Marketing manager: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Marketing and commercial managers (SOC 2432)
About £42,582 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +1.9% on last year
£4,601 a month About £3,549 a month after tax 102 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £45,314 in 2021 to £55,215 in 2026 (+22%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £27,007 | £34,852 | £45,314 | £59,273 | x |
| 2022 | x | £35,447 | £46,635 | x | x |
| 2023 | £30,012 | £36,694 | £46,487 | £63,107 | x |
| 2024 | £31,374 | £40,000 | £50,653 | £65,994 | x |
| 2025 | £32,017 | £39,815 | £54,193 | £70,680 | x |
| 2026 | £33,878 | £40,908 | £55,215 | £72,160 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £55,215 a year and half earn more. That is 35% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £40,908 and £72,160; one in ten earns less than £33,878.
Ranked by median, it is number 45 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,549 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,411 in Scotland.
The median for men is £62,000 and for women £48,549, a gap of 22% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £33,878 | £2,823 |
| 20th | £39,019 | £3,252 |
| 25th (P25) | £40,908 | £3,409 |
| 30th | £43,895 | £3,658 |
| 40th | £48,656 | £4,055 |
| Median (50th) | £55,215 | £4,601 |
| 60th | £61,587 | £5,132 |
| 70th | £67,835 | £5,653 |
| 75th (P75) | £72,160 | £6,013 |
| 80th | £77,982 | £6,499 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £62,000 | £67,022 | 50 |
| Women | £48,549 | £58,036 | 52 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £42,582 | £3,549 |
| Scotland | £40,928 | £3,411 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £55,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 35 job titles to SOC 2432 Marketing and commercial managers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Account manager
- Brand marketing manager
- Campaign manager
- Campaigns manager
- Category manager
- Client manager
- Client service manager
- Client services manager
- Commercial manager
- Communications manager
- Community manager
- Content marketing manager
- Contract manager
- Digital marketing manager
- Manager
- Market manager
- Marketing account manager
- Marketing and communications manager
- Marketing campaign manager
- Marketing campaigns manager
- Marketing communications manager
- Marketing development manager
- Marketing manager
- Marketing operations manager
- Marketing services manager
- Marketing support manager
- Online marketing manager
- Operations manager
- Pay-per-click manager
- Ppc manager
- Product marketing manager
- Production manager
- Promotions manager
- Search engine optimisation manager
- SEO manager
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.