The Top Skills That Can Get
You Hired Today and Tomorrow

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
Global
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
6 Network and
Information Security
7 Mobile Development
8 Data Presentation
9 SEO/SEM Marketing
10 Storage Systems
and Management
1 Cloud and Distributed
Computing
2 Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
3 Web Architecture and
Development Framework
4 Middleware and
Integration Software
5 User Interface Design
+1
-1
NR
-5
-2
0
0
+6
+1
+5

Top Skills By Country

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
Australia
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1 Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
2 SEO/SEM Marketing
3
Middleware and
Integration Software
4 HR Benefits and
Compensation
5
Network and
Information Security
6 Mobile Development
7 User Interface Design
8
Web Architecture and
Development Framework
9 Algorithm Design
10
Corporate Law and
Governance
0
+1
-1
+2
-1
-1
+2
NR
NR
-3

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
Brazil
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1 Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
2 Web Architecture and
Development Framework
3 Mobile Development
4 HR Benefits and
Compensation
5
Storage Systems
and Management
6 Business Development and
Relationship Management
7
Software QA and
User Testing
8
Middleware and
Integration Software
9 User Interface Design
10 Network and
Information Security
0
+3
-1
+5
-1
+15
-4
-2
NR
-2

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
Canada
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1 Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
2 Middleware and
Integration Software
3 Mobile Development
4 Software Revision
Control Systems
5
Storage Systems
and Management
6 Data Engineering and
Data Warehousing
7 User Interface Design
8
Network and
Information Security
9
Web Architecture and
Development Framework
10 Java Development
0
0
+3
0
-2
+3
NR
-1
-4
0

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
China
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1 Virtualization
2 Network and
Information Security
3
Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
4 Cloud and Distributed
Computing
5
Automotive Services,
Parts and Design
6
Public Policy and
International Relations
7 Social Media Marketing
8 Business Intelligence
9
Mac, Linux and
Unix Systems
10 Storage Systems
and Management
+3
-1
-1
-1
NR
-1
+8
NR
-3
-2

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
France
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1 0
0
+2
0
-2
+1
-1
+1
-1
NR
2
3
Software QA and
User Testing
4 Corporate Law and
Governance
5 SEO/SEM Marketing
6 User Interface Design
7 Mobile Development
8
Data Engineering and
Data Warehousing
9
Compliance and
Employment Law
10 Marketing Campaign
Management
Cloud and Distributed
Computing
Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
Germany
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1
2
3 SEO/SEM Marketing
4 Marketing Campaign
Management
5
Data Engineering and
Data Warehousing
6
Database Management
and Software
7
Software QA and
User Testing
8 Retail Store Operations
9
Electronic and
Electrical Engineering
10 Channel Marketing
Cloud and Distributed
Computing
Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
0
+2
0
NR
+4
+1
-2
+2
-7
-2

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
India
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1
2
3
Web Architecture and
Development Framework
4 Storage Systems
and Management
5
Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
6 Algorithm Design
7
Network and
Information Security
8 PR and Communications
9 Economics
10
Public Policy and
International Relations
Cloud and Distributed
Computing
User Interface Design
0
+2
+5
-1
-3
-1
0
-2
+9
NR

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
Ireland
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1
2
3
Web Architecture and
Development Framework
4 Network and
Information Security
5 SEO/SEM Marketing
6
Marketing Campaign
Management
7
Software Revision
Control Systems
8
Middleware and
Integration Software
9 Mobile Development
10 Recruiting
Cloud and Distributed
Computing
Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
0
+1
-2
NR
+3
-4
-1
+6
0
+3

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
Netherlands
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1 0
2
3 Java Development
4 Data Engineering and
Data Warehousing
5 Recruiting
6
Software Modeling and
Process Design
7 Mobile Development
8
Network and
Information Security
9
Software QA and
User Testing
10 Middleware and
Integration Software
Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
SEO/SEM Marketing 0
-1
+2
+8
-1
+11
+1
NR
+2

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
Singapore
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1
2
3
Public Policy and
International Relations
4 Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
5
Corporate Law
and Governance
6
Marketing Campaign
Management
7 Algorithm Design
8
Network and
Information Security
9
Foreign Language
Translation
10 Storage Systems
and Management
Cloud and Distributed
Computing
SEO/SEM Marketing
0
-1
0
0
+1
+1
+1
NR
0
+1

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
South Africa
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1
2
3
Network and
Information Security
4 Mobile Development
5 Perl/Python/Ruby
6
7
Middleware and
Integration Software
8
Web Architecture and
Development Framework
9
Mac, Linux and
Unix Systems
10 Public Policy and
International Relations
Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
Java Development
User Interface Design0
0
+2
+4
-4
0
0
NR
0
+2

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
United Arab Emirates
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1
2
3 Algorithm Design
4 Web Architecture and
Development Framework
5 SEO/SEM Marketing
6
Middleware and
Integration Software
7 User Interface Design
8
Renewable and
Sustainable Energy
9 Mining and Commodities
10
Corporate Law
and Governance
Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
Public Policy and
International Relations
0
+2
-1
+1
+2
NR
NR
+6
0
0

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
United Kingdom
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1
2
3
HR Benefits and
Compensation
4 Web Architecture and
Development Framework
5 Mobile Development
6 Perl/Python/Ruby
7 SEO/SEM Marketing
8
Network and
Information Security
9 Data Presentation
10
Data Engineering and
Data Warehousing
Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
Middleware and
Integration Software
0
-1
+1
NR
-3
NR
-2
-1
0
+18

The Top Skills of 2016
on LinkedIn
United States
* NR (Not recorded in 2015)
1
2
3 Mobile Development
4 Storage Systems
and Management
5 User Interface Design
6 Network and
Information Security
7
Middleware and
Integration Software
8
Web Architecture and
Development Framework
9 Algorithm Design
10 Java Development
Cloud and Distributed
Computing
Statistical Analysis
and Data Mining
0
+2
+2
-2
-2
+2
-1
-1
0
0

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