sales jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-22, sales appears in 121 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand up 3% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-22
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Frequently asked questions about sales
+Is sales in demand in 2026?
Yes. sales appears in 121 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22, with demand up 3% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (25% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require sales?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22, the job titles most likely to require sales are Product Manager (25% of postings list sales), Sales Specialist (7% of postings list sales), Program Manager (6% of postings list sales).
+What skills are commonly paired with sales?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-22), sales most often appears alongside Marketing, Product Management, Partnerships, Salesforce, Customer success.
+Where is sales most in demand?
As of 2026-07-22, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring sales are New York City, London, Toronto, San Francisco, Austin, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 30 | 24.8% |
| Sales Specialist | 8 | 6.6% |
| Program Manager | 7 | 5.8% |
| Business Analyst | 5 | 4.1% |
| Solutions Engineering Manager | 4 | 3.3% |
| Field CTO | 3 | 2.5% |
| Software Engineer | 3 | 2.5% |
| AI Search Manager | 2 | 1.7% |
| AI Strategy & Transformation Architect | 2 | 1.7% |
| Partnerships Lead | 2 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for sales
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 10 | 8.3% |
| London | 7 | 5.8% |
| Toronto | 5 | 4.1% |
| San Francisco | 4 | 3.3% |
| Austin | 2 | 1.7% |
| Dublin | 2 | 1.7% |
| Menlo Park | 2 | 1.7% |
| Munich | 2 | 1.7% |
| Paris | 2 | 1.7% |
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 2026-07-22. 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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- 2026-07-22
- 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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