Career switch, measured
From Sales Engineer to Sales Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 91% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Sales, Customer success, Forecasting, Contract negotiation; the main skills to add are Microsoft Office, Excel.
91%
skill overlap
5,104
open Sales Manager postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSales EngineerSales Manager
- Sales96%88%
- Customer success25%26%
- Forecasting21%23%
- Contract negotiation20%25%
- Marketing27%40%
- Stakeholder management35%25%
- B2B sales22%15%
- Lead generation21%14%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Manager postings, rarely in Sales Engineer ones.
SkillSales EngineerSales Manager
- Microsoft Office6%12%
- Excel–10%
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