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Your Guide to Permanent Salaries

Permanent salaries can vary enormously depending on the size of organisation, the market sector, shortage of skilled people, levels of experience and geography. The salaries below are intended to be a guide only to current market rates. When talking about a role with one of our agents, discuss your salary expectations to ensure that you are not under or over selling yourself!

Communications & PR Rates Guide

Job Role	Experience	Fee Band
Account Executive or an equivalent	Up to 2 years	£16 - 25k
Senior Account Executive/Account Manager or equivalent	2 - 5 years	£22 - 40k
Account Director/Associate Director or an equivalent	5 - 10 years	£36 - 70k
Director or Specialist Senior Consultant	10+ years	£50k+

Marketing Rates Guide

Job Role	Experience	Fee Band
Account Executive	Up to 3 years	£20 - 27k
Account Manager	2 - 5 years	£25 - 35k
Senior Account Manager	3 - 6 years	£32 - 45k
Account Director	4 - 10 years	£40 - 50k
Group Account Director	6 - 10+ years	£50 - 65k
Associate Director	7+ years	£65+
Marketing Executive	0 - 3 years	£20 - 27k
Marketing Manager	3 - 6 years	£27 - 45k
Marketing Director	7+ years	£45+

Events Rates Guide

Job Role	Experience	Fee Band
Account Executive/Event Co-ordinator or an equivalent	2 years	£18 - 24k
Event Manager/Account Manager or an equivalent	2 - 5 years	£25 - 30k
Project Manager	5 - 10 years	£35 - 45k
Event Director/Specialist Personnel or an equivalent	10+ years	£45+

Design Rates Guide

Job Role	Experience	Fee Band
Junior Designer	1 - 4 years	£17 - 26k
Mid-weight Designer	4 - 6 years	£24 - 32k
Senior Designer	6 - 20 years	£30 - 50k
Junior Artworker	4 - 6 years	£17 - 25k
Mid-weight Artworker	4 - 6 years	£20 - 30k
Senior Artworker	6 - 20 years	£28 - 38k
Creative Director	10 - 20 years	£65 - 80k
Account Executive	Up to 4 years	£18 - 27k
Account Manager	4 -6 years	£28 - 35k
Account Director	6 - 20 years	£35 - 70k
New Business Executive	Up to 4 years	£18 - 29k
New Business Manager	4 - 7 years	£30 - 45k
New Business Director	7 - 20 years	£45 - 100k
Junior Developer	1 - 3 years	£17 - 26k
Mid-weight Developer	2 - 3 years	£24 - 32k
Senior Developer	4+ years	£30 - 50k

Advertising

Job Role	Experience	Fee Band
Junior Art Director	2 - 4 years	£22 - 25k
Mid-weight Art Director	4 - 6 years	£35 - 45k
Senior Art Director	6 - 20 years	£45 - 55k
Copywriters	5 - 15 years	£35 - 75k
Account Executive	2 - 4 years	£18 - 21k
Account Manager	4 - 6 years	£22 - 28k
Senior Account Manager	6 - 10 years	£28 - 35k
Account Director	6 - 20 years	£36 - 45k
Senior Account Director	6 - 20+ years	£40 - 55k
Group Account Director	6 - 20+ years	£50 - 60k
Production Junior	2 - 4 years	£25 - 30k
Production mid-weight	4 - 6 years	£25 - 45k
Production Senior	6 - 20 years	£55 - 70k
Planner	4 - 10 years	£45k+
Senior Planner	4 - 10+ years	£70 - 100k
Buyer	4 - 10 years	£28 - 45k

Media Rates Guide

Job Role	Experience	Fee Band
Graduate	Up to 6 months	£18 - 19k
Account Executive/Planner Buyer	6 months - 2 years	£18 - 28k
Senior Account Executive/Account Manager	2 - 5 years	£28 - 45k
Account Director/Group Head	5 - 7 years	£40 - 70k
Associate Director/Business Director	7 - 10 years	£50 - 110k
Managing Partner/Department Head	10+ years	£60k+
New Business	3 - 15 years	£60 - 70 plus OTE

Editorial Rates Guide

Job Role	Experience	Fee Band
Sub Editors/Chief Sub/Production Editor or an equivalent	1 - 5+ years	£18 - 35k
Reporter/Senior Staff Writer or an equivalent	1 to 3+ years	£18 - 30k
Assistant Editor/Editor or an equivalent	1 - 5+ years	£25 - 45k
Research Editors/Supervisory Analyst or an equivalent	2 - 5+ years	£35 - 55k
Junior Copywriter/Conceptual Copywriter or an equivalent	1 - 5+ years	£25 - 40k
Web Writer/Web Editor or an equivalent	1 - 5+ years	£22 - 40k

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