What are you earning?

IT/TELECOMS SALES MANAGER

ichael Page Sales & Marketing and SRS. With a shortage of expertise in this area, salaries vary between £40K and £60K. OTE form a further 40-50% of overall earnings and a car, pension and health cover are standard.

IT/TELECOMS MARKETING MANAGER

These marketing managers are responsible for a team and typically hold budget responsibility. The need for specialist expertise and good people management skills keeps demand high. Salaries tend to fall between £50K and £60K. Typical packages include fully expensed car bonus and benefits.

Managers expect high levels of training (esp. in new media) and are motivated by progression, more responsibility and bigger teams.

IT/TELECOMS MARKETING DIRECTOR

Basic salaries and benefits vary greatly across the diverse range of IT organisations. Directors with responsibility for 100+ staff, reporting to board level, average from £65 to £90K with bonuses of 10-20%. Directorial marketing posts in smaller companies usually command £60K to £80K. Usual benefits for both include stock or equity, pension, life and health cover, and relocation costs where necessary.

IT/TELECOMS SALES DIRECTOR

The survey also details IT sales directors' salaries (full details in next month's issue of Infomatics), which average at a base of £70K, rising to £100K, with bonuses as high as 40%.