Digital Marketing Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Digital Marketing
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Digital Marketing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 116 119
Rank change year-on-year -19 +3 +34
Contract jobs citing Digital Marketing 7 10 9
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.29% 0.54% 0.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.57% 0.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 6 6
10th Percentile £144 £210 £274
25th Percentile £203 £267 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £312 £420
Median % change year-on-year -27.83% -25.77% +1.82%
75th Percentile £400 £461 £556
90th Percentile £423 £500 £613
Central London median daily rate £225 £312 £420
% change year-on-year -27.83% -25.77% +1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile £22.57 £28.78 -
25th Percentile £22.67 £30.86 £146.25
Median hourly rate £22.83 £35.33 £147.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.37% -76.05% -
75th Percentile £23.00 £40.04 £148.75
90th Percentile £23.09 £42.27 -
Central London median hourly rate £22.83 £35.33 £147.50
% change year-on-year -35.37% -76.05% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London

Digital Marketing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,109 1,759 1,892
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 87.58% 94.27% 91.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,436 1,154 1,280
10th Percentile £375 £330 £375
25th Percentile £456 £425 £474
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £770 £788
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 21 17
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.08 £15.20
25th Percentile £18.18 £24.66 £20.22
Median hourly rate £19.50 £28.50 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% +5.56% -13.60%
75th Percentile £37.17 £56.75 £78.75
90th Percentile £61.83 £63.75 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £23.16 £30.04 £27.00
% change year-on-year -22.89% +11.24% -22.86%

Digital Marketing
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Digital Marketing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Digital Marketing job vacancy trend in the City of London

Digital Marketing
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Digital Marketing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Digital Marketing in the City of London over the 6 months to 8 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Digital Marketing in the City of London

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Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Digital Marketing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 2 (28.57%) CMS
1 2 (28.57%) Drupal
1 2 (28.57%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (14.29%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Google Analytics
2 1 (14.29%) Asana
2 1 (14.29%) Basecamp
General
1 7 (100.00%) Marketing
2 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (28.57%) Advertising
4 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (14.29%) Finance
5 1 (14.29%) Legal
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Content Manager
1 2 (28.57%) Project Manager
1 2 (28.57%) Web Editor
2 1 (14.29%) Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Marketo Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Educational Technology
1 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
1 2 (28.57%) Social Media
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Content Management
1 3 (42.86%) Marketing Strategy
2 2 (28.57%) Analytics
2 2 (28.57%) Content Strategy
2 2 (28.57%) Data Management
2 2 (28.57%) Performance Metrics
2 2 (28.57%) SEO
2 2 (28.57%) User Experience
3 1 (14.29%) Business Case
3 1 (14.29%) CRM
3 1 (14.29%) Marketing Automation
3 1 (14.29%) Order Management
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Project Management
3 1 (14.29%) Revenue Assurance
3 1 (14.29%) Revenue Recognition
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Google
2 1 (14.29%) Marketo