LinkedIn listed 10 skills with the highest demand in 2020

By Alicia Newman

What skill does the workforce value most? What are the 10 skills that are the highest in demand in 2020?

Recruiters around the world have a front-row seat to the changing mix of skills most prized in the business world. And understanding what those skills are can give you a tremendous boost. But these skills tend to change gradually over time. And only the most sought-after hard skills evolve in a light-speed, pushed mostly by the relentless transformation of the technology.

Here are LinkedIn’s 10 skills with high demand in 2020:

1. Blockchain

6. Business analysis

7. Affiliate marketing

Blockchain

Blockchain, in essence, is a growing list of records called blocks that are linked using cryptography. Originally, blockchain was invented by someone you probably know called Satoshi Nakamoto.

It was first invented in 2008 in order to serve as the public transaction ledger of the cryptocurrency bitcoin. And with that, the first digital currency to solve the double-spending problem without the need for a trusted authority was solved.

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