SOC 2020 · 4151
Sales administrators
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Not eligible
No Skilled Worker route through this code.
Salary floor
£41,700
The general threshold, £41,700, is the higher of the two.
Shortage lists
Not listed
This code is on neither the Immigration Salary List nor the Temporary Shortage List.
What this occupation actually pays
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time gross annual pay.
- UK pay for this occupation
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £22,816 |
| 25th | £25,000 |
| 50th | £28,745 |
| 75th | £33,970 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £22,816 | £25,000 | £28,745 | £33,970 | — |
| East 2025 | — | — | £26,687 | — | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £25,492 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £34,990 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £28,645 | — | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Sales administrators provide support to the process of selling equipment, materials and other products or services.
Typical tasks
provides information to customers on products and prices
help customers to place orders online through social media platforms
fields telephone enquiries from prospective customers on behalf of the sales team
prepares sales invoices and maintains records and accounts of sales activity
handles customer complaints or forwards them to relevant member of sales team
carries out general sales and marketing administrative duties
Entry routes and qualifications
There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants typically possess GCSEs/S grades or equivalent qualifications. Training is normally provided on-the-job. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at levels 1 and 2.