The Datum Report

Occupation 2432 · Professional occupations

Marketing and commercial managers

Marketing and commercial managers manage, plan and oversee the promotion of services, products, companies or brands, find new business, plan specifications and prepare details of the requirements for a project and negotiate contracts.

How people enter it

There are no pre-set academic entry requirements. A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field may be advantageous and significant relevant experience is usually required.

What the work involves

Also called

Commercial manager · Client services manager (marketing) · Marketing development manager · Online marketing manager · Production manager (marketing)

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None None 2026-03 127,100.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None None 2026-03 132,200.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None None 2026-03 138,600.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None None 2026-03 2,100.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None None 2026-03 6,400.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None None 2026-03 140,600.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None None 2026-03 5,100.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

RegionMeasureHoursValuePeriod
East 2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None 11,200.00 2026-03
East Midlands 2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None 7,800.00 2026-03
London 2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None 43,300.00 2026-03
North East 2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None 1,600.00 2026-03
North West 2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None 9,700.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None 2,100.00 2026-03
Scotland 2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None 6,400.00 2026-03
South East 2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None 20,000.00 2026-03
South West 2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None 16,000.00 2026-03
Wales 2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None 5,100.00 2026-03
West Midlands 2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None 11,400.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 2432 : Marketing and commercial managers None 6,000.00 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for marketing and commercial managers vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

Actuaries, economists and statisticians · Business and related research professionals · Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. · Management consultants and business analysts · Professional/chartered company secretaries