Senior · Sales

Senior / Strategic Account Executive salary in Yorkshire, 2026.

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

Headline benchmark

£75k-£110k base (£130k-£200k OTE)

In Yorkshire, 2026. Compared to North West: £80k-£120k base (£140k-£220k OTE).

Equity: 0.05-0.20% in Series B-C SaaS scale-ups

Time to hire

6-10 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

  • Strategic and enterprise account ownership across new logo and expansion
  • Multi-quarter deal cycles with C-suite engagement
  • Cross-functional orchestration of pre-sales, legal, finance and CS in deal close
  • Mentoring junior AEs as a player-coach where appropriate

What good looks like

A strong Senior AE closes 4-8 strategic deals per year at average £100-300k ACV, attains 90-115% of quota, and brings the kind of relationships and operating presence that materially shorten the sales cycle.

Comparator employers in Yorkshire

First Direct (HSBC) · Peak · ANS Group · Sky Betting

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