Marketing
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Marketing in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Marketing over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 25 31
Rank change year-on-year -8 +6 +27
Permanent jobs citing Marketing 4,091 3,504 6,117
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 4.41% 7.89% 5.70%
As % of the General category 9.34% 10.82% 9.90%
Number of salaries quoted 2,542 1,126 3,083
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,375 £26,340
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,563 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +16.67% -18.18%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £88,750 £94,375 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +8.75% -5.88% -4.49%

All General Skills
UK

Marketing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 43,787 32,377 61,762
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 47.22% 72.89% 57.55%
Number of salaries quoted 26,822 15,709 40,857
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £37,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +7.14% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%

Marketing
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Marketing job vacancy trend in the UK

Marketing
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Marketing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Marketing

Marketing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Marketing over the 6 months to 13 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Marketing in the UK

Marketing
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 within the UK over the 6 months to 13 June 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 -8 3,694 £50,000 -4.76% 1,658
UK excluding London +2 2,676 £43,500 +8.75% 1,025
Work from Home +3 1,199 £50,000 - 775
London -9 1,175 £60,000 -7.69% 819
North of England 0 763 £40,000 - 285
South East +1 700 £50,000 +42.86% 369
Midlands +36 499 £48,250 +20.62% 154
North West +81 437 £45,000 +12.50% 170
East of England +10 313 £40,000 +17.65% 76
West Midlands +26 283 £47,500 +5.56% 95
East Midlands +31 216 £50,000 +42.86% 59
Yorkshire -39 212 £40,000 -1.23% 82
South West -17 205 £35,000 -2.78% 97
North East -15 114 £35,000 +12.18% 36
Scotland -5 91 £38,500 -23.00% 37
Wales -4 77 £43,750 -12.50% 14
Northern Ireland -10 29 £45,000 +50.00% 12

Marketing
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
1 136 (3.32%) CMS
2 84 (2.05%) WordPress
3 39 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
4 34 (0.83%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 14 (0.34%) Confluence
6 13 (0.32%) SharePoint
7 10 (0.24%) Umbraco
8 7 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
8 7 (0.17%) Headless CMS
9 6 (0.15%) Drupal
10 4 (0.098%) IIS
10 4 (0.098%) SAS
11 2 (0.049%) Apache
11 2 (0.049%) Apache Superset
11 2 (0.049%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 150 (3.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 123 (3.01%) Microsoft Office
3 108 (2.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 76 (1.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 36 (0.88%) Photoshop
6 33 (0.81%) Adobe Illustrator
7 23 (0.56%) InDesign
8 20 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
9 19 (0.46%) Adobe Premiere
10 14 (0.34%) Adobe After Effects
11 11 (0.27%) Acrobat
12 8 (0.20%) Notion
13 7 (0.17%) Adobe XD
13 7 (0.17%) CapCut
13 7 (0.17%) Trello
14 4 (0.098%) Blender
14 4 (0.098%) Chatbot
14 4 (0.098%) CINEMA 4D
14 4 (0.098%) Final Cut Pro
15 3 (0.073%) Maya
Business Applications
1 69 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 62 (1.52%) Salesforce CRM
3 44 (1.08%) Shopify
4 39 (0.95%) Workfront
5 35 (0.86%) Adobe Campaign
6 15 (0.37%) NetSuite
7 14 (0.34%) Magento
8 5 (0.12%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
9 4 (0.098%) Dynamics AX
10 3 (0.073%) Raiser’s Edge
10 3 (0.073%) Sage X3
11 2 (0.049%) Eloqua
11 2 (0.049%) SAP ERP
12 1 (0.024%) Dynamics GP
12 1 (0.024%) Dynamics NAV
12 1 (0.024%) Exchequer
12 1 (0.024%) FastStats
12 1 (0.024%) Payment Gateway
12 1 (0.024%) Sage 200
12 1 (0.024%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 545 (13.32%) SaaS
2 124 (3.03%) Power Platform
3 114 (2.79%) Google Analytics
4 106 (2.59%) Azure
5 77 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
6 75 (1.83%) Google Ads
7 64 (1.56%) AWS
7 64 (1.56%) GitHub
8 61 (1.49%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 59 (1.44%) Canva
9 59 (1.44%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 55 (1.34%) iPaaS
11 47 (1.15%) Figma
12 40 (0.98%) GCP
12 40 (0.98%) Microsoft 365
13 33 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
14 28 (0.68%) Google Tag Manager
15 24 (0.59%) Azure AI
16 23 (0.56%) Google Sheets
17 22 (0.54%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 152 (3.72%) Broadband
2 34 (0.83%) Unified Communications
3 31 (0.76%) Internet
4 28 (0.68%) Firewall
5 22 (0.54%) WAN
6 21 (0.51%) SMS
7 17 (0.42%) VLAN
8 14 (0.34%) Cisco ASA
8 14 (0.34%) VPN
9 13 (0.32%) LAN
9 13 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
10 12 (0.29%) VoIP
11 10 (0.24%) Wireless
12 9 (0.22%) Cisco Firepower
12 9 (0.22%) WebEx
13 7 (0.17%) BGP
13 7 (0.17%) DSL
13 7 (0.17%) Network Security
13 7 (0.17%) PBX
13 7 (0.17%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 96 (2.35%) Power BI
2 84 (2.05%) Metadata
3 52 (1.27%) Tableau
4 30 (0.73%) Looker
5 23 (0.56%) BigQuery
6 22 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
6 22 (0.54%) MongoDB
7 15 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 13 (0.32%) Big Data
9 11 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
10 9 (0.22%) Data Mining
10 9 (0.22%) SQL Server
11 7 (0.17%) NoSQL
11 7 (0.17%) Relational Database
12 6 (0.15%) Geospatial Data
12 6 (0.15%) MySQL
13 5 (0.12%) Hadoop
13 5 (0.12%) Power Query
14 4 (0.098%) Delta Lake
14 4 (0.098%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 75 (1.83%) JIRA
2 53 (1.30%) Git
3 42 (1.03%) Jenkins
4 37 (0.90%) GitLab
5 35 (0.86%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.098%) Claude Code
7 3 (0.073%) Visual Website Optimizer
7 3 (0.073%) XCUITest
8 2 (0.049%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.049%) Gradle
8 2 (0.049%) Postman
8 2 (0.049%) Xcode
9 1 (0.024%) Browser DevTools
9 1 (0.024%) GCC
9 1 (0.024%) gulp
9 1 (0.024%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.024%) Selenium
9 1 (0.024%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.024%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.024%) webpack
General
1 972 (23.76%) Social Skills
2 626 (15.30%) Finance
3 422 (10.32%) Analytical Skills
4 333 (8.14%) Retail
5 236 (5.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 215 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
7 205 (5.01%) Advertising
8 201 (4.91%) Organisational Skills
9 195 (4.77%) Legal
10 152 (3.72%) Automotive
11 149 (3.64%) Law
12 147 (3.59%) Manufacturing
13 109 (2.66%) Public Sector
14 93 (2.27%) Games
14 93 (2.27%) Telecoms
15 82 (2.00%) Banking
16 76 (1.86%) Publishing
17 58 (1.42%) Brand Awareness
17 58 (1.42%) German Language
18 56 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 474 (11.59%) Marketing Manager
2 418 (10.22%) Senior
3 303 (7.41%) Marketing Executive
4 285 (6.97%) Development Manager
5 262 (6.40%) Business Manager
6 238 (5.82%) Business Development Manager
7 189 (4.62%) Sales Executive
8 150 (3.67%) Lead
9 147 (3.59%) Product Manager
10 141 (3.45%) Analyst
11 140 (3.42%) Developer
12 138 (3.37%) Senior Manager
13 120 (2.93%) Consultant
14 116 (2.84%) Account Manager
15 101 (2.47%) Sales Manager
16 90 (2.20%) Digital Executive
17 89 (2.18%) Sales Representative
18 86 (2.10%) Digital Marketing Executive
19 85 (2.08%) Architect
20 84 (2.05%) Business Development Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 112 (2.74%) HTML
2 105 (2.57%) CSS
3 95 (2.32%) REST
4 81 (1.98%) SOAP
5 80 (1.96%) Lightning Web Components
6 39 (0.95%) Visualforce
7 35 (0.86%) .NET
8 31 (0.76%) React
9 23 (0.56%) .NET Core
9 23 (0.56%) ASP.NET
10 22 (0.54%) ASP.NET Core
10 22 (0.54%) Blazor
10 22 (0.54%) ML.NET
11 21 (0.51%) Middleware
12 18 (0.44%) EDI
12 18 (0.44%) RESTful
13 14 (0.34%) JSON
14 13 (0.32%) Node.js
14 13 (0.32%) XML
15 10 (0.24%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 360 (8.80%) Social Media
2 233 (5.70%) Onboarding
3 228 (5.57%) Product Ownership
4 222 (5.43%) Self-Motivation
5 199 (4.86%) Marketing Technology
6 109 (2.66%) Web Conferencing
7 89 (2.18%) Over-the-Top Content
8 87 (2.13%) Driving Licence
9 74 (1.81%) Blog
10 57 (1.39%) FMCG
10 57 (1.39%) Management Information System
11 54 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
12 52 (1.27%) Digital Media
13 44 (1.08%) Mobile App
14 41 (1.00%) Data Centre
15 39 (0.95%) Algorithms
16 36 (0.88%) Cloud Native
16 36 (0.88%) Enterprise Cloud
16 36 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
17 29 (0.71%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 15 (0.37%) Linux
2 14 (0.34%) Windows
3 6 (0.15%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.12%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.12%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.049%) Android
6 1 (0.024%) VMS
6 1 (0.024%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.024%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 837 (20.46%) CRM
2 756 (18.48%) B2B
3 658 (16.08%) Digital Marketing
4 652 (15.94%) Analytics
5 647 (15.82%) Business Development
6 535 (13.08%) Decision-Making
7 475 (11.61%) AI
8 443 (10.83%) Roadmaps
9 352 (8.60%) Agile
10 346 (8.46%) Problem-Solving
11 336 (8.21%) Continuous Improvement
12 334 (8.16%) Customer Experience
13 331 (8.09%) Lead Generation
14 266 (6.50%) Project Management
15 265 (6.48%) SEO
16 249 (6.09%) Stakeholder Management
17 240 (5.87%) User Experience
18 229 (5.60%) Marketing Strategy
19 214 (5.23%) Mentoring
20 213 (5.21%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 181 (4.42%) SQL
2 103 (2.52%) Python
3 77 (1.88%) JavaScript
4 72 (1.76%) Apex Code
5 69 (1.69%) SOQL
6 46 (1.12%) SOSL
7 36 (0.88%) C#
8 23 (0.56%) TypeScript
9 22 (0.54%) PHP
9 22 (0.54%) R
10 17 (0.42%) Java
11 14 (0.34%) Ladder Logic
12 9 (0.22%) Scala
13 7 (0.17%) VBA
14 6 (0.15%) Bash
15 5 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 4 (0.098%) Perl
17 3 (0.073%) C
17 3 (0.073%) Swift
17 3 (0.073%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 392 (9.58%) Degree
2 65 (1.59%) ACCA
3 60 (1.47%) CIMA
4 37 (0.90%) Master's Degree
5 29 (0.71%) Security Cleared
6 24 (0.59%) DBS Check
7 20 (0.49%) Computer Science Degree
7 20 (0.49%) SC Cleared
8 19 (0.46%) MBA
9 17 (0.42%) APMG
10 14 (0.34%) Postgraduate
11 13 (0.32%) PMP
12 9 (0.22%) HND
12 9 (0.22%) PMI Certification
13 8 (0.20%) CISSP
13 8 (0.20%) HNC
14 7 (0.17%) CISM
14 7 (0.17%) Microsoft Certification
15 6 (0.15%) ICAEW
16 5 (0.12%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (2.30%) GDPR
2 89 (2.18%) Data Quality
3 80 (1.96%) Accessibility
4 73 (1.78%) QA
5 27 (0.66%) PMO
6 20 (0.49%) PERC
7 19 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
8 14 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 12 (0.29%) TickIT
10 9 (0.22%) SLA
11 8 (0.20%) GRC
11 8 (0.20%) IFRS
12 7 (0.17%) GMP
13 6 (0.15%) WCAG
14 4 (0.098%) Cyber Essentials
14 4 (0.098%) GAAP
15 3 (0.073%) NIST
16 2 (0.049%) PCI DSS
17 1 (0.024%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 25 (0.61%) Docker
2 14 (0.34%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 6 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
3 6 (0.15%) VMware NSX
3 6 (0.15%) vSphere
4 5 (0.12%) Firmware
5 2 (0.049%) IAG
6 1 (0.024%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.024%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.024%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (0.39%) Kubernetes
2 14 (0.34%) Ansible
3 9 (0.22%) Cisco CUCM
3 9 (0.22%) Grafana
4 8 (0.20%) Terraform
5 4 (0.098%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.049%) EMC NetWorker
6 2 (0.049%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.024%) Autotask
7 1 (0.024%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.024%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.024%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.024%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 454 (11.10%) Salesforce
2 341 (8.34%) Microsoft
3 261 (6.38%) Google
4 237 (5.79%) Adobe
5 196 (4.79%) HubSpot
6 76 (1.86%) Cisco
7 59 (1.44%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
8 56 (1.37%) Dell
9 44 (1.08%) Splunk
10 41 (1.00%) ServiceNow
11 37 (0.90%) SAP
12 34 (0.83%) Pardot
13 33 (0.81%) BMC
14 32 (0.78%) Facebook
15 31 (0.76%) Braze
15 31 (0.76%) Instagram
16 24 (0.59%) VMware
17 22 (0.54%) Oracle
18 18 (0.44%) Palo Alto
19 17 (0.42%) Apple