Occupation 3556 · Associate professional occupations
Sales accounts and business development managers plan, organise and undertake market research to meet the requirements of an organisation’s marketing and sales policies.
Entrants to the professional qualifications of the Chartered Institute of Marketing require GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades, a BTEC/SQA award, a degree or equivalent qualification and/or relevant experience. Qualifications in sales and from other relevant professional bodies are available.
Account manager (sales) · Area sales manager · Business development manager · Product development manager · Sales manager
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | None | 2026-03 | 313,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | None | 2026-03 | 325,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | None | 2026-03 | 351,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | None | 2026-03 | 5,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | None | 2026-03 | 25,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | None | 2026-03 | 356,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | None | 2026-03 | 12,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | 34,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | 30,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | 50,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | 10,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | 35,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | 5,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | 25,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | 58,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | 33,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | 12,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | 35,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 3556 : Sales accounts and business development managers | None | 26,000.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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