Sales Manager job postings: what employers ask for (2026)
This page reads every active posting whose normalized title is Sales Manager across the ten boards JobsPipe collects and reports what those employers ask for: the seniority they target, whether the role is remote, whether pay is disclosed, the skills named in the text, and the industries, countries and company sizes behind the postings.
8.8% of these postings are marked remote, 22.4% state a salary or range, the most common seniority label is senior at 8.7%. Postings with no seniority label are counted in the denominator, so the seniority shares do not sum to one.
Who the postings are aimed at
Seniority is read from the posting’s own label where one exists. Postings without a label stay in the denominator, so these shares describe how often each level is stated, not the full mix.
- Entry level3.3%
- Mid level2.0%
- Senior8.7%
- Lead or manager1.1%
Skills named in the text
Each posting counts once per skill its text names, so the shares overlap. The API filter skills_or returns the postings behind any bar.
- communication44.4%
- leadership34.1%
- crm30.0%
- negotiation27.0%
- mentoring23.3%
- customer-support18.3%
- lead-generation16.9%
- compliance14.1%
- time-series12.6%
- account-management11.4%
- teamwork10.4%
- excel9.0%
Functions employers are hiring for
- Sales87.1%
- Sales and Business Development10.0%
- Other0.9%
Industries behind the postings
Industry is the employer’s ISIC division where it is known. The filter isic_division_or reproduces each row.
- Software and IT services5.1%
- Retail trade3.8%
- Accommodation3.3%
- Employment and staffing3.3%
- Financial services3.2%
- Motor vehicle trade3.2%
- Machinery2.0%
- Food manufacturing1.6%
Where the postings are
- United States26.1%
- India14.3%
- Germany12.2%
- France5.3%
- United Kingdom4.5%
- Singapore4.3%
- Italy3.3%
- Canada3.1%
Company size
Employee count comes from the employer record where it is known; postings from companies without a known size are excluded from this cut.
- 1-50 employees3.9%
- 51-200 employees2.3%
- 201-1000 employees5.1%
- 1000+ employees15.9%
Employment type
- Full-time78.8%
- Part-time1.6%
FAQ
What share of sales manager job postings are remote?+
8.8% of the active postings on this page carry a remote flag. The flag is read from the posting itself, so hybrid roles that never say remote are counted as on-site. Filter the API with remote set to true and the same scope to reproduce the figure.
How many sales manager postings disclose salary?+
22.4% state a salary or a range in the posting text or structured fields. Disclosure varies more by board and by jurisdiction than by role, so compare the figure with the board-level shares on the sources pages before reading it as a market signal.
Which skills appear most in sales manager postings?+
The most named skills are communication (44.4%), leadership (34.1%), crm (30.0%), negotiation (27.0%), mentoring (23.3%). Skills are extracted from the posting text against a curated lexicon, and a posting counts once per skill it names, so the shares overlap.
Which industries hire the most sales manager roles?+
By ISIC division, the largest shares are Software and IT services (5.1%), Retail trade (3.8%), Accommodation (3.3%). Industry is resolved from the employer's classification where known, and postings without a classification are excluded from this cut.
Which functions are employers in Sales Manager hiring for?+
The largest functions by share of postings are Sales (87.1%), Sales and Business Development (10.0%), Other (0.9%). Function is assigned from the normalized title and the posting text.
Where do these numbers come from?+
From JobsPipe's live index of postings on the ten boards it collects, deduplicated by posting id and counted on 2026-09-09. Only shares are published; the underlying counts stay private. Every figure can be reproduced against the JobsPipe API with the filters shown on this page.
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