The average salary for a marketing professional in the UK stands at £32,005, according to research from specialist marketing recruitment agency www.marketingrecruitmentagency.com.

The study shows that the highest salaries on offer are for a marketing director at £75,200, while the lowest is for a marketing assistant at £19,618.

Emily King, senior account manager of marketingrecruitmentagency.com, says: “One thing which is clear is that the market is improving and it appears that candidates are now prepared to move in order to progress their careers. Given the cutbacks that were made in many marketing departments in 2009, it is clear that those companies who have maintained marketing spend and in many cases grown their online presence are those now in the strongest position in the market.”