pre-sales jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-02, pre-sales appears in 289 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Solutions Architect roles, with demand up 88% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-02
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Frequently asked questions about pre-sales
+Is pre-sales in demand in 2026?
Yes. pre-sales appears in 289 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, with demand up 88% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Solutions Architect roles (28% of Solutions Architect postings list it).
+What jobs require pre-sales?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, the job titles most likely to require pre-sales are Solutions Architect (28% of postings list pre-sales), Solution Architect (8% of postings list pre-sales), Field Engineering Manager (4% of postings list pre-sales).
+What skills are commonly paired with pre-sales?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-02), pre-sales most often appears alongside solution architecture, Technical consulting, demos, Python, data science.
+Where is pre-sales most in demand?
As of 2026-09-02, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring pre-sales are London, Dublin, New York City, Chicago, Singapore, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new pre-sales content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring pre-sales — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require pre-sales
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Solutions Architect | 81 | 28.0% |
| Solution Architect | 22 | 7.6% |
| Field Engineering Manager | 10 | 3.5% |
| Solutions Architect Manager | 9 | 3.1% |
| Product Manager | 8 | 2.8% |
| Solution Engineer | 8 | 2.8% |
| AI/ML Engineering Manager | 7 | 2.4% |
| Applied AI Architect | 6 | 2.1% |
| Systems Engineer | 6 | 2.1% |
| Agent Product Manager | 5 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for pre-sales
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 17 | 5.9% |
| Dublin | 15 | 5.2% |
| New York City | 12 | 4.2% |
| Chicago | 8 | 2.8% |
| Singapore | 7 | 2.4% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 2.1% |
| Paris | 5 | 1.7% |
| Austin | 4 | 1.4% |
| Brussels | 3 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with pre-sales
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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