Workplaces Increasingly Seeking Freelancers With Xcode and UIKit Expertise

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Upwork, the largest global freelancing website, today shared a list of the top 20 fastest growing skills in the U.S. freelance job market, providing a closer look at trends in the industry.

Apple's design framework for iOS and tvOS apps, UIKit, and its development tool, Xcode, both made the list in the second quarter of 2018:

1. Blockchain
   
2. Google Cloud Platform
   
3. Volusion
   
4. Risk management
   
5. Product photography
   
6. Rapid prototyping
   
7. Google App Engine API
   
8. SCORM
   
9. GitLab
   
10. Go development
    
11. Apple UIKit
    
12. Enterprise architecture
    
13. Tensorflow
    
14. Atlassian Confluence
    
15. Apple Xcode
    
16. eLearning
    
17. Customer retention
    
18. Articulate storyline
    
19. Node.js
    
20. Scala development

Upwork says more companies are seeking freelance developers with Xcode knowledge to build their apps, causing an "increase in demand" for experience with the tool. UIKit also saw "high growth" last quarter, making its first appearance on the list.

Upwork shared a list of relevant online courses for each skill listed, including UIKit and Xcode, for those interested in getting started.

Tags: Xcode, UIKit

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