Marketing Automation Job Trends

Marketing Automation
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Marketing Automation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 535 664 669
Rank change year-on-year +129 +5 +281
Permanent jobs citing Marketing Automation 104 42 35
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.18% 0.075% 0.072%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.083% 0.077%
Number of salaries quoted 66 22 17
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £41,750
25th Percentile £42,031 £43,688 £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,250 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.64% +27.27% -12.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £72,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £81,875 £80,000 £111,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £70,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +40.00% +25.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Marketing Automation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,803 50,313 45,263
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.65% 89.69% 93.72%
Number of salaries quoted 28,630 25,271 34,729
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -3.23%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.91% +4.76% -2.78%

Marketing Automation
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Marketing Automation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Marketing Automation job vacancy trend in the UK

Marketing Automation
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Marketing Automation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Marketing Automation

Marketing Automation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Marketing Automation over the 6 months to 22 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Marketing Automation in the UK

Marketing Automation
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Marketing Automation within the UK over the 6 months to 22 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 +134 95 £50,000 -28.57% 115
UK excluding London +83 62 £50,000 -28.57% 79
London +70 37 £47,500 -34.48% 48
Work from Home +84 27 £45,000 -23.40% 74
South East +45 17 £46,750 - 27
South West +21 15 £50,000 - 7
West Midlands +46 9 £40,000 -23.81% 6
Midlands +35 9 £40,000 -23.81% 10
North of England +31 9 £87,500 +133.33% 23
East of England +22 7 - - 10
Yorkshire -6 5 £36,250 -3.33% 7
North West +42 4 £120,000 +182.35% 15
Scotland - 4 - - 2
Wales - 1 £47,500 - 1

Marketing Automation
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 23 (22.12%) CMS
2 5 (4.81%) WordPress
3 4 (3.85%) Confluence
4 2 (1.92%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.96%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 7 (6.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.85%) Chatbot
3 3 (2.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.88%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (1.92%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.96%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (4.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (3.85%) Adobe Campaign
3 3 (2.88%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (1.92%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 27 (25.96%) SaaS
2 7 (6.73%) Azure
3 6 (5.77%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (5.77%) Power Platform
4 5 (4.81%) Google Ads
5 4 (3.85%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (3.85%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (2.88%) Google Analytics
6 3 (2.88%) Google Workspace
6 3 (2.88%) iPaaS
6 3 (2.88%) PaaS
7 2 (1.92%) Figma
7 2 (1.92%) GitHub
7 2 (1.92%) Smartsheet
7 2 (1.92%) Social Studio
8 1 (0.96%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 1 (0.96%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 1 (0.96%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 1 (0.96%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.96%) Wix.com
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.85%) VoIP
2 1 (0.96%) Broadband
2 1 (0.96%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.77%) Power BI
2 5 (4.81%) Tableau
3 3 (2.88%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.96%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 6 (5.77%) JIRA
2 3 (2.88%) Git
General
1 104 (100.00%) Marketing
2 32 (30.77%) Social Skills
3 28 (26.92%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (18.27%) Finance
5 9 (8.65%) Brand Awareness
5 9 (8.65%) Presentation Skills
6 7 (6.73%) Legal
6 7 (6.73%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (5.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (4.81%) Law
8 5 (4.81%) Retail
8 5 (4.81%) Telecoms
9 3 (2.88%) Banking
9 3 (2.88%) Manufacturing
9 3 (2.88%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.92%) Advertising
10 2 (1.92%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.96%) Health Technology
11 1 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.96%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 33 (31.73%) Marketing Manager
2 15 (14.42%) CRM Manager
3 9 (8.65%) Marketing Executive
4 8 (7.69%) Developer
4 8 (7.69%) Senior
5 7 (6.73%) Digital Executive
5 7 (6.73%) Marketing Specialist
6 6 (5.77%) Architect
6 6 (5.77%) CRM Specialist
6 6 (5.77%) Marketing Automation Manager
7 5 (4.81%) Analyst
7 5 (4.81%) Automation Specialist
7 5 (4.81%) Marketing Automation Specialist
7 5 (4.81%) Salesforce Specialist
8 4 (3.85%) Campaign Manager
8 4 (3.85%) Consultant
8 4 (3.85%) Head of Marketing
8 4 (3.85%) Senior Manager
8 4 (3.85%) UX Analyst
8 4 (3.85%) Vendor Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.77%) HTML
2 4 (3.85%) CSS
3 3 (2.88%) Lightning Web Components
3 3 (2.88%) Node.js
3 3 (2.88%) REST
3 3 (2.88%) SOAP
4 2 (1.92%) Next.js
4 2 (1.92%) React
5 1 (0.96%) EDI
5 1 (0.96%) Web Services
5 1 (0.96%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (14.42%) Social Media
2 10 (9.62%) Web Conferencing
3 9 (8.65%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (6.73%) Blog
4 7 (6.73%) Marketing Technology
5 6 (5.77%) Product Ownership
6 5 (4.81%) Educational Technology
7 3 (2.88%) Data Centre
7 3 (2.88%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (2.88%) Onboarding
7 3 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.96%) Graphic Design
9 1 (0.96%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.96%) Multi-touch
9 1 (0.96%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 1 (0.96%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (74.04%) CRM
2 50 (48.08%) Analytics
3 46 (44.23%) B2B
4 34 (32.69%) Lead Generation
5 28 (26.92%) SEO
6 20 (19.23%) B2B Marketing
7 19 (18.27%) Agile
7 19 (18.27%) AI
7 19 (18.27%) Demand Generation
8 18 (17.31%) Continuous Improvement
8 18 (17.31%) Digital Marketing
8 18 (17.31%) Multichannel Marketing
9 17 (16.35%) Email Marketing
9 17 (16.35%) Problem-Solving
10 16 (15.38%) Roadmaps
10 16 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
11 15 (14.42%) Marketing Strategy
12 14 (13.46%) Customer Experience
13 13 (12.50%) Mentoring
14 11 (10.58%) Campaign Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.85%) SQL
2 3 (2.88%) Apex Code
2 3 (2.88%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.92%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 7 (6.73%) Degree
2 2 (1.92%) Master's Degree
2 2 (1.92%) MBA
2 2 (1.92%) PMI Certification
2 2 (1.92%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (9.62%) GDPR
2 2 (1.92%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.92%) Data Quality
2 2 (1.92%) QA
Systems Management
1 7 (6.73%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 39 (37.50%) HubSpot
2 33 (31.73%) Salesforce
3 12 (11.54%) Microsoft
4 10 (9.62%) Google
4 10 (9.62%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
5 8 (7.69%) Adobe
5 8 (7.69%) Pardot
6 6 (5.77%) YouTube
7 4 (3.85%) Marketo
8 3 (2.88%) Scality
8 3 (2.88%) Veeam
9 2 (1.92%) Samsung
9 2 (1.92%) TikTok
10 1 (0.96%) dotdigital
10 1 (0.96%) Facebook
10 1 (0.96%) Instagram
10 1 (0.96%) MuleSoft
10 1 (0.96%) OneTrust
10 1 (0.96%) Sitecore