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There is a talent gap in the market, and digital marketing jobs take 16 percent longer to fill than other postings and show a growth rate of 30 percent over traditional marketing roles.
A McKinley Marketing Partners report on 2017 Marketing Hiring Trends revealed that 56 percent of companies plan to hire more digital marketers in 2017. 
If you take a closer look at the hiring landscape, it’s clear to see that the talent gap directly affects the hiring in digital marketing roles.
The most in-demand marketing skills were digital advertising (46 percent), content creation and curation (38 percent), and content strategy (34 percent).
But what about the salary of digital marketing professionals? Has the incentive kept pace with the demand? Well, yes.
Digital marketing professionals make $7,000 over their traditional counterparts, and according to data collected by Glassdoor, a digital marketing manager earns an average of $77,015 per year.