> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.riona.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Trending Skills & Certifications > Gain insights into top trending skills and certifications, employer demand, job seeker adoption patterns, emerging vs. mainstream distribution, and future outlook. ```json 200 theme={null} { "job_title": "accountant", "city": "New york", "currency_code": "USD", "top_trending_skills": [ { "skill_name": "Financial Reporting", "category": "Technical", "growth_momentum_score_0_100": 75, "employer_demand_intensity_0_100": 85, "adoption_rate_percent": 65, "salary_premium_percent": 12, "cross_industry_transferability_score_0_100": 80, "trend_classification": "Mainstream" }, { "skill_name": "Excel Advanced Functions", "category": "Technical", "growth_momentum_score_0_100": 70, "employer_demand_intensity_0_100": 80, "adoption_rate_percent": 70, "salary_premium_percent": 10, "cross_industry_transferability_score_0_100": 85, "trend_classification": "Mainstream" }, { "skill_name": "Data Analytics for Accounting", "category": "Technical", "growth_momentum_score_0_100": 85, "employer_demand_intensity_0_100": 78, "adoption_rate_percent": 45, "salary_premium_percent": 18, "cross_industry_transferability_score_0_100": 75, "trend_classification": "Rapid Growth" }, { "skill_name": "IFRS Compliance", "category": "Compliance", "growth_momentum_score_0_100": 60, "employer_demand_intensity_0_100": 70, "adoption_rate_percent": 50, "salary_premium_percent": 9, "cross_industry_transferability_score_0_100": 65, "trend_classification": "Mainstream" }, { "skill_name": "Cloud Accounting Software (e.g., QuickBooks, Xero)", "category": "Technical", "growth_momentum_score_0_100": 80, "employer_demand_intensity_0_100": 82, "adoption_rate_percent": 60, "salary_premium_percent": 14, "cross_industry_transferability_score_0_100": 70, "trend_classification": "Rapid Growth" }, { "skill_name": "Tax Planning and Strategy", "category": "Domain", "growth_momentum_score_0_100": 65, "employer_demand_intensity_0_100": 75, "adoption_rate_percent": 55, "salary_premium_percent": 13, "cross_industry_transferability_score_0_100": 60, "trend_classification": "Mainstream" }, { "skill_name": "Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Accounting", "category": "Technical", "growth_momentum_score_0_100": 90, "employer_demand_intensity_0_100": 68, "adoption_rate_percent": 40, "salary_premium_percent": 20, "cross_industry_transferability_score_0_100": 70, "trend_classification": "Emerging" }, { "skill_name": "Ethical Auditing Practices", "category": "Compliance", "growth_momentum_score_0_100": 55, "employer_demand_intensity_0_100": 65, "adoption_rate_percent": 50, "salary_premium_percent": 7, "cross_industry_transferability_score_0_100": 60, "trend_classification": "Mainstream" }, { "skill_name": "Communication Skills", "category": "SoftSkill", "growth_momentum_score_0_100": 50, "employer_demand_intensity_0_100": 60, "adoption_rate_percent": 75, "salary_premium_percent": 5, "cross_industry_transferability_score_0_100": 90, "trend_classification": "Mainstream" }, { "skill_name": "Cybersecurity Awareness for Financial Data", "category": "Compliance", "growth_momentum_score_0_100": 78, "employer_demand_intensity_0_100": 72, "adoption_rate_percent": 38, "salary_premium_percent": 15, "cross_industry_transferability_score_0_100": 65, "trend_classification": "Rapid Growth" } ], "top_trending_certifications": [ { "certification_name": "Certified Public Accountant (CPA)", "issuing_body": "AICPA", "employer_request_rate_percent": 70, "job_seeker_enrollment_growth_percent": 5, "average_cost_local_currency": 1500, "average_completion_time_weeks": 52, "roi_score_0_100": 85, "career_impact_level": "Transformational" }, { "certification_name": "Certified Management Accountant (CMA)", "issuing_body": "IMA", "employer_request_rate_percent": 38, "job_seeker_enrollment_growth_percent": 12, "average_cost_local_currency": 1400, "average_completion_time_weeks": 26, "roi_score_0_100": 78, "career_impact_level": "High" }, { "certification_name": "Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)", "issuing_body": "IIA", "employer_request_rate_percent": 25, "job_seeker_enrollment_growth_percent": 15, "average_cost_local_currency": 1200, "average_completion_time_weeks": 30, "roi_score_0_100": 75, "career_impact_level": "High" }, { "certification_name": "QuickBooks Certified User", "issuing_body": "Intuit", "employer_request_rate_percent": 35, "job_seeker_enrollment_growth_percent": 20, "average_cost_local_currency": 300, "average_completion_time_weeks": 4, "roi_score_0_100": 65, "career_impact_level": "Moderate" }, { "certification_name": "Data Analytics for Accountants (Various providers)", "issuing_body": "Multiple", "employer_request_rate_percent": 22, "job_seeker_enrollment_growth_percent": 30, "average_cost_local_currency": 800, "average_completion_time_weeks": 12, "roi_score_0_100": 80, "career_impact_level": "High" }, { "certification_name": "SAP Financial Accounting Certification", "issuing_body": "SAP", "employer_request_rate_percent": 18, "job_seeker_enrollment_growth_percent": 10, "average_cost_local_currency": 2000, "average_completion_time_weeks": 20, "roi_score_0_100": 70, "career_impact_level": "High" }, { "certification_name": "Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Developer - Accounting Focus", "issuing_body": "UiPath / Automation Anywhere", "employer_request_rate_percent": 15, "job_seeker_enrollment_growth_percent": 40, "average_cost_local_currency": 2500, "average_completion_time_weeks": 16, "roi_score_0_100": 82, "career_impact_level": "High" }, { "certification_name": "IFRS Foundation Certificate", "issuing_body": "IFRS Foundation", "employer_request_rate_percent": 20, "job_seeker_enrollment_growth_percent": 7, "average_cost_local_currency": 600, "average_completion_time_weeks": 8, "roi_score_0_100": 68, "career_impact_level": "Moderate" } ], "employer_requested_skills": [ "Financial Reporting", "Excel Advanced Functions", "Cloud Accounting Software (QuickBooks, Xero)", "Tax Planning and Strategy", "IFRS Compliance", "Data Analytics for Accounting", "Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Accounting", "Ethical Auditing Practices", "Cybersecurity Awareness for Financial Data", "Communication Skills" ], "job_seeker_adopted_skills": [ "Excel Advanced Functions", "Financial Reporting", "QuickBooks", "Communication Skills", "Data Analytics for Accounting", "Tax Planning and Strategy" ], "skill_salary_premium_analysis": { "average_skill_salary_uplift_percent": 12, "highest_paying_skill": "Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Accounting", "highest_salary_premium_percent": 20 }, "certification_roi_analysis": { "average_roi_score_0_100": 74, "highest_roi_certification": "Certified Public Accountant (CPA)", "estimated_payback_period_months": 18 }, "emerging_vs_mainstream_distribution": { "emerging_percent": 30, "mainstream_percent": 60, "mature_percent": 10 }, "future_durability_outlook": { "3_year_relevance_score_0_100": 85, "5_year_relevance_score_0_100": 80, "automation_resilience_score_0_100": 70 }, "actionable_insights": { "for_employees": [ "Prioritize upskilling in data analytics and robotic process automation to stay competitive.", "Obtain or maintain CPA certification to achieve transformational career impact.", "Gain proficiency in cloud accounting software to enhance job performance.", "Develop cybersecurity awareness to safeguard financial data and improve employability.", "Improve communication skills to better collaborate with cross-functional teams." ], "for_training_providers": [ "Offer advanced courses in data analytics tailored for accountants.", "Expand certification prep programs for CPA, CMA, and emerging RPA credentials.", "Develop fast-track cloud accounting software certification courses.", "Integrate cybersecurity fundamentals into accounting training curricula.", "Collaborate with employers to identify competency gaps and tailor training accordingly." ], "for_employers": [ "Encourage and support employee certification, especially in CPA and RPA skills.", "Implement ongoing training focused on emerging technologies like automation and cloud software.", "Leverage cross-industry transferable skills to optimize talent deployment.", "Monitor evolving compliance standards such as IFRS and cybersecurity regulations.", "Create mentoring programs to retain skilled accountants adapting to new technology." ], "for_policy_planners": [ "Incentivize certification and continued education for accounting professionals.", "Support public-private partnerships to provide affordable access to training programs.", "Promote awareness campaigns about emerging skills in accounting technology.", "Facilitate data collection on labor market trends to inform education policy.", "Encourage diversity initiatives to include technology skills in accounting education pathways." ] }, "confidence_score_percent": 92 } ``` ## OpenAPI ````yaml api-reference/openapi-3.0.json get /wf/jobs-trending-skills openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: Riona API Docs version: 1.0.0 contact: email: info@riona.ai url: https://riona.ai servers: - url: https://riona.ai/api/1.1 security: - bearerAuth: [] tags: - name: Workflow description: Use this to trigger a workflow - name: Data description: Use this to fetch, modify and delete data paths: /wf/jobs-trending-skills: get: tags: - Workflow description: Triggers the workflow jobs-trending-skills operationId: get_wf_jobs-trending-skills parameters: - name: api_key in: query required: true description: >- This is your account API Key. You can easily locate it in your account dashboard. schema: type: string - name: job_title in: query required: true description: Enter the job title you want to get report for schema: type: string default: Accountant - name: city in: query required: true description: >- City name used for this report, it accepts Free-form city name like `NY` or `New York`. schema: type: string default: New York - name: country in: query description: >- Country code used for this report, Support all countries, it accepts two letter format like `us` `uk` `fr`. [Country List](/api-reference/other/countries) schema: type: string responses: '200': description: OK components: securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer bearerFormat: JWT ````