Occupation 7132 · Sales and customer service occupations
Sales supervisors oversee operations and directly supervise and coordinate the activities of sales and related workers in retail and wholesale establishments.
No minimum academic qualifications are required although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades or A levels/H grades along with relevant work experience. Vocational qualifications in Retail Operations are available at levels 1 and 2, and apprenticeships may be available in some areas. Professional qualifications are relevant in some areas of selling and may be an advantage.
Bakery manager (retail trade) · Check-out supervisor · Section manager (retail trade) · Shop supervisor (retail trade) · Supervisor (retail, wholesale trade) · Team leader (retail trade)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | None | 2026-03 | 128,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | None | 2026-03 | 136,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | None | 2026-03 | 149,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | None | 2026-03 | 3,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | None | 2026-03 | 12,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | None | 2026-03 | 152,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | None | 2026-03 | 8,600.00 | 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 | 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | 14,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | 11,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | 11,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | 7,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | 17,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | 3,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | 12,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | 20,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | 16,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | 8,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | 16,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 7132 : Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | None | 12,000.00 | 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.