£15,600
Average salary at age 20
£82,680
Average Salary
37
Average hours per week
Description
Marketing and sales directors plan, organise and direct market research and formulate and implement an organisation’s marketing and sales policies.Main Tasks
- 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.What Marketing and sales directors studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (C9) Others in biological sciences | 1 |
| (W2) Design studies | 4 |
| (L3) Sociology | 2 |
| (H3) Mechanical engineering | 1 |
| (C8) Psychology | 2 |
| (W1) Fine art | 2 |
| (P4) Publishing | 1 |
| (V3) History by topic | 2 |
| (F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 1 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
| (V4) Archaeology | 1 |
| (N9) Others in business & administrative studies | 1 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 2 |
| (A3) Clinical medicine | 1 |
| (Q3) English studies | 3 |
| (L2) Politics | 3 |
| (K2) Building | 1 |
| (H1) General engineering | 1 |
| (R1) French studies | 1 |
| (N5) Marketing | 9 |
| (W4) Drama | 1 |
| (M1) Law by area | 1 |
| (I2) Information systems | 2 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 2 |
| (P2) Publicity studies | 2 |
| (B1) Anatomy, physiology & pathology | 1 |
| (P5) Journalism | 1 |
| (H7) Production & manufacturing engineering | 1 |
| (V5) Philosophy | 1 |
| (T1) Chinese studies | 1 |
| (L1) Economics | 3 |
| (Q1) Linguistics | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 17 |
| (L5) Social work | 1 |
| (X1) Training teachers | 2 |
| (N4) Accounting | 1 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 2 |
| (P3) Media studies | 3 |
| (N2) Management studies | 8 |
| (V1) History by period | 2 |
| (N3) Finance | 1 |
| (I1) Computer science | 3 |
UK Prospects
206200
Workforce Size
3.42%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
23577
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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