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 6 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 539 716 679
Rank change year-on-year +177 -37 +289
Permanent jobs citing Marketing Automation 108 36 42
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.19% 0.057% 0.084%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.066% 0.089%
Number of salaries quoted 60 20 21
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,938 £51,563 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.14% +27.27% -12.00%
75th Percentile £59,250 £72,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £78,375 £81,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,250 £70,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -33.93% +47.37% +18.75%

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 46,878 54,401 47,138
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.98% 86.62% 93.72%
Number of salaries quoted 28,142 28,251 36,353
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,500
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% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -1.70%

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 6 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 6 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 +155 99 £47,500 -32.14% 83
UK excluding London +129 63 £46,250 -33.93% 48
London +89 41 £47,500 -40.63% 50
Work from Home +101 26 £45,000 -5.26% 54
South East +51 23 £46,750 - 28
West Midlands +44 9 £40,000 -23.81% 2
North of England +44 9 £87,500 +133.33% 8
Midlands +41 9 £40,000 -23.81% 3
South West +34 9 £42,500 -22.73% 5
East of England +26 8 - - 4
Yorkshire +5 5 £36,250 -1.36% 2
North West +46 4 £120,000 +182.35% 4
Scotland - 4 - -
Wales - 1 £47,500 -

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 34 (31.48%) CMS
2 5 (4.63%) WordPress
3 4 (3.70%) Confluence
4 2 (1.85%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (1.85%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 7 (6.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.70%) Chatbot
3 3 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.78%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (1.85%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (5.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (4.63%) Adobe Campaign
3 3 (2.78%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (1.85%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 38 (35.19%) SaaS
2 18 (16.67%) Azure
3 14 (12.96%) iPaaS
3 14 (12.96%) PaaS
4 7 (6.48%) Power Platform
5 6 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (4.63%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (4.63%) Google Ads
7 4 (3.70%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.78%) Google Analytics
8 3 (2.78%) Google Workspace
9 2 (1.85%) Figma
9 2 (1.85%) GitHub
9 2 (1.85%) Smartsheet
9 2 (1.85%) Social Studio
10 1 (0.93%) Canva
10 1 (0.93%) MailChimp
10 1 (0.93%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.93%) Wix.com
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.70%) VoIP
2 1 (0.93%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.48%) Power BI
2 5 (4.63%) Tableau
3 2 (1.85%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.85%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (5.56%) JIRA
2 3 (2.78%) Git
General
1 108 (100.00%) Marketing
2 42 (38.89%) Social Skills
3 40 (37.04%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (26.85%) Finance
5 20 (18.52%) Presentation Skills
6 18 (16.67%) Legal
6 18 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (8.33%) Brand Awareness
8 7 (6.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (4.63%) Law
9 5 (4.63%) Retail
9 5 (4.63%) Telecoms
10 3 (2.78%) Manufacturing
10 3 (2.78%) Public Sector
11 2 (1.85%) Advertising
11 2 (1.85%) Banking
11 2 (1.85%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.93%) Health Technology
12 1 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.93%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 27 (25.00%) Marketing Manager
2 13 (12.04%) Architect
3 10 (9.26%) Applications Architect
3 10 (9.26%) IT Architect
4 9 (8.33%) CRM Manager
4 9 (8.33%) Marketing Executive
4 9 (8.33%) Senior
5 8 (7.41%) Developer
6 7 (6.48%) Digital Executive
6 7 (6.48%) Marketing Specialist
7 6 (5.56%) CRM Specialist
8 5 (4.63%) Analyst
8 5 (4.63%) Automation Specialist
8 5 (4.63%) Marketing Automation Specialist
8 5 (4.63%) Salesforce Specialist
9 4 (3.70%) Campaign Manager
9 4 (3.70%) Chief Technology Officer
9 4 (3.70%) Consultant
9 4 (3.70%) Senior Manager
9 4 (3.70%) Vendor Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.56%) HTML
2 4 (3.70%) CSS
3 3 (2.78%) Lightning Web Components
3 3 (2.78%) Node.js
3 3 (2.78%) REST
3 3 (2.78%) SOAP
4 2 (1.85%) EDI
4 2 (1.85%) Next.js
4 2 (1.85%) React
5 1 (0.93%) Web Services
5 1 (0.93%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (13.89%) Social Media
2 14 (12.96%) Greenfield Project
3 10 (9.26%) Web Conferencing
4 9 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (6.48%) Blog
5 7 (6.48%) Marketing Technology
6 6 (5.56%) Product Ownership
7 5 (4.63%) Educational Technology
8 3 (2.78%) Data Centre
8 3 (2.78%) Onboarding
8 3 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.93%) Graphic Design
10 1 (0.93%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.93%) Multi-touch
10 1 (0.93%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 1 (0.93%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (65.74%) CRM
2 50 (46.30%) Analytics
3 47 (43.52%) B2B
4 34 (31.48%) Lead Generation
5 30 (27.78%) Agile
6 28 (25.93%) SEO
7 24 (22.22%) Mentoring
8 20 (18.52%) B2B Marketing
9 19 (17.59%) AI
9 19 (17.59%) Coaching
9 19 (17.59%) Demand Generation
10 18 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
10 18 (16.67%) Creative Thinking
10 18 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
10 18 (16.67%) Migration
10 18 (16.67%) Multichannel Marketing
11 17 (15.74%) Email Marketing
11 17 (15.74%) Stakeholder Management
12 16 (14.81%) Data Governance
12 16 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.70%) SQL
2 3 (2.78%) Apex Code
2 3 (2.78%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.85%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 6 (5.56%) Degree
2 2 (1.85%) PMI Certification
2 2 (1.85%) PMP
3 1 (0.93%) Master's Degree
3 1 (0.93%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (10.19%) GDPR
2 2 (1.85%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.85%) Data Quality
2 2 (1.85%) QA
Systems Management
1 8 (7.41%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 39 (36.11%) HubSpot
2 26 (24.07%) Salesforce
3 13 (12.04%) Microsoft
4 10 (9.26%) Google
4 10 (9.26%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
5 8 (7.41%) Adobe
6 7 (6.48%) Pardot
7 6 (5.56%) YouTube
8 4 (3.70%) Marketo
9 3 (2.78%) Scality
9 3 (2.78%) Veeam
10 2 (1.85%) OneTrust
10 2 (1.85%) Samsung
10 2 (1.85%) Sitecore
10 2 (1.85%) TikTok
11 1 (0.93%) dotdigital
11 1 (0.93%) Facebook
11 1 (0.93%) Instagram