Sales administrators

£25,029

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

36 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

4.18%

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;
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 clerical 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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