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Lead media buyer salary (United Kingdom)

What UK employers post for lead media buyer roles, from the last 12 months of job posts.

Median posted pay£45KTypical range£40K–£53KBased on18 posts

How lead media buyer pay is spread

Posts by the middle of their posted range. Dark bar = where the median falls.

1£30K2£35K5£40K5£45K£50K4£55K1£60K

Remote vs on-site

Median posted pay, lead media buyer roles

Hybrid£45K
RemoteNot enough data yet (4 posts)
On-siteNot enough data yet (1 post)

In-house vs agency

Median posted pay, lead media buyer roles

Agency£45K
In-houseNot enough data yet (3 posts)

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Paid Media ManagereComplete Group · Remote (UK only)£35K–£40K1 day agoView job
Paid Media ManagerHearst Magazines · London, UK£40K+2 days agoView job
Senior PPC ManagerAuto IQ · Northampton, UK£55K+2 days agoView job
Campaign & Paid Media ManagerPINK SQUID · London, UK£32K–£35K2 days agoView job
Paid Media ManagerPlus 1 Communications · Windsor, UK£45K+6 days agoView job

Every posted lead media buyer salary

Real ranges from real job posts. Not self-reported.

Role, companyWherePosted pay
Growth & Audience Performance Media LeadNestlé Nespresso SA · In-houseCrawley, UK · Hybrid£60K–£70K
Paid Media ManagerThe Growth Foundation · AgencyManchester, UK · Hybrid£50K–£60K
Senior Account Manager, Performance Media (PPC Focus)SYZYGY UK & US · AgencyLondon, UK · Hybrid£51K–£59K
Associate Director: Paid MediaImpression · AgencyNottingham, UK +2 more · Hybrid£57K+
Senior PPC ManagerAuto IQ · AgencyNorthampton, UK · Hybrid£55K+
Acquisition Manager (Paid Media & Ecommerce)Arc · In-houseRemote in Europe£40K–£55K
Performance Marketing Manager (Meta, Google, TikTok)StoreLab · AgencyRemote (UK only)£40K–£50K
Senior Paid Media Manager (Paid Social focus)One Day · AgencyManchester, UK · Hybrid£40K–£50K
eCommerce PPC ManagerBlink SEO · AgencyRemote, listed in UK£45K+
Paid Media LeadPPC Kingdom · AgencyLondon, UK · Hybrid£45K+
Dashed line = median (£45K). Showing 10 of 20. Grey bars are left out of the median.

Other roles: Associate / Junior · £30KMedia BuyerSeniorDirector+

Posted pay from 41 UK media buyer job posts that list a salary, Sep 2026 to Oct 2026. Not self-reported. Medians use full-time pay only, monthly pay times 12; contract, hourly and pay tied to ad spend are listed but left out. A median shows from 10 posts.