Salary snapshot: marketing directors

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Becky Charles

October 16, 2009

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Salary snapshot: marketing directors

LONDON - Marketing directors normally report to the managing director and are responsible for all aspects of a company's marketing activity.

They are also likely to be in charge of agreeing revenue and volume targets with the board as well as promoting the role of marketing within the organisation.

The best-paid marketing directors work for companies with more than 10,000 employees, where they can expect to take home about £98,000 a year, according to data collected by the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Croner Reward, which supplies remuneration statistics to the industry.

A marketer in this role is also likely to find that the top-salaried roles are in the South East, where the typical pay is £82,000, compared with London at £77,000. The lowest-paid positions at this level are in the Eastern Counties with an average wage of £60,060.

Marketing Directors

Basic salary	75,000
Last bonus	10,000
Average age	43
Typical company car	Audi A4
% with company car	23
Maximum list price allowed	£35,000
Employee pension rate	10%
Source: CIM and Croner Reward, a Wolters Kluwer business