Skills
Forward Deployed Skills
Python is the most in-demand skill for Forward Deployed roles, asked for in 57% of 1,128 live Forward Deployed listings. The most-requested skills are Python, LLMs, Agentic AI, Machine Learning, and TypeScript.
Ranked by live-role demand across active Forward Deployed listings. Updated 9 hours ago.
Most-requested skills
| Skill | Share of roles | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 57% | 644 |
| LLMs | 44% | 497 |
| Agentic AI | 39% | 442 |
| Machine Learning | 27% | 309 |
| TypeScript | 27% | 303 |
| AWS | 17% | 194 |
| JavaScript | 17% | 193 |
| SQL | 17% | 191 |
| React | 16% | 184 |
| Data Engineering | 15% | 174 |
| Data Science | 12% | 135 |
| GCP | 12% | 135 |
| Kubernetes | 11% | 122 |
| Azure | 10% | 118 |
| Java | 10% | 116 |
| Generative AI | 10% | 112 |
| Node.js | 10% | 111 |
| C++ | 10% | 110 |
| RAG | 8% | 92 |
| Prompt Engineering | 8% | 91 |
| Docker | 8% | 91 |
| Embeddings | 8% | 91 |
| PostgreSQL | 8% | 88 |
| Distributed Systems | 7% | 79 |
| Model Context Protocol | 6% | 66 |
| CI/CD | 6% | 65 |
| Terraform | 5% | 53 |
| Fine-tuning | 5% | 52 |
| Robotics | 5% | 52 |
| Vector Databases | 4% | 42 |
| Snowflake | 4% | 40 |
| MATLAB | 4% | 40 |
| Mistral | 3% | 38 |
| GPU | 3% | 37 |
| Rust | 3% | 35 |
| Reinforcement Learning | 3% | 31 |
| Foundation Models | 3% | 30 |
| FastAPI | 3% | 29 |
| Databricks | 2% | 28 |
| MLOps | 2% | 27 |
| LangChain | 2% | 27 |
| PyTorch | 2% | 27 |
| GraphQL | 2% | 25 |
| NLP | 2% | 24 |
| Multimodal | 2% | 22 |
| MongoDB | 2% | 21 |
| Spark | 2% | 21 |
| Kafka | 2% | 18 |
| Deep Learning | 1% | 16 |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 1% | 14 |
| Go | 1% | 13 |
| Hugging Face | 1% | 12 |
| LangGraph | 1% | 12 |
| Computer Vision | 1% | 12 |
| Redis | 1% | 12 |
| vLLM | 1% | 11 |
| BigQuery | 1% | 11 |
| Speech Recognition | 1% | 10 |
| pandas | 1% | 10 |
| LangSmith | 1% | 10 |
| Diffusion Models | 1% | 8 |
| dbt | 1% | 8 |
| NumPy | 1% | 8 |
| TensorRT | 1% | 7 |
| Airflow | 1% | 6 |
| Flask | 1% | 6 |
| Django | 1% | 6 |
| CUDA | 1% | 6 |
| CrewAI | 0% | 5 |
| JAX | 0% | 4 |
| Transformers | 0% | 4 |
| Triton | 0% | 4 |
| Quantization | 0% | 4 |
| Pinecone | 0% | 4 |
| RAGAS | 0% | 3 |
| TensorFlow | 0% | 3 |
| pgvector | 0% | 3 |
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About this data
- What skills do Forward Deployed roles need?
- Python is the most in-demand skill for Forward Deployed roles, asked for in 57% of 1,128 live Forward Deployed listings. The most-requested skills are Python, LLMs, Agentic AI, Machine Learning, and TypeScript.
- How is demand measured?
- We scan the title and description of every active Forward Deployed listing for a curated vocabulary of skills, then rank each by the number of distinct live roles that mention it. Share is that count divided by all active Forward Deployed roles.
- How current is it?
- It reflects live listings and updates as new roles are posted and old ones close.