IT Sales Specialist Job Trends

IT Sales Specialist
UK

The median IT Sales Specialist salary in the UK is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 March 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 683 - 829
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Sales Specialist 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £43,000
25th Percentile £77,500 - £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - £57,500
75th Percentile £92,500 - £75,625
90th Percentile - - £82,000
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £57,500

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 67,702 39,587 79,421
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.82% 90.67% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 43,107 22,950 61,067
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.75% +9.59% -4.76%

IT Sales Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

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

IT Sales Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK

IT Sales Specialist
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for IT Sales Specialist job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for IT Sales Specialist job vacancies in the UK

IT Sales Specialist
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Sales Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 13 March 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 - 2 £85,000 - 3
Work from Home - 1 £85,000 -
UK excluding London - 1 - - 3
London - 1 £85,000 -
South East - 1 - - 2

IT Sales Specialist Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 March 2026, IT Sales Specialist 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 IT Sales Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Lead Generation
1 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365

IT Sales Specialist 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Lead Generation
1 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft