Account Executive
UK

The median Account Executive salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 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
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 855 945 1179
Rank change year-on-year +90 +234 -304
Permanent jobs requiring an Account Executive 53 53 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.055% 0.050% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% 0.054% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 43 25 23
10th Percentile £28,750 £25,400 £71,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £31,250 £83,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £120,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% -39.58% +84.62%
75th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £172,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £101,000 £239,100
UK excluding London median annual salary £82,500 £32,500 £73,250
% change year-on-year +153.85% -55.63% +33.18%

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 91,989 97,583 147,027
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.61% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 66,379 61,119 85,881
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Account Executive
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Account Executive in the UK

Account Executive
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Account Executive in the UK

Account Executive
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Account Executive over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Account Executive in the UK

Account Executive
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Account Executive within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 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 +129 44 £80,000 +10.34% 118
UK excluding London +39 32 £82,500 +153.85% 39
Work from Home +98 22 £70,000 -22.22% 55
London +148 15 £80,000 +18.52% 71
South East +2 10 £112,500 +50.00% 12
South West - 7 £42,500 - 5
East of England - 6 - - 3
West Midlands +35 4 £82,500 +175.00% 2
Midlands +17 4 £82,500 +175.00% 3
Scotland - 4 £100,000 - 1
North East - 1 £57,500 -
North of England - 1 £57,500 - 13

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

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Account 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 Account Executive in the job title.

1 29 (54.72%) SaaS
2 27 (50.94%) Marketing
3 21 (39.62%) Business Development
4 11 (20.75%) Channel Management
4 11 (20.75%) Finance
5 10 (18.87%) B2B
6 9 (16.98%) Social Skills
6 9 (16.98%) Lead Generation
6 9 (16.98%) Degree
6 9 (16.98%) Microsoft Excel
7 8 (15.09%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (13.21%) CRM
8 7 (13.21%) Microsoft
8 7 (13.21%) Time Management
9 6 (11.32%) Data Entry
9 6 (11.32%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (11.32%) Presales
10 5 (9.43%) B2B Sales
10 5 (9.43%) Decision-Making
10 5 (9.43%) Salesforce
10 5 (9.43%) Logistics
10 5 (9.43%) Social Media
11 4 (7.55%) HubSpot
11 4 (7.55%) IoT
11 4 (7.55%) Local Government
11 4 (7.55%) Service Management
11 4 (7.55%) Financial Institution
11 4 (7.55%) Automotive
11 4 (7.55%) Manufacturing

Account 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.77%) CMS
1 2 (3.77%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (16.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (3.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (7.55%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (1.89%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 29 (54.72%) SaaS
2 2 (3.77%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 2 (3.77%) Canva
2 2 (3.77%) MailChimp
2 2 (3.77%) Squarespace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.77%) Internet
2 1 (1.89%) LTE
2 1 (1.89%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.89%) Big Data
General
1 27 (50.94%) Marketing
2 11 (20.75%) Finance
3 9 (16.98%) Social Skills
4 8 (15.09%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (11.32%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (7.55%) Automotive
6 4 (7.55%) Financial Institution
6 4 (7.55%) Local Government
6 4 (7.55%) Manufacturing
7 3 (5.66%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.89%) Brand Awareness
8 1 (1.89%) Games
8 1 (1.89%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.89%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.43%) Social Media
2 4 (7.55%) Industry 4.0
2 4 (7.55%) IoT
3 3 (5.66%) Blog
4 2 (3.77%) Graphic Design
4 2 (3.77%) Hedge funds
5 1 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (39.62%) Business Development
2 11 (20.75%) Channel Management
3 10 (18.87%) B2B
4 9 (16.98%) Lead Generation
5 8 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (13.21%) CRM
6 7 (13.21%) Time Management
7 6 (11.32%) Data Entry
7 6 (11.32%) Presales
8 5 (9.43%) B2B Sales
8 5 (9.43%) Decision-Making
8 5 (9.43%) Logistics
9 4 (7.55%) Asset Management
9 4 (7.55%) Contract Negotiation
9 4 (7.55%) Service Management
9 4 (7.55%) Value Proposition
10 3 (5.66%) Artificial Intelligence
10 3 (5.66%) Collaborative Culture
10 3 (5.66%) Customer Retention
11 2 (3.77%) Commercial Awareness
Qualifications
1 9 (16.98%) Degree
2 1 (1.89%) Master's Degree
2 1 (1.89%) MBA
Vendors
1 7 (13.21%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.43%) Salesforce
3 4 (7.55%) HubSpot
4 2 (3.77%) Adobe