Marketing Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Marketing
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Marketing in contract job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Marketing over the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 46 55
Rank change year-on-year +7 +9 +8
Contract jobs citing Marketing 43 10 12
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 4.38% 1.71% 1.50%
As % of the General category 7.38% 2.60% 2.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 8 9
10th Percentile £154 £173 £225
25th Percentile £190 £214 £251
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £280 £375
Median % change year-on-year +47.32% -25.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £447 £299 £400
90th Percentile £545 £388 £409
England median daily rate £475 £486 £500
% change year-on-year -2.31% -2.75% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 0 1
10th Percentile £17.50 - -
25th Percentile £19.20 - £21.25
Median hourly rate £23.83 - £22.50
75th Percentile £25.00 - £23.75
90th Percentile £31.00 - -
England median hourly rate £23.83 £41.25 £32.25
% change year-on-year -42.24% +27.91% -14.00%

All General Skills
East Midlands

Marketing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 583 385 418
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 59.37% 65.92% 52.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 352 244 290
10th Percentile £199 £226 £160
25th Percentile £357 £336 £233
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £436 £425 £419
Median % change year-on-year +2.47% +1.43% -6.89%
75th Percentile £537 £530 £538
90th Percentile £575 £600 £650
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 15 46
10th Percentile £13.01 £14.64 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.15 £16.05 £14.00
Median hourly rate £21.59 £17.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +27.01% -2.86% +12.90%
75th Percentile £25.11 £32.76 £31.56
90th Percentile £29.95 £48.87 £51.50
England median hourly rate £23.00 £30.00 £25.37
% change year-on-year -23.33% +18.25% -10.98%

Marketing
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Marketing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Marketing job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Marketing
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Marketing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Marketing

Marketing
Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Marketing in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 14 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Marketing in the East Midlands

Marketing
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Marketing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Marketing

Marketing
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Marketing in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 14 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Marketing in the East Midlands

Marketing
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Marketing within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 February 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Lincolnshire - 12 £158 - 13
Nottinghamshire - 12 £545 - 29
Northamptonshire -14 9 £424 +44.54% 9
Derbyshire -3 3 £413 +135.71% 3
Leicestershire -4 3 £425 -22.73% 18
Marketing
England

Marketing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 3 (6.98%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 1 (2.33%) CMS
Applications
1 6 (13.95%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (9.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (6.98%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 9 (20.93%) Salesforce Service Cloud
2 6 (13.95%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (13.95%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
3 5 (11.63%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
4 4 (9.30%) Azure
5 3 (6.98%) AWS
6 2 (4.65%) Power Platform
7 1 (2.33%) Algolia
7 1 (2.33%) Amplience
7 1 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (2.33%) Salesforce Einstein
Communications & Networking
1 6 (13.95%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.65%) Power BI
2 1 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.33%) SQL Server
General
1 19 (44.19%) Finance
2 17 (39.53%) Public Sector
3 16 (37.21%) Manufacturing
4 15 (34.88%) Electronics
4 15 (34.88%) Telecoms
5 14 (32.56%) Social Skills
6 6 (13.95%) Retail
7 4 (9.30%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (9.30%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (6.98%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (6.98%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (2.33%) Automotive
9 1 (2.33%) Banking
9 1 (2.33%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 14 (32.56%) Architect
2 11 (25.58%) Salesforce Architect
3 7 (16.28%) Analyst
4 6 (13.95%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
4 6 (13.95%) 2nd Line Support
4 6 (13.95%) Desktop Support
4 6 (13.95%) IT Support
4 6 (13.95%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
5 4 (9.30%) Business Analyst
5 4 (9.30%) Cloud Architect
5 4 (9.30%) Salesforce Analyst
5 4 (9.30%) Salesforce Business Analyst
5 4 (9.30%) Salesforce Trainer
5 4 (9.30%) Technical Engineer
5 4 (9.30%) Trainer
6 3 (6.98%) Migration Technician
6 3 (6.98%) Support Engineer
6 3 (6.98%) Support Technician
6 3 (6.98%) Technical Support
6 3 (6.98%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (13.95%) Lightning Web Components
1 6 (13.95%) Middleware
1 6 (13.95%) REST
1 6 (13.95%) Visualforce
2 5 (11.63%) SOAP
3 4 (9.30%) VML
4 3 (6.98%) CSS
4 3 (6.98%) HTML
4 3 (6.98%) J2EE
4 3 (6.98%) OSGi
4 3 (6.98%) RESTful
5 1 (2.33%) ADO
5 1 (2.33%) CSS3
5 1 (2.33%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 13 (30.23%) Product Ownership
2 6 (13.95%) Data Centre
3 4 (9.30%) e-Learning
3 4 (9.30%) Learning Management System
4 3 (6.98%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.33%) Data Structures
5 1 (2.33%) Driving Licence
5 1 (2.33%) Mobile App
5 1 (2.33%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 6 (13.95%) Android
1 6 (13.95%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (41.86%) Business Intelligence
2 15 (34.88%) Digital Marketing
2 15 (34.88%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (34.88%) Programme Management
3 14 (32.56%) Stakeholder Management
4 13 (30.23%) Agile
5 12 (27.91%) Migration
6 10 (23.26%) Mentoring
6 10 (23.26%) Roadmaps
6 10 (23.26%) Technical Leadership
7 9 (20.93%) Data Modelling
8 7 (16.28%) Customer Experience
8 7 (16.28%) Customer Service
8 7 (16.28%) Integration Patterns
8 7 (16.28%) Scrum
8 7 (16.28%) Workshop Facilitation
9 6 (13.95%) Architecture Roadmap
9 6 (13.95%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (13.95%) Data Migration
9 6 (13.95%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 6 (13.95%) Apex Code
2 3 (6.98%) Java
2 3 (6.98%) JavaScript
3 2 (4.65%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (34.88%) Security Cleared
2 14 (32.56%) SC Cleared
3 7 (16.28%) Degree
4 5 (11.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (9.30%) CSPO
6 2 (4.65%) Master's Degree
6 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (23.26%) GDPR
2 6 (13.95%) California Consumer Privacy Act
2 6 (13.95%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (6.98%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (6.98%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 17 (39.53%) Salesforce
1 17 (39.53%) SAP
2 6 (13.95%) Apple
2 6 (13.95%) Cisco
2 6 (13.95%) Dell
2 6 (13.95%) HP
3 5 (11.63%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
4 4 (9.30%) Google
5 3 (6.98%) Adobe
5 3 (6.98%) MuleSoft
6 2 (4.65%) Microsoft
7 1 (2.33%) Genesys
7 1 (2.33%) ServiceNow