Sales administrators: salary in the UK
About £25,044 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +4% on last year
£2,491 a month About £2,087 a month after tax 35 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £22,500 in 2021 to £29,894 in 2026 (+33%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £17,642 | £19,704 | £22,500 | £26,000 | x |
| 2022 | £19,344 | £21,157 | £24,348 | £26,994 | x |
| 2023 | £20,117 | £22,813 | £25,802 | £28,997 | x |
| 2024 | £22,043 | £24,000 | £26,863 | £30,457 | x |
| 2025 | £22,744 | £25,000 | £28,752 | £33,893 | x |
| 2026 | £23,983 | £26,284 | £29,894 | £35,754 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £29,894 a year and half earn more. That is 27% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £26,284 and £35,754; one in ten earns less than £23,983.
Ranked by median, it is number 293 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,087 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,090 in Scotland.
The median for men is £30,713 and for women £29,250, a gap of 5% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £23,983 | £1,999 |
| 20th | £25,382 | £2,115 |
| 25th (P25) | £26,284 | £2,190 |
| 30th | £26,885 | £2,240 |
| 40th | £28,552 | £2,379 |
| Median (50th) | £29,894 | £2,491 |
| 60th | £31,269 | £2,606 |
| 70th | £33,895 | £2,825 |
| 75th (P75) | £35,754 | £2,980 |
| 80th | £37,723 | £3,144 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £30,713 | £33,805 | 11 |
| Women | £29,250 | £30,758 | 23 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £25,044 | £2,087 |
| Scotland | £25,080 | £2,090 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £30,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 27 job titles to SOC 4151 Sales administrators. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Admin assistant
- Admin officer
- Administration assistant
- Administration officer
- Administrative assistant
- Administrative officer
- Administrator
- Commercial assistant
- Ebay trading assistant
- Export sales administrator
- Marketing administrator
- Online sales assistant
- Retail administrator
- Sales administration assistant
- Sales administration clerk
- Sales administrator
- Sales and accounts administrator
- Sales and marketing administrator
- Sales and marketing coordinator
- Sales clerk
- Sales contracts administrator
- Sales coordinator
- Sales office administrator
- Sales office clerk
- Sales order administrator
- Sales order clerk
- Sales support administrator
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.