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UK salary report · 2026

Marketing Manager Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 100,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary

£50,589

gross, per year

▲ 6.7% change on the previous year

Mean

£58,333

Jobs measured

100,000

What most marketing managers actually earn

Half of marketing managers earn between £37,860 and £67,702. Earning above £67,702 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of marketing managers earn less than this.

10th
£29,012
20th
£35,137
25th
£37,860
30th
£39,395
40th
£43,363
50th
£50,589
60th
£57,397
70th
£64,222
75th
£67,702
80th
£72,010
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Marketing Manager salary by region

6 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.

Region Median Mean
East £62,752 £61,660
London £59,163 £68,439
West Midlands £51,700 £52,017
South East £49,265 £66,618
North West £47,843 £48,516
South West £41,418 £43,103

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Marketing and commercial managers
SOC 2020 code
2432
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “marketing manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Marketing and commercial managers”, which includes this role alongside others.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Marketing Manager salary FAQs

What is the average Marketing Manager salary in UK?

The median is £50,589 a year and the mean is £58,333, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Marketing Manager salary?

Half of marketing managers earn between £37,860 and £67,702. Anything above £67,702 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 100,000 jobs in this occupation.

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