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UK salary report · 2026

Sales Executive Salary in East Midlands

Official ONS earnings for East Midlands, covering 14,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Imprecise estimate Where this comes from →

Median salary — East Midlands

£36,360

gross, per year, all employees

▲ 10.2% change on the previous year

Mean

£39,277

Jobs measured

14,000

What a typical sales executive takes home

On the median of £36,360, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.

Take-home a month

£2,475

Take-home a year

£29,699

Income Tax

£4,758

National Insurance

£1,903

Work out yours — with pension, student loan and bonus → £36,000 after tax, step by step →

What most sales executives actually earn

Half of sales executives in East Midlands earn between £28,988 and £56,464. Earning above £56,464 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals” group in East Midlands.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of sales executives earn less than this.

20th
£26,249
25th
£28,988
30th
£30,603
40th
£36,095
50th
£41,049
60th
£46,359
70th
£53,161
75th
£56,464
80th
£60,651
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Business sales executives
SOC 2020 code
3552
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS publishes a sampling error of 10.3% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank East Midlands against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Sales Executive salary FAQs

What is the average Sales Executive salary in East Midlands?

The median is £36,360 a year and the mean is £39,277, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.

How much does a sales executive earn per hour?

Across the UK the median hourly rate is £18.14 excluding overtime, or £18.45 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for East Midlands.

What is a good Sales Executive salary?

Half of sales executives earn between £28,988 and £56,464. Anything above £56,464 is in the top quarter for the role.

Do sales executives in East Midlands earn more than the UK average?

The median in East Midlands is £36,360 against £36,498 across the UK, 0.4% lower. ONS marks the East Midlands figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.

Has sales executive pay gone up in the last year?

ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +10.2% for this occupation in East Midlands. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.

How many sales executives are there in East Midlands?

ASHE counts around 14,000 employee jobs in “Business sales executives” (SOC 3552) in East Midlands. Self-employed work is not included.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.

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