Marketing manager | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Marketing managers plan how to promote products, services or brands and oversee all marketing activity.

  • Identify, develop, or evaluate marketing strategy, based on knowledge of establishment objectives, market characteristics, and cost and markup factors.  
  • Formulate, direct, or coordinate marketing activities or policies to promote products or services, working with advertising or promotion managers.  
  • Evaluate the financial aspects of product
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Marketing managers typically work around 37 to 40 hours per week.

As a Marketing manager you will typically work evenings / weekends.

This occupation tends to be:

  • Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
  • Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and
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* from ONETonline
Average salary
93,640 GBP *
per year
25,000 GBP
55,000 GBP
Starting
5+ Experience
* data taken from the Office of National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
Average salary for Marketing manager

Big gender gap
  • 98,868 GBP
  • 80,883 GBP
Average salary for part-time Marketing manager
Average salary for full-time Marketing manager

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  • 30,366 GBP
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Salary over time for Marketing manager

Salary for this role has increased over time
  • 90,029 GBP
  • 90,134 GBP
  • 87,982 GBP
  • 93,954 GBP
  • 89,127 GBP
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  • 93,640 GBP
  • 85,899 GBP
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Future outlook for Marketing managers

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Balanced outlook
199 000+ jobs available
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Balanced outlook
1% yearly wage growth (on average)
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Very good outlook
28% chance of automation in the future

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Which qualifications do I need?

Find out what you need to know in order to become a Marketing manager and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

In terms of people already doing this job:

  • 56% of people in this role have a Bachelor's degree
  • 24% of people in this role have a Master's degree
  • 11% of people in this role have a Professional degree

You could apply directly for management jobs if you've got experience in a related area like sales management, advertising, communications or public relations.

It would also be helpful for you to have experience of working in a large organisation.

You'll need:

  • the ability to sell products and services
  • excellent verbal communication skills
  • the ability to use your initiative
  • to be thorough and pay attention to detail
  • leadership skills
  • maths knowledge
  • business management skills
  • customer service skills
  • to be able to use a computer and the main software packages confidently

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Things to highlight for your Marketing manager interview

Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Leadership Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. Achievement/Effort Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

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