Sales Director Jobs in England

Sales Director
UK > England

The median Sales Director salary in England is £142,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 672 822 910
Rank change year-on-year +150 +88 +187
Permanent jobs requiring a Sales Director 11 9 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.023% 0.010% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% 0.011% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 4 8 13
10th Percentile £92,500 £88,000 £76,000
25th Percentile £115,000 £96,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £142,500 £115,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.91% +43.75% -23.81%
75th Percentile £150,000 £137,500 £91,250
90th Percentile - £159,250 £104,250
UK median annual salary £127,500 £125,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +2.00% +56.25% -23.81%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 43,739 81,048 82,564
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.55% 94.49% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 24,774 60,528 52,373
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,531 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -

Sales Director
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Sales Director in England

Sales Director
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Sales Director in England

Sales Director
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sales Director in England over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Sales Director in England

Sales Director
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sales Director within the England region over the 6 months to 10 May 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
London +107 7 - - 99
Yorkshire - 2 £150,000 - 3
North of England - 2 £150,000 - 9
East of England - 1 £85,000 - 2
Sales Director
UK

Sales Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, Sales Director 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 across the England region featuring Sales Director in the job title.

1 9 (81.82%) Marketing
2 7 (63.64%) Degree
2 7 (63.64%) Decision-Making
2 7 (63.64%) Lead Generation
2 7 (63.64%) Social Skills
3 6 (54.55%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (54.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (54.55%) Business Strategy
3 6 (54.55%) Business Development
3 6 (54.55%) Project Management
3 6 (54.55%) Strategic Planning
4 4 (36.36%) Finance
5 2 (18.18%) Customer Acquisition
6 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
6 1 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (9.09%) Deadline-Driven
6 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
6 1 (9.09%) Business Case
6 1 (9.09%) Generative AI
6 1 (9.09%) Technology Transformation
6 1 (9.09%) Presales
6 1 (9.09%) Matrix Organization
6 1 (9.09%) Financial Modelling
6 1 (9.09%) Customer Engagement
6 1 (9.09%) SaaS
6 1 (9.09%) ServiceNow
6 1 (9.09%) MBA
6 1 (9.09%) Retail
6 1 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence
6 1 (9.09%) Telecoms

Sales Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) SaaS
General
1 9 (81.82%) Marketing
2 7 (63.64%) Social Skills
3 6 (54.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (36.36%) Finance
5 1 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
5 1 (9.09%) Retail
5 1 (9.09%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 6 (54.55%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Decision-Making
1 7 (63.64%) Lead Generation
2 6 (54.55%) Business Development
2 6 (54.55%) Business Strategy
2 6 (54.55%) Project Management
2 6 (54.55%) Strategic Planning
3 2 (18.18%) Customer Acquisition
4 1 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (9.09%) Business Case
4 1 (9.09%) Customer Engagement
4 1 (9.09%) Deadline-Driven
4 1 (9.09%) Financial Modelling
4 1 (9.09%) Generative AI
4 1 (9.09%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (9.09%) Presales
4 1 (9.09%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) Degree
2 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
2 1 (9.09%) MBA
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) ServiceNow