Sales Executive Job Trends

Sales Executive
UK

The median Sales Executive salary in the UK is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 August 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 249 414 752
Rank change year-on-year +165 +338 -89
Permanent jobs requiring a Sales Executive 816 306 65
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.77% 0.61% 0.078%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 0.68% 0.082%
Number of salaries quoted 632 205 59
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,000 £27,250
25th Percentile £28,000 £24,570 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £27,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.96% -43.16% +28.38%
75th Percentile £47,500 £43,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,750 £86,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £25,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -43.33% +38.46%

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 100,207 44,834 78,907
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.02% 89.91% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 68,470 26,530 52,665
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,076 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.38% -4.00% -6.54%

Sales Executive
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Sales Executive job vacancy trend in the UK

Sales Executive
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Sales Executive job vacancies in the UK

Sales Executive
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sales Executive over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Sales Executive in the UK

Sales Executive
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sales Executive within the UK over the 6 months to 15 August 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 +164 744 £31,000 +21.57% 278
UK excluding London +108 659 £30,000 +17.65% 181
South East +78 246 £30,000 +22.10% 76
Midlands +73 135 £30,000 - 24
London +36 129 £37,500 -40.00% 119
Work from Home -41 126 £31,000 +26.17% 75
North of England +22 108 £35,000 +42.45% 45
East of England +53 96 £37,750 -11.18% 18
West Midlands +53 91 £30,000 +11.11% 9
Yorkshire +17 49 £35,000 +42.45% 17
North West +6 46 £34,500 +40.42% 21
East Midlands +8 44 £28,000 -34.12% 15
South West -82 31 £31,250 +24.83% 11
Scotland +9 25 £30,000 -33.33% 8
Wales -41 16 £30,000 -7.69% 2
North East -54 13 £28,000 +13.96% 8
Northern Ireland - 3 £39,500 -

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

For the 6 months to 15 August 2026, 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 Sales Executive in the job title.

1 190 (23.28%) Degree
2 173 (21.20%) Decision-Making
3 161 (19.73%) Business Development
4 158 (19.36%) CRM
5 148 (18.14%) B2B
6 145 (17.77%) Telesales
7 125 (15.32%) Dell
8 94 (11.52%) B2B Sales
9 90 (11.03%) Microsoft
10 85 (10.42%) Broadband
11 81 (9.93%) Customer Service
11 81 (9.93%) SaaS
12 72 (8.82%) Lead Generation
13 71 (8.70%) Customer Experience
14 70 (8.58%) AI
15 59 (7.23%) ITSM
16 54 (6.62%) Service Management
17 47 (5.76%) Cybersecurity
18 43 (5.27%) Mentoring
19 42 (5.15%) Email Marketing
19 42 (5.15%) IT Strategy
19 42 (5.15%) Technology Strategy
20 40 (4.90%) Internet
20 40 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
21 39 (4.78%) Cisco
21 39 (4.78%) Thought Leadership
22 37 (4.53%) Salesforce
23 34 (4.17%) Wi-Fi
24 31 (3.80%) ServiceNow
25 30 (3.68%) ITIL

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 40 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (2.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.49%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.12%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 81 (9.93%) SaaS
2 9 (1.10%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (0.49%) Google Workspace
4 3 (0.37%) AWS
4 3 (0.37%) Azure
5 2 (0.25%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.12%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 85 (10.42%) Broadband
2 40 (4.90%) Internet
3 34 (4.17%) Wi-Fi
4 10 (1.23%) Wireless
5 7 (0.86%) Unified Communications
6 6 (0.74%) Network Security
6 6 (0.74%) VoIP
7 4 (0.49%) IPv6
8 2 (0.25%) LAN
8 2 (0.25%) PSTN
8 2 (0.25%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (0.61%) Data Mining
2 2 (0.25%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 20 (2.45%) JIRA
General
1 288 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 184 (22.55%) Marketing
3 90 (11.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 67 (8.21%) Presentation Skills
5 64 (7.84%) Electronics
6 60 (7.35%) Finance
7 52 (6.37%) Telecoms
8 50 (6.13%) Retail
9 34 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
10 23 (2.82%) Legal
11 20 (2.45%) Advertising
12 17 (2.08%) Automotive
13 14 (1.72%) Manufacturing
13 14 (1.72%) Public Sector
14 9 (1.10%) Analytical Skills
15 8 (0.98%) Aerospace
15 8 (0.98%) Agriculture
16 7 (0.86%) Pharmaceutical
17 5 (0.61%) Law
17 5 (0.61%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.25%) Lightning Web Components
2 1 (0.12%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 81 (9.93%) Self-Motivation
2 61 (7.48%) Onboarding
3 52 (6.37%) Driving Licence
4 17 (2.08%) Web Conferencing
5 13 (1.59%) EPoS
6 12 (1.47%) Product Ownership
6 12 (1.47%) Social Media
7 8 (0.98%) Management Information System
8 7 (0.86%) Algorithms
9 6 (0.74%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (0.74%) Data Centre
10 4 (0.49%) Cyber Defence
10 4 (0.49%) Educational Technology
10 4 (0.49%) Low-Code
11 3 (0.37%) Digital Signage
11 3 (0.37%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.37%) Fibre Optics
11 3 (0.37%) IoT
11 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Licensing
11 3 (0.37%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (21.20%) Decision-Making
2 161 (19.73%) Business Development
3 158 (19.36%) CRM
4 148 (18.14%) B2B
5 145 (17.77%) Telesales
6 94 (11.52%) B2B Sales
7 81 (9.93%) Customer Service
8 72 (8.82%) Lead Generation
9 71 (8.70%) Customer Experience
10 70 (8.58%) AI
11 59 (7.23%) ITSM
12 54 (6.62%) Service Management
13 47 (5.76%) Cybersecurity
14 43 (5.27%) Mentoring
15 42 (5.15%) Email Marketing
15 42 (5.15%) IT Strategy
15 42 (5.15%) Technology Strategy
16 39 (4.78%) Thought Leadership
17 30 (3.68%) ITIL
17 30 (3.68%) SIAM
Qualifications
1 190 (23.28%) Degree
2 4 (0.49%) DBS Check
2 4 (0.49%) Security Cleared
3 2 (0.25%) AWS Certification
3 2 (0.25%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 1 (0.12%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (1.47%) GDPR
2 5 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.12%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.12%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 125 (15.32%) Dell
2 90 (11.03%) Microsoft
3 39 (4.78%) Cisco
4 37 (4.53%) Salesforce
5 31 (3.80%) ServiceNow
6 29 (3.55%) HubSpot
7 20 (2.45%) BMC
8 13 (1.59%) Revolut
9 9 (1.10%) HP
10 4 (0.49%) Google
10 4 (0.49%) Oracle
10 4 (0.49%) Sage
11 3 (0.37%) BT
11 3 (0.37%) SAP
12 1 (0.12%) IONA