sales jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-29, sales appears in 15 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-29
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Frequently asked questions about sales
+Is sales in demand in 2026?
Yes. sales appears in 15 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-29. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (27% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require sales?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-29, the job titles most likely to require sales are Product Manager (27% of postings list sales), AI Search Manager (13% of postings list sales), AI Implementation Manager (7% of postings list sales).
+What skills are commonly paired with sales?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-29), sales most often appears alongside go-to-market, product management, search intent, client-facing consulting, AI search.
+Where is sales most in demand?
As of 2026-08-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring sales are New York City, London, Berlin, Brussels, Deerfield, 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 | 4 | 26.7% |
| AI Search Manager | 2 | 13.3% |
| AI Implementation Manager | 1 | 6.7% |
| AI Transformation Lead | 1 | 6.7% |
| Customer Program Manager | 1 | 6.7% |
| Executive Director | 1 | 6.7% |
| Inside Sales Executive | 1 | 6.7% |
| Onboarding Architect | 1 | 6.7% |
| Program Manager | 1 | 6.7% |
| Sales Specialist | 1 | 6.7% |
Top metros hiring for sales
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 3 | 20.0% |
| London | 2 | 13.3% |
| Berlin | 1 | 6.7% |
| Brussels | 1 | 6.7% |
| Deerfield | 1 | 6.7% |
| Hyderabad | 1 | 6.7% |
| Menlo Park | 1 | 6.7% |
| New Taipei City | 1 | 6.7% |
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 2026-08-29. 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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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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