Most In-Demand Sales Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Sales roles right now are business-development, crm, salesforce — ranked across 228730 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | business-development | 27,084 | +27,084 |
| 2 | crm | 21,072 | +21,072 |
| 3 | salesforce | 20,107 | +20,107 |
| 4 | ai | 19,764 | +19,764 |
| 5 | account-executive | 16,293 | +16,293 |
| 6 | saas | 12,130 | +12,130 |
| 7 | cloud | 9,724 | +9,724 |
| 8 | lead-generation | 9,060 | +9,060 |
| 9 | go-to-market | 8,800 | +8,800 |
| 10 | analytics | 7,383 | +7,383 |
| 11 | networking | 7,046 | +7,046 |
| 12 | pipeline-management | 6,013 | +6,013 |
| 13 | automation | 5,587 | +5,587 |
| 14 | hubspot | 4,116 | +4,116 |
| 15 | agentic-ai | 3,997 | +3,997 |
| 16 | cybersecurity | 3,728 | +3,728 |
| 17 | pre-sales | 3,514 | +3,514 |
| 18 | ecommerce | 3,116 | +3,116 |
| 19 | stakeholder-management | 2,898 | +2,898 |
| 20 | strategic-planning | 2,890 | +2,890 |
| 21 | performance-management | 2,835 | +2,835 |
| 22 | sales-enablement | 2,453 | +2,453 |
| 23 | fintech | 2,246 | +2,246 |
| 24 | api | 2,105 | +2,105 |
| 25 | machine-learning | 2,104 | +2,104 |
| 26 | customer-retention | 2,075 | +2,075 |
| 27 | aws | 1,837 | +1,837 |
| 28 | accessibility | 1,685 | +1,685 |
| 29 | erp | 1,674 | +1,674 |
| 30 | sales-engineering | 1,558 | +1,558 |
| 31 | agile | 1,538 | +1,538 |
| 32 | demand-generation | 1,527 | +1,527 |
| 33 | process-improvement | 1,524 | +1,524 |
| 34 | contract-negotiation | 1,439 | +1,439 |
| 35 | data-analytics | 1,432 | +1,432 |
| 36 | powerbi | 1,377 | +1,377 |
| 37 | sql | 1,361 | +1,361 |
| 38 | generative-ai | 1,241 | +1,241 |
| 39 | regulatory-compliance | 1,221 | +1,221 |
| 40 | cold-outreach | 1,176 | +1,176 |