Sales account manager

Occupation · ISCO 1420what the job is

Business Studies and Computer Science at A level, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 3

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 2 standards and 2 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Level 3 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

2GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; A level Business Studies is the closest

Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.

DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today

Business Studies leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: market analysis, business strategy, productivity.

All subjects and shared ideas2
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Business Studies1.00market analysis, business strategy, productivity
GCSE Computer Science0.83hardware, operating systems
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

2Skills England standards match this job

Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.

Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Business Studies and Computer Science, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.

Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.

DfE subject entries

ESCO · 1420

What the job is

Sales account managers serve as intermediators between clients and the organisation, managing both sales and long term relations with the client. They have knowledge about products and services and develop contracts with customers.

Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.

This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.