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Sales Related Occupations

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of sales occupations.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£10,937
£23,816
£47,446

New workers start around £10,937. Normal pay is £23,816 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £47,446.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 65,531 vacancies for this type of job

5.35%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Negotiates agreements for the passage of supply lines over or under land/property and the siting of supporting structures and other items.

  • Provides demonstrations of a product within retail stores, exhibitions and trade fairs to promote interest amongst potential customers.

  • Organises parties in private households to sell clothing, fashion accessories, giftware and other goods.

  • Obtains orders for advertising, financial, catering, printing and transportation services.

  • Advises clients and agents on insurance related problems, seeks new outlets for business and quotes premiums, bonus rates, tax concessions, etc..

  • Assesses characteristics of goods/services being sold and decides on main selling points.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Selling Techniques

  • Marketing

  • Customer Relationship Management

  • Sales Prospecting

  • Product Knowledge

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Business Development

  • Business To Business

  • Merchandising

  • Upselling

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Sales

  • Customer Service

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Self-Motivation

  • Detail Oriented

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Organizational Skills

  • Negotiation

  • Enthusiasm

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.