Most In-Demand Sales Skills
The most in-demand skills for Sales roles right now are ai, account-executive, salesforce — ranked across 79511 open postings.
Updated September 23, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 9,755 | +9,755 |
| 2 | account-executive | 6,912 | +6,912 |
| 3 | salesforce | 6,342 | +6,342 |
| 4 | saas | 6,209 | +6,209 |
| 5 | crm | 5,889 | +5,889 |
| 6 | business-development | 5,419 | +5,419 |
| 7 | go-to-market | 3,650 | +3,650 |
| 8 | cloud | 2,993 | +2,993 |
| 9 | agentic-ai | 2,431 | +2,431 |
| 10 | analytics | 2,263 | +2,263 |
| 11 | automation | 2,165 | +2,165 |
| 12 | hubspot | 2,021 | +2,021 |
| 13 | pipeline-management | 1,803 | +1,803 |
| 14 | lead-generation | 1,647 | +1,647 |
| 15 | networking | 1,595 | +1,595 |
| 16 | fintech | 1,431 | +1,431 |
| 17 | ecommerce | 1,344 | +1,344 |
| 18 | api | 1,147 | +1,147 |
| 19 | machine-learning | 1,066 | +1,066 |
| 20 | linkedin-sales-navigator | 1,052 | +1,052 |
| 21 | cybersecurity | 966 | +966 |
| 22 | sales-enablement | 837 | +837 |
| 23 | zoominfo | 722 | +722 |
| 24 | pre-sales | 721 | +721 |
| 25 | sales-engineering | 712 | +712 |
| 26 | accessibility | 688 | +688 |
| 27 | agile | 665 | +665 |
| 28 | gdpr | 658 | +658 |
| 29 | sql | 603 | +603 |
| 30 | ccpa | 582 | +582 |
| 31 | slack | 575 | +575 |
| 32 | stakeholder-management | 549 | +549 |
| 33 | observability | 537 | +537 |
| 34 | performance-management | 536 | +536 |
| 35 | cold-outreach | 526 | +526 |
| 36 | llm | 515 | +515 |
| 37 | zoom | 500 | +500 |
| 38 | salesloft | 500 | +500 |
| 39 | aws | 496 | +496 |
| 40 | demand-generation | 489 | +489 |