Pay per click (PPC)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Pay per click skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 661 476 755
Rank change year-on-year -185 +279 +78
Permanent jobs citing Pay per click 78 185 157
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.084% 0.42% 0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.45% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 66 99 133
10th Percentile £27,375 £29,500 £27,600
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% - -11.76%
75th Percentile £57,188 £47,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £57,500 £56,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +21.43% -6.67% -11.76%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Pay per click falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 67,454 41,012 87,985
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.86% 92.64% 82.31%
Number of salaries quoted 46,240 21,844 62,402
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%

Pay per click
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Pay per click relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Pay per click job vacancy trend in the UK

Pay per click
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Pay per click.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Pay per click

Pay per click
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pay per click over the 6 months to 12 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Pay per click in the UK

Pay per click
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pay per click within the UK over the 6 months to 12 June 2026. 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 -161 70 £42,500 +13.33% 36
UK excluding London -100 63 £42,500 +21.43% 34
Work from Home -48 30 £42,500 +21.43% 23
North of England -32 17 £30,000 -9.09% 12
East of England -22 16 £37,500 +11.11% 4
South East -39 15 £54,000 +63.64% 14
West Midlands -29 13 £42,500 +9.68% 2
Midlands -36 13 £42,500 -2.30% 3
Yorkshire -34 8 £27,500 -31.25% 4
London -94 8 £57,766 +15.53% 10
North West +9 6 £31,000 -6.06% 4
North East -37 3 £31,500 +0.96% 4
Scotland +9 1 £70,000 - 1
South West -66 1 £70,000 +68.67%

Pay per click
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 19 (24.36%) CMS
2 7 (8.97%) WordPress
3 2 (2.56%) Umbraco
Applications
1 7 (8.97%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (2.56%) Adobe After Effects
2 2 (2.56%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (2.56%) Adobe Premiere
2 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.56%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.28%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (1.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 24 (30.77%) Google Ads
2 21 (26.92%) SaaS
3 18 (23.08%) Google Analytics
4 4 (5.13%) Google Tag Manager
5 3 (3.85%) Canva
5 3 (3.85%) Meta Ads
6 2 (2.56%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 2 (2.56%) Google Sheets
7 1 (1.28%) ChatGPT
7 1 (1.28%) Google Data Studio
7 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Advertising
7 1 (1.28%) Power Platform
7 1 (1.28%) Sprout Social
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (8.97%) Metadata
2 3 (3.85%) Looker
3 1 (1.28%) Data Hub
3 1 (1.28%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.28%) GCC
General
1 71 (91.03%) Marketing
2 30 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 25 (32.05%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (15.38%) Advertising
5 9 (11.54%) German Language
5 9 (11.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (6.41%) Manufacturing
8 4 (5.13%) French Language
8 4 (5.13%) Retail
9 3 (3.85%) Legal
10 2 (2.56%) Games
10 2 (2.56%) Multimedia
10 2 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (2.56%) Publishing
11 1 (1.28%) Brand Awareness
11 1 (1.28%) Law
Job Titles
1 21 (26.92%) Marketing Manager
2 7 (8.97%) Marketing Director
2 7 (8.97%) Marketing Executive
2 7 (8.97%) PPC Manager
3 6 (7.69%) PPC Executive
3 6 (7.69%) Senior
4 5 (6.41%) Digital Executive
4 5 (6.41%) Digital Marketing Executive
4 5 (6.41%) Sales and Marketing Manager
4 5 (6.41%) Sales Manager
4 5 (6.41%) SEO Specialist
5 3 (3.85%) Coordinator
5 3 (3.85%) Digital Project Manager
5 3 (3.85%) E-Commerce Manager
5 3 (3.85%) Marketing Specialist
5 3 (3.85%) Project Manager
5 3 (3.85%) Web Manager
5 3 (3.85%) Website Manager
6 2 (2.56%) Head of Digital
6 2 (2.56%) Marketing Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (8.97%) CSS
1 7 (8.97%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (25.64%) Social Media
2 8 (10.26%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (7.69%) Algorithms
4 5 (6.41%) Photography
4 5 (6.41%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (6.41%) Smart City
4 5 (6.41%) Web Conferencing
5 4 (5.13%) Blog
6 2 (2.56%) Digital Signage
7 1 (1.28%) Marketing Technology
7 1 (1.28%) Midjourney
7 1 (1.28%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.28%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (67.95%) SEO
2 44 (56.41%) Digital Marketing
3 28 (35.90%) Analytics
4 25 (32.05%) B2B
5 23 (29.49%) Marketing Strategy
6 20 (25.64%) E-Commerce
7 16 (20.51%) Global Marketing
7 16 (20.51%) Project Management
8 14 (17.95%) B2B Marketing
8 14 (17.95%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
9 13 (16.67%) AI
9 13 (16.67%) CRM
10 12 (15.38%) Copywriting
10 12 (15.38%) Marketing Automation
11 11 (14.10%) Sales Enablement
12 10 (12.82%) Decision-Making
12 10 (12.82%) Paid Search
13 9 (11.54%) Demand Generation
13 9 (11.54%) User Experience
13 9 (11.54%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.28%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (6.41%) Degree
1 5 (6.41%) Master's Degree
2 1 (1.28%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.69%) GDPR
2 2 (2.56%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.28%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.28%) PERC
3 1 (1.28%) QA
Vendors
1 33 (42.31%) Google
2 12 (15.38%) Microsoft
3 9 (11.54%) Adobe
3 9 (11.54%) Pardot
3 9 (11.54%) Salesforce
4 4 (5.13%) Screaming Frog
5 3 (3.85%) Ahrefs
6 2 (2.56%) Hootsuite
7 1 (1.28%) Hotjar
7 1 (1.28%) HubSpot