What should someone learn, avoid over-indexing on, or use as a career signal?
Updated from FrontierAlpha's daily pipeline.
| Skill | This week | Momentum | % of jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| swiftui | 104 | +10400% | 1.6% |
| css3 | 92 | +9100% | 1.4% |
| palantir | 73 | +7200% | 1.1% |
| github copilot | 71 | +7000% | 1.1% |
| martech | 64 | +6400% | 1.0% |
| replit | 51 | +5100% | 0.8% |
| airtable | 51 | +5100% | 0.8% |
| cursor | 51 | +5100% | 0.8% |
| rxjs | 47 | +4700% | 0.7% |
| sass | 47 | +4700% | 0.7% |
Ranked by week-on-week momentum. Minimum 5 mentions to qualify.
| Skill | Score | Demand |
|---|---|---|
| machine learning | 56.2 | 2050 |
| model-predictive control | 50.4 | 14 |
| product lifecycle management | 50.3 | 13 |
| dafny | 50.2 | 6 |
| haskell | 50.2 | 6 |
| ocaml | 50.2 | 6 |
| sensor technologies | 50.2 | 7 |
| algorithm design | 50.2 | 8 |
Composite score: 40% demand + 30% growth + 30% salary. Higher is stronger signal.
Use this as a way to identify useful neighbouring skills, not as a deterministic learning path.
| Skill | Now | Trend | 4w projected | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| machine learning | 2050 | -9.1/wk | 2014 | Falling |
| python | 1541 | +30.8/wk | 1664 | Rising |
| llm | 1513 | -45.4/wk | 1331 | Falling |
| generative ai | 1074 | +46.1/wk | 1258 | Rising |
| aws | 904 | -10.4/wk | 862 | Falling |
| deep learning | 757 | +29.4/wk | 875 | Rising |
| reinforcement learning | 654 | +47.4/wk | 844 | Rising |
| c++ | 525 | +43.1/wk | 697 | Rising |
4-week linear projection based on recent trajectory. Directional only, not a forecast.
| Topic | Papers | Jobs | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| diffusion | 1665 | 0 | High research, low hiring — possible early signal |
| reasoning | 1529 | 0 | High research, low hiring — possible early signal |
| graph | 1259 | 0 | High research, low hiring — possible early signal |
| multimodal | 1184 | 0 | High research, low hiring — possible early signal |
| representation | 753 | 0 | High research, low hiring — possible early signal |
| segmentation | 604 | 0 | High research, low hiring — possible early signal |
| agents | 527 | 0 | High research, low hiring — possible early signal |
| federated | 495 | 0 | High research, low hiring — possible early signal |
Topics with high conference paper frequency relative to current job listings. These are directional indicators, not predictions.
| Skill | This week | Last week | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|
| flutter | 7 | 56 | -88% |
| mechanical | 6 | 28 | -79% |
| hardware test | 6 | 23 | -74% |
| electrical | 8 | 27 | -70% |
| reliability | 9 | 25 | -64% |
Skills with negative momentum and at least 5 mentions last week. Cooling does not mean irrelevant.
| Company | This week | Last week | Change | Top skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon.com | 2861 | 2376 | +485 |
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| amazon web services | 697 | 497 | +200 |
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| speechify | 104 | 0 | +104 |
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| openkyber | 99 | 1 | +98 |
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| CVS Health | 62 | 2 | +60 |
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| oak street health | 50 | 0 | +50 |
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| mindbank consulting group | 36 | 0 | +36 |
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| motional | 38 | 7 | +31 |
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Ranked by week-on-week acceleration. Top skills from the last 14 days.
Skills with sustained positive momentum across multiple weeks are stronger learning targets than single-week spikes. Research-ahead-of-hiring topics may be worth exploring early, before they appear in widespread job listings.
Cooling skills are not necessarily dying. Some are commoditising, which means they still matter but are becoming table stakes. Avoid abandoning a useful skill just because its momentum dipped for one week.
Senior roles often appear first for emerging skills, with more junior roles following as tools and frameworks mature. Use company acceleration to spot where demand is spreading beyond frontier labs into mid-stage companies.
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