Sales related occupations n.e.c.: salary in the UK
About £27,796 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +7.5% on last year
£2,810 a month About £2,316 a month after tax 16 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 £24,363 in 2021 to £33,718 in 2026 (+38%); 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 | £18,792 | £20,561 | £24,363 | £30,193 | x |
| 2022 | x | £22,266 | £26,612 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | £23,783 | £28,069 | £33,379 | x |
| 2024 | £22,678 | £25,395 | £29,402 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | x | £31,369 | x | x |
| 2026 | £26,147 | £28,043 | £33,718 | £40,816 | 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 £33,718 a year and half earn more. That is 18% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £28,043 and £40,816; one in ten earns less than £26,147.
Ranked by median, it is number 225 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,316 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,316 in Scotland.
The median for men is £36,418 and for women £30,296, a gap of 17% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £26,147 | £2,179 |
| 20th | £27,570 | £2,298 |
| 25th (P25) | £28,043 | £2,337 |
| 30th | £28,557 | £2,380 |
| 40th | £30,565 | £2,547 |
| Median (50th) | £33,718 | £2,810 |
| 60th | £36,518 | £3,043 |
| 70th | £40,098 | £3,341 |
| 75th (P75) | £40,816 | £3,401 |
| 80th | £42,896 | £3,575 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £36,418 | £37,701 | 9 |
| Women | £30,296 | £34,585 | 7 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £27,796 | £2,316 |
| Scotland | £27,794 | £2,316 |
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 £34,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 81 job titles to SOC 7129 Sales related occupations n.e.c.. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Advertisement canvasser
- Advertisement representative
- Advertising canvasser
- Advertising representative
- Advertising salesman
- Advertising space salesman
- Agent
- Canvasser
- Canvassing assistant
- Car hire agent
- Car hire supervisor
- Car hirer
- Car rental agent
- Catering representative
- Commercial representative
- Commission agent
- Dealer
- Demonstrator
- Demonstrator-consultant
- Demonstrator-salesman
- Energy consultant
- Film distributor
- Finance representative
- Financial representative
- Food consultant
- Freight canvasser
- Freight representative
- Hire and sales controller
- Hire controller
- Hire coordinator
- Hire desk controller
- Hirer
- House viewer
- Inbound sales adviser
- Inbound sales executive
- Insurance canvasser
- Insurance sales adviser
- Insurance sales consultant
- Insurance sales executive
- Insurance salesman
- Land finder
- Manager
- Membership adviser
- Membership recruiter
- Mercantile agent
- Merchant
- Negotiator
- Newspaper representative
- Party organiser
- Party plan manager
- Party planner
- Plant hire contractor
- Plant hire controller
- Plant hire supervisor
- Printer's broker
- Promoter
- Property salesman
- Publicity representative
- Railway agent
- Railway service representative
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- Renewable energy consultant
- Rental operator
- Rental sales agent
- Representative
- Retail service manager
- Sales adviser
- Sales consultant
- Sales executive
- Sales planner
- Sales promoter
- Sales representative
- Salesman
- Shipping representative
- Skip hire operator
- Space representative
- Space seller
- Technical demonstrator
- Traffic canvasser
- Traffic representative
- Viewer
- Wayleave officer
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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.