Sales Representative Job Trends

Sales Representative
UK

The median Sales Representative salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 August 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 536 795
Rank change year-on-year +463 +259 -33
Permanent jobs requiring a Sales Representative 2,449 162 21
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.31% 0.32% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.45% 0.36% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 797 122 19
10th Percentile £28,000 £24,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £28,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -25.33% +36.36%
75th Percentile £45,000 £31,500 £44,500
90th Percentile £49,250 £43,750 £47,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £28,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% +27.27%

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 99,901 44,909 79,263
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.03% 89.92% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 68,253 26,546 52,909
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% - -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 £48,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.25% -3.00% -6.54%

Sales Representative
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Sales Representative job vacancy trend in the UK

Sales Representative
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Sales Representative job vacancies in the UK

Sales Representative
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sales Representative over the 6 months to 13 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Sales Representative in the UK

Sales Representative
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 Representative within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 +445 2,147 £35,000 +25.00% 60
UK excluding London +354 2,034 £35,000 +25.00% 45
North of England +202 692 £30,000 +9.09% 21
London +223 372 £40,000 +3.23% 19
South East +200 343 £40,000 +33.33% 11
Midlands +145 334 £35,000 +25.00% 5
North West +173 316 £35,000 +27.27% 13
Yorkshire +123 294 £30,000 - 7
East of England +137 237 £35,000 +12.90% 2
East Midlands +84 175 £35,000 +25.00% 2
South West +80 169 £35,000 +27.27% 6
West Midlands +99 159 £35,000 +16.67% 3
Scotland +97 120 £30,000 +19.58%
Work from Home +51 104 £40,000 +25.00% 18
North East +5 82 £30,000 +19.58% 1
Wales +6 78 - -
Northern Ireland - 61 - -

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

For the 6 months to 13 August 2026, Sales Representative 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 Representative in the job title.

1 134 (5.47%) SaaS
2 129 (5.27%) B2B
3 122 (4.98%) Cybersecurity
4 106 (4.33%) Business Development
5 93 (3.80%) CRM
6 73 (2.98%) Decision-Making
7 68 (2.78%) Telesales
8 63 (2.57%) Lead Generation
9 58 (2.37%) B2B Sales
10 31 (1.27%) Broadband
11 27 (1.10%) Document Management
11 27 (1.10%) Workflow
12 24 (0.98%) Fintech
12 24 (0.98%) Microsoft
13 20 (0.82%) Time Management
14 18 (0.73%) Internet
14 18 (0.73%) Salesforce
15 17 (0.69%) BT
15 17 (0.69%) Coaching
16 16 (0.65%) Customer Service
16 16 (0.65%) Degree
16 16 (0.65%) Monzo
17 15 (0.61%) Continuous Improvement
17 15 (0.61%) HP
17 15 (0.61%) Problem-Solving
18 14 (0.57%) Microsoft Office
19 12 (0.49%) Digital Marketing
20 11 (0.45%) AI
21 10 (0.41%) Mentoring
21 10 (0.41%) Value Proposition

Sales Representative 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 14 (0.57%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.082%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.082%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.041%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 134 (5.47%) SaaS
2 7 (0.29%) Azure
2 7 (0.29%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (0.29%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 31 (1.27%) Broadband
2 18 (0.73%) Internet
3 3 (0.12%) Unified Communications
3 3 (0.12%) Wireless
General
1 84 (3.43%) Marketing
2 83 (3.39%) Social Skills
3 59 (2.41%) Finance
4 45 (1.84%) Public Sector
5 33 (1.35%) German Language
5 33 (1.35%) Telecoms
6 29 (1.18%) Automotive
6 29 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (1.06%) French Language
8 22 (0.90%) Back Office
8 22 (0.90%) Retail
9 21 (0.86%) Law
10 14 (0.57%) Dutch Language
11 10 (0.41%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (0.33%) Manufacturing
13 7 (0.29%) Games
14 5 (0.20%) Banking
14 5 (0.20%) Electronics
15 4 (0.16%) Brand Awareness
15 4 (0.16%) Mandarin Language
Miscellaneous
1 53 (2.16%) Cyberattack
2 45 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (0.65%) Web Conferencing
4 15 (0.61%) Onboarding
5 8 (0.33%) Driving Licence
5 8 (0.33%) Social Media
6 7 (0.29%) Handset
6 7 (0.29%) Smart Home
7 5 (0.20%) Educational Technology
8 3 (0.12%) CCTV
8 3 (0.12%) Robotics
9 2 (0.082%) EPoS
9 2 (0.082%) Home Automation
10 1 (0.041%) IoT
10 1 (0.041%) Marketing Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (5.27%) B2B
2 122 (4.98%) Cybersecurity
3 106 (4.33%) Business Development
4 93 (3.80%) CRM
5 73 (2.98%) Decision-Making
6 68 (2.78%) Telesales
7 63 (2.57%) Lead Generation
8 58 (2.37%) B2B Sales
9 27 (1.10%) Document Management
9 27 (1.10%) Workflow
10 24 (0.98%) Fintech
11 20 (0.82%) Time Management
12 17 (0.69%) Coaching
13 16 (0.65%) Customer Service
14 15 (0.61%) Continuous Improvement
14 15 (0.61%) Problem-Solving
15 12 (0.49%) Digital Marketing
16 11 (0.45%) AI
17 10 (0.41%) Mentoring
17 10 (0.41%) Value Proposition
Qualifications
1 16 (0.65%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (0.12%) SLA
Vendors
1 24 (0.98%) Microsoft
2 18 (0.73%) Salesforce
3 17 (0.69%) BT
4 16 (0.65%) Monzo
5 15 (0.61%) HP
6 10 (0.41%) Virgin Media
7 9 (0.37%) IBM
8 8 (0.33%) HubSpot
9 7 (0.29%) VMware
10 3 (0.12%) Facebook