Marketing Strategy Job Trends

Marketing Strategy
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Marketing Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 471 271 630
Rank change year-on-year -200 +359 -6
Permanent jobs citing Marketing Strategy 362 530 122
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.31% 1.07% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.42% 1.21% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 186 141 65
10th Percentile £33,000 £30,000 £30,550
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £37,504
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £50,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% -20.00% +21.95%
75th Percentile £64,688 £61,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £128,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -22.73% +19.57%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Marketing Strategy 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 86,418 43,977 59,769
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.19% 88.96% 82.26%
Number of salaries quoted 59,113 24,503 32,039
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

Marketing Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Marketing Strategy job vacancy trend in the UK

Marketing Strategy
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Marketing Strategy

Marketing Strategy
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Marketing Strategy over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Marketing Strategy in the UK

Marketing Strategy
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Marketing Strategy within the UK over the 6 months to 10 October 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
England -246 269 £45,000 -10.00% 595
UK excluding London -203 235 £45,000 +5.88% 225
Work from Home -185 144 £44,250 -15.71% 243
London -79 103 £54,633 -4.99% 408
South East -159 61 £45,000 +2.86% 73
Northern Ireland - 57 - - 12
Midlands -23 46 £57,500 +70.37% 40
North of England -51 30 £65,000 +36.84% 53
East Midlands -23 25 £75,000 +76.47% 17
West Midlands -40 21 £57,500 +82.54% 23
East of England -101 17 £38,250 -10.00% 12
Yorkshire -22 13 £37,500 +19.05% 17
North West -27 12 £70,000 +47.37% 33
Wales -70 10 £75,000 +130.77% 3
South West -78 9 £32,500 -38.10% 18
North East -68 5 £75,000 - 3
Scotland - 5 - - 15

Marketing Strategy
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 9 (2.49%) CMS
2 6 (1.66%) WordPress
3 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 12 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.55%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.55%) InDesign
4 2 (0.55%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.28%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 64 (17.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 27 (7.46%) Dynamics GP
3 12 (3.31%) Shopify
4 4 (1.10%) Eloqua
4 4 (1.10%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.55%) Adobe Campaign
Cloud Services
1 66 (18.23%) SaaS
2 41 (11.33%) Google Ads
3 34 (9.39%) Google Analytics
4 17 (4.70%) Google Tag Manager
5 9 (2.49%) Meta Ads
6 7 (1.93%) Canva
7 6 (1.66%) Power Platform
8 5 (1.38%) GCP
9 4 (1.10%) AWS
9 4 (1.10%) Azure
10 3 (0.83%) GitHub
11 2 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 2 (0.55%) Google Data Studio
12 1 (0.28%) AppsFlyer
12 1 (0.28%) dbt
12 1 (0.28%) Figma
12 1 (0.28%) MailChimp
12 1 (0.28%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 1 (0.28%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.76%) Internet
2 6 (1.66%) SMS
3 2 (0.55%) Broadband
3 2 (0.55%) Intranet
4 1 (0.28%) NGN
4 1 (0.28%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.93%) Big Data
2 6 (1.66%) Power BI
3 3 (0.83%) Looker
3 3 (0.83%) MySQL
3 3 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.55%) Tableau
5 1 (0.28%) Mixpanel
5 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (0.83%) Git
General
1 362 (100.00%) Marketing
2 161 (44.48%) Social Skills
3 142 (39.23%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (19.06%) Finance
5 64 (17.68%) Legal
6 45 (12.43%) Retail
7 43 (11.88%) Advertising
8 30 (8.29%) Organisational Skills
9 29 (8.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 18 (4.97%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (3.87%) Brand Awareness
12 11 (3.04%) Law
13 10 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (2.49%) Manufacturing
14 9 (2.49%) Public Sector
15 7 (1.93%) Banking
15 7 (1.93%) German Language
16 6 (1.66%) Swedish Language
17 5 (1.38%) Publishing
18 4 (1.10%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 160 (44.20%) Marketing Manager
2 58 (16.02%) Technology Manager
3 29 (8.01%) Senior
4 26 (7.18%) Marketing Director
5 24 (6.63%) Senior Manager
6 23 (6.35%) Marketing Executive
7 18 (4.97%) Account Manager
8 17 (4.70%) Channel Marketing Manager
9 16 (4.42%) Senior Marketing Manager
10 15 (4.14%) Product Manager
11 11 (3.04%) CRM Manager
11 11 (3.04%) Digital Marketing Manager
11 11 (3.04%) Product Marketing Manager
11 11 (3.04%) Senior Product Manager
12 10 (2.76%) Sales Manager
13 9 (2.49%) Paid Search Manager
13 9 (2.49%) Search Manager
14 8 (2.21%) Lead
14 8 (2.21%) Performance Manager
14 8 (2.21%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.10%) CSS
1 4 (1.10%) HTML
2 3 (0.83%) EDI
2 3 (0.83%) Web Services
3 2 (0.55%) Plotly
4 1 (0.28%) REST
4 1 (0.28%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 83 (22.93%) Marketing Technology
2 66 (18.23%) Blog
3 62 (17.13%) Social Media
4 22 (6.08%) Web Conferencing
5 18 (4.97%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (3.87%) Onboarding
7 10 (2.76%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.93%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.38%) Video Editing
10 4 (1.10%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.10%) Digital Media
10 4 (1.10%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.83%) Podcast
11 3 (0.83%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.55%) AI Agents
12 2 (0.55%) Driving Licence
12 2 (0.55%) Multi-touch
13 1 (0.28%) Culture of Ownership
13 1 (0.28%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.83%) Linux
2 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (47.79%) Digital Marketing
2 158 (43.65%) CRM
3 136 (37.57%) Analytics
4 128 (35.36%) AI
5 123 (33.98%) B2B
6 109 (30.11%) Decision-Making
7 102 (28.18%) Business Development
8 97 (26.80%) Continuous Improvement
9 94 (25.97%) Email Marketing
10 86 (23.76%) Integrated Marketing
11 79 (21.82%) SEO
12 70 (19.34%) Marketing Analytics
13 69 (19.06%) Stakeholder Management
14 67 (18.51%) Marketing Automation
15 65 (17.96%) B2B Marketing
16 62 (17.13%) Change Management
16 62 (17.13%) Test Automation
17 61 (16.85%) Data Management
18 59 (16.30%) Service Delivery
19 58 (16.02%) Contact Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (2.21%) JavaScript
1 8 (2.21%) SQL
2 7 (1.93%) Python
3 3 (0.83%) Perl
3 3 (0.83%) R
4 1 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 25 (6.91%) Degree
2 5 (1.38%) Security Cleared
3 2 (0.55%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.31%) Data Quality
2 4 (1.10%) Accessibility
2 4 (1.10%) GDPR
2 4 (1.10%) PERC
2 4 (1.10%) QA
3 2 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
Systems Management
1 3 (0.83%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 67 (18.51%) Google
2 51 (14.09%) Salesforce
3 45 (12.43%) HubSpot
4 41 (11.33%) Microsoft
5 18 (4.97%) TikTok
6 15 (4.14%) Adobe
6 15 (4.14%) Pardot
7 13 (3.59%) Marketo
7 13 (3.59%) YouTube
8 7 (1.93%) Samsung
9 6 (1.66%) Oracle
9 6 (1.66%) Pinterest
9 6 (1.66%) Sage
10 5 (1.38%) Facebook
10 5 (1.38%) Instagram
11 3 (0.83%) Braze
11 3 (0.83%) Databricks
11 3 (0.83%) dotdigital
11 3 (0.83%) SAP
12 2 (0.55%) Siebel