Visualized: The High-Skilled Jobs With Growing Demand

A year of Indeed job postings has produced a specific verdict on which high-skilled jobs are gaining ground and which are losing it.

Indeed is a global employment and job-search platform used by millions to connect job seekers with employers.

Today’s infographic illustrates year-over-year changes in U.S. postings across six professional categories between Q4 2024 and Q4 2025.

The data is drawn from Indeed Hiring Lab and published in Toptal’s Q1 2026 High-Skilled Job Report.

Finance Consultant postings surged 6.8% year-over-year, the strongest growth of any category tracked
Management Consultant and Project Manager both fell exactly 5.8%, the worst declines in the dataset

The strongest growth category in the dataset is Finance Consultant, at +6.8%.

That is nearly five times the growth of the next-positive category.

In a labor market dominated by conversations about AI automating financial modeling, quantitative analysis, and data processing (all core Finance Consultant activities), demand for human financial judgment is accelerating, not retreating.

The explanation sits in the macroeconomic environment of 2025.

Tariff disruption reshaped corporate cost structures.
Recession probability climbed on prediction markets.
Mergers and acquisitions require financial due diligence.
Balance sheet restructuring became a priority for companies navigating higher interest rates.