# Tools & technology — technical director

Source: O*NET 30.3 'Software Skills' for 27-2012.05.

| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| Salesforce software | Customer relationship management CRM software | yes |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base management system software | yes |
| Oracle Database | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| C | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Swift | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes |
| Linux | Operating system software | yes |
| UNIX | Operating system software | yes |
| UNIX Shell | Operating system software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes |
| Atlassian JIRA | Project management software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| Adobe After Effects | Video creation and editing software | yes |
| Facebook | Web page creation and editing software | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes |
| Autodesk Maya | Computer aided design CAD software |  |
| Software development tools | Development environment software |  |
| Unity Technologies Unity | Development environment software |  |
| MailChimp | Electronic mail software |  |
| Pinterest | Information retrieval or search software |  |
| Adobe Audition | Music or sound editing software |  |
| Avid Technology Pro Tools | Music or sound editing software |  |
| Apple Final Cut Pro | Video creation and editing software |  |
| Avid Technology audio visual editing software | Video creation and editing software |  |
| Avid Technology Media Composer | Video creation and editing software |  |
| Character generator software | Video creation and editing software |  |
| Side Effects Houdini | Video creation and editing software |  |
| The Associated Press ENPS | Video creation and editing software |  |
| YouTube | Video creation and editing software |  |
| Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) | Web page creation and editing software |  |
| Social media sites | Web page creation and editing software |  |

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 11 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Tools

- Vectorworks — **18 %**
- AutoCAD — **18 %**

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