Sales Manager Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Sales Manager
East of England > Bedfordshire

The median Sales Manager salary in Bedfordshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Sales Manager 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 0.58% - 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% - 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £65,000 - -
90th Percentile £71,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -23.08% +4.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bedfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title 481 403 175
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.58% 99.02% 97.22%
Number of salaries quoted 124 214 129
10th Percentile £27,550 £30,375 £30,400
25th Percentile £32,750 £40,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -9.09% +2.80%
75th Percentile £53,125 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,500 £75,000 £75,500
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Sales Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Sales Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Sales Manager job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

Sales Manager
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Sales Manager job vacancies in Bedfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Sales Manager job vacancies in Bedfordshire

Sales Manager
Salary Histogram in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sales Manager in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 11 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Sales Manager in Bedfordshire

Sales Manager
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sales Manager within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 11 October 2025. 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
Biggleswade - 2 £55,000 -
Sales Manager
East of England

Sales Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire

For the 6 months to 11 October 2025, Sales Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bedfordshire region featuring Sales Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) B2B
1 2 (66.67%) B2B Sales
2 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Cost Control
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) People Management

Sales Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Marketing
1 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) B2B
1 2 (66.67%) B2B Sales
2 1 (33.33%) Cost Control
2 1 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) People Management