Sales Representative

Sales representatives find and win new customers, look after existing accounts and meet sales targets. Pay often combines a basic salary with commission.

Open vacancies
285
New this week
190
Entry-level
9
Remote
63

How to get into this career

  • Matric is the usual minimum; a sales or marketing qualification helps for senior roles.
  • External sales roles often require a valid driver's licence and own car.

Requirements vary by employer. Always check the advert.

What employers are asking for

Skills mentioned in adverts

  • Driver's licence (56)
  • Customer service (48)
  • Microsoft Office (38)
  • Agile / Scrum (25)
  • Cold calling (24)
  • HubSpot (18)
  • Microsoft Excel (18)
  • Salesforce (15)
  • Afrikaans (13)
  • Project management (10)
  • SAP (5)
  • Data entry (4)

Minimum qualification asked for

  • Matric / Grade 1263 (53%)
  • Diploma30 (25%)
  • Degree22 (18%)
  • Certificate / N-level / trade4 (3%)

Advertised monthly salary

R27 500

median; middle half R15 000–R46 500, from 34 adverts that state a salary.

Where the jobs are

Provinces

Cities

  • Cape Town30 (11%)
  • Johannesburg22 (8%)
  • Durban15 (5%)
  • Pretoria11 (4%)
  • Sandton11 (4%)
  • Midrand6 (2%)

Employers hiring

Latest sales representative vacancies

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PermanentSales

Sales Manager

DynexityRemote (South Africa) · Durban, KwaZulu-NatalR40 000 – R53 000 per month

Figures are based on live vacancies indexed by SPANi whose job titles match this career; they describe SPANi's index, not the whole labour market. Salary figures use only adverts that state a monthly rand salary.

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