Marketing and Sales Directors
£82,907
Average salary
37 hours
Average weekly hours
1.92%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Marketing and sales directors
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 1132
Marketing and sales directors plan, organise and direct market research and formulate and implement an organisation’s marketing and sales policies.
Common tasks include:
- liaises with other senior staff to determine the range of goods or services to be sold;
- discusses employer’s or clients’ requirements, plans and monitors surveys and analyses of customers’ reactions to products;
- examines and analyses sales figures, advises on and monitors marketing campaigns and promotional activities;
- controls the recruitment and training of staff;
- produces and/or assesses reports and recommendations concerning marketing and sales strategies.
Qualifications
Entry is generally via career progression from related occupations (e.g. Marketing Manager, Sales Manager). Entrants to the professional qualifications of the Chartered Institute of Marketing require GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades, a BTEC/SQA award, a degree or equivalent qualification and/or relevant experience.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
Employment status: Marketing and sales directors
Regional employment: Marketing and sales directors
Future employment: Marketing and sales directors
Top 12 industries: Marketing and sales directors
Alternative & related job titles: Marketing and sales directors
Director of business development Director, marketing Director of sales Director, sales Director, commercial Director (market research) Director (export agency) Director Director, sales and marketing Director, technical Director (ship brokers) Director of marketing Director (import agency) Director, sales and export Director, development, business Director, account Head of business development Owner (import agency) Head of sales Owner (export agency) Director, export Head of marketing
Equality focus: Marketing and sales directors
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£74,043
Female average annual salary
£86,557
Male average annual salary
35
Female average weekly hours
38
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Marketing and sales directors
Workforce gender: Marketing and sales directors
Breakdown by region
£100,114
London - highest annual average salary
£61,529
North East (England) - lowest annual average salary
42
East Midlands (England) - Highest average weekly hours
35
Scotland - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Marketing and sales directors
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Marketing and sales directors
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£15,643)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age