Skills employers ask for in financial services jobs
excel, risk management and audit are the skills most often named in financial services job postings, read from each posting's own text. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
Skills employers ask for in financial services jobs
Rebuilt weekly. November 2026 edition.
| # | Skill | Share of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | excelJobs 3,823 | 15% of jobs |
| 2 | risk managementJobs 3,804 | 15% of jobs |
| 3 | auditJobs 2,472 | 10% of jobs |
| 4 | onboardingJobs 1,772 | 7% of jobs |
| 5 | pythonJobs 1,761 | 7% of jobs |
| 6 | sqlJobs 1,738 | 7% of jobs |
| 7 | project managementJobs 1,630 | 6% of jobs |
| 8 | powerpointJobs 1,566 | 6% of jobs |
| 9 | agileJobs 1,561 | 6% of jobs |
| 10 | crmJobs 1,067 | 4% of jobs |
| 11 | treasuryJobs 1,034 | 4% of jobs |
| 12 | salesforceJobs 1,027 | 4% of jobs |
| 13 | awsJobs 1,006 | 4% of jobs |
| 14 | forecastingJobs 950 | 4% of jobs |
| 15 | regulatory complianceJobs 926 | 4% of jobs |
| 16 | ci/cdJobs 923 | 4% of jobs |
| 17 | azureJobs 890 | 3% of jobs |
| 18 | change managementJobs 766 | 3% of jobs |
| 19 | litigationJobs 758 | 3% of jobs |
| 20 | talent acquisitionJobs 722 | 3% of jobs |
| 21 | due diligenceJobs 717 | 3% of jobs |
| 22 | reconciliationJobs 694 | 3% of jobs |
| 23 | stakeholder managementJobs 690 | 3% of jobs |
| 24 | machine learningJobs 687 | 3% of jobs |
| 25 | javaJobs 662 | 3% of jobs |
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