Sales Executive Job Trends in the North of England

Sales Executive
England > North of England

The median Sales Executive salary in the North of England is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 208 277 272
Rank change year-on-year +69 -5 +140
Permanent jobs requiring a Sales Executive 65 4 19
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.60% 0.044% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 0.047% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 35 4 19
10th Percentile £24,823 £34,750 -
25th Percentile £26,000 £38,125 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £40,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +60.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £40,125 £41,000 -
90th Percentile £43,850 £42,800 £33,200
England median annual salary £30,000 £105,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -71.43% +200.00% -30.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 9,556 8,552 8,148
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.69% 94.06% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,571 4,030 6,496
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,309 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.61% +0.62% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £80,435
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Sales Executive
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Sales Executive job vacancy trend in the North of England

Sales Executive
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Sales Executive job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Sales Executive job vacancies in the North of England

Sales Executive
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sales Executive in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Sales Executive in the North of England

Sales Executive
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sales Executive within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
North West +56 40 £28,000 -30.00% 51
Yorkshire +11 23 £28,000 -20.00% 42
North East - 2 £32,918 - 15
Sales Executive
England

Sales Executive Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Sales Executive 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 North of England region featuring Sales Executive in the job title.

1 17 (26.15%) Telesales
2 14 (21.54%) Dell
3 12 (18.46%) Business Development
4 11 (16.92%) Broadband
4 11 (16.92%) Degree
5 10 (15.38%) B2B
6 8 (12.31%) Digital Marketing
7 7 (10.77%) CRM
7 7 (10.77%) Microsoft
8 5 (7.69%) Collaborative Culture
8 5 (7.69%) GDPR
8 5 (7.69%) Lead Generation
8 5 (7.69%) QA
9 4 (6.15%) AI
9 4 (6.15%) Customer Experience
9 4 (6.15%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (6.15%) Email Marketing
10 3 (4.62%) Agile
10 3 (4.62%) Cisco
10 3 (4.62%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (4.62%) Customer Requirements
10 3 (4.62%) Customer Service
10 3 (4.62%) Internet
10 3 (4.62%) IT Strategy
10 3 (4.62%) Microsoft Excel
10 3 (4.62%) Microsoft Office
10 3 (4.62%) SaaS
10 3 (4.62%) Technology Strategy
11 2 (3.08%) Decision-Making
11 2 (3.08%) ERP

Sales Executive Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 3 (4.62%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (4.62%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.62%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (16.92%) Broadband
2 3 (4.62%) Internet
General
1 28 (43.08%) Social Skills
2 19 (29.23%) Marketing
3 11 (16.92%) Electronics
4 9 (13.85%) German Language
5 5 (7.69%) Games
5 5 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (6.15%) Legal
7 3 (4.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (4.62%) Law
8 2 (3.08%) Finance
8 2 (3.08%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.54%) Local Government
9 1 (1.54%) Police
9 1 (1.54%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 5 (7.69%) Data Centre
1 5 (7.69%) Social Media
2 2 (3.08%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (26.15%) Telesales
2 12 (18.46%) Business Development
3 10 (15.38%) B2B
4 8 (12.31%) Digital Marketing
5 7 (10.77%) CRM
6 5 (7.69%) Collaborative Culture
6 5 (7.69%) Lead Generation
7 4 (6.15%) AI
7 4 (6.15%) Customer Experience
7 4 (6.15%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (6.15%) Email Marketing
8 3 (4.62%) Agile
8 3 (4.62%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (4.62%) Customer Requirements
8 3 (4.62%) Customer Service
8 3 (4.62%) IT Strategy
8 3 (4.62%) Technology Strategy
9 2 (3.08%) Decision-Making
9 2 (3.08%) ERP
9 2 (3.08%) Network Optimisation
Qualifications
1 11 (16.92%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.69%) GDPR
1 5 (7.69%) QA
Vendors
1 14 (21.54%) Dell
2 7 (10.77%) Microsoft
3 3 (4.62%) Cisco
4 1 (1.54%) BT
4 1 (1.54%) VMware