Marketing Manager Job Trends in Manchester

Marketing Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Marketing Manager salary in Manchester is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 - 145
Rank change year-on-year - - +105
Permanent jobs requiring a Marketing Manager 13 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.45% - 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% - 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 6
10th Percentile £37,500 - £48,500
25th Percentile - - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +57.14%
75th Percentile £50,000 - £70,625
90th Percentile - - £75,625
North West median annual salary £45,000 - £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +37.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 2,606 2,502 2,404
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.34% 93.81% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,701 1,211 1,937
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £89,000 £86,250 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.87%

Marketing Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Marketing Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

Marketing Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Marketing Manager job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Marketing Manager job vacancies in Manchester

Marketing Manager
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Marketing Manager in Manchester over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Marketing Manager in Manchester

Marketing Manager
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Marketing Manager within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cheadle - 3 £50,000 -
Marketing Manager
North West

Marketing Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Marketing Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Marketing Manager in the job title.

1 6 (46.15%) B2B
1 6 (46.15%) Digital Marketing
2 5 (38.46%) Agile
2 5 (38.46%) Product Marketing
2 5 (38.46%) Storytelling
3 3 (23.08%) Adobe
3 3 (23.08%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 3 (23.08%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (23.08%) B2B Marketing
3 3 (23.08%) Campaign Management
3 3 (23.08%) Copywriting
3 3 (23.08%) Customer Experience
3 3 (23.08%) Elementor
3 3 (23.08%) Email Marketing
3 3 (23.08%) Google
3 3 (23.08%) Google Ads
3 3 (23.08%) Marketing Strategy
3 3 (23.08%) Pay per click
3 3 (23.08%) Performance Metrics
3 3 (23.08%) Photoshop
3 3 (23.08%) Remarketing
3 3 (23.08%) SaaS
3 3 (23.08%) SEO
3 3 (23.08%) Thought Leadership
3 3 (23.08%) Time Management
3 3 (23.08%) WordPress
4 1 (7.69%) GTM Strategy

Marketing Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 (23.08%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 3 (23.08%) Adobe Illustrator
1 3 (23.08%) Elementor
1 3 (23.08%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 3 (23.08%) Google Ads
1 3 (23.08%) SaaS
General
1 13 (100.00%) Marketing
2 3 (23.08%) Brand Awareness
2 3 (23.08%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (23.08%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) EPoS
1 3 (23.08%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) B2B
1 6 (46.15%) Digital Marketing
2 5 (38.46%) Agile
2 5 (38.46%) Product Marketing
2 5 (38.46%) Storytelling
3 3 (23.08%) B2B Marketing
3 3 (23.08%) Campaign Management
3 3 (23.08%) Copywriting
3 3 (23.08%) Customer Experience
3 3 (23.08%) Email Marketing
3 3 (23.08%) Marketing Strategy
3 3 (23.08%) Pay per click
3 3 (23.08%) Performance Metrics
3 3 (23.08%) Remarketing
3 3 (23.08%) SEO
3 3 (23.08%) Thought Leadership
3 3 (23.08%) Time Management
4 1 (7.69%) GTM Strategy
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Adobe
1 3 (23.08%) Google