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Skills employers ask for in sales jobs in pharma

In 2,456 sales jobs in pharma in the SkillDrift job index, the most requested skill is Sales, named in 25.9% of postings. Negotiation follows at 20.7%, then Pharmaceutical sales at 17.1%.

Based on 2,456 job postings in the SkillDrift job index, read on 5 November 2026.

Most requested

The 8 skills named most often

Each share is the part of all sales jobs in pharma that name the skill. One posting usually names several skills, so the shares add up to more than 100%.

  1. 1Sales25.9%635 of 2,456 postings
  2. 2Negotiation20.7%508 of 2,456 postings
  3. 3Pharmaceutical sales17.1%421 of 2,456 postings
  4. 4Customer relationship management17.1%419 of 2,456 postings
  5. 5Business development15.5%381 of 2,456 postings
  6. 6Sales target achievement10.5%259 of 2,456 postings
  7. 7Territory management8%197 of 2,456 postings
  8. 8Sales strategy7.9%195 of 2,456 postings

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Where these numbers come from

The SkillDrift job index collects live job postings and reads the skills each one asks for. This page counts the postings in the sales role group within the pharma industry, and shows the share that name each skill. Skills appear as employers write them, so close variants such as Excel and MS Excel can both appear, because a posting may use either. The page is refreshed from the index, and the date above shows the last read.

FAQ

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What is the most requested skill in sales jobs in pharma?

Sales. It is named in 25.9% of the 2,456 sales jobs in pharma in the SkillDrift job index on 5 November 2026.

How many job postings is this based on?

2,456 postings, read from the SkillDrift job index on 5 November 2026. Each share is the number of postings that name the skill, divided by all postings in this group.

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