How to become a sales administrator
Official title: Sales administrators
Also called: Sales clerk, Administrator, Sales order clerk, Sales coordinator, Sales office clerk, Sales administrator, Retail administrator, Online sales assistant, Marketing administrator, Sales order administrator, Sales office administrator, Export sales administrator
Sales administrators provide support to the process of selling equipment, materials and other products or services.
Main 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
How to become one
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.
Pay · Outlook
- Median full-time pay: £28,745 a year The middle half earn £25,000 to £33,970.
- About 59,000 people work in this job now, and about 56,100 are projected by 2035. (-5%)
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Questions people ask
How do I become a sales administrator?
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.
How much does a sales administrator earn in the UK?
Median full-time pay is £28,745 a year (Office for National Statistics). The middle half earn £25,000 to £33,970.
Is a sales administrator a growing career in the UK?
Employment is projected to fall 5% by 2035, from about 59,000 to about 56,100 people (Department for Education).
Do you need a degree to become a sales administrator?
Not always. 34% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Sources
- Office for National Statistics: Annual Population Survey: employment by occupation (April 2025 to March 2026), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Office for National Statistics: SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions (2026-08-27 edition), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Department for Education: Skills Imperative 2035: employment projections by occupation (2021 to 2035 (Warwick IER / Cambridge Econometrics)), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Office for National Statistics: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (2025 provisional), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
Updated 2026-10-03