Head of Sales
UK
The median Head of Sales salary in the UK is £141,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 691 | 896 | 973 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +205 | +77 | +216 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Sales | 15 | 2 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.027% | 0.002% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.030% | 0.002% | 0.009% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £80,000 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £101,563 | £75,000 | £150,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £141,250 | £80,000 | £160,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +76.56% | -50.00% | +96.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £165,000 | £85,000 | £170,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £178,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £160,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 49,511 | 93,886 | 92,389 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.48% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,626 | 67,255 | 58,266 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Head of Sales
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Sales in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Sales
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Sales.
Head of Sales
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Sales over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.
Head of Sales
Top 8 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Sales within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 2025. 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 |
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| England | +172 | 15 | £141,250 | +76.56% | 55 |
| UK excluding London | - | 10 | £160,000 | - | 32 |
| South East | - | 6 | £160,000 | - | 12 |
| London | +113 | 5 | £122,500 | +53.13% | 33 |
| Work from Home | - | 5 | £96,250 | - | 29 |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £70,000 | - | 7 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £70,000 | - | 1 |
Head of Sales Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Head of Sales 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 Head of Sales in the job title.
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Head of Sales 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:
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