Sales administrators

£28,679

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

39 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

5.32%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Sales administrators

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 4151

Sales administrators provide support to the process of selling equipment, materials and other products or services.

Common tasks include:

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

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.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

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Alternative & related job titles: Sales administrators

Online sales assistant Marketing administrator Sales administrator Sales coordinator

Equality focus: Sales administrators

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