Sales Salary

The average salary for a Sales in the UK is:

£36,340

Job profile for a Sales

There are a huge number of jobs in the field of 'sales' so it is hard to say exactly as it depends on the precise job title what is involved in this job on a day to day basis. However essentially all roles will focus on an element of sales: whether it is sales strategy and how to drive more sales, or actually working on the shop floor making sales, perhaps for commission, then generating revenue for a company will be first and foremost in the mind of a salesperson. Often these roles have strong performance based rewards and some even have a very basic salary but with lots of commission available for generating good numbers of sales.

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Sales Salary Comparison

In 2008, the average salary for this job was £28,388.

The average salary in 2009 was £34,287, based on 147 respondents (a difference of 21% from the 2008 figure.

The average salary in 2010 was £34,059, based on 183 respondents (a difference of -1% from the 2009 figure.

The average salary in 2011 was £32,765, based on 128 respondents (a difference of -4% from the 2010 figure.

The average salary in 2012 was £30,758, based on 64 respondents (a difference of -6% from the 2011 figure.

The median salary for a Sales based on all salary survey responses is: £25,000

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About the Salary Survey Data in this survey is based on over 368,000 individual salary records. The date period for which job information was gathered varies, but is usually between 2008 - 2012. For precise date related information, custom reports may be ordered with greater granularity. Working 8 hours a day, 250 days of the year, the data suggests the hourly rate for Sales is £18.17.

Assorted Sales Salary Information

Salary Location Date £40,000 London 26-May-20 £29,000 Midlands 30-April-20 £31,000 South East 12-November-15 £26,000 South West 6-January-15 £29,000 South East 15-October-14 £33,000 London 21-May-14 £41,000 Yorkshire and North East 25-February-14 £27,000 North West 26-January-14 £40,000 South West 21-August-13 £35,000 Unknown 7-August-13 Chart to the right shows ten most recent raw datapoints. Outlying points may be discarded.

Sales Salary By UK Region

Salary Region £34,784 South East £40,313 Midlands £28,123 North West £35,802 London £28,779 Yorkshire and North East £27,442 South West £21,530 Scotland £21,575 East of England £23,500 Northern Ireland £26,250 Wales

With regard to age and impact on salary for a Sales, a statistical average weighting (that is based on how salary varies by age and not for a specific job which may vary considerably) suggests these figures: £27,255 for a worker in their 20s, £35,614 (30s), £42,155 (40s) and £42,155 (50s).

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The average salary figure above for a Sales is considered highly likely to be representative of the UK market average due to the high number of respondents who had this exact job title.

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