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Business sales executives Salary UK: Average Pay and Take-Home

The typical full-time salary for business sales executives in the UK is £37,924 a year. Most people earn between £30,244 and £52,105. After tax and National Insurance, the median salary is about £2,569 a month.

ONS data, April 2025 (provisional) · tax worked out with 2026/27 rates · checked 8 October 2026

Business sales executives: pay and take-home pay

LevelSalary a yearTake-home a yearTake-home a month
Lowest-paid 10% earn up to£25,377£21,791£1,816
Lowest-paid quarter earn up to£30,244£25,295£2,108
Median (the typical full-time salary)£37,924£30,825£2,569
Mean (the average, pulled up by high earners)£46,561£37,044£3,087
Highest-paid quarter earn at least£52,105£40,778£3,398

Take-home pay uses 2026/27 rates for England, Wales and Northern Ireland with the standard tax code, no pension and no student loan.

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How does business sales executives pay compare?

  • The median is 3% below the UK median for full-time employees (£39,039).
  • The median full-time salary rose by 3.2% compared with April 2024.
  • Including part-time jobs, the median annual pay for this occupation is £36,498, which is lower because part-time workers earn less over a year.
  • The ONS estimates there are around 149,000 full-time jobs in this occupation. The ONS says job counts are indicative only.

What does a median salary mean?

If you lined up every full-time person in this occupation from lowest to highest pay, the median is the person in the middle: half earn more and half earn less. It is usually a better guide than the mean, which a small number of very high earners can push up. Your own pay will depend on your employer, region, experience and qualifications.

A salary of £37,900 is close to our £38,000 after tax page, which shows the weekly, hourly and Scottish figures.

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Estimators, valuers and assessors£39,634£32,274 to £51,360
Public services associate professionals£39,537£34,538 to £46,806
Inspectors of standards and regulations£38,963£33,485 to £44,532
Data analysts£38,572£30,835 to £47,045
Buyers and procurement officers£37,306£30,065 to £46,937
Project support officers£35,751£30,055 to £42,644
Human resources and industrial relations officers£35,194£29,116 to £43,735
Marketing associate professionals£33,412£27,373 to £41,521

Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14, April 2025 (provisional). Figures cover full-time employees on adult rates who have been in the same job for more than a year. Self-employed people are not included. Occupations are only shown where the ONS estimate is reliable. Read how we check our figures.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary for business sales executives in the UK?

The typical (median) full-time salary for business sales executives is £37,924 a year, according to the Office for National Statistics (April 2025). Most full-time workers in this occupation earn between £30,244 and £52,105.

How much is £37,924 after tax?

On a salary of £37,924 you take home about £30,825 a year, or £2,569 a month, after income tax and National Insurance (2026/27 rates, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, standard tax code, no pension or student loan).

Is business sales executives pay above or below the UK average?

The median full-time salary for business sales executives is 3% below the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£39,039).

Where do these figures come from?

They come from the Office for National Statistics Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), based on a sample of employee pay records for April 2025. The 2025 figures are provisional and ONS expects to publish revised figures in late 2026.

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