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Multi-Channel & Consumer Marketing Planner- HCP Media
Posted 1 day ago by Orion Group
Multi-Channel & Consumer Marketing (MCMM) Planner II – HCP Media PlanningOrion Group is seeking an experienced Multi...
- Rate £56 per hour
- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location United States, California, Irvine
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GTM Product Marketing Manager
Posted 4 days ago by Kforce Technology Staffing
RESPONSIBILITIESKforce has a client that is seeking a GTM Product Marketing Manager in San Francisco, CA.Duties/Day to D...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote or San Francisco, California
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Marketing Automation Consultant
Posted 7 days ago by Salt
We're looking for an experienced Marketing Automation Consultant to help shape the strategy and technical blueprint for...
- Rate £500 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location London; City of London; East London; Central London; South East London; West London; Canary Wharf; South West London; North London; Greenwich; Stratford
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About Our Outside IR35 Marketing Contract Roles
What does a marketing contractor do?
Marketing contract work spans across the full spectrum of marketing disciplines to provide additional capacity, specialist expertise, and flexible resource within marketing teams of all sizes and sectors. The marketing contracting market is broad and diverse, encompassing brand strategy, campaign management, digital marketing, content creation, market research, performance marketing, CRM, events management, and senior marketing leadership. Contractors are brought in to cover a vacancy, to lead a specific campaign or project, to provide specialist expertise in a channel or platform that the permanent team lacks, or to provide senior marketing leadership during a period of strategic change.
The skills valued in marketing contracting vary considerably by discipline and seniority. Campaign managers need strong project management skills and the ability to coordinate complex multi-channel campaigns across agencies and internal teams. Digital marketing specialists need platform expertise and a data-driven approach to performance optimisation. Brand strategists need commercial thinking, creative judgment, and the ability to develop and communicate a coherent brand position. Senior marketing contractors are expected to combine strategic marketing capability with commercial acumen and strong leadership skills. Across all marketing disciplines, the ability to understand audience needs, develop compelling propositions, and measure the impact of marketing activity on commercial outcomes is what distinguishes the most effective marketing contractors from those who simply execute activity.
What is the market like for marketing contractors?
The market for Marketing contractors is a large and active market, driven by the volume and variety of commercial activity that requires marketing expertise across every sector. Demand is broadly correlated with commercial activity cycles: product launches, seasonal campaigns, rebrands, and periods of business growth or transformation generate concentrated peaks in marketing contractor demand. The market spans a very wide range of seniority and rate levels. Performance marketing specialists with proven track records of optimising paid media ROI, senior brand directors with strong commercial outcomes, and marketing transformation leaders who can build and reset marketing capabilities are consistently at the premium end of the market. The increasing accountability of marketing to commercial outcomes, rather than activity metrics alone, has elevated the value of contractors who can connect marketing investment to revenue impact.
What does Outside IR35 mean?
IR35 is UK tax legislation that determines whether a contractor is genuinely self-employed or working in a manner that resembles employment. When a contract is classified as outside IR35, the engagement is treated as a business-to-business arrangement. The contractor operates through their own limited company, invoices for services, and manages their own tax affairs including corporation tax, self-assessment, and VAT where applicable.
Outside IR35 engagements are assessed against three key factors: the degree of control the client exercises over how the work is delivered, whether the contractor has a genuine right to provide a substitute, and whether there is a mutuality of obligation between the parties. Contracts that demonstrate contractor autonomy, project-based delivery, and the absence of ongoing employment obligations are more likely to sit outside IR35. Since April 2021, responsibility for making this determination sits with the end client for medium and large private sector organisations.
On QualityContracts.co.uk, approximately 28% of roles with a stated IR35 status are classified as outside IR35. The proportion varies by sector and role type, with some disciplines seeing a significantly higher or lower share of outside IR35 opportunities. Each listing on this page displays its IR35 status where provided by the hiring organisation.
What marketing roles are usually Outside IR35?
Marketing contracts sit at around 25% outside IR35 among those with a stated status. Outside IR35 marketing work tends to involve specific campaign delivery, strategy development, or channel launches with defined objectives and timelines. Agencies, brands commissioning specific marketing programmes, and organisations launching into new markets offer the strongest outside IR35 opportunities. The distinction is between delivering a defined marketing initiative and functioning as an embedded member of the client's marketing department.
How much do marketing contractors usually earn when working Outside IR35?
Contract rates for marketing roles typically range from £300 to £600 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement. Rates shown are for outside IR35 engagements and reflect the gross day rate paid to the contractor's limited company before any personal tax obligations.
How many Outside IR35 marketing vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 730 marketing contract roles across the site. Of the roles currently listed on our site, around one in four are Outside IR35. Data reviewed up to October 2026.