native/ Angular JS/ WordPress

The demand for react native, Angular JS, and also WordPress can be seen in good number of projects posted on major freelancing websites such as Fiverr,  Guru, Freelancer and Upwork. It won’t be an awful idea to learn these skills and muster up the courage to land a proposal on these projects.

5: SEO

Everybody needs a website but without traffic, the site is worthless. SEO (search engine optimization) helps in the better ranking of a website in major search engines, such as Google.
There are tons of courses out there on the internet. If you want to learn this, you can master this skill within up to 6 months and practice it to learn more. Keep in mind, this field changes quickly because the algorithm for SEO on Google changes quickly.

4: Mobile App Development

 In the freelance market place there are many jobs for app development.
You know, 80% and above of internet population use smartphones to perform daily activities. This huge traffic has increased the demand for mobile app developers in recent years. Instead of developing native apps for iOS and Android, clients demand hybrid mobile app developers who can create apps for both iOS and Android.

3: Graphics Designing

The computer needs graphs so, the demand for graphic designers will also be there. Be it social media, website, or a print media requirement, graphic design projects are posted in a good number on all freelance marketplaces.
Also, with more websites being built, the demand for UX/UI is increasing. It is also increasing for designing user interfaces of mobile apps.

2: Software Development

I cannot understand why Software development misses out as a top skill for freelancers?.
When I look at the projects posted on Fiverr, Upwork and Guru  a good demand for desktop software developers. Clients are still looking for quality software developers to build their desktop and cloud-based software or applications.

1: Website Development

Keep it or erase it, yes the website development has always been and will continue to surface up as the most in-demand freelance skill.
With a boom in internet access, small businesses are turning up in huge numbers to get their websites developed.
Amid COVID-19, the demand for eCommerce websites has increased a lot as seen from the report or COVID-19.
Website developers, regardless of the platform they build the websites are in good demand on all freelance marketplaces.