Business-to-Business (B2B) Sales
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring B2B Sales skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 334 470 779
Rank change year-on-year +136 +309 +62
Permanent jobs citing B2B Sales 478 187 114
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.52% 0.43% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.71% 0.46% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 366 71 94
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £24,500
25th Percentile £33,813 £33,750 £31,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year - -3.03% -17.50%
75th Percentile £55,000 £66,250 £64,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £122,500 £83,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,750 £42,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -8.82% +13.33% -28.57%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

B2B Sales falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 67,346 40,822 82,196
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.74% 93.29% 85.15%
Number of salaries quoted 43,359 22,211 59,550
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.97%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%

B2B Sales
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing B2B Sales relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

B2B Sales job vacancy trend in the UK

B2B Sales
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing B2B Sales.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing B2B Sales

B2B Sales
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing B2B Sales over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Salary histogram for B2B Sales in the UK

B2B Sales
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing B2B Sales within the UK over the 6 months to 16 May 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
England +131 394 £40,000 -15.79% 392
UK excluding London +151 327 £38,750 -8.82% 281
Work from Home +73 103 £40,000 +6.67% 201
London -10 92 £51,500 -28.97% 149
North of England +60 90 £35,000 - 93
South East +30 87 £47,500 +2.70% 85
East of England +45 60 £50,000 +17.65% 16
Midlands -10 36 £35,000 +11.11% 43
Yorkshire -20 35 £38,500 - 26
North West - 35 £32,500 - 58
South West -26 28 £32,000 +16.36% 26
East Midlands -20 26 £35,000 +11.11% 17
Scotland +14 22 £32,500 -23.53% 18
North East - 20 £40,000 - 13
West Midlands -32 10 £41,750 - 25
Wales -21 8 £35,000 +12.00% 9

B2B Sales
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.21%) Confluence
Applications
1 26 (5.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (4.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 20 (4.18%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.84%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.21%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
Cloud Services
1 86 (17.99%) SaaS
2 9 (1.88%) Power Platform
3 5 (1.05%) Canva
4 4 (0.84%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (0.63%) Azure
6 1 (0.21%) AWS
6 1 (0.21%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.21%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.21%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.51%) Internet
2 10 (2.09%) Broadband
3 7 (1.46%) Wireless
4 6 (1.26%) Unified Communications
4 6 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (1.05%) VoIP
6 4 (0.84%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (0.42%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.42%) WAN
8 1 (0.21%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.21%) LAN
8 1 (0.21%) MPLS
8 1 (0.21%) NGN
8 1 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.67%) Power BI
2 2 (0.42%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 23 (4.81%) JIRA
General
1 134 (28.03%) Social Skills
2 127 (26.57%) Marketing
3 51 (10.67%) Advertising
4 50 (10.46%) Presentation Skills
5 35 (7.32%) Telecoms
6 33 (6.90%) Publishing
7 32 (6.69%) Finance
8 26 (5.44%) Electronics
9 24 (5.02%) Analytical Skills
10 22 (4.60%) French Language
10 22 (4.60%) German Language
11 18 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (3.77%) Public Sector
12 16 (3.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 16 (3.35%) Retail
13 15 (3.14%) Dutch Language
14 11 (2.30%) Law
15 10 (2.09%) Automotive
16 9 (1.88%) Manufacturing
17 8 (1.67%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 118 (24.69%) Business Manager
2 115 (24.06%) Business Development Manager
2 115 (24.06%) Development Manager
3 70 (14.64%) Sales Executive
4 54 (11.30%) Account Manager
5 49 (10.25%) Sales Manager
6 48 (10.04%) Sales Representative
7 47 (9.83%) Business Development Executive
8 27 (5.65%) Senior
9 24 (5.02%) Business Sales Executive
10 23 (4.81%) Solutions Sales Executive
11 22 (4.60%) Sales Business Development Manager
12 21 (4.39%) New Business Sales Executive
13 19 (3.97%) Senior Manager
14 16 (3.35%) Lead
15 15 (3.14%) Technical Engineer
16 14 (2.93%) Support Engineer
16 14 (2.93%) Technical Support
16 14 (2.93%) Technical Support Engineer
17 12 (2.51%) Senior Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.42%) Lightning Web Components
2 1 (0.21%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 78 (16.32%) Self-Motivation
2 65 (13.60%) Onboarding
3 41 (8.58%) Driving Licence
4 27 (5.65%) Social Media
5 16 (3.35%) Renewable Energy
6 11 (2.30%) Podcast
7 10 (2.09%) Digital Media
8 8 (1.67%) IoT
9 7 (1.46%) Web Conferencing
10 6 (1.26%) Blog
11 4 (0.84%) CCTV
12 3 (0.63%) Educational Technology
12 3 (0.63%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 3 (0.63%) Housing Association
12 3 (0.63%) Life Science
13 2 (0.42%) ASIC
13 2 (0.42%) Derivative
13 2 (0.42%) OTC Derivatives
13 2 (0.42%) Virtual Team
14 1 (0.21%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 478 (100.00%) B2B
2 260 (54.39%) Business Development
3 144 (30.13%) CRM
4 97 (20.29%) Decision-Making
4 97 (20.29%) Lead Generation
5 56 (11.72%) Telesales
6 49 (10.25%) Customer Service
7 47 (9.83%) Cybersecurity
8 32 (6.69%) GTM Strategy
9 30 (6.28%) Commercial Awareness
10 27 (5.65%) ITSM
11 26 (5.44%) Business Strategy
11 26 (5.44%) Service Management
12 25 (5.23%) Customer Experience
12 25 (5.23%) ITIL
12 25 (5.23%) SIAM
13 23 (4.81%) AI
13 23 (4.81%) Business Intelligence
14 22 (4.60%) Coaching
15 21 (4.39%) Product Strategy
Qualifications
1 32 (6.69%) Degree
2 14 (2.93%) HNC
3 6 (1.26%) HND
4 1 (0.21%) CFA
4 1 (0.21%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.42%) EMIR
1 2 (0.42%) MiFID
2 1 (0.21%) QA
Vendors
1 46 (9.62%) Salesforce
2 37 (7.74%) Microsoft
3 32 (6.69%) HubSpot
4 24 (5.02%) ServiceNow
5 22 (4.60%) BMC
6 12 (2.51%) Dell
7 4 (0.84%) IBM
7 4 (0.84%) SAP
8 2 (0.42%) Databricks
8 2 (0.42%) Facebook
9 1 (0.21%) Cognizant
9 1 (0.21%) Google