Marketing Manager Contract Job Trends in England

Marketing Manager
UK > England

The median Marketing Manager daily rate in England is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 487 460 507
Rank change year-on-year -27 +47 +188
Contract jobs requiring a Marketing Manager 50 36 54
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.16% 0.12% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.13% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 18 41
10th Percentile £233 £252 £200
25th Percentile £284 £276 £336
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £375 £450
Median % change year-on-year - -16.67% +15.09%
75th Percentile £491 £494 £558
90th Percentile £547 £549 £594
UK median daily rate £385 £385 £450
% change year-on-year - -14.44% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 3
10th Percentile £26.85 £33.04 £38.25
25th Percentile £28.50 £36.59 £43.13
Median hourly rate £32.50 £42.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.53% -19.05% +31.25%
75th Percentile £37.25 £50.63 £56.25
90th Percentile £39.35 £55.50 £57.75
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £42.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -23.53% -19.05% +31.25%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 28,730 26,847 34,730
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.24% 92.95% 93.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,314 16,727 23,863
10th Percentile £293 £300 £288
25th Percentile £405 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -3.24% -1.50% -3.09%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,773 846 1,347
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.83 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.22 £21.25 £20.00
Median hourly rate £26.30 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.86% -22.22% +40.63%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.50 £73.75 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £33.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -24.93% -25.56% +50.00%

Marketing Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Marketing Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Marketing Manager job vacancy trend in England

Marketing Manager
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Marketing Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Marketing Manager job vacancies in England

Marketing Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Marketing Manager in England over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Marketing Manager in England

Marketing Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Marketing Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Marketing Manager job vacancies in England

Marketing Manager
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Marketing Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 20 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +16 44 £350 -9.09% 19
South East -17 5 - - 24
East of England - 1 £550 - 1
Marketing Manager
UK

Marketing Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Marketing Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Marketing Manager in the job title.

1 22 (44.00%) Digital Marketing
2 18 (36.00%) B2B
2 18 (36.00%) CRM
3 17 (34.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 14 (28.00%) Marketing Automation
5 13 (26.00%) Marketing Strategy
6 12 (24.00%) SaaS
7 11 (22.00%) Salesforce
8 10 (20.00%) Lead Generation
9 9 (18.00%) Analytics
9 9 (18.00%) Google
10 8 (16.00%) B2B Marketing
10 8 (16.00%) Customer Engagement
10 8 (16.00%) Demand Generation
10 8 (16.00%) Project Management
11 7 (14.00%) Accessibility
11 7 (14.00%) Customer Acquisition
12 6 (12.00%) Email Marketing
12 6 (12.00%) Global Marketing
12 6 (12.00%) Product Marketing
13 5 (10.00%) Decision-Making
13 5 (10.00%) Personalization
13 5 (10.00%) Value Proposition
14 4 (8.00%) Agile
14 4 (8.00%) Business Case
14 4 (8.00%) Customer Insight
14 4 (8.00%) Google Analytics
14 4 (8.00%) GTM Strategy
14 4 (8.00%) Integrated Marketing
14 4 (8.00%) Pay per click

Marketing Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (6.00%) CMS
2 1 (2.00%) WordPress
Business Applications
1 2 (4.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.00%) Eloqua
2 1 (2.00%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 12 (24.00%) SaaS
2 4 (8.00%) Google Analytics
3 3 (6.00%) GCP
4 2 (4.00%) AWS
4 2 (4.00%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.00%) Adobe Analytics
5 1 (2.00%) Google Ads
5 1 (2.00%) Google Data Studio
5 1 (2.00%) Google Workspace
5 1 (2.00%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.00%) SMS
2 1 (2.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.00%) Tableau
2 2 (4.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (4.00%) JIRA
General
1 50 (100.00%) Marketing
2 23 (46.00%) Social Skills
3 15 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (20.00%) Advertising
5 8 (16.00%) German Language
6 7 (14.00%) Brand Awareness
7 6 (12.00%) Italian Language
8 3 (6.00%) Finance
8 3 (6.00%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (6.00%) Legal
8 3 (6.00%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (6.00%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (2.00%) French Language
9 1 (2.00%) Games
9 1 (2.00%) Public Sector
9 1 (2.00%) Publishing
9 1 (2.00%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.00%) ATL
Miscellaneous
1 8 (16.00%) Web Conferencing
2 6 (12.00%) Social Media
3 4 (8.00%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (6.00%) Blog
4 3 (6.00%) Digital Media
4 3 (6.00%) Marketing Technology
5 1 (2.00%) Data Structures
5 1 (2.00%) FMCG
5 1 (2.00%) Life Science
5 1 (2.00%) Media Streaming
5 1 (2.00%) Mobile App
5 1 (2.00%) Multi-touch
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (44.00%) Digital Marketing
2 18 (36.00%) B2B
2 18 (36.00%) CRM
3 17 (34.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 14 (28.00%) Marketing Automation
5 13 (26.00%) Marketing Strategy
6 10 (20.00%) Lead Generation
7 9 (18.00%) Analytics
8 8 (16.00%) B2B Marketing
8 8 (16.00%) Customer Engagement
8 8 (16.00%) Demand Generation
8 8 (16.00%) Project Management
9 7 (14.00%) Customer Acquisition
10 6 (12.00%) Email Marketing
10 6 (12.00%) Global Marketing
10 6 (12.00%) Product Marketing
11 5 (10.00%) Decision-Making
11 5 (10.00%) Personalization
11 5 (10.00%) Value Proposition
12 4 (8.00%) Business Case
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.00%) SQL
2 1 (2.00%) Python
2 1 (2.00%) R
Qualifications
1 3 (6.00%) Degree
2 2 (4.00%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.00%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (14.00%) Accessibility
2 2 (4.00%) GDPR
2 2 (4.00%) QA
3 1 (2.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 11 (22.00%) Salesforce
2 9 (18.00%) Google
3 3 (6.00%) Adobe
4 2 (4.00%) Facebook
4 2 (4.00%) HP
4 2 (4.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (4.00%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
5 1 (2.00%) HubSpot
5 1 (2.00%) Instagram
5 1 (2.00%) Marketo
5 1 (2.00%) MuleSoft