Sales Manager Jobs

Sales Manager
UK

The median Sales Manager salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 823 894 1160
Rank change year-on-year +71 +266 -338
Permanent jobs requiring a Sales Manager 99 51 121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.091% 0.055% 0.070%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% 0.060% 0.073%
Number of salaries quoted 79 43 57
10th Percentile £37,000 £41,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £54,375 £46,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -7.69% +30.00%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £110,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £90,000 £137,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -7.69% +73.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 102,753 84,908 164,946
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 91.21% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 72,538 55,143 85,388
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,524 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%

Sales Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Sales Manager in the UK

Sales Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Sales Manager in the UK

Sales Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sales Manager over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Sales Manager in the UK

Sales Manager
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sales Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 2024. 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 +72 94 £75,000 +25.00% 352
UK excluding London -19 75 £70,000 +16.67% 301
Work from Home +70 30 £70,000 +33.33% 97
South East +15 30 £75,000 +42.86% 84
North of England +40 20 £60,000 +15.94% 64
South West -11 20 £65,000 +62.50% 18
London +66 18 £75,000 +15.38% 87
North West -2 11 £60,000 +15.94% 35
Yorkshire - 9 £30,000 - 20
Midlands -39 5 £52,500 -12.50% 61
West Midlands -18 4 £46,250 -22.92% 40
East Midlands -33 1 £65,000 -18.75% 21

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

For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, Sales Manager 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 Manager in the job title.

1 45 (45.45%) Business Development
2 23 (23.23%) Marketing
2 23 (23.23%) Social Skills
3 18 (18.18%) SaaS
4 16 (16.16%) Onboarding
4 16 (16.16%) Customer Retention
4 16 (16.16%) Business Strategy
4 16 (16.16%) Presentation Skills
5 15 (15.15%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (15.15%) Coaching
5 15 (15.15%) Client Onboarding
6 14 (14.14%) Microsoft
6 14 (14.14%) Cybersecurity
7 13 (13.13%) Finance
7 13 (13.13%) Public Sector
8 12 (12.12%) Lead Generation
8 12 (12.12%) Telecoms
9 11 (11.11%) CRM
10 10 (10.10%) Degree
10 10 (10.10%) Driving Licence
11 9 (9.09%) Sage
12 8 (8.08%) E-Commerce
12 8 (8.08%) Banking
12 8 (8.08%) Retail
12 8 (8.08%) Network Security
13 7 (7.07%) Stakeholder Map
13 7 (7.07%) Strategic Thinking
13 7 (7.07%) Gamification
14 6 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
14 6 (6.06%) Enterprise Software

Sales Manager 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:

Applications
1 5 (5.05%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 18 (18.18%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (8.08%) Network Security
2 5 (5.05%) WebEx
3 1 (1.01%) 5G
3 1 (1.01%) Broadband
3 1 (1.01%) Internet
3 1 (1.01%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.01%) GIS
General
1 23 (23.23%) Marketing
1 23 (23.23%) Social Skills
2 16 (16.16%) Presentation Skills
3 13 (13.13%) Finance
3 13 (13.13%) Public Sector
4 12 (12.12%) Telecoms
5 8 (8.08%) Banking
5 8 (8.08%) Retail
6 6 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (3.03%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (2.02%) Local Government
8 2 (2.02%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.01%) French Language
9 1 (1.01%) German Language
9 1 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.01%) Social Housing
9 1 (1.01%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 16 (16.16%) Onboarding
2 15 (15.15%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (10.10%) Driving Licence
4 6 (6.06%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (3.03%) iPad
6 1 (1.01%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.01%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.01%) IoT
6 1 (1.01%) Life Science
6 1 (1.01%) NHS
6 1 (1.01%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (45.45%) Business Development
2 16 (16.16%) Business Strategy
2 16 (16.16%) Customer Retention
3 15 (15.15%) Client Onboarding
3 15 (15.15%) Coaching
4 14 (14.14%) Cybersecurity
5 12 (12.12%) Lead Generation
6 11 (11.11%) CRM
7 8 (8.08%) E-Commerce
8 7 (7.07%) Gamification
8 7 (7.07%) Stakeholder Map
8 7 (7.07%) Strategic Thinking
9 6 (6.06%) B2B
9 6 (6.06%) Penetration Testing
10 5 (5.05%) Analytical Thinking
10 5 (5.05%) Collaborative Working
10 5 (5.05%) Problem-Solving
10 5 (5.05%) Time Management
11 4 (4.04%) Continuous Improvement
11 4 (4.04%) Marketing Strategy
Qualifications
1 10 (10.10%) Degree
2 5 (5.05%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 14 (14.14%) Microsoft
2 9 (9.09%) Sage
3 6 (6.06%) HubSpot
4 4 (4.04%) Salesforce
5 2 (2.02%) Apple
5 2 (2.02%) Google