Annual Salary
£30,000 to £65,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Marketing managers plan how to promote products, services or brands and oversee all marketing activity.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; attending events or appointments
There will be
2.9% more Marketing manager jobs in 2027.
As a marketing manager you'll:
You could work in an office or at a client's business.
You could get into this job through:
You can become a marketing manager as graduate of any subject. Some higher national diploma or degree subjects might be particularly relevant like:
Some companies might offer graduate marketing management schemes.
You might be able to fast-track through professional marketing qualifications if your degree is accredited.
You can find out more about the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) accredited degree.
You'll usually need:
You could start by taking a Marketing Assistant or Marketing Executive Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship.
If you already have some marketing experience, you might be able to do a Marketing Manager Level 6 Higher Apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You could start as a marketing executive and then take a qualification offered by a professional marketing body such as:
You might be able to apply directly for marketing manager jobs if you have experience in a related area like:
You can join The Chartered Institute of Marketing for professional development and training opportunities.
Learn more about how to get into marketing from The Chartered Institute of Marketing.
You can also find out about marketing events and challenges by DMA Talent on the Institute of Data and Marketing.
With experience, you could move up to:regional manager; marketing director; brand or account director
You could choose to work as a freelance marketing consultant.
You can find out more about marketing careers from The Chartered Institute of Marketing and The Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing.
Marketing Managers are needed to promote and manage marketing activity for low carbon products, green finance, digital and advisory services in the West of England region.
There are several different routes you can take to get into working in this job which you can explore further in the 'Routes into this job' section above.
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You'll need: