Sales Executive
UK

The median Sales Executive salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 790 874 1118
Rank change year-on-year +84 +244 -315
Permanent jobs requiring a Sales Executive 98 121 117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.099% 0.12% 0.074%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.13% 0.077%
Number of salaries quoted 92 77 99
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £22,750
25th Percentile £30,750 £26,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - +42.86%
75th Percentile £85,000 £62,500 £75,000
90th Percentile - £76,000 £89,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £32,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year +76.92% -7.14% +16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 93,864 92,882 151,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 91.46% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,182 58,425 84,716
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,517
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Sales Executive
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Sales Executive in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Sales Executive in the UK

Sales Executive
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Sales Executive.

Salary trend for Sales Executive in the UK

Sales Executive
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sales Executive over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Sales Executive in the UK

Sales Executive
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sales Executive within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +53 86 £60,000 +45.45% 172
UK excluding London -17 76 £57,500 +76.92% 131
Work from Home +70 62 £67,500 +35.00% 59
South East -11 20 £60,000 +20.00% 43
North of England +49 14 £67,500 +193.48% 36
London +107 13 £80,000 +39.13% 49
West Midlands +18 13 £37,500 +25.00% 12
Midlands +10 13 £37,500 +25.00% 17
South West -27 13 £50,000 +85.19% 18
East of England - 13 £37,500 - 9
Yorkshire - 10 £67,500 - 15
North West +4 4 £25,500 +10.87% 17
Scotland -63 3 £55,000 - 12

Sales Executive Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Sales Executive job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Sales Executive in the job title.

1 29 (29.59%) Social Skills
2 28 (28.57%) SaaS
3 25 (25.51%) B2B
4 24 (24.49%) Business Development
4 24 (24.49%) Customer Service
5 23 (23.47%) B2B Sales
6 19 (19.39%) Marketing
7 16 (16.33%) Organisational Skills
8 15 (15.31%) CRM
9 13 (13.27%) Self-Motivation
10 12 (12.24%) Microsoft Office
10 12 (12.24%) Microsoft
11 11 (11.22%) Decision-Making
12 10 (10.20%) Degree
12 10 (10.20%) Social Media
13 8 (8.16%) Cybersecurity
14 7 (7.14%) Driving Licence
15 6 (6.12%) Workflow
15 6 (6.12%) E-Commerce
15 6 (6.12%) Salesforce
15 6 (6.12%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (5.10%) Microsoft Excel
16 5 (5.10%) Retail
16 5 (5.10%) Analytical Skills
16 5 (5.10%) Digital Marketing
17 4 (4.08%) Lead Generation
17 4 (4.08%) Copywriting
17 4 (4.08%) Logistics
17 4 (4.08%) Strategic Thinking
17 4 (4.08%) Cost Reduction

Sales Executive Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 12 (12.24%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (5.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 28 (28.57%) SaaS
2 1 (1.02%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.04%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.02%) Big Data
General
1 29 (29.59%) Social Skills
2 19 (19.39%) Marketing
3 16 (16.33%) Organisational Skills
4 6 (6.12%) Presentation Skills
5 5 (5.10%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (5.10%) Retail
6 3 (3.06%) Finance
7 2 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.02%) Law
8 1 (1.02%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 13 (13.27%) Self-Motivation
2 10 (10.20%) Social Media
3 7 (7.14%) Driving Licence
4 3 (3.06%) iPad
4 3 (3.06%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (2.04%) Blog
5 2 (2.04%) Graphic Design
5 2 (2.04%) NHS
6 1 (1.02%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (25.51%) B2B
2 24 (24.49%) Business Development
2 24 (24.49%) Customer Service
3 23 (23.47%) B2B Sales
4 15 (15.31%) CRM
5 11 (11.22%) Decision-Making
6 8 (8.16%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (6.12%) E-Commerce
7 6 (6.12%) Workflow
8 5 (5.10%) Digital Marketing
9 4 (4.08%) Copywriting
9 4 (4.08%) Cost Reduction
9 4 (4.08%) Lead Generation
9 4 (4.08%) Logistics
9 4 (4.08%) Strategic Thinking
10 3 (3.06%) Gamification
10 3 (3.06%) Problem-Solving
10 3 (3.06%) Security Operations
10 3 (3.06%) SOAR
10 3 (3.06%) Stakeholder Map
Qualifications
1 10 (10.20%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.04%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (1.02%) Autotask
Vendors
1 12 (12.24%) Microsoft
2 6 (6.12%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.02%) Adobe
3 1 (1.02%) Cisco
3 1 (1.02%) Dell
3 1 (1.02%) Facebook
3 1 (1.02%) Google
3 1 (1.02%) HP
3 1 (1.02%) HubSpot