pre-sales jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-11-05, pre-sales appears in 301 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Solutions Architect has the most postings mentioning pre-sales, with demand share down 11.7% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-05
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Frequently asked questions about pre-sales
+Is pre-sales in demand in 2026?
Yes. pre-sales appears in 301 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. Solutions Architect accounts for the most postings mentioning pre-sales (27.9% of all postings mentioning pre-sales).
+What jobs require pre-sales?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning pre-sales are Security Solution Architect (23.1% of that role’s postings mention pre-sales), Solution Engineering Manager (21.7% of that role’s postings mention pre-sales), Partner Solutions Architect (15.0% of that role’s postings mention pre-sales).
+What skills are commonly paired with pre-sales?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-11-05), pre-sales most often appears alongside solution architecture, AWS, enterprise architecture, solution design, Python.
+Where is pre-sales most in demand?
As of 2026-11-05, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring pre-sales are London, New York City, Singapore, Paris, Tokyo, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new pre-sales content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning pre-sales alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new pre-sales content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after pre-sales?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring pre-sales — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around pre-sales
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before pre-sales
Skills after pre-sales
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: server consolidation | 1 |
| Before: embedded systems | 1 |
| Before: engineering | 1 |
| Before: real-time visibility | 1 |
| Before: Product Strategy | 1 |
| Before: authenticated vendor advisories | 1 |
| Before: enablement programs | 1 |
| Before: effort estimation | 1 |
| After: monitored design market worldwide | 1 |
| After: procedures | 1 |
| After: testing | 1 |
| After: data sharing platforms | 1 |
| After: RFP | 1 |
| After: data center infrastructure | 1 |
| After: Account Management | 1 |
| After: best practices | 1 |
Roles most likely to require pre-sales
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Security Solution Architect | 6 | 23.1% |
| Solution Engineering Manager | 5 | 21.7% |
| Partner Solutions Architect | 3 | 15.0% |
| Sales Engineering Manager | 4 | 11.8% |
| Security Solutions Architect | 2 | 8.3% |
| Field Engineering Manager | 2 | 8.0% |
| CTO | 6 | 7.0% |
| Solutions Engineering Manager | 3 | 6.1% |
| Cloud Solution Architect | 4 | 5.4% |
| IT Consultant | 1 | 5.0% |
Roles with the most pre-sales postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Solutions Architect | 84 | 27.9% |
| Solution Architect | 40 | 13.3% |
| Systems Engineer | 16 | 5.3% |
| Product Manager | 12 | 4.0% |
| CTO | 6 | 2.0% |
| Security Solution Architect | 6 | 2.0% |
| AI Experience Orchestration Director | 5 | 1.7% |
| Solution Engineering Manager | 5 | 1.7% |
| Cloud Solution Architect | 4 | 1.3% |
| Enterprise Architect | 4 | 1.3% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring pre-sales
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Databricks | 18 |
| Stripe | 17 |
| NetLimiter | 14 |
| Pure Storage | 9 |
| Genesys | 9 |
| Devoteam | 9 |
| Anthropic | 8 |
| Sopra Steria | 8 |
| Snowflake | 8 |
| Veeam | 7 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for pre-sales
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 18 | 6.0% |
| New York City | 16 | 5.3% |
| Singapore | 11 | 3.7% |
| Paris | 6 | 2.0% |
| Tokyo | 5 | 1.7% |
| Bangkok | 4 | 1.3% |
| Chicago | 4 | 1.3% |
| Hyderabad | 4 | 1.3% |
| Stockholm | 4 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with pre-sales
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning pre-sales by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s pre-sales postings by all pre-sales postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.2% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,472 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-05 and 2026-08-04 to 2026-11-02 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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