Marketing Manager Job Trends in the South East

Marketing Manager
England > South East

The median Marketing Manager salary in the South East is £50,000 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 186 298 282
Rank change year-on-year +112 -16 +132
Permanent jobs requiring a Marketing Manager 84 8 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.81% 0.089% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.88% 0.098% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 69 2 11
10th Percentile £40,800 £52,875 £51,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £53,438 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,250 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -10.00% +66.67%
75th Percentile £55,000 £58,438 £70,000
90th Percentile £58,750 £58,625 -
England median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -1.79%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 9,545 8,181 8,342
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.97% 91.12% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,970 4,303 6,010
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,911 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Marketing Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 the South East.

Marketing Manager job vacancy trend in the South East

Marketing Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Marketing Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Marketing Manager job vacancies in the South East

Marketing Manager
Salary Histogram in the South East

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

Salary histogram for Marketing Manager in the South East

Marketing Manager
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Marketing Manager within the South East 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
Thames Valley +41 39 £48,500 -13.78% 1
Hampshire - 33 £54,000 - 1
Buckinghamshire - 27 £45,000 - 1
Oxfordshire +27 10 £50,000 -13.04%
Surrey - 8 £57,500 - 4
Berkshire -12 2 - -
West Sussex - 2 £40,000 -
East Sussex - 1 £35,000 -
Marketing Manager
England

Marketing Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

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 South East region featuring Marketing Manager in the job title.

1 51 (60.71%) B2B
2 38 (45.24%) SaaS
3 32 (38.10%) Digital Marketing
4 29 (34.52%) Marketing Strategy
5 27 (32.14%) SEO
6 22 (26.19%) Analytics
6 22 (26.19%) Demand Generation
7 21 (25.00%) Pay per click
8 18 (21.43%) Google
9 17 (20.24%) Campaign Management
10 16 (19.05%) Lead Generation
11 15 (17.86%) Salesforce
12 14 (16.67%) CRM
13 13 (15.48%) E-Commerce
14 11 (13.10%) B2B Marketing
15 10 (11.90%) B2C
15 10 (11.90%) Budget Control
15 10 (11.90%) Budget Management
15 10 (11.90%) Business Strategy
15 10 (11.90%) Google Ads
15 10 (11.90%) Planning and Forecasting
15 10 (11.90%) Problem-Solving
16 9 (10.71%) AI
16 9 (10.71%) Degree
16 9 (10.71%) Email Marketing
16 9 (10.71%) Marketing Mix
17 8 (9.52%) Adobe
17 8 (9.52%) Deadline-Driven
17 8 (9.52%) Marketing Automation
17 8 (9.52%) Pardot

Marketing Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 (3.57%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (4.76%) Adobe Premiere
1 4 (4.76%) Photoshop
2 1 (1.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
Cloud Services
1 38 (45.24%) SaaS
2 10 (11.90%) Google Ads
3 5 (5.95%) Canva
4 4 (4.76%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 4 (4.76%) Google Analytics
5 1 (1.19%) Bloomreach
5 1 (1.19%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.19%) SMS
General
1 84 (100.00%) Marketing
2 32 (38.10%) Social Skills
3 14 (16.67%) Finance
4 13 (15.48%) Games
5 10 (11.90%) Electronics
5 10 (11.90%) Retail
6 8 (9.52%) Brand Awareness
7 4 (4.76%) Advertising
8 2 (2.38%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (2.38%) Wearables
Miscellaneous
1 15 (17.86%) Educational Technology
2 12 (14.29%) Social Media
3 4 (4.76%) Multi-touch
3 4 (4.76%) Photography
3 4 (4.76%) Private Cloud
3 4 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (4.76%) Video Editing
4 3 (3.57%) Blog
5 1 (1.19%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (60.71%) B2B
2 32 (38.10%) Digital Marketing
3 29 (34.52%) Marketing Strategy
4 27 (32.14%) SEO
5 22 (26.19%) Analytics
5 22 (26.19%) Demand Generation
6 21 (25.00%) Pay per click
7 17 (20.24%) Campaign Management
8 16 (19.05%) Lead Generation
9 14 (16.67%) CRM
10 13 (15.48%) E-Commerce
11 11 (13.10%) B2B Marketing
12 10 (11.90%) B2C
12 10 (11.90%) Budget Control
12 10 (11.90%) Budget Management
12 10 (11.90%) Business Strategy
12 10 (11.90%) Planning and Forecasting
12 10 (11.90%) Problem-Solving
13 9 (10.71%) AI
13 9 (10.71%) Email Marketing
Qualifications
1 9 (10.71%) Degree
2 3 (3.57%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (3.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.19%) GDPR
Vendors
1 18 (21.43%) Google
2 15 (17.86%) Salesforce
3 8 (9.52%) Adobe
3 8 (9.52%) Pardot
4 5 (5.95%) HubSpot
5 4 (4.76%) Facebook
5 4 (4.76%) Instagram
5 4 (4.76%) TikTok
6 2 (2.38%) Samsung
7 1 (1.19%) Zoho