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Outside Sales Representative Career Market Report 2026

3,344 active jobs. 326 companies. Median salary $90K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

3,344
Active Job Openings
326
Companies Hiring
$90K
Median Salary (US)
66%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Outside Sales Representative market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 66% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $90K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $69K to $150K.

Remote roles pay 10% below the US national median

Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.

Cold Calling is the most-demanded skill at 32%

AI/LLM demand rose +8.8pp — fastest-growing skill

Hibu leads hiring with 375 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Director (+$78K, +94%)

Salary increase: +$78K · Sample: Senior → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 9% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior181$70K$150K$208K
Entry-Level95$85K$90K$105K
Mid-Level55$55K$69K$156K
Senior14$65K$82K$122K
Manager5$75K$80K$281K
Director5$140K$160K$200K

What jumps out

Senior → Director: +$78K (94%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States869$90KUSD
Remote17$81KUSD
Canada8$160KUSD
United Kingdom3$18KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.1%
Remote9.3%
Hybrid2.6%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Cold Calling
32%
Account Management
23%
AI/LLM
9%
Upselling
9%
Salesforce
9%
Lead Generation
8%
Negotiation
6%
CRM Software
5%
B2B Sales
4%
Bilingual
4%
Sales Pipeline
4%
B2C Sales
4%

Skills on the Rise

AI/LLM ↑+8.8ppCold Calling ↑+5.5ppCRM Software ↑+5.2ppAccount Management ↑+5.1ppBilingual ↑+4.4pp

Declining in Demand

Adaptability ↓-22.6ppSEO ↓-17.4ppCustomer Service ↓-16.2ppExcel ↓-6.5ppJournalism ↓-5.3pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Hibu37511.2%
Att1323.9%
Sumup1223.6%
Omadaai1193.6%
Rentokil Initial1103.3%
Groundworks832.5%
salesfocus722.2%
Comcast662.0%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States1,699
United Kingdom160
India137
Remote115
Canada46
Ireland38
Italy28
Germany27

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree71.8%1,594
Master's Degree7.1%158
Bachelor's Degree6.0%134
High School / GED0.3%7
MBA0.1%2

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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