Sales Specialist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 61 job postings with the title “Sales Specialist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is MySQL.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
61
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Chicago

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Frequently asked questions about Sales Specialist jobs

+How many Sales Specialist jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 61 job postings with the title “Sales Specialist” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.

+What skills do Sales Specialist jobs require?

Across Sales Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are MySQL, DBaaS, event-driven systems, microservices, reverse ETL.

+Which cities are hiring the most Sales Specialist?

As of 2026-09-30, Sales Specialist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Chicago, Paris, Bengaluru, Munich, New York City.

+Is Sales Specialist a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 61 Sales Specialist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Sales Specialist postings is MySQL, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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+What roles do people move into and out of Sales Specialist?

The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.

Weekly indexed Sales Specialist postings — last 90 days

Career paths through Sales Specialist

Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.

Historical career profiles · all locations

36 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Sales Specialist

Before Sales SpecialistSales Associate → Sales Specialist: 19 observed employer movesSales Representative → Sales Specialist: 14 observed employer movesSales Manager → Sales Specialist: 12 observed employer movesAccount Executive → Sales Specialist: 10 observed employer movesCustomer Service Representative → Sales Specialist: 8 observed employer movesAssistant Manager → Sales Specialist: 8 observed employer movesSoftware Engineer → Sales Specialist: 7 observed employer movesSalesSpecialistSales Associate: 19 movesSales Associate19 movesSales Representative: 14 movesSalesRepresentative14 movesSales Manager: 12 movesSales Manager12 movesAccount Executive: 10 movesAccount Executive10 movesCustomer Service Representative: 8 movesCustomer ServiceRepresentative8 movesAssistant Manager: 8 movesAssistant Manager8 movesSoftware Engineer: 7 movesSoftware Engineer7 moves

Roles after Sales Specialist

After Sales SpecialistSales Specialist → Software Engineer: 28 observed employer movesSales Specialist → Product Manager: 22 observed employer movesSales Specialist → Data Analyst: 19 observed employer movesSales Specialist → Business Analyst: 19 observed employer movesSales Specialist → Sales Representative: 14 observed employer movesSales Specialist → Sales Manager: 12 observed employer movesSales Specialist → Project Manager: 12 observed employer movesSalesSpecialistSoftware Engineer: 28 movesSoftware Engineer28 movesProduct Manager: 22 movesProduct Manager22 movesData Analyst: 19 movesData Analyst19 movesBusiness Analyst: 19 movesBusiness Analyst19 movesSales Representative: 14 movesSalesRepresentative14 movesSales Manager: 12 movesSales Manager12 movesProject Manager: 12 movesProject Manager12 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Sales Specialist (different employer)36
Before: Sales Associate19
Before: Sales Representative14
Before: Sales Manager12
Before: Account Executive10
Before: Customer Service Representative8
Before: Assistant Manager8
Before: Software Engineer7
After: Sales Specialist (different employer)36
After: Software Engineer28
After: Product Manager22
After: Data Analyst19
After: Business Analyst19
After: Sales Representative14
After: Sales Manager12
After: Project Manager12

Skills most often required for Sales Specialist

NamePostingsShare
MySQL2541.0%
DBaaS2541.0%
event-driven systems2541.0%
microservices2541.0%
reverse ETL2541.0%
Postgres2541.0%
forecasting2439.3%
OLTP2236.1%
whiteboarding2032.8%
security software sales1931.1%
pipeline management1931.1%
enterprise software sales1829.5%
POCs1727.9%
Azure1727.9%
AWS1727.9%

Top companies posting Sales Specialist jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Sales Specialist jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Databricks25
Veeam13
Securiti6
Nimble Storage5
HPE3
The Adaptavist Group2
Google1
UiPath1
LSEG1
Cloudera1

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring Sales Specialist

NamePostingsShare
Chicago34.9%
Paris34.9%
Bengaluru23.3%
Munich23.3%
New York City23.3%
Toronto23.3%
Amsterdam11.6%
Dallas11.6%
Herzliya11.6%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Sales Specialist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

role
Sales Specialist
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-09-30
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index