Head of Marketing Job Trends

Head of Marketing
UK

The median Head of Marketing salary in the UK is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 625 712 698
Rank change year-on-year +87 -14 +322
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Marketing 19 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.032% 0.007% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% 0.008% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 15 4 3
10th Percentile £59,500 £72,250 £58,250
25th Percentile £72,500 £75,625 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £85,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +25.93% -22.86%
75th Percentile - £93,750 £86,875
90th Percentile - £96,000 £97,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £90,000 £85,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% +47.83% -33.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 53,514 51,675 48,695
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.18% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 32,893 27,368 37,623
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,173 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Head of Marketing
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Head of Marketing job vacancy trend in the UK

Head of Marketing
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Head of Marketing job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Marketing job vacancies in the UK

Head of Marketing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Marketing over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Marketing in the UK

Head of Marketing
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Marketing within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +82 18 £90,000 +5.88% 8
UK excluding London +60 11 £90,000 +5.88% 5
London +66 8 £82,500 -13.16% 3
Midlands +32 7 £90,000 +5.88%
West Midlands - 7 £90,000 -
Work from Home +76 5 £71,250 -16.18% 4
South East +31 1 - -
South West - 1 £60,000 -
Wales - 1 £47,500 -
North West - 1 £65,000 - 2
North of England - 1 £65,000 - 3

Head of Marketing Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, Head of Marketing 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 featuring Head of Marketing in the job title.

1 9 (47.37%) B2B
2 8 (42.11%) CRM
2 8 (42.11%) Marketing Strategy
3 7 (36.84%) Lead Generation
3 7 (36.84%) SaaS
4 6 (31.58%) Demand Generation
4 6 (31.58%) Fintech
4 6 (31.58%) Thought Leadership
5 5 (26.32%) Content Strategy
5 5 (26.32%) SEO
6 4 (21.05%) Analytics
6 4 (21.05%) Customer Acquisition
6 4 (21.05%) Digital Marketing
6 4 (21.05%) Marketing Automation
6 4 (21.05%) Mentoring
6 4 (21.05%) Strategic Thinking
7 3 (15.79%) Agile
7 3 (15.79%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (15.79%) Business Strategy
7 3 (15.79%) Data Analytics
7 3 (15.79%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 3 (15.79%) GTM Strategy
7 3 (15.79%) Performance Metrics
7 3 (15.79%) Power BI
7 3 (15.79%) Power Platform
7 3 (15.79%) Product Marketing
7 3 (15.79%) Roadmaps
7 3 (15.79%) Storytelling
8 2 (10.53%) AI
8 2 (10.53%) B2B Marketing

Head of Marketing Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (5.26%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
Cloud Services
1 7 (36.84%) SaaS
2 3 (15.79%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (15.79%) Power BI
General
1 19 (100.00%) Marketing
2 6 (31.58%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (26.32%) Finance
4 3 (15.79%) Local Government
5 2 (10.53%) Brand Awareness
6 1 (5.26%) Manufacturing
6 1 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (5.26%) Social Skills
6 1 (5.26%) Tech for Good
6 1 (5.26%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (21.05%) Web Conferencing
2 3 (15.79%) Educational Technology
2 3 (15.79%) Management Information System
2 3 (15.79%) Onboarding
3 2 (10.53%) Blog
3 2 (10.53%) Social Media
4 1 (5.26%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (5.26%) Data Centre
4 1 (5.26%) Life Science
4 1 (5.26%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (47.37%) B2B
2 8 (42.11%) CRM
2 8 (42.11%) Marketing Strategy
3 7 (36.84%) Lead Generation
4 6 (31.58%) Demand Generation
4 6 (31.58%) Fintech
4 6 (31.58%) Thought Leadership
5 5 (26.32%) Content Strategy
5 5 (26.32%) SEO
6 4 (21.05%) Analytics
6 4 (21.05%) Customer Acquisition
6 4 (21.05%) Digital Marketing
6 4 (21.05%) Marketing Automation
6 4 (21.05%) Mentoring
6 4 (21.05%) Strategic Thinking
7 3 (15.79%) Agile
7 3 (15.79%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (15.79%) Data Analytics
7 3 (15.79%) Performance Metrics
7 3 (15.79%) Product Marketing
Vendors
1 2 (10.53%) HubSpot
2 1 (5.26%) Adobe
2 1 (5.26%) Salesforce
2 1 (5.26%) ServiceNow