The Maven Skills Index
A definitive guide to the skills that matter most in 2026 and beyond.
525K
students
207
countries
14K+
companies
74
skills mapped
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Inside the report
The skills that defined your role have changed.
AI v. Non-AI Course Enrollments
Maven · 2022–2026AI courses
Non-AI courses
What professionals are searching for right now
Maven search · Q1 2025–Q1 2026How much more you earn with “AI” in your job title.
Pave · Base salary, normalizedThe dataset
Built from what 500,000+ professionals are studying.
Who’s in the data
From ICs to founders, across every function in tech.
Where they work
14,000+ companies, from early-stage startups to the Fortune 500.
Curated skills
Benchmark your skills. Pick what to learn next.
Your Skill Map
See what matters most for your role. Adapts to your function, level, and goals.
Your Top Skills
Ranked by relevance to your profile. Each skill comes with expert picks, courses, and free lessons.
01
Claude Code
The fastest-growing agentic coding skill. Go from prompting to shipping production code.
02
Agentic AI
Design, deploy, and evaluate autonomous AI systems that plan and act.
03
Product Sense
The judgment layer that tells great PMs what to build, and when.