sales jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-16, sales appears in 176 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-16
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Frequently asked questions about sales
+Is sales in demand in 2026?
Yes. sales appears in 176 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (16% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require sales?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, the job titles most likely to require sales are Product Manager (16% of postings list sales), Program Manager (6% of postings list sales), Sales Executive (4% of postings list sales).
+What skills are commonly paired with sales?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-16), sales most often appears alongside Marketing, Salesforce, Business development, AI, Product Management.
+Where is sales most in demand?
As of 2026-09-16, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring sales are New York City, London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring sales — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require sales
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 28 | 15.9% |
| Program Manager | 10 | 5.7% |
| Sales Executive | 7 | 4.0% |
| Business Analyst | 6 | 3.4% |
| Sales Specialist | 6 | 3.4% |
| AI Sales Specialist | 3 | 1.7% |
| Enterprise Account Executive | 3 | 1.7% |
| Solutions Engineering Manager | 3 | 1.7% |
| Technical Support Engineering Manager | 3 | 1.7% |
| Agent Product Manager | 2 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for sales
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 10 | 5.7% |
| London | 7 | 4.0% |
| Amsterdam | 4 | 2.3% |
| Brussels | 3 | 1.7% |
| Dublin | 3 | 1.7% |
| Mexico City | 3 | 1.7% |
| San Francisco | 3 | 1.7% |
| Bangkok | 2 | 1.1% |
| Berlin | 2 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with sales
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16. 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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- entity_id
- 7e5707d68807d371
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-16
- window_days
- 90
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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