Scaling sales with remote support: How UK SMEs are boosting revenue without hiring in-house

If your sales team is buried in admin, they’re not selling.
And if you don’t have a sales team at all? You’re leaving money on the table.

In 2025, UK SMEs are under pressure to grow, but with hiring freezes, rising salaries, and unpredictable markets, building an in-house sales department just isn’t feasible for many.

The solution? Remote sales support that plugs directly into your pipeline.

The true cost of in-house sales

Hiring a full-time Sales Development Rep (SDR) in the UK typically costs £35,000–£45,000/year before bonuses, tools, or training.

Now factor in:

• Recruitment costs
• Holiday and sick leave
• Onboarding and ramp-up time

It’s no wonder more SMEs are turning to remote support teams to keep their sales engine running without the overhead.

What can remote sales support handle?

Outsourcery’s remote sales professionals help with:

• Prospect research and lead list building
• CRM management and pipeline organisation
• Email and LinkedIn outreach
• Lead qualification and appointment setting
• Sales reporting and admin follow-up

All the things that steal time from founders and closers, but are essential to moving deals forward.

The results speak for themselves

One of our UK clients outsourced their sales admin and prospecting to a remote team:

• Their close rate increased by 30%
• Lead response time dropped from 48 hours to same-day
• The founder got 10+ hours a week back for strategy and high-value conversations

With structured support in place, they were finally able to scale outreach without sacrificing personalisation or quality.

From pipeline bottlenecks to pipeline power

Here’s the reality: most SME founders are the bottleneck in their own sales process.

Why? Because they’re:

• Still sending cold outreach themselves
• Spending hours updating the CRM
• Manually chasing follow-ups

Remote sales support gives you a clear runway to focus on relationships, negotiations, and growth.

It’s not just a cost saver. It’s a growth driver

With remote sales support, you get:

• Flexible, skilled professionals
• No long-term contracts
• Scalable support as your pipeline grows

All at a fraction of the cost of an in-house hire.

Want to see what streamlined sales support looks like? Check out our Sales Support service page or drop us a line.