Hybrid/Remote Sales Manager Job Trends

Sales Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Sales Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 240 419 454
Rank change year-on-year +179 +35 +229
Permanent jobs requiring a Sales Manager 137 22 35
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.90% 0.13% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.97% 0.14% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 131 21 27
10th Percentile £27,707 £50,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,750 £60,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% -3.70% +50.00%
75th Percentile £75,625 £70,000 £83,125
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% -17.24% +52.63%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,192 15,786 20,712
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 96.08% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 9,246 9,506 16,952
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,500 £35,514
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,057 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.31% +3.43% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,244 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Sales Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Sales Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Sales Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Sales Manager
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Sales Manager job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Sales Manager job vacancies

Sales Manager
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Sales Manager over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Sales Manager salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Sales Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Sales Manager 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Sales Manager in the job title.

1 57 (41.61%) B2B
2 44 (32.12%) Business Development
3 39 (28.47%) Customer Service
4 24 (17.52%) SaaS
5 20 (14.60%) CRM
6 18 (13.14%) Decision-Making
7 15 (10.95%) B2B Sales
8 11 (8.03%) Analytics
8 11 (8.03%) Autodesk
9 10 (7.30%) Document Management
10 8 (5.84%) Telesales
11 6 (4.38%) Security Cleared
12 4 (2.92%) Coaching
12 4 (2.92%) Contract Negotiation
13 3 (2.19%) Broadband
13 3 (2.19%) Business Strategy
13 3 (2.19%) Collaborative Culture
13 3 (2.19%) Presales
14 2 (1.46%) Client Onboarding
14 2 (1.46%) Customer Engagement
14 2 (1.46%) Degree
14 2 (1.46%) Ethernet
14 2 (1.46%) GTM Strategy
14 2 (1.46%) ITSM
14 2 (1.46%) Lead Generation
14 2 (1.46%) Line Management
14 2 (1.46%) Logistics
14 2 (1.46%) Mathematics
14 2 (1.46%) Mobile Device Management
14 2 (1.46%) Problem-Solving

Sales Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.73%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 24 (17.52%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.19%) Broadband
2 2 (1.46%) Ethernet
2 2 (1.46%) Wi-Fi
General
1 39 (28.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 39 (28.47%) Retail
2 31 (22.63%) Social Skills
3 17 (12.41%) Manufacturing
4 12 (8.76%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (5.11%) Marketing
6 6 (4.38%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (2.92%) Public Sector
7 4 (2.92%) Telecoms
8 2 (1.46%) Advertising
8 2 (1.46%) Brand Awareness
9 1 (0.73%) Aeronautics
9 1 (0.73%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.73%) Agriculture
9 1 (0.73%) Electronics
9 1 (0.73%) Finance
9 1 (0.73%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.73%) Local Government
9 1 (0.73%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 43 (31.39%) Onboarding
2 18 (13.14%) EPoS
2 18 (13.14%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (8.03%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (2.19%) Social Media
5 2 (1.46%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.73%) Educational Technology
6 1 (0.73%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (0.73%) Fibre Optics
6 1 (0.73%) IoT
6 1 (0.73%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.73%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (41.61%) B2B
2 44 (32.12%) Business Development
3 39 (28.47%) Customer Service
4 20 (14.60%) CRM
5 18 (13.14%) Decision-Making
6 15 (10.95%) B2B Sales
7 11 (8.03%) Analytics
8 10 (7.30%) Document Management
9 8 (5.84%) Telesales
10 4 (2.92%) Coaching
10 4 (2.92%) Contract Negotiation
11 3 (2.19%) Business Strategy
11 3 (2.19%) Collaborative Culture
11 3 (2.19%) Presales
12 2 (1.46%) Client Onboarding
12 2 (1.46%) GTM Strategy
12 2 (1.46%) Lead Generation
12 2 (1.46%) Line Management
12 2 (1.46%) Mobile Device Management
12 2 (1.46%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 6 (4.38%) Security Cleared
2 2 (1.46%) Degree
Vendors
1 11 (8.03%) Autodesk
2 2 (1.46%) Salesforce
3 1 (0.73%) HubSpot
3 1 (0.73%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.73%) Sony