What skills are in demand in San Francisco?

Skills employers ask for in San Francisco-tagged postings — a demand-side proxy for the local skill market.

Summary

The labor market wants people who can bridge business operations and technical work. Excel leads at 309 mentions, followed by AI at 234 and Python at 214; SQL, Salesforce and office tools broaden the practical mix.

WATCH Watch whether AI demand grows without displacing the broad need for office and data skills.

Full demanded-skill table

Skill	Postings
Excel	309
Ai	234
Python	214
Sql	213
Salesforce	180
Microsoft Office	125
Crm	124
Word	115
Powerpoint	104
Aws	100
Outlook	85
Saas	79
Typescript	75
Project Management	73
Data Analysis	72
Microsoft Office Suite	70
Automation	63
Ai Tools	61
Hubspot	59
Apis	55
Kubernetes	52
Financial Modeling	52
React	50
Llms	48
Reporting	48
Gcp	47
Email	46
Accounting	45
Netsuite	45
Tableau	44
Azure	42
Linkedin	42
Google Sheets	41
Analytics	41
Terraform	40
Google Workspace	39
Javascript	39
Distributed Systems	39
Slack	38
Data	38
Gaas	37
Machine Learning	37
Forecasting	37
Java	35
Seo	35
Ci/cd	35
Llm	34
Prompt Engineering	32
Jira	32
Agile	32

Advertised salaries (annual USD)

P25	Median	P75	N
$72,800	$113,940	$156,170	3332

small sample — indicative only

demand-side signal (what employers ask for), not a resident skill census

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