Most In-Demand Sales Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Sales roles right now are crm, ai, salesforce — ranked across 238349 open postings.
Updated July 23, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | crm | 29,957 | +12,214 |
| 2 | ai | 25,232 | +7,040 |
| 3 | salesforce | 24,813 | +9,181 |
| 4 | html | 16,100 | +216 |
| 5 | saas | 15,594 | +4,647 |
| 6 | cloud | 11,384 | +3,678 |
| 7 | networking | 9,304 | +3,899 |
| 8 | analytics | 8,822 | +3,129 |
| 9 | automation | 7,060 | +2,358 |
| 10 | hubspot | 6,793 | +2,532 |
| 11 | compensation-and-benefits | 5,950 | +2,036 |
| 12 | workday | 5,902 | +3,910 |
| 13 | ecommerce | 5,643 | +2,789 |
| 14 | pre-sales | 4,283 | +1,684 |
| 15 | agentic-ai | 4,232 | +1,074 |
| 16 | cybersecurity | 4,148 | +1,509 |
| 17 | performance-management | 3,646 | +1,834 |
| 18 | stakeholder-management | 3,602 | +1,590 |
| 19 | strategic-planning | 3,592 | +1,582 |
| 20 | agile | 3,247 | +1,296 |
| 21 | fintech | 3,098 | +1,065 |
| 22 | erp | 2,635 | +1,304 |
| 23 | customer-retention | 2,624 | +1,287 |
| 24 | machine-learning | 2,373 | +641 |
| 25 | chatgpt | 2,338 | +375 |
| 26 | sap | 2,302 | +1,052 |
| 27 | api | 2,260 | +700 |
| 28 | aws | 2,205 | +417 |
| 29 | spark | 1,811 | +910 |
| 30 | oracle | 1,735 | +1,071 |
| 31 | process-improvement | 1,730 | +743 |
| 32 | powerbi | 1,688 | +723 |
| 33 | contract-negotiation | 1,682 | +683 |
| 34 | sales-engineering | 1,627 | +405 |
| 35 | data-analytics | 1,593 | +520 |
| 36 | data-privacy | 1,519 | +717 |
| 37 | accounts-receivable | 1,490 | +932 |
| 38 | cad | 1,461 | +550 |
| 39 | zendesk | 1,442 | +1,143 |
| 40 | generative-ai | 1,432 | +389 |