Marketing ManagerProject Manager

Marketing Manager Project Manager

A hard but achievable career change. Moving from Marketing Manager to Project Manager requires building new skills and possibly new credentials — but people do it successfully every year.

Moeilijkheid

7 / 10

Hard

Tijdlijn

6–18 mnd

Afhankelijk van ervaring

Vaardigheidsoverlap

38%

1 van 9 vaardigheden komen overeen

Salaris impact

+22%

Op mid-level (NL)

Vaardigheidsanalyse

Al in bezit

budgetten beheren

Aan te leren

conflictbeheersing toepassenzakenrelaties aangaankwaliteitsstandaardenrisicoanalyses uitvoerenjuridische vereisten identificerenleiding geven aan personeelwerknemers opleidenresourceplanning uitvoeren
API-bron: Skill data from ESCO API
GET https://ec.europa.eu/esco/api/resource/occupation?uri={occupationUri}&language=en
Overlap computed by matching hasEssentialSkill[].uri between source and target occupations.
NL layer: GET https://api.competentnl.nl/v1/occupation/{id}/skills

Leerpad

Management and leadership foundations

Maand 12 · 4–6 uur/week

Study management fundamentals: MindTools, Harvard ManageMentor, or Coursera
Read The Manager's Path (Lara Hogan) and High Output Management (Grove)
Seek project leadership opportunities in your current role
Coursera Leadership Specialisation →

Develop management experience

Maand 34 · 3–5 uur/week

Volunteer to lead a cross-functional project or initiative
Mentor junior colleagues and document outcomes
Study Lean, Six Sigma (Yellow Belt level), or PRINCE2 certification

Build management portfolio

Maand 56 · 4–6 uur/week

Document measurable outcomes from any team leadership you've done
Consider a part-time MBA or MSc Management if targeting senior roles
Leverage your Marketing Manager expertise — sector knowledge is valued in management roles
Rotterdam School of Management →

Job search

Maand 78 · ongoing uur/week

Target team lead, operations manager, or programme manager roles
Internal promotion is often the fastest path — signal your ambitions early
Network: Management Centre Europe, Dutch Management Forum

Salaris impact (Nederland)

NiveauMarketing ManagerProject ManagerWijziging
Junior (0–3 jr)38k49k+29%
Mid-level (3–7 jr)49k61k+24%
Senior (7+ jr)66k78k+18%

Bron: CBS OData salarisstatistieken, UWV Arbeidsmarktdata 2025. Bruto jaarsalaris, Nederland. Individuele resultaten variëren per sector, bedrijfsgrootte en regio.

API-bron: CBS StatLine tabel 85517NED — Werknemers; uurloon en beroep (BRC)
GET https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/odata/85517NED/TypedDataSet
Bruto uurloon per BRC-code × 1720 uur = jaarinkomen. Periode: 2024.