Top Companies Hiring for Marketing Jobs in Belfast (Oct 2026)

You've scrolled the same job boards for a week and you still can't name who's actually hiring in Belfast. Time to fix that with real counts.

As of 14 October 2026, the JobRise live jobs feed shows 14 open marketing jobs in Belfast. All 14 landed in the last 30 days, and 8 of them went live in the last 7 days alone. Small pool. Fast-moving. So play it differently.

Who's hiring, ranked by open listings#

Straight from the listings, names exactly as they appear. These are open listing counts on 14 October 2026, not a market survey.

• MCS Group: 3
• VANRATH: 2
• Shine Group: 1
• Interpath Advisory: 1
• Allwyn UK: 1
• Lookers Ltd: 1
• Cala Consulting Limited: 1
• Reed: 1
• Digital 24: 1
• Ocho: 1

Two names do the heavy lifting. MCS Group and VANRATH together hold 5 of the 14 listings, and both are recruiters or staffing firms rather than the end employer, so your CV may pass through them before it ever reaches the team you'd actually join. That's the catch. Worth knowing up front.

The titles tell you more than the company names do. MCS Group lists a "Marketing Automation Specialist" at £45K, VANRATH carries a "Content Marketing Specialist" at £40K, and Reed shows an "Engagement and Marketing Executive" at £30K. Different shapes of marketing, different seniority, one city. Read the titles before the logos.

What the roles look like#

Full-time across the board. 14 of 14. No part-time and no contract work in this slice, so if you need flexible hours you'll be negotiating at offer stage rather than filtering at search stage. Plan for that.

The pay figures are mostly single points rather than bands. Shine Group's "Marketing Manager" sits at £35K, Lookers Ltd's "Marketing Manager - Lamborghini Bentley" at £40K, Cala Consulting Limited's "Senior Marketing Executive" at £40K, and the MCS Group automation role at £45K. Only 12 of the 14 listings show pay at all, so expect two to say nothing about money until you ask.

Entry-level openings are thin on the ground. Just 1 of 14 titles reads as graduate-level: "Graduate Associate, National Markets" at Interpath Advisory. That's the obvious target if you're early career. Everything else is a stretch application worth making anyway, because hiring managers in a pool this small do read speculative CVs.

Belfast against the UK#

Belfast carries 39 open listings across all categories right now, and 14 of those are marketing, which is a heavy concentration for one function in one city. Marketing is one of the more active areas in Belfast this month.

Nationally the same feed counts 203 marketing listings across the United Kingdom, so Belfast's 14 is a small slice and the wider market matters if you're open to relocating or remote work. The JobRise Hiring Report: the UK gives you the country-level picture behind these counts.

Every one of the 14 sits in Belfast itself. No second Northern Irish city in this slice. Location filtering is simple.

How to target each type of employer#

Recruiters first: MCS Group, VANRATH, Reed, Digital 24, Ocho. Send them a CV that's honest about what you want, because they'll match you against roles you haven't seen yet, and vague CVs get filed rather than called. Keep it to two pages. Put the job titles you're chasing at the top.

End employers next: Allwyn UK, Lookers Ltd, Interpath Advisory, Shine Group, Dale Farm Ltd, Cala Consulting Limited. These want to know why them specifically, so name the product or the brand in your cover letter and skip the "Dear Hiring Manager" template. Lookers Ltd is hiring for "Marketing Manager - Lamborghini Bentley", a prestige-brand role where generic letters die on arrival. Do the homework.

One worked example. Take a weak bullet like "Responsible for social media and content across channels" and rewrite it as "Grew LinkedIn follower base from 1,200 to 4,800 in 9 months by posting 3 times a week and running 2 paid campaigns". Numbers beat adjectives. Every time.

Referral and outreach scripts#

Cold messages work when they're short. Here's one that lands replies:

"Hi [Name], I saw the Content Marketing Specialist role at VANRATH and wanted to introduce myself directly. I've spent 3 years running content for a B2B team in Belfast, most recently launching a blog that pulled 12k monthly visits. Happy to send examples. Thanks, [You]"

For a referral request to someone you know:

"Hi [Name], hope you're well. I'm applying for the Marketing Automation Specialist role through MCS Group and wondered if you know anyone on the team. No worries at all if not, just thought I'd ask while it's live."

Two lines. No CV attached until they ask. That's the whole trick.

Your 7-step plan#

• List the 14 open roles and mark the 3 that fit you best today
• Rewrite your CV bullets with numbers before you send anything
• Apply to the end employers first, recruiters second
• Send the outreach script to 2 people per role, one at the company, one recruiter
• Use the free company insights tool to check each employer before the call
• Track applications in a spreadsheet with dates and follow-up dates
• Recheck the feed every Monday, 8 of these 14 went live in the last week alone

FAQ#

How many marketing jobs are open in Belfast right now?

As of 14 October 2026, the JobRise live jobs feed shows 14 open marketing listings in Belfast. All 14 are full-time, and 8 were posted in the last 7 days.

Which company has the most marketing vacancies in Belfast?

MCS Group leads with 3 open listings, followed by VANRATH with 2. Both are recruiters or staffing firms, so the end employer may differ from the name on the listing.

What salary should I expect for marketing roles in Belfast?

Listings that show pay range from £30K at Reed to £45K at MCS Group, and most quote a single figure rather than a band. Only 12 of the 14 listings show pay, so verify the current offer directly with the employer before you rely on any figure.

Are there graduate or entry-level marketing jobs in Belfast?

Only 1 of the 14 listings looks entry-level: "Graduate Associate, National Markets" at Interpath Advisory. If you're starting out, apply there first and treat the senior roles as stretch applications.

Should I apply through a recruiter or directly to the company?

Apply to end employers first when you can, because a direct application gets read by the hiring team without an intermediary. Recruiters like MCS Group, VANRATH and Reed are still worth registering with, since they carry roles you won't see elsewhere.