Sales related occupations

£26,071

Average salary

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

34 hours

Average weekly hours

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

5.56%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Sales related occupations n.e.c.

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 7129

Workers in this unit group perform a variety of sales occupations not elsewhere classified in MINOR GROUP 712: Sales Related Occupations.

Common tasks include:

assesses characteristics of goods/services being sold and decides on main selling points;
advises clients and agents on insurance related problems, seeks new outlets for business and quotes premiums, bonus rates, tax concessions, etc.;
obtains orders for advertising, financial, catering, printing and transportation services;
organises parties in private households to sell clothing, fashion accessories, giftware and other goods;
provides demonstrations of a product within retail stores, exhibitions and trade fairs to promote interest amongst potential customers;
negotiates agreements for the passage of supply lines over or under land/property and the siting of supporting structures and other items.

(N.E.C. = not elsewhere classified)

Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job, supplemented by short courses covering practical skills and details of the product or service being sold. NVQs/SVQs in Selling are available at Levels 2 and 3.

*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 related occupations n.e.c.

Negotiator Demonstrator, technical Representative, publicity Agent, emigration Buyer, job Salesman (retail trade: party plan sales) Officer, wayleave Promoter, sales Consultant, sales (insurance) Operator, hire, skip Seller, space (advertising) Finder, land Salesman, land (estate agents) Representative, service, railway Representative (retail trade) Viewer (estate agents) Agent, hire, car Representative, financial Representative, newspaper Renter, film Dealer (party plan sales) Representative, sales (retail trade) Secretary, club Agent, brewer's Canvasser, advertising Controller, hire, plant Planner, party Manager, service, retail (railways) Recruiter Representative (retail trade: party plan sales) Canvasser (advertising) Contractor, hire, plant Traveller, advertising Traveller, commercial Representative, shipping Coordinator, hire Demonstrator-salesman Representative, sales Townsman Operator, rental Canvasser (transport) Executive, sales, inbound (insurance) Traveller, insurance Demonstrator Organiser, party (retail trade: party plan sales) Agent, hiring, film Salesman Demonstrator-consultant Salesman, property Recruiter, membership Agent, railway Hirer Consultant, energy (electricity, gas suppliers) Promoter (wholesale, retail trade) Agent, rental, car Representative, sales (telecommunications) Viewer, house Representative, advertising Canvasser, freight Representative, finance Agent, commission (insurance) Agent, traffic (canals) Supervisor, hire, car Supervisor, hire, plant Escort (estate agents) Representative, display Agent, mercantile Adviser, sales, insurance Broker, printer's Representative, catering Representative, freight Agent, company's, tug Traveller, advertisement Agent, foreign Agent, brewery Representative Representative, commercial Salesman, insurance Hirer, car Controller, hire Canvasser, insurance Adviser, sales (insurance) Consultant, food Representative, space (printing) Agent, forwarding Agent, naturalisation Canvasser, traffic Agent, bank Planner, sales (party plan) Representative, sales (retail trade: party plan sales) Adviser, sales, inbound (insurance) Agent, general Salesman, space, advertising Representative, advertisement Canvasser (insurance) Agent (party plan sales) Salesman, advertising Controller, hire and sales Agent, passport Adviser, membership Representative, traffic (air transport) Canvasser, advertisement Contractor, posting, bill Distributor, film

Equality focus: Sales related occupations n.e.c.

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