Sales Manager Salary in North East
Official ONS earnings for North East, covering 8,000 jobs.
Median salary — North East
£57,895
gross, per year, all employees
▼ 2.8% change on the previous year
Mean
£56,611
Jobs measured
8,000
What a typical sales manager takes home
On the median of £57,895, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£3,678
Take-home a year
£44,137
Income Tax
£10,590
National Insurance
£3,169
What most sales managers actually earn
Half of sales managers across the UK earn between £40,920 and £78,507. Earning above £78,507 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of sales managers earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Sales accounts and business development managers
- SOC 2020 code
- 3556
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 15.2% 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 North East against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
ONS doesn't measure “sales manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Sales accounts and business development managers”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group combines sales accounts and business development managers.
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 Manager salary FAQs
What is the average Sales Manager salary in North East?
The median is £57,895 a year and the mean is £56,611, 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 manager earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £27.93 excluding overtime, or £28.41 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for North East.
What is a good Sales Manager salary?
Half of sales managers earn between £40,920 and £78,507. Anything above £78,507 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a sales manager?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of sales managers earn under £30,021 and the lowest quarter under £40,920 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
How much do the highest-paid sales managers earn?
The top 10% of sales managers earn more than £105,797 a year, and the top quarter more than £78,507. ASHE does not publish figures above the 90th percentile.
Do sales managers in North East earn more than the UK average?
The median in North East is £57,895 against £56,021 across the UK, 3.3% higher. ONS marks the North East figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Has sales manager pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at -2.8% for this occupation in North East. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many sales managers are there in North East?
ASHE counts around 8,000 employee jobs in “Sales accounts and business development managers” (SOC 3556) in North East. 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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