Google Ads (formerly AdWords)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Google Ads skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Google Ads over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 822 901 1082
Rank change year-on-year +79 +181 -265
Permanent jobs citing Google Ads 92 51 155
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.090% 0.052% 0.093%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.26% 0.12% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 82 26 73
10th Percentile £27,550 £35,125 £24,650
25th Percentile £31,500 £38,750 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £50,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +28.21% +4.00%
75th Percentile £42,500 £66,875 £52,500
90th Percentile £48,625 £74,375 £54,650
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £53,750 £35,000
% change year-on-year -30.23% +53.57% -

All Cloud Skills
UK

Google Ads is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 35,821 42,083 81,137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.91% 43.23% 48.60%
Number of salaries quoted 26,874 27,585 41,557
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,723 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% +7.76%
75th Percentile £76,250 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £102,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Google Ads
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Google Ads in the UK

Google Ads
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Google Ads.

Salary trend for Google Ads in the UK

Google Ads
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Google Ads over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Google Ads in the UK

Google Ads
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Google Ads 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +110 87 £37,500 -25.00% 153
UK excluding London +47 81 £37,500 -30.23% 99
North of England +95 52 £37,500 - 31
Work from Home +110 51 £39,750 -0.63% 80
North West +34 33 £39,500 - 24
Yorkshire - 17 £35,000 - 7
South East +11 12 £37,500 -46.43% 21
London +117 10 £37,500 -18.92% 56
West Midlands +13 5 £26,500 -34.97% 8
Midlands -2 5 £26,500 -34.97% 21
South West - 5 £37,500 - 13
Scotland -53 4 £50,000 +88.68% 3
East of England -3 3 £32,500 -30.48% 11
North East - 2 £35,000 -

Google Ads
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 6 (6.52%) WordPress
2 4 (4.35%) CMS
3 1 (1.09%) Umbraco
Applications
1 19 (20.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (5.43%) Photoshop
3 4 (4.35%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (3.26%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (2.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (1.09%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 7 (7.61%) Shopify
2 4 (4.35%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 58 (63.04%) Google Analytics
2 23 (25.00%) Microsoft Advertising
3 9 (9.78%) Facebook Ads
4 6 (6.52%) Amazon Ads
5 5 (5.43%) Google Data Studio
5 5 (5.43%) Google Tag Manager
6 3 (3.26%) Google Sheets
7 2 (2.17%) Firebase
8 1 (1.09%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 1 (1.09%) Asana
8 1 (1.09%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (1.09%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.17%) SNA
2 1 (1.09%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (20.65%) Looker
2 1 (1.09%) Power BI
2 1 (1.09%) Tableau
General
1 61 (66.30%) Marketing
2 44 (47.83%) Advertising
3 32 (34.78%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (17.39%) Retail
5 15 (16.30%) Brand Awareness
6 10 (10.87%) Social Skills
7 4 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (3.26%) Digital Healthcare
8 3 (3.26%) Finance
9 2 (2.17%) Legal
9 2 (2.17%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.09%) Humanities
10 1 (1.09%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 29 (31.52%) PPC Manager
2 7 (7.61%) Senior
3 6 (6.52%) PPC Specialist
4 5 (5.43%) Paid Search Executive
4 5 (5.43%) Senior Manager
5 4 (4.35%) E-Commerce Executive
5 4 (4.35%) Lead
5 4 (4.35%) SEO Specialist
6 3 (3.26%) Developer
6 3 (3.26%) Digital Marketing Manager
6 3 (3.26%) E-Commerce Manager
6 3 (3.26%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 3 (3.26%) Marketing Manager
6 3 (3.26%) Paid Search Manager
6 3 (3.26%) Search Manager
7 2 (2.17%) Marketing Executive
8 1 (1.09%) Communications Officer
8 1 (1.09%) Digital Marketing Executive
8 1 (1.09%) Insight Analyst
8 1 (1.09%) SEO Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (10.87%) HTML
2 5 (5.43%) CSS
3 3 (3.26%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 19 (20.65%) Social Media
2 6 (6.52%) Algorithms
2 6 (6.52%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (4.35%) Digital Media
4 3 (3.26%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (3.26%) Product Ownership
5 2 (2.17%) Marketing Technology
5 2 (2.17%) NHS
5 2 (2.17%) Photography
6 1 (1.09%) Blog
6 1 (1.09%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.09%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (73.91%) Pay per click
2 67 (72.83%) Analytics
3 32 (34.78%) Digital Marketing
4 28 (30.43%) E-Commerce
5 27 (29.35%) Paid Search
5 27 (29.35%) SEO
6 18 (19.57%) Lead Generation
7 13 (14.13%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
7 13 (14.13%) Copywriting
8 12 (13.04%) User Experience
9 10 (10.87%) A/B Testing
9 10 (10.87%) B2B
10 9 (9.78%) Actionable Insight
10 9 (9.78%) Web Development
11 8 (8.70%) Artificial Intelligence
11 8 (8.70%) Mentoring
11 8 (8.70%) Time Management
12 7 (7.61%) Line Management
12 7 (7.61%) Performance Analysis
13 6 (6.52%) Email Marketing
Programming Languages
1 5 (5.43%) SQL
2 1 (1.09%) Python
2 1 (1.09%) VBA
Qualifications
1 9 (9.78%) Degree
2 4 (4.35%) DBS Check
3 3 (3.26%) Analytics IQ
4 2 (2.17%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.35%) Actionable Recommendations
2 3 (3.26%) Accessibility
3 2 (2.17%) GDPR
Vendors
1 90 (97.83%) Google
2 44 (47.83%) Microsoft
3 12 (13.04%) Facebook
4 6 (6.52%) Adobe
5 5 (5.43%) TikTok
6 4 (4.35%) Ahrefs
6 4 (4.35%) dotdigital
7 3 (3.26%) Kenshoo
7 3 (3.26%) YouTube
8 2 (2.17%) Pinterest
8 2 (2.17%) Snapchat
9 1 (1.09%) HubSpot
9 1 (1.09%) Twitter