2026 Q3 · Quarterly Hiring Report
MarketingJobs.io Hiring Report — 2026 Q3
Built from 1,590 job listings posted on MarketingJobs.io in 2026 Q3 · Generated October 1, 2026
MarketingJobs.io’s 2026 Q3 report covers hiring activity on the board during the quarter. Every count in this report refers to job postings published during Q3, not a snapshot taken at one moment in time.
The quarter was defined by 1,590 marketing job postings published on the site.
Key findings
MarketingJobs.io published 1,590 job postings from 1,398 companies in 2026 Q3.
The median advertised salary was $70,507 across 751 postings with pay data, with the lower quartile at $60,000 and the upper quartile at $97,500.
Remote roles accounted for 6.8% of Q3 postings, while work arrangement counts were 108 remote, 302 hybrid, and 1,180 onsite.
Posting volume eased through the quarter, from 618 in July to 501 in August and 471 in September, while remote share fell from 9.2% to 8.4% to 1.9%.
Quarter over quarter, published job volume rose by 422 postings to 1,590 from 1,168, while the median salary moved to $70,507 from $77,500 and remote share increased to 6.8% from 5%.
Posting volume by month
Salary distribution (yearly, USD, n=751)
| Min | P25 | Median | P75 | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,500 | $60,000 | $70,507 | $97,500 | $264,550 |
Most in-demand skills
- Marketing1514
- Digital Marketing1064
- Campaign Management960
- Content Marketing754
- Marketing Analytics719
- Social Media708
- Communications683
- Marketing Materials618
- Reporting and Analytics615
- Marketing Strategy609
- Project Management550
- Program Management546
- Channel Management546
- Lead Generation509
- Brand Management505
Work arrangement
Of 1,590 postings: 108 remote, 302 hybrid, 1,180 on-site (unclassified counted as on-site — see methodology).
Top hiring companies
Top locations
- New York50
- Los Angeles, CA19
- Dallas, TX17
- Austin, TX16
- Charlotte, NC15
- Houston, TX14
- Chicago, IL13
- Nashville, TN13
Against 2026 Q2, the board saw broader hiring activity alongside softer advertised mid-market pay. Quarter-over-quarter volume increased by 36.1%, while the median salary declined by 9% from $77,500 to $70,507. Among postings that included salary information, the lower quartile sat at $60,000 and the upper quartile at $97,500, placing the median well above the lower end of the distribution but still below the top quarter of advertised pay. Salary reporting appeared in 751 postings, with advertised salaries running from $22,500 to $264,550.
Work arrangement skewed heavily onsite, with 1,180 onsite postings compared with 302 hybrid and 108 remote. The monthly pattern also points to remote work becoming less common as the quarter progressed: remote share moved down from 9.2% in July to 8.4% in August and then 1.9% in September, even though the quarter’s overall remote share finished above Q2 by 1.8 percentage points. Where postings specified a job type, full-time roles dominated at 1,452, with much smaller counts for part-time at 100, contract at 36, and internship at 2.
By employment type: Full Time 1,452 · Part Time 100 · Contract 36 · Internship 2.
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Source: MarketingJobs.io 2026 Q3 Hiring Report — https://marketingjobs.io/reports/hiring-report-2026-q3