The Most In-Demand Jobs on LinkedIn Right Now

New Year’s resolutions almost always revolve around self-improvement: Maybe you want to be healthier, beef up your tech skills, or fix a few things around the house. Employers’ plans aren’t so different. 

Heading into 2025, the three jobs with the fastest-growing demand — nurses, IT consultants, and mechanical technicians — all focus on fixing things up. From restoring physical health to managing digital assets to keeping things running like a well-oiled machine, these in-demand roles are all about problem-solving and improvement. 

And for the first time in over a year, salesperson is no longer the single most in-demand job overall — though to be fair, it only fell to second place. See which role took over the top spot and how companies are planning to fix things up with a new wave of hires in 2025. 

What are the most in-demand jobs right now?

Whether you’re recruiting for these roles in particular or simply curious about broader labor market trends, read on for the full rankings and reflections on the most in-demand jobs.

This story is updated on a quarterly basis to help talent professionals manage expectations, inform hiring decisions, and understand the changing landscape of the talent market.

Jobs with the fastest-growing demand: A focus on physical, digital, mechanical, and financial well-being 

While all 10 of the roles listed below saw massive increases in demand, only one, nurses, grew at a truly astonishing rate — more than 10x in just the most recent quarter. 

Jobs with the Fastest-Growing Demand (QoQ)

Roles with the greatest quarter-over-quarter increase in share of paid job posts, Q4 (October 1 – December 31, 2024) vs. Q3 (July 1 – September 30, 2024)

1. Nurse (14x increase)
2. Information technology consultant (9x)
3. Mechanical technician (8x)
4. Finance officer (6x)
5. Accounting associate (6x)
6. Information technology analyst (5x) 
7. Software engineer (5x)
8. Supply chain analyst (5x)
9. Financial services associate (4x)
10. Lawyer (4x)
    

Let’s be careful not to overstate the data. These numbers don’t mean that there are suddenly 14x more nursing jobs available in the real world; rather, it suggests that more employers are actively advertising these positions on LinkedIn. What’s more, the extraordinary increase can be partly attributed to naming conventions: When considering the titles of both “nurse” and “registered nurse” together, the number of total job posts more than doubled over the past quarter — a remarkable increase, but not nearly as extreme as it appears at first glance. 

That said, the global nursing shortage is a real and chronic issue, with no easy solution in sight. The World Economic Forum suggests that inadequate pay and poor working conditions are fueling the shortage; employers looking to address these shortages should also attend to these underlying problems.

Beyond physical health, employers are also looking for talent that can foster digital, mechanical, and financial well-being: IT consultants and IT analysts saw demand rise by 9x and 5x, respectively; mechanical technicians saw an 8x increase; and demand for finance officers and accounting associates grew by 6x. 

Most in-demand jobs overall: Software engineers retake the top spot

For five quarters in a row, salesperson was the single most in-demand job on LinkedIn, as measured by the number of paid job posts globally. Now that title belongs to software engineer, which also ranked No. 7 in the list above after a 5x growth in demand.

Most In-Demand Jobs (Q4 2024)

Roles with the greatest number of paid LinkedIn job posts, Q4 (October 1 – December 31, 2024) 

1. Software engineer (+1 change in rank vs. previous quarter)
2. Salesperson (-1)
3. Nurse (+78)
4. Project manager (+1)
5. Account manager (+14)
6. Customer service representative (no change in rank)
7. Electrical engineer (+47)
8. Sales manager (+15)
9. Accountant (+39)
10. Administrative assistant (+24)
    

The biggest movers on this list were nurse, which jumped 78 spots from last quarter into the third spot, and electrical engineer, which jumped 47 spots to land as the seventh-most in-demand job. 

Other roles — like salesperson, customer service representative, and electrical engineer — reinforce the value of in-person work that can’t be replicated by AI. 

Final thoughts

As we head into 2025, the demand for talent highlights the evolving priorities of employers worldwide. From addressing critical shortages in healthcare to adapting to technological advancements and economic uncertainties, these trends offer valuable insights for recruiters and job seekers alike. Staying ahead means investing in the skills and roles that drive resilience, innovation, and growth in today’s dynamic job market. 

Methodology

Based on global LinkedIn data on all premium job posts from July 2024 through and including December 2024. The most in-demand jobs are those with the highest number of job posts in the most recent quarter (October 1 – December 31, 2024). The jobs with the fastest-growing demand are those with the greatest growth rate, with growth rate calculated by the share of job posts in the most recent quarter relative to the previous quarter (July 1 – September 30, 2024). Roles with fewer than 1,000 job posts in either quarter and roles for which the majority of job posts come from a single company were excluded from this analysis.