Business Sales Executive Job Trends

Business Sales Executive
UK

The median Business Sales Executive salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 April 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 630 642 879
Rank change year-on-year +12 +237 +86
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Sales Executive 88 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.012% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.013% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 41 5 2
10th Percentile £30,000 - £33,750
25th Percentile £34,250 - £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £30,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +133.33% -29.41% -45.16%
75th Percentile £76,250 £50,000 £50,625
90th Percentile £117,500 £59,000 £53,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £30,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +108.33% -29.41% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 81,450 37,439 89,409
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 89.27% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 52,076 23,545 66,095
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Business Sales Executive
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Business Sales Executive job vacancy trend in the UK

Business Sales Executive
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Business Sales Executive job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Business Sales Executive job vacancies in the UK

Business Sales Executive
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Sales Executive over the 6 months to 22 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Sales Executive in the UK

Business Sales Executive
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Sales Executive within the UK over the 6 months to 22 April 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 +7 77 £70,000 +133.33% 9
UK excluding London -28 57 £62,500 +108.33% 8
London - 29 - - 1
East of England -5 25 £105,000 +90.91% 2
South East -31 14 £70,000 +133.33% 1
Work from Home - 9 £30,000 - 5
Wales - 6 £30,000 -
East Midlands - 5 £35,000 - 1
Midlands - 5 £35,000 - 4
North of England - 3 £42,500 - 1
Scotland - 3 £39,500 -
Yorkshire - 2 £55,000 - 1
North West - 1 £30,000 -
Northern Ireland - 1 £39,500 - 1

Business Sales Executive Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 April 2026, Business 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 featuring Business Sales Executive in the job title.

1 72 (81.82%) Business Development
2 55 (62.50%) Decision-Making
3 52 (59.09%) Business Strategy
4 35 (39.77%) Degree
5 33 (37.50%) Dell
5 33 (37.50%) Thought Leadership
6 26 (29.55%) B2B
7 25 (28.41%) B2B Sales
8 24 (27.27%) Lead Generation
9 23 (26.14%) User Experience
10 22 (25.00%) CRM
11 21 (23.86%) BMC
11 21 (23.86%) GTM Strategy
11 21 (23.86%) HubSpot
11 21 (23.86%) ITIL
11 21 (23.86%) ITSM
11 21 (23.86%) JIRA
11 21 (23.86%) Product Strategy
11 21 (23.86%) Salesforce
11 21 (23.86%) Service Management
11 21 (23.86%) ServiceNow
11 21 (23.86%) SIAM
12 19 (21.59%) Service Design
12 19 (21.59%) Use Case
12 19 (21.59%) Workflow
13 14 (15.91%) Telesales
14 4 (4.55%) Actionable Insight
14 4 (4.55%) Customer Experience
14 4 (4.55%) Customer-Centric Approach
14 4 (4.55%) Customer-Centricity

Business Sales Executive Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 2 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.14%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.14%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 21 (23.86%) JIRA
General
1 25 (28.41%) Marketing
2 22 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
3 11 (12.50%) Social Skills
4 5 (5.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (4.55%) Advertising
5 4 (4.55%) Finance
6 1 (1.14%) Games
6 1 (1.14%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 25 (28.41%) Onboarding
2 4 (4.55%) Algorithms
3 2 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.14%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (81.82%) Business Development
2 55 (62.50%) Decision-Making
3 52 (59.09%) Business Strategy
4 33 (37.50%) Thought Leadership
5 26 (29.55%) B2B
6 25 (28.41%) B2B Sales
7 24 (27.27%) Lead Generation
8 23 (26.14%) User Experience
9 22 (25.00%) CRM
10 21 (23.86%) GTM Strategy
10 21 (23.86%) ITIL
10 21 (23.86%) ITSM
10 21 (23.86%) Product Strategy
10 21 (23.86%) Service Management
10 21 (23.86%) SIAM
11 19 (21.59%) Service Design
11 19 (21.59%) Use Case
11 19 (21.59%) Workflow
12 14 (15.91%) Telesales
13 4 (4.55%) Digital Marketing
Qualifications
1 35 (39.77%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.14%) QA
Vendors
1 33 (37.50%) Dell
2 21 (23.86%) BMC
2 21 (23.86%) HubSpot
2 21 (23.86%) Salesforce
2 21 (23.86%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.27%) Microsoft