Sales Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Sales Manager
England > North of England

The median Sales Manager salary in the North of England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 October 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 239 309
Rank change year-on-year +123 +70 -16
Permanent jobs requiring a Sales Manager 330 61 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.37% 0.64% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% 0.73% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 225 34 2
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £39,600
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -2.94% -15.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £44,250 £44,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £63,500 £44,600
England median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +33.33% -25.00% -

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 22,394 8,380 12,738
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.85% 87.34% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 16,270 4,320 7,070
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,500 £39,285
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -7.83%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £78,775 £78,525
England median annual salary £59,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.18% - -8.33%

Sales Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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 the North of England.

Sales Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Sales Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Sales Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sales Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Sales Manager in the North of England

Sales Manager
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 Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 6 October 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 +122 231 £60,000 +50.00% 32
Yorkshire +6 69 £45,000 +3.45% 14
North East -38 30 £40,000 +37.49% 6
Sales Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 6 October 2026, 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 North of England region featuring Sales Manager in the job title.

1 136 (41.21%) Business Development
2 58 (17.58%) B2B
3 30 (9.09%) B2B Sales
4 23 (6.97%) ServiceNow
5 22 (6.67%) SaaS
6 21 (6.36%) Analytics
6 21 (6.36%) Cybersecurity
7 19 (5.76%) Coaching
8 16 (4.85%) CRM
9 13 (3.94%) Digital Marketing
10 11 (3.33%) AI
11 10 (3.03%) Channel Management
11 10 (3.03%) Data-Driven Marketing
11 10 (3.03%) Unified Communications
12 9 (2.73%) Broadband
12 9 (2.73%) Chemistry
12 9 (2.73%) ERP
13 8 (2.42%) Customer Service
13 8 (2.42%) Time Management
14 7 (2.12%) Decision-Making
14 7 (2.12%) Microsoft
14 7 (2.12%) Predictive Analytics
14 7 (2.12%) Telematics
14 7 (2.12%) Telesales
15 6 (1.82%) Customer Requirements
15 6 (1.82%) E-Commerce
16 5 (1.52%) Fintech
16 5 (1.52%) HP
17 4 (1.21%) AWS
17 4 (1.21%) Business Case

Sales Manager 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 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 22 (6.67%) SaaS
2 4 (1.21%) AWS
2 4 (1.21%) IaaS
2 4 (1.21%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (1.21%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.03%) Unified Communications
2 9 (2.73%) Broadband
3 1 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.21%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 32 (9.70%) Public Sector
2 28 (8.48%) Marketing
3 13 (3.94%) Advertising
4 11 (3.33%) Telecoms
5 10 (3.03%) Electronics
6 8 (2.42%) Manufacturing
6 8 (2.42%) Organisational Skills
6 8 (2.42%) Social Skills
7 7 (2.12%) Finance
8 4 (1.21%) Health Technology
8 4 (1.21%) Legal
9 3 (0.91%) Mandarin Language
9 3 (0.91%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (0.91%) Retail
10 2 (0.61%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.30%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.45%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (2.73%) Driving Licence
3 7 (2.12%) Onboarding
4 5 (1.52%) IoT
4 5 (1.52%) NHS
5 4 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.21%) PropTech
5 4 (1.21%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 3 (0.91%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.30%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (41.21%) Business Development
2 58 (17.58%) B2B
3 30 (9.09%) B2B Sales
4 21 (6.36%) Analytics
4 21 (6.36%) Cybersecurity
5 19 (5.76%) Coaching
6 16 (4.85%) CRM
7 13 (3.94%) Digital Marketing
8 11 (3.33%) AI
9 10 (3.03%) Channel Management
9 10 (3.03%) Data-Driven Marketing
10 9 (2.73%) Chemistry
10 9 (2.73%) ERP
11 8 (2.42%) Customer Service
11 8 (2.42%) Time Management
12 7 (2.12%) Decision-Making
12 7 (2.12%) Predictive Analytics
12 7 (2.12%) Telematics
12 7 (2.12%) Telesales
13 6 (1.82%) E-Commerce
Qualifications
1 2 (0.61%) SC Cleared
1 2 (0.61%) Security Cleared
2 1 (0.30%) Degree
Vendors
1 23 (6.97%) ServiceNow
2 7 (2.12%) Microsoft
3 5 (1.52%) HP
4 4 (1.21%) Dell
5 1 (0.30%) Facebook
5 1 (0.30%) Google
5 1 (0.30%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.30%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud