Mid · Sales

Account Executive salary in Yorkshire, 2026.

Live compensation benchmarks, time-to-hire and equity guidance for a Account Executive in Yorkshire, drawn from Evara retained search data.

Headline benchmark

£50k-£80k base (£90k-£150k OTE)

In Yorkshire, 2026. Compared to North West: £55k-£85k base (£100k-£160k OTE).

Equity: 0.05-0.15% in Series A-B SaaS scale-ups; rare in established businesses

Time to hire

5-8 weeks

From kick-off to signed offer

Region

Yorkshire

Yorkshire compensation centres on Leeds and Sheffield, with Leeds typically commanding a 5-10% premium over the rest of the region for senior commercial roles thanks to the FinTech, HealthTech and SaaS scale-up density around Wellington Place and the South Bank.

Typical responsibilities

  • Full-cycle ownership of qualified opportunities through close
  • Multi-stakeholder negotiation, commercial structuring and contract close
  • Forecasting their pipeline accurately each week
  • Closing alongside SE / pre-sales for technical deals

What good looks like

A strong AE in the £25-75k ACV band closes 8-15 deals per quarter, attains 90-110% of quota across a year, and forecasts within ±10% of actual.

Comparator employers in Yorkshire

BJSS · Peak · Hibob · TPP · Jet2

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