There are many job titles available for technical professionals who work with sales colleagues and customers. Some titles suggest distinct job functions, but most of the titles are used interchangeably. At Expert Dig, we monitor the following:

Conveniently, the majority of these titles are abbreviated as either "SC" or "SE," which are virtually identical when spoken in English as "esee." Hence, the acronym "esee" is used for "sales consultant," "solution engineer," "presales consultant," etc.

SE titles are frequently subdivided with adjectives such as "senior," or "inside." Industry or geographic alignment is also common, such as "financial sales consultant," "northeast area solution engineer," etc. The graphs below ignore most superfluous adjectives and focus on the commonly used titles alone.

"Sales consultant" is the most commonly used title, by a large margin.

As of August 4, 2021 there were 782,679 jobs posted on Linkedin for positions in the USA with titles that are used synonymously, or nearly synonymously, with "sales consultant."

As of August 4, 2021 there were over 3.6 million people in the United States who use the title "sales consultant" in their employment history profile.

Globally, the title "sales consultant" is more prominent than it is in the USA.

Regardless of what title you use, SEs should receive the training they need to maximize their customer impact. Contact Expert Dig today to get started.