Marketing Contracts

Marketing
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Marketing in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Marketing over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 79 118 108
Rank change year-on-year +39 -10 -27
Contract jobs citing Marketing 1,138 1,221 2,190
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.66% 2.17% 2.48%
As % of the General category 4.61% 3.71% 4.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 651 813 1,502
10th Percentile £220 £238 £313
25th Percentile £329 £400 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £775 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £510 £488
% change year-on-year -1.96% +4.62% +4.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 41 49
10th Percentile £13.70 £21.70 £20.79
25th Percentile £17.72 £24.25 £29.25
Median hourly rate £34.00 £41.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.07% +10.67% +25.79%
75th Percentile £44.25 £54.50 £47.75
90th Percentile £68.75 £65.00 £61.51
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.10 £60.00 £31.85
% change year-on-year -64.83% +88.38% +67.63%

All General Skills
UK

Marketing is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 24,705 32,951 49,994
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 57.69% 58.56% 56.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,577 22,850 34,658
10th Percentile £275 £313 £323
25th Percentile £413 £440 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £769 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,967 996 1,421
10th Percentile £12.77 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.60 £15.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £32.40 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +44.00% +2.27%
75th Percentile £52.50 £61.25 £47.25
90th Percentile £66.84 £72.50 £59.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.13 £27.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year +2.27% +41.03% +0.52%

Marketing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Marketing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Marketing in the UK

Marketing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Marketing.

Daily rate trend for Marketing in the UK

Marketing
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Marketing over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Marketing in the UK

Marketing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Marketing.

Hourly rate trend for Marketing in the UK

Marketing
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Marketing over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Marketing in the UK

Marketing
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Marketing within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +28 1,045 £463 -10.19% 2,700
London +47 573 £450 -12.20% 1,062
UK excluding London +30 453 £500 -1.96% 1,626
Work from Home +35 363 £500 -4.76% 1,256
South East +6 180 £431 +2.68% 413
South West -20 77 £625 +4.17% 155
North of England +36 63 £475 -5.00% 529
East of England +38 58 £375 -26.83% 154
Midlands +3 41 £475 -9.52% 290
North West +24 32 £500 +5.26% 332
West Midlands -2 29 £500 -9.09% 150
Yorkshire +18 25 £450 -14.29% 150
Scotland +42 16 £425 -20.00% 69
Wales +24 11 £600 +108.70% 35
East Midlands +6 11 £375 -3.23% 142
Northern Ireland - 7 £95 - 22
North East +15 5 £533 - 51

Marketing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 50 (4.39%) SharePoint
2 46 (4.04%) CMS
3 18 (1.58%) Confluence
4 11 (0.97%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 9 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.62%) Apache Spark
6 7 (0.62%) SAS
7 6 (0.53%) Drupal
8 5 (0.44%) Headless CMS
9 4 (0.35%) Sitecore CMS
10 3 (0.26%) Apache
10 3 (0.26%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.18%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.18%) EPiServer
11 2 (0.18%) Jupyter
11 2 (0.18%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.18%) WordPress
12 1 (0.088%) nginx
12 1 (0.088%) Oracle Self-Service HR
Applications
1 58 (5.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (4.48%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (3.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 36 (3.16%) Photoshop
5 26 (2.28%) Adobe Illustrator
6 20 (1.76%) Adobe After Effects
7 17 (1.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 15 (1.32%) MS Visio
9 14 (1.23%) Adobe Premiere
10 13 (1.14%) InDesign
11 12 (1.05%) Acrobat
12 10 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
13 5 (0.44%) CINEMA 4D
14 2 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
14 2 (0.18%) Trello
15 1 (0.088%) AutoCAD
15 1 (0.088%) InfoPath
15 1 (0.088%) InVision
15 1 (0.088%) Maya
15 1 (0.088%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 45 (3.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 26 (2.28%) Shopify
3 12 (1.05%) Adobe Campaign
3 12 (1.05%) Salesforce CRM
4 9 (0.79%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 6 (0.53%) Unica
5 6 (0.53%) Workfront
6 5 (0.44%) Eloqua
7 4 (0.35%) FastStats
8 3 (0.26%) SAP PLM
9 2 (0.18%) Sprinklr
10 1 (0.088%) Dynamics AX
10 1 (0.088%) OpenCart
10 1 (0.088%) SAP ERP
10 1 (0.088%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 123 (10.81%) Azure
2 87 (7.64%) Power Platform
3 55 (4.83%) Dynamics 365
4 52 (4.57%) AWS
5 46 (4.04%) Microsoft 365
6 40 (3.51%) SaaS
7 26 (2.28%) GCP
7 26 (2.28%) Google Analytics
8 24 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
8 24 (2.11%) Figma
9 23 (2.02%) BigCommerce
10 17 (1.49%) PaaS
11 14 (1.23%) Power Automate
12 12 (1.05%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 12 (1.05%) Azure Data Factory
12 12 (1.05%) Cloud Computing
12 12 (1.05%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 12 (1.05%) Serverless
13 11 (0.97%) Entra ID
13 11 (0.97%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.41%) Firewall
2 15 (1.32%) Internet
3 9 (0.79%) FTP
3 9 (0.79%) VPN
4 8 (0.70%) 3G
4 8 (0.70%) 4G
4 8 (0.70%) Network Security
4 8 (0.70%) Wireless
5 6 (0.53%) 5G
5 6 (0.53%) HTTP
5 6 (0.53%) SMS
5 6 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (0.44%) Cisco ISE
6 5 (0.44%) Intranet
6 5 (0.44%) LAN
6 5 (0.44%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.35%) WAN
8 3 (0.26%) SSH
8 3 (0.26%) SSL
8 3 (0.26%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (5.62%) Power BI
2 34 (2.99%) Tableau
3 27 (2.37%) Metadata
4 23 (2.02%) Data Vault
4 23 (2.02%) NoSQL
4 23 (2.02%) SQL Server
5 15 (1.32%) Metadata Repository
6 12 (1.05%) Relational Database
7 11 (0.97%) Big Data
8 10 (0.88%) Data Warehouse
8 10 (0.88%) Looker
9 9 (0.79%) Electronic Patient Records
9 9 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
10 8 (0.70%) BigQuery
10 8 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (0.62%) MySQL
12 6 (0.53%) Ingres
12 6 (0.53%) Pentaho
12 6 (0.53%) Qlik Sense
12 6 (0.53%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 53 (4.66%) JIRA
2 29 (2.55%) Git
3 9 (0.79%) git-flow
4 8 (0.70%) Postman
5 7 (0.62%) Dreamweaver
5 7 (0.62%) Rational DOORS
5 7 (0.62%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.53%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.44%) ERwin
7 5 (0.44%) GitLab
7 5 (0.44%) Maven
8 3 (0.26%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.26%) NUnit
8 3 (0.26%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.18%) Ant
9 2 (0.18%) gulp
9 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.18%) webpack
10 1 (0.088%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.088%) LabVIEW
General
1 429 (37.70%) Finance
2 391 (34.36%) Social Skills
3 298 (26.19%) Manufacturing
4 295 (25.92%) Telecoms
5 289 (25.40%) Public Sector
6 275 (24.17%) Electronics
7 146 (12.83%) Analytical Skills
8 122 (10.72%) Retail
9 51 (4.48%) Advertising
9 51 (4.48%) Presentation Skills
10 48 (4.22%) Legal
11 34 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
11 34 (2.99%) Organisational Skills
12 28 (2.46%) German Language
13 22 (1.93%) Publishing
14 20 (1.76%) Banking
14 20 (1.76%) Law
15 19 (1.67%) French Language
15 19 (1.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 18 (1.58%) Games
Job Titles
1 114 (10.02%) Analyst
2 101 (8.88%) Architect
3 95 (8.35%) Lead
3 95 (8.35%) Senior
4 89 (7.82%) Project Manager
5 76 (6.68%) Consultant
6 75 (6.59%) Developer
7 57 (5.01%) Designer
8 46 (4.04%) Marketing Manager
9 42 (3.69%) Business Analyst
10 35 (3.08%) Support Engineer
11 33 (2.90%) Data Architect
12 31 (2.72%) Salesforce Developer
13 26 (2.28%) Solutions Architect
14 25 (2.20%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 25 (2.20%) Senior Manager
15 23 (2.02%) Business Manager
15 23 (2.02%) Marketing Analyst
16 22 (1.93%) Azure Engineer
17 21 (1.85%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (5.54%) HTML
2 59 (5.18%) CSS
3 28 (2.46%) React
4 21 (1.85%) Node.js
5 19 (1.67%) VML
6 16 (1.41%) JSON
6 16 (1.41%) Sass
7 15 (1.32%) .NET
7 15 (1.32%) Web Services
8 14 (1.23%) Lightning Web Components
9 13 (1.14%) jQuery
10 11 (0.97%) AngularJS
10 11 (0.97%) REST
10 11 (0.97%) XML
11 10 (0.88%) HTML5
11 10 (0.88%) PySpark
11 10 (0.88%) Redux
12 9 (0.79%) Jest
12 9 (0.79%) Material-UI
12 9 (0.79%) OpenFin
Miscellaneous
1 71 (6.24%) Social Media
2 51 (4.48%) Product Ownership
3 39 (3.43%) NHS
4 36 (3.16%) Management Information System
5 33 (2.90%) Marketing Technology
6 32 (2.81%) Data Protection Act
7 26 (2.28%) Self-Motivation
8 23 (2.02%) Onboarding
9 21 (1.85%) Reference Data
10 18 (1.58%) FMCG
11 16 (1.41%) Animation
11 16 (1.41%) Data Centre
11 16 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
12 15 (1.32%) Digital Media
13 14 (1.23%) Graphic Design
13 14 (1.23%) Photography
14 11 (0.97%) Mobile App
15 10 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
15 10 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
15 10 (0.88%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 76 (6.68%) Windows
2 29 (2.55%) Linux
3 21 (1.85%) Windows 10
4 15 (1.32%) Unix
5 8 (0.70%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.35%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.18%) Android
7 2 (0.18%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.18%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.088%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 365 (32.07%) Digital Marketing
2 333 (29.26%) Business Intelligence
3 288 (25.31%) Programme Management
4 191 (16.78%) Problem-Solving
5 179 (15.73%) Agile
6 169 (14.85%) Project Management
7 146 (12.83%) Analytics
8 139 (12.21%) CRM
9 122 (10.72%) Stakeholder Management
10 92 (8.08%) User Experience
11 81 (7.12%) Customer Experience
12 78 (6.85%) B2B
13 75 (6.59%) Data Modelling
14 73 (6.41%) Customer Service
14 73 (6.41%) Decision-Making
15 71 (6.24%) Continuous Improvement
16 67 (5.89%) E-Commerce
17 62 (5.45%) Roadmaps
17 62 (5.45%) Time Management
18 59 (5.18%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 111 (9.75%) SQL
2 81 (7.12%) Python
3 76 (6.68%) JavaScript
4 32 (2.81%) TypeScript
5 27 (2.37%) Java
6 21 (1.85%) PowerShell
7 18 (1.58%) C#
8 14 (1.23%) Apex Code
9 10 (0.88%) R
10 8 (0.70%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.53%) Bash
11 6 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
12 4 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.35%) PHP
12 4 (0.35%) Scala
13 3 (0.26%) C
13 3 (0.26%) SOQL
14 2 (0.18%) C++
14 2 (0.18%) Go
14 2 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 182 (15.99%) Degree
2 124 (10.90%) Security Cleared
3 83 (7.29%) SC Cleared
4 47 (4.13%) DV Cleared
5 44 (3.87%) Master's Degree
6 25 (2.20%) PMP
7 20 (1.76%) PMI Certification
8 19 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
10 12 (1.05%) Cisco Certification
11 11 (0.97%) PhD
12 8 (0.70%) CISSP
12 8 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
12 8 (0.70%) MBA
13 7 (0.62%) ISEB
14 5 (0.44%) CCIE
14 5 (0.44%) CESG Certified Professional
14 5 (0.44%) ISTQB
14 5 (0.44%) MCSE
14 5 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (3.51%) GDPR
2 38 (3.34%) QA
3 34 (2.99%) Accessibility
4 29 (2.55%) PMO
5 28 (2.46%) SLA
6 21 (1.85%) Data Quality
7 8 (0.70%) HL7
7 8 (0.70%) PCI DSS
8 6 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
9 5 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.44%) JSP 440
9 5 (0.44%) RMADS
10 4 (0.35%) NIST
11 1 (0.088%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.088%) ISO 9000
11 1 (0.088%) P3O
System Software
1 26 (2.28%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.05%) Docker
3 9 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.53%) NFS
5 5 (0.44%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.35%) HDFS
7 3 (0.26%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.18%) vSphere
9 1 (0.088%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (0.88%) Terraform
2 9 (0.79%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (0.53%) Puppet
4 5 (0.44%) Progress Chef
5 4 (0.35%) Ansible
6 2 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.18%) Grafana
6 2 (0.18%) Nessus
6 2 (0.18%) SCCM
6 2 (0.18%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.088%) AppManager
7 1 (0.088%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.088%) SCOM
7 1 (0.088%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.088%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.088%) vRealize
7 1 (0.088%) vRealize Orchestrator
7 1 (0.088%) VxRail
7 1 (0.088%) WMI
Vendors
1 307 (26.98%) SAP
2 203 (17.84%) Microsoft
3 114 (10.02%) Salesforce
4 113 (9.93%) Adobe
5 52 (4.57%) Google
6 37 (3.25%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 24 (2.11%) Sitecore
8 21 (1.85%) Facebook
9 20 (1.76%) Dell
10 19 (1.67%) Cisco
11 18 (1.58%) Databricks
12 16 (1.41%) Pardot
13 15 (1.32%) Optimizely
13 15 (1.32%) Twitter
14 14 (1.23%) Marketo
14 14 (1.23%) Sparx
15 13 (1.14%) Instagram
15 13 (1.14%) ServiceNow
16 12 (1.05%) Intel
16 12 (1.05%) Oracle