HealthTech & MedTech sales recruitment in Manchester
Retained search for HealthTech and MedTech commercial leaders, with NHS-procurement and clinical-stakeholder fluency as a standard part of the profile. On the ground in Manchester and across the wider North West healthtech & medtech cluster.
Manchester is the dominant commercial centre in the North of England. The MediaCityUK campus in Salford anchors a national broadcast and digital media cluster. NOMA, Spinningfields and the Northern Quarter host a deep concentration of FinTech, B2B SaaS, MarTech and AdTech employers. The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan and Salford produce one of the largest STEM and commercial graduate flows in the UK. Senior talent supply is national, with the city pulling regularly from London, Leeds, Birmingham and beyond.
Manchester anchors the North West HealthTech and digital-health commercial market. AstraZeneca's Macclesfield site, Manchester Science Partnerships and Health Innovation Manchester together create a HealthTech cluster bigger than any in the North outside Leeds. Manchester is also increasingly the commercial base for HealthTech vendors selling into Greater Manchester ICS as a single procurement entity.
AstraZeneca (Macclesfield)
Pharma
Major North West life-sciences employer within the Manchester commute.
Manchester Science Partnerships
Life sciences hub
Anchor for the wider Manchester HealthTech cluster.
Health Innovation Manchester
HealthTech procurement
Manchester's NHS-facing innovation and procurement gateway.
Peak (HealthTech use cases)
AI in healthcare
Manchester AI scale-up with growing healthcare deployments.
HealthTech and MedTech commercial supply is concentrated and heavily passive. The strongest senior commercial leaders in NHS-facing SaaS and global MedTech tend to be embedded long-term and approached only on warm referrals. SDR and AE supply for HealthTech SaaS is healthier, particularly in Leeds and Manchester.
HealthTech commercial salaries in the North broadly track mainstream SaaS for equivalent seats. MedTech device sales (where the role includes clinical engagement and capital sales cycles) commonly attract a 10-20% premium over generic SaaS at equivalent seniority.
Manchester salary nuance
Manchester HealthTech commercial salaries match the wider SaaS benchmark for equivalent seats, with pharma-adjacent commercial roles attracting a 10-15% premium driven by AstraZeneca-trained senior leaders.
Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria provide direct national rail. The Metrolink tram network connects MediaCityUK, Spinningfields, the Northern Quarter and Trafford. Manchester Airport gives the city national and international reach unique among UK regions.
How we work
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We start with a structured kick-off that captures the commercial objective, not just the title. Reporting line, comp envelope, the deal sizes the person will sell, the buyers they will sell to, and the behaviours that will succeed in your environment.
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We map where the right people actually sit, across direct competitors, adjacent industries and proven environments in your region. This becomes the long-list of candidates we approach, not just whoever is on the job boards this week.
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Candidates are approached with a clear commercial narrative, not a job advert. We communicate the opportunity, the leadership environment, the expectations and the growth path, so only genuinely relevant people move forward.
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Two structured commercial screens before a candidate ever reaches you. Track record validation, deal-stage probing, motivation, and a credibility check on the numbers they have actually delivered.
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You receive a considered shortlist, not a CV flood. Each candidate is presented with strengths, potential risks and a fit assessment. We then support the process through to offer, acceptance and the first 90 days.
FAQs
Yes. Senior commercial hires into NHS-facing SaaS are a recurring part of our work, particularly in Leeds where the cluster is densest.
MedTech sales typically combines clinical-stakeholder engagement, capital-equipment economics and longer cycles. We hire for those specifics rather than transferring SaaS commercial profiles directly.
A typical Sales Director search in Manchester runs 8 to 12 weeks. The market is competitive, the best candidates are passive, and counter-offers from current employers are common, which lengthens the close phase.
A Sales Director in Manchester typically earns £130k-£185k base with on-target earnings of £220k-£310k. FinTech, MarTech and PE-backed SaaS sit at the top of the range.
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