Upwork’s In-Demand Skills 2026: Demand for Top AI Skills More Than Doubles as AI Is Embedded Into Everyday Work
Upwork Inc. (UPWK)
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Source: GlobeNewswire
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s human and AI-powered work marketplace, today released its annual In-Demand Skills report, finding that as demand for top AI-enabled skills more than doubled year-over-year, hiring for human expertise remains strong across work categories. Now in its sixth year, the report finds that demand for the most in-demand skills on the Upwork Marketplace has remained consistently strong year over year, even in categories often assumed to be most vulnerable to automation, including coding, creative, marketing, and customer support. At the same time, the top skills explicitly tied to applying AI within existing roles grew 109% year over year. Growth is showing up across workflows, from AI video generation and editing (+329%) and AI integration (+178%), to AI data annotation and labeling (+154%) and AI chatbot development (+71%). “Our Human+Agent Productivity Index found that human-AI collaboration boo
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- Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating.MarketBeat
- Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) was downgraded by analysts at <a style="font-weight:bold" href="https://www.wallstreetzen.com/newsletters/zen-ratings?ticker=UPWK&utm_campaign=getratings&utm_medium=online&utm_source=MarketBeat">Wall Street Zen</a> fMarketBeat
- Upwork to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results on February 9, 2026GlobeNewswire
- Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG.MarketBeat
- Upwork December Monthly Hiring Report: Operational Roles Rise as Businesses Brace for Macro Uncertainty in 2026GlobeNewswire
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