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Sales Director salary in Yorkshire, 2026.

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

Headline benchmark

£120k-£170k base (£200k-£280k OTE)

In Yorkshire, 2026. Compared to North West: £125k-£180k base (£210k-£300k OTE).

Equity: 0.30-0.75% in Series B-C scale-ups

Time to hire

10-14 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

  • Multi-quarter revenue plan ownership
  • Senior leadership team membership and board reporting
  • Operating-model design across sales, CS and partnerships
  • P&L responsibility for the commercial function

What good looks like

A strong Sales Director runs a multi-team commercial function delivering 90-115% of plan, builds the leadership bench beneath them, and is comfortable in the boardroom on commercial strategy and capital allocation.

Comparator employers in Yorkshire

Peak · Hibob · BJSS · Jet2

Related roles

Head of Sales

£90k-£130k base (£140k-£200k OTE)

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£150k-£220k base (£250k-£350k OTE)

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