Sales Executive Jobs

Sales Executive
UK

The median Sales Executive salary in the UK is £25,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 537 784 855
Rank change year-on-year +247 +71 +263
Permanent jobs requiring a Sales Executive 178 94 118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.32% 0.095% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.10% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 117 87 77
10th Percentile - £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £24,000 £31,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,500 £60,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -57.50% +84.62% -35.00%
75th Percentile £43,750 £85,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £62,000 - £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £25,500 £57,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -55.65% +76.92% -7.14%

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 49,912 93,707 92,673
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 94.63% 91.55%
Number of salaries quoted 27,050 67,086 58,518
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £80,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +5.64%

Sales Executive
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Sales Executive in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Sales Executive in the UK

Sales Executive
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Sales Executive.

Salary trend for Sales Executive in the UK

Sales Executive
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sales Executive over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Sales Executive in the UK

Sales Executive
Top 15 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 14 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
England +221 163 £25,500 -57.50% 494
UK excluding London +266 156 £25,500 -55.65% 337
Work from Home +143 83 £24,570 -63.60% 217
South East +158 76 £25,500 -57.50% 120
South West +124 30 £25,500 -49.00% 28
London +120 18 £95,000 +18.75% 205
East of England +49 16 £42,500 +13.33% 21
Scotland +130 13 £45,000 -5.26% 12
Midlands +60 12 £42,500 +13.33% 50
North of England +47 9 £24,000 -64.44% 104
East Midlands - 8 £42,500 - 24
West Midlands +45 4 £23,000 -38.67% 23
North West +6 4 £24,000 -5.88% 68
Yorkshire +68 3 £24,000 -64.44% 31
North East - 2 £24,285 - 5

Sales Executive Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Sales Executive 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 Sales Executive in the job title.

1 134 (75.28%) Social Skills
2 69 (38.76%) Artificial Intelligence
3 67 (37.64%) Customer Experience
4 51 (28.65%) Cybersecurity
5 49 (27.53%) Marketing
6 46 (25.84%) Data Centre
7 36 (20.22%) Dell
8 32 (17.98%) CRM
8 32 (17.98%) Business Development
8 32 (17.98%) Degree
9 31 (17.42%) Self-Motivation
10 30 (16.85%) Microsoft
11 27 (15.17%) B2B
12 24 (13.48%) Finance
12 24 (13.48%) B2B Sales
12 24 (13.48%) Telesales
13 23 (12.92%) Lead Generation
14 22 (12.36%) Social Media
14 22 (12.36%) Electronics
14 22 (12.36%) Cisco
15 21 (11.80%) Email Marketing
16 20 (11.24%) SaaS
17 19 (10.67%) IT Strategy
17 19 (10.67%) Decision-Making
17 19 (10.67%) Technology Strategy
18 18 (10.11%) Salesforce
19 16 (8.99%) Business Strategy
20 15 (8.43%) Customer Service
20 15 (8.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
21 13 (7.30%) Data Privacy

Sales Executive 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.12%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.56%) CMS
2 1 (0.56%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (5.06%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.25%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.56%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 20 (11.24%) SaaS
2 2 (1.12%) GCP
2 2 (1.12%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (1.12%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.56%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.37%) Broadband
2 3 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (1.12%) VoIP
4 1 (0.56%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.56%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.81%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 134 (75.28%) Social Skills
2 49 (27.53%) Marketing
3 24 (13.48%) Finance
4 22 (12.36%) Electronics
5 15 (8.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (5.62%) Public Sector
6 10 (5.62%) Retail
7 9 (5.06%) Games
8 7 (3.93%) Pharmaceutical
8 7 (3.93%) Telecoms
9 5 (2.81%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (2.81%) Manufacturing
9 5 (2.81%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (2.25%) Brand Awareness
10 4 (2.25%) Czech Language
10 4 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.69%) Advertising
11 3 (1.69%) Aviation
11 3 (1.69%) Local Government
12 2 (1.12%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.81%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 46 (25.84%) Data Centre
2 31 (17.42%) Self-Motivation
3 22 (12.36%) Social Media
4 8 (4.49%) Driving Licence
4 8 (4.49%) Onboarding
5 7 (3.93%) NHS
6 6 (3.37%) Management Information System
7 5 (2.81%) PACS
8 3 (1.69%) Handset
8 3 (1.69%) Home Automation
9 2 (1.12%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (38.76%) Artificial Intelligence
2 67 (37.64%) Customer Experience
3 51 (28.65%) Cybersecurity
4 32 (17.98%) Business Development
4 32 (17.98%) CRM
5 27 (15.17%) B2B
6 24 (13.48%) B2B Sales
6 24 (13.48%) Telesales
7 23 (12.92%) Lead Generation
8 21 (11.80%) Email Marketing
9 19 (10.67%) Decision-Making
9 19 (10.67%) IT Strategy
9 19 (10.67%) Technology Strategy
10 16 (8.99%) Business Strategy
11 15 (8.43%) Customer Service
12 13 (7.30%) Data Privacy
12 13 (7.30%) Problem-Solving
13 10 (5.62%) Coaching
14 9 (5.06%) Market Research
15 8 (4.49%) Data Management
Qualifications
1 32 (17.98%) Degree
Systems Management
1 1 (0.56%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 36 (20.22%) Dell
2 30 (16.85%) Microsoft
3 22 (12.36%) Cisco
4 18 (10.11%) Salesforce
5 7 (3.93%) Citrix
5 7 (3.93%) Commvault
5 7 (3.93%) HubSpot
6 2 (1.12%) Google
6 2 (1.12%) VMware
7 1 (0.56%) AppNeta
7 1 (0.56%) Broadcom
7 1 (0.56%) Ericsson
7 1 (0.56%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.56%) IBM
7 1 (0.56%) Oracle