sales jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, sales appears in 153 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Account Executive roles, with demand down 44% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about sales
+Is sales in demand in 2026?
Yes. sales appears in 153 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 44% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Account Executive roles (17% of Account Executive postings list it).
+What jobs require sales?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require sales are Account Executive (17% of postings list sales), Product Manager (16% of postings list sales), AI Support Agent (4% of postings list sales).
+What skills are commonly paired with sales?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), sales most often appears alongside Marketing, SaaS, CRM, AI, pipeline management.
+Where is sales most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring sales are New York City, San Francisco, London, Limassol, Singapore, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new sales content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring sales — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require sales
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Account Executive | 26 | 17.0% |
| Product Manager | 24 | 15.7% |
| AI Support Agent | 6 | 3.9% |
| Robotics AI Campus Lead | 5 | 3.3% |
| Software Engineer | 4 | 2.6% |
| Business Analyst | 3 | 2.0% |
| Field CTO | 3 | 2.0% |
| AI Search Manager | 2 | 1.3% |
| AI Strategy & Transformation Architect | 2 | 1.3% |
| Enterprise Account Executive | 2 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for sales
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 15 | 28.3% |
| San Francisco | 13 | 24.5% |
| London | 7 | 13.2% |
| Limassol | 4 | 7.5% |
| Singapore | 4 | 7.5% |
| São Paulo | 3 | 5.7% |
| Tel Aviv | 3 | 5.7% |
| Austin | 2 | 3.8% |
| Berlin | 2 | 3.8% |
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 2026-05-17. 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
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- 7e5707d68807d371
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- 2026-05-17
- 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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