Marketing Career Centre - Marketing Salary Survey

Welcome to the MarketingManagersInfo.co.uk Career Centre. Over time this part of the site will have a in-depth articles, reports and information to help you and your marketing career. In the first of this series of articles we have the Marketing Salary Survey 2009/2010 in association with Croner Rewards. Check back often to find more informative features.

Croner Reward, part of Wolters Kluwer (UK). has supplied organisations of all sizes with remuneration statistics and advice for over 35 years and is now widely recognised as one of the leading providers of pay and benefits data in the UK.

Through the publication of the UK’s widest range of salary surveys, Croner Reward has developed one of the largest pay databases in the country and provides pay statistics to a wide range of UK and international organisations as well as Government departments, several national and specialist publications and a number of leading professional institutes.

The following data has been taken from the Marketing Rewards 2009/10, published by Croner Reward in September 2009. This report is published in association with the CIM and covers all job levels from Marketing Director to Marketing Assistant. Details of basic pay, bonuses, profit share and benefits such as company cars are fully covered in the report. To order your copy of the full survey, or for a free and confidential discussion about how Croner Reward can assist with your pay and benefit related problems, contact the customer services team at Croner Reward on 01785-813566 or visit www.croner-reward.co.uk.

Click here to download the Marketing Salary Survey 2010 (pdf)


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Croner Reward has been providing pay and benefits services to the marketing industry for over 35 years and has grown to become one of the key players in the UK Reward Management field.

Croner Reward researches, analyses and publishes over 60 pay and benefits publications each year whilst providing bespoke research and tailored consulting projects to a host of clients of all sizes throughout the UK.

The range of published pay and benefits surveys - of which Marketing R£WARDS is featured within The Marketing Manager's Yearbook - is as follows:

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Regional Surveys (published twice a year)
Scotland East Anglia Yorkshire/ North East
North West South East Midlands West Midlands
North East Midlands Thames Valley Severnside / South Wales
South West Hertfordshire / Essex Northern Ireland
South East London (excluding Central) London (Central)
National Surveys (published annually)
Directors R£WARDS Management R£WARDS Clerical & Operative R£WARDS
  Employee Benefits Reports  
Industry Surveys (published annually)
Charity R£WARDS Civil Service R£WARDS Distribution & Transport R£WARDS
Electronic Industry R£WARDS Travel Industry R£WARDS Research & Development R£WARDS
Function Specific Surveys (published annually)
Engineering R£WARDS Finance R£WARDS IT R£WARDS
London Sec. & Admin R£WARDS Personnel R£WARDS Purchasing & Supply R£WARDS
Marketing R£WARDS Sales R£WARDS  
Cost of Living Reports (published twice a year or prepared to order)
UK Regional Report Ireland Report Town Comparison Report
  House Comparison Report  
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Survey prices start from £360 and significant discounts are available to participant organisations who provide pay and benefits data for the surveys.

In addition to this, it is also possible to commission specialist research from our Research Consultants. If there is a particular topic not featured within our portfolio that you would like researching, we can tailor special surveys on your behalf.

For more information on Croner Reward's portfolio of products or to arrange a meeting with a member of the Business Development team contact us on 01785-813566 or by email at reward@croner-reward.co.uk.

Introduction

Croner Reward, part of Wolters Kluwer (UK) has supplied organisations of all sizes with remuneration statistics and advice for over 35 years and is now widely recognised as one of the leading providers of pay and benefits data in the UK.

Through the publication of the UK's widest range of salary surveys, Croner Reward has developed one of the largest pay databases in the country and provides pay statistics to a wide range of UK and international organisations as well as Government departments, several national and specialist publications and a number of leading professional institutes.

The following data has been taken from the Marketing Rewards 2009/10, published by Croner Reward in September 2009. This report is published in association with the CIM and covers all job levels from Marketing Director to Marketing Assistant. Details of basic pay, bonuses, profit share and benefits such as company cars are fully covered in the report. To order your copy of the full survey, or for a free and confidential discussion about how Croner Reward can assist with your pay and benefit related problems, contact the customer services team at Croner Reward on 01785-813566 or visit www.croner-reward.co.uk.

Statistical Notes

Sample

The tables are based on information provided by members of The Chartered Institute of Marketing and companies throughout the UK.

Basic and Total Remuneration

Basic & Total Pay

Excludes any form of bonus or commission, but includes guaranteed cost of living allowances such as London weighting. Total Pay includes basic salary, bonus, commission and other cash payments. However, it does not include payment of allowances for cash expenditure or any calculated amounts for non-cash benefits.

Statistical Analysis

This report follows the standard practice of analysing payments by Deciles, Quartiles and Medians. These points give a clear indication of the range of salaries, and are not easily distorted by a few very high or very low payments. In order to arrive at these points, all the salaries to be analysed are ranked in order with the lowest at the bottom. The positions on this list are as follows:

Deciles - Upper (UD) and Lower (LD)

The points on the scale at which 10% of the entires are above or below. Thus, 80% of the salaries fall between these two points, and any oddities are excluded. Deciles have not been calculated for samples of fewer than 21.

Quartiles - Upper (UQ) and Lower (LQ)

The points on the scale at which 25% of the entries are above or below. Thus, 50% of the salaries fall between these two points, and this is generally regarded as the best guide for the normal salary range for the job.

Quartiles have not been calculated for samples of fewer than ten.

Median (MED)

The mid-point on a scale (i.e. the middle salary) of salaries ranked in order, from lowest to highest, so that 50% of the salaries are above or below.

Medians have not been calculated for samples of fewer than five.

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Analysis not possible due to insufficient or lack of data.

Publishing Time Lag

Inevitably there is a publishing delay which renders the analysis slightly out of date. All salary data relates to June 2009, therefore some salaries will have been reviewed by the time that this report is read. Assuming you received your copy by mid-September, salaries should be increased by approximately 0.75% with a recommended 0.25% added for each subsequent month.

Sales & Marketing Director - Rank 0

Typical job titles include:
Sales & Marketing Director
Sales Director

Reporting to the Managing Director, the job holder would manage and direct all aspects of the company's sales and marketing function and overall sales and marketing strategy. The Sales & Marketing Director's role involves the creation, development and maintenance of the organisation's promotion of its goods and services to the marketplace. In addition, the Sales & Marketing Director may be responsible for creating and agreeing with the Board, the revenue and volume targets, whilst promoting the role of sales and marketing and the company's major product brands. Normally educated to degree level, the job holder may have membership of The Chartered Institute of Marketing. The Sales & Marketing Director would also have a wide range of business and commercial awareness gained from substantial exposure in related work.

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A typical pay and benefits package for this job will include:

  Lower Decile Lower Quartile Median Upper Quartile Upper Decile Sample
  £ £ £ £ £  
Whole sample            
Basic Salary 50000 58567 72900 100000 125944 45
Total Renumeration 50400 64771 78290 124802 167100 45
Last Actual Bonus 4000 7630 20000 29000 46755 23
Maximum Bonus Potential - 12500 20000 30500 - 15
             
Basic Salary            
Those with variable pay 51000 64843 76750 100000 136875 26
Those without variable pay - 53500 65000 90947 - 19
Age 36 39 45 52 59 36
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Company Cars   Pensions & Insurance
Typical Company Car BMW 5 Series   Life Assurance 4 times salary
% with Company Car 46%   % with Health Insurance 63%
Free Private Mileage 18%   % with Permanent Health Insurance 33%
Maximum List Price Allowed £25000   Employee Pension Rate 10%
      Company Pension Rate 10%

Marketing Manager - Rank 2

Marketing Manager

Reporting to the Marketing/Sales & Marketing Director, the job holder would contribute to the management of the function. In addition, at this level in a smaller company, the Marketing Manager may head the marketing function reporting directly to the Managing Director. Typical duties would include the development of corporate branding, supervising market research and analysis of customers' needs, general product development, the training and support of distributors and maintaining overall control over the four elements of the marketing mix: product, place, price and promotion. At this level, four to five years' relevant experience within the marketing function would normally be required in addition to a degree or diploma.

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A typical pay and benefits package for this job will include:

  Lower Decile Lower Quartile Median Upper Quartile Upper Decile Sample
  £ £ £ £ £  
Whole sample            
Basic Salary 35000 38000 42000 47342 55000 319
Total Renumeration 35915 40000 45000 50616 57992 319
Last Actual Bonus 1000 2000 3317 7850 9360 108
Maximum Bonus Potential 2000 3737 4650 7500 10379 80
             
Basic Salary            
Those with variable pay 36850 39225 43410 46800 50599 108
Those without variable pay 35000 38000 42000 48000 55000 211
Age 28 33 36 43 51 195
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Company Cars   Pensions & Insurance
Typical Company Car BMW 3 Series   Life Assurance 4 times salary
% with Company Car 22%   % with Health Insurance 56%
Free Private Mileage 22%   % with Permanent Health Insurance 29%
Maximum List Price Allowed £25000   Employee Pension Rate 5%
      Company Pension Rate 5%

Marketing Executive - Rank 3

Marketing Executive

Reporting to the Marketing Manager, the job holder would assist in managing and implementing the company wide marketing plan which would be across the whole or a wide range of company products. This would involve development and production of company brochures and other promotional literature in conjunction with external design agencies and printers, development and production of press releases and other PR activity, exhibitions, market research and competitor intelligence and development of the company website in conjunction with internal web design specialists. The marketing executive is normally a member/graduate of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a relevant degree would normally be required.

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A typical pay and benefits package for this job will include:

  Lower Decile Lower Quartile Median Upper Quartile Upper Decile Sample
  £ £ £ £ £  
Whole Sample            
Basic Salary 29754 30542 33000 36909 45153 327
Total Renumeration 30000 315000 34000 38500 46458 327
Last Actual Bonus 500 1000 2000 3500 7620 94
Maximum Bonus Potential 1000 2000 3460 5000 7200 79
             
Basic Salary            
Those with variable pay 29937 30000 32550 35875 40000 98
Those without variable pay 29400 30920 33042 37103 49540 229
Age 28 28 33 38 45 226
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Company Cars   Pensions & Insurance
Typical Company Car Volkswagen Golf   Life Assurance 4 times salary
% with Company Car 11%   % with Health Insurance 43%
Free Private Mileage 24%   % with Permanent Health Insurance 22%
Maximum List Price Allowed £20000   Employee Pension Rate 5%
      Company Pension Rate 3%

Basic Salary & Total Pay by Job Title

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Function & Job Title Rank Median
    £
DIRECTORS
Managing Director 0 B 80000
T 81500
MARKETING
Marketing Director 0 B 75000
T 82500
PR / Corporate Affairs Director 0 B 80000
T 100000
Marketing Manager 1 B 56939
T 61822
PR Manager 2 B 41659
T 41963
Brand Manager 1 B 57500
T 61000
Marketing Manager 2 B 42000
T 45000
Marketing Development Manager 1 B 47250
T 47250
PR Manager 2 B 32656
T 32656
Exhibition / Events Executive 4 B 29145
T 29492
Senior Product / Brand Manager 2 B 45000
T 46820
Marketing Executive 3 B 33000
T 34000
Product / Brand Manager 3 B 35645
T 36420
Marketing Officer 4 B 27397
T 28000
Marketing Assistant 7 B 16500
T 16500
B - Basic Salary, T - Total Pay
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Hours of Work

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    Hours per week
Rank Job Title 1-39 40 41-45 46-50 51-60 61-70 70+
0 Managing Director / Chief Executive 8 15 54 15 8 - -
0 Proprietor / Owner 17 17 - 50 17 - -
0 Sales / Marketing Director 4 13 22 35 26 - -
1 Marketing Manager 6 12 39 25 17 1 -
1 Brand Manager - - 40 20 30 10 -
1 Sales / Marketing Manager 14 - 43 7 36 - -
1 Business Development Manager - 13 38 25 25 - -
2 Marketing Manager 15 19 37 18 8 2 -
2 Senior Product / Brand Manager 5 16 43 23 11 2 -
2 Business Development Manager - - 14 43 43 - -
3 Marketing Executive 18 23 32 18 9 1 -
3 PR Manager 17 - 67 17 - - -
3 Product Manager / Brand Manager 12 12 35 29 12 - -
3 Business Development Manager 9 9 45 36 - - -
4 Marketing Officer 28 21 39 10 3 - -
4 PR Executive 20 40 20 20 - - -
4 Product / Brand Manager 16 16 34 16 19 - -
5 Marketing Officer 29 19 29 15 8 - -
6 Marketing Administrator 27 28 26 12 7 - -
7 Marketing Assistant 39 20 22 9 9 - -
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Key to typical jobs titles for ranking levels
0 Director eg. Marketing Director
1 Senior Manager eg. Marketing Manager
2 Senior/Middle Manager eg. Brand Manager, PR Manager
3 Middle Manager eg. Product Manager
4 Middle/Junior Manager eg. Marketing Officer, Assistant Product Manager
5 Junior Manager eg. Marketing Analyst
6 Senior Clerical eg. Marketing Administrator
7 Clerical eg. Marketing Assistant
8 Semi-skilled and General Clerical eg. Marketing Clerk
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