Marketing executive | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Marketing executives promote a company's products, services or brand.

  • Identify, develop, or evaluate marketing strategy, based on knowledge of establishment objectives, market characteristics, and cost and markup factors.  
  • Formulate, direct, or coordinate marketing activities or policies to promote products or services, working with advertising or promotion managers.  
  • Evaluate the financial aspects of product
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Marketing executives typically work around 37 to 39 hours per week.

As a Marketing executive you will typically work evenings / weekends.

This occupation tends to be:

  • Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
  • Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and
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* from ONETonline
Average salary
33,644 GBP *
per year
18,000 GBP
35,000 GBP
Starting
5+ Experience
* data taken from the Office of National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
Average salary for Marketing executive

Big gender gap
  • 38,483 GBP
  • 29,439 GBP
Average salary for part-time Marketing executive
Average salary for full-time Marketing executive

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  • 17,731 GBP
  • 19,186 GBP
  • 33,644 GBP
  • 29,439 GBP
  • 38,483 GBP
Salary over time for Marketing executive

Salary for this role has increased over time
  • 32,281 GBP
  • 31,006 GBP
  • 30,016 GBP
  • 34,411 GBP
  • 36,452 GBP
  • 33,626 GBP
  • 33,644 GBP
  • 33,468 GBP
  • 33,680 GBP
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Future outlook for Marketing executives

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Balanced outlook
153 000+ jobs available
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1% yearly wage growth (on average)
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43% chance of automation in the future

Marketing executive - Your future job?


Which qualifications do I need?

Find out what you need to know in order to become a Marketing executive and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

In terms of people already doing this job:

  • 56% of people in this role have a Bachelor's degree
  • 24% of people in this role have a Master's degree
  • 11% of people in this role have a Professional degree

You can apply directly to employers if you've got business and marketing skills. You may get these through jobs like sales, customer service or public relations work. Some employers may ask for a degree qualification though it's not always essential.

You'll need:

  • the ability to sell products and services
  • knowledge of English language
  • the ability to use your initiative
  • leadership skills
  • maths knowledge
  • customer service skills
  • business management skills
  • ambition and a desire to succeed
  • to be able to use a computer and the main software packages confidently

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Things to highlight for your Marketing executive interview

Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Leadership Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. Achievement/Effort Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

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