Marketing · UK & Europe
Hire a Digital Marketing Specialist from the Philippines
A dedicated marketer who works only on your accounts, every day — Google, Meta, social, content and email.
What Does A Digital Marketing Specialist Cost — And What Do You Get?
Borderless Recruit places dedicated, full-time digital marketing specialists from the Philippines with UK and European companies — campaign managers for Google and Meta, social and content specialists, creative and video roles. All work happens inside your own ad and social accounts.
A dedicated full-time digital marketing specialist costs from £950 · €1,100 · $1,250 a month. A comparable full-time hire in the UK earns a median of £33,500 a year in gross salary, before employer costs (ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 (provisional): ASHE 2025 provisional, full-time median, marketing associate professionals, SOC 3554).
What Our Digital marketing specialists Actually Do
Hiring Locally vs Borderless Recruit
Monthly employer cost of a comparable local hire — gross salary plus statutory employer costs — against our flat monthly fee. Planning figures from the sources below, not a guaranteed saving.
| Hiring in the UK | Hiring in the Netherlands | Borderless Recruit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | ≈ £3,240 | €5,310–€9,210 | from £950 · €1,100 · $1,250 |
| Employer costs | +16% on top of gross (employer NI and minimum pension) | +17% on top of gross (employer premiums and health levy) | None — one flat monthly fee |
| Time to hire | Depends on your hiring process | Depends on your hiring process | 10–14 business days |
| If it doesn't work out | Re-recruitment is on you | Re-recruitment is on you | Free replacement + refund for days not worked |
| Estimated annual difference | £27,480 | €73,920 | vs. the midpoint (or median) of each local figure |
Sources: United Kingdom: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 (provisional) (ASHE 2025 provisional, full-time median, marketing associate professionals, SOC 3554); Netherlands: CBS StatLine 86355NED — hourly wages by occupation (2025, provisional) (2025 provisional, 25th–75th percentile, marketing, PR and sales advisers; hourly pay × 39 h × 52 weeks incl. 8% holiday allowance). Employer costs use the statutory rates on our pricing page.
Monthly Price By Specialisation
Full-time and dedicated, one flat monthly fee. The standard price is for a mid-level hire; where we place junior profiles, their starting price is shown underneath.
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Local employer cost = gross salary plus 16% statutory employer costs in the UK (employer NI and minimum pension; equipment and office costs not included). Salary guide: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 (provisional). The Borderless Recruit figure is the standard monthly fee for a digital marketing specialist with no additional employer costs.
- Local employer cost
- £3,238 /month
- With Borderless Recruit
- £950 /month
- Monthly savings
- £2,288
How We Know Our digital marketing specialists Are Good
To enter our database, every candidate passes three assessments and an in-depth interview — only a small fraction of applicants ever reach your shortlist.
Live English Interview
Fluent written and spoken communication, tested in a live interview — not a questionnaire.
Personality Assessment
Commitment, reliability and the ability to work independently and remotely, long-term.
Professional Skills Test
A hands-on test in the tools and real tasks of a digital marketing specialist — not just a resume.
Our Process
What You Can Expect From Working With Us
Free consultation with one of our representatives in Borderless Recruit - full characterization of the role for the business and the specific requirements from the employee
Search for an employee from our pool of talented employees to suit the specific needs of the business
A job interview with the employer with the 2-3 final candidates we provide from the database
Starting the employment of a talented and hardworking employee
Frequently Asked Questions
Agency or dedicated campaign manager — which is better?+
An agency divides one media buyer across many clients, so your account gets a few hours a month. A dedicated specialist spends a full working week on your campaigns.
Who owns the ad accounts?+
You do. All work happens inside your own ad accounts with permissions you control, so the history, audiences and data stay yours.
How much does a digital marketing specialist cost?+
A dedicated full-time digital marketing specialist costs from £950 · €1,100 · $1,250 a month. By specialisation: Campaign Manager — Meta from £950 / €1,100 (junior from £870 / €1,010); Campaign Manager — Google from £1,020 / €1,190 (junior from £870 / €1,010); Marketing Specialist (social, content, email) from £840 / €970 (junior from £720 / €840); Creative Manager from £1,020 / €1,190; Video Editor from £840 / €970 (junior from £720 / €840); After Effects Expert from £1,210 / €1,410. It is one flat monthly fee covering the employee’s salary, local employment contract, payroll and our recruitment and HR support. A comparable full-time hire in the UK earns a median of £33,500 a year in gross salary, before employer costs (ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 (provisional): ASHE 2025 provisional, full-time median, marketing associate professionals, SOC 3554).
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