Gen X marketers doubt job security as over half consider new role
Molly InnesOnly 27% of Gen X marketers feel more secure in their jobs than a year ago compared to over half of their Gen Z colleagues, according to Career and Salary Survey 2024.
70% of marketers aged under 45, study reveals
Molly InnesCareer and Salary Survey data also reveals 40.2% of those working in marketing are aged between 26 and 35-years-old.
Half of marketing teams faced tighter budgets last year, survey reveals
Molly InnesMarketers are under pressure to make their resources go further, with 47.7% experiencing tighter budgets in the last 12 months.
Just half of marketers are happy at work, survey reveals
Molly InnesWhile it’s good news for marketing that 55.6% are happy in their jobs, disparities persist for marketers from under-represented backgrounds.
‘If you’re not in one, you’re probably about to be’: Why are so many marketing teams restructuring?
Molly InnesYou’re not alone if your team is changing – almost half of marketers experienced restructuring last year. And if you weren’t part of the 46.5% in 2023, you probably will be soon.
Almost half of marketing teams restructured in 2023, survey reveals
Molly Innes46.5% of marketers experienced a new team structure in the last 12 months, according to Marketing Week’s 2024 Career & Salary Survey.
What can be done to fix marketing’s persistent socio-economic class pay gap?
Molly InnesDespite calls to address the lack of socio-economic diversity in marketing, the industry is still not recognising its class problem.
Working class marketers face 15.9% pay gap, survey reveals
Molly InnesExclusive data from Marketing Week’s 2024 Career & Salary Survey reveals the socio-economic pay gap for full-time workers has lessened, but still sits high at 15.9%.
Ethnic minority marketers face 8.5% pay gap, survey reveals
Josh StephensonSlow progress has been made on marketing’s ethnicity pay gap problem and perhaps most concerning is the impact it has on the happiness that ethnic minority marketers are finding in their role.
‘We’re at a systemic disadvantage’: Female marketers on working harder for less pay
Josh StephensonNot only having to deal with a gender pay gap, women in marketing are more likely to take on additional responsibility without an uplift in pay. It’s a problem with no easy solutions but bubbling frustrations.
Powering through is no longer an option, it’s time to make change happen
Helen JamesLast year was dubbed the ‘Year of the Girl’ but with marketing’s gender pay gap stuck at the 16% mark and women revealed to be taking on more additional responsibilities than men for no extra pay there is clearly still work to be done.
‘I never expected it’: How apprenticeships are opening up marketing to a wider audience
Josh StephensonMarketing apprenticeships are on the decline, but for those lucky enough to get onto a scheme it is a career-defining opportunity that opens up the industry to a more diverse crowd.
‘Where’s the incentive?’: The impact of marketing’s persistent gender pay gap problem
Molly InnesThe industry is making “slow” progress in addressing marketing’s gender pay gap problem. So what is going wrong?
Marketing’s gender pay gap narrows, but remains double the national average
Molly InnesExclusive data from Marketing Week’s 2024 Career & Salary Survey reveals the gender pay gap for full-time workers has improved, but only by a minimal 0.5 percentage points.
Want to know what you’re worth? 2024 marketing pay revealed
Marketing Week ReportersMarketing Week’s Career & Salary Survey examines the state of marketing pay in 2024.
Sharp fall in the number of businesses offering a marketing apprenticeship
Josh StephensonAt the start of National Apprenticeship Week (5 February), Marketing Week’s Career & Salary Survey reveals a disappointing drop in the number of businesses that feel they can accommodate a marketing apprentice.
The best and worst paid sectors for marketers
Lucy TesserasAt the top end of the pay scale are marketers working in automotive, while those in education are paid the least.
What can be done to solve marketing’s problem with work overload?
Josh StephensonSolving the increasing burden of responsibilities on marketers doesn’t come with any easy answers. But from increasing the profession’s presence in the boardroom to changing the culture of overwork, there are things that can be done.
‘We’re required to wear more hats than ever’: Marketing managers and execs on increasing workloads
Josh StephensonAll marketers – from senior to middle to junior – are facing up to more responsibility without a sufficient increase in salary. From the risk of burnout to the lack of respect for the role of marketing in businesses, it’s becoming a source of great frustration.
‘Victims of our own success’: Senior marketers on increasing workloads for diminishing pay
Josh StephensonMarketing Week’s Career & Salary Survey shows marketers are increasingly taking on more responsibilities without an increase in pay. The reasons behind it, however, are wide-reaching and speak to an industry at a crossroads.
Marketers forced to take on more responsibility without an uplift in pay, survey finds
Josh StephensonExclusive data from Marketing Week’s 2024 Career & Salary survey shows marketers are increasingly overworked and underpaid.