Sales engineering jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-18, Sales engineering appears in 133 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Solutions Architect roles, with demand down 32% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-18
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+Is Sales engineering in demand in 2026?
Yes. Sales engineering appears in 133 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, with demand down 32% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Solutions Architect roles (24% of Solutions Architect postings list it).
+What jobs require Sales engineering?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, the job titles most likely to require Sales engineering are Solutions Architect (24% of postings list Sales engineering), Solution Architect (10% of postings list Sales engineering), Solutions Engineering Manager (6% of postings list Sales engineering).
+What skills are commonly paired with Sales engineering?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-18), Sales engineering most often appears alongside solutions architecture, Python, solution architecture, APIs, enterprise architecture.
+Where is Sales engineering most in demand?
As of 2026-08-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Sales engineering are New York City, London, San Francisco, Toronto, Paris, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Sales engineering — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Sales engineering
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Solutions Architect | 32 | 24.1% |
| Solution Architect | 14 | 10.5% |
| Solutions Engineering Manager | 8 | 6.0% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 5 | 3.8% |
| Customer Engineer | 5 | 3.8% |
| Sales Engineering Manager | 5 | 3.8% |
| Customer Solution Engineer | 4 | 3.0% |
| Systems Analyst | 4 | 3.0% |
| AI Strategist | 3 | 2.3% |
| Applied AI Architect | 3 | 2.3% |
Top metros hiring for Sales engineering
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 19 | 14.3% |
| London | 9 | 6.8% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 4.5% |
| Toronto | 4 | 3.0% |
| Paris | 3 | 2.3% |
| Washington | 3 | 2.3% |
| Chicago | 2 | 1.5% |
| Copenhagen | 2 | 1.5% |
| Melbourne | 2 | 1.5% |
Skills commonly paired with Sales engineering
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18. 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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