Digital Marketing Contract Job Trends in England

Digital Marketing
UK > England

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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 385 220 202
Rank change year-on-year -165 -18 +98
Contract jobs citing Digital Marketing 202 282 428
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.52% 1.16% 1.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.61% 1.27% 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 178 294
10th Percentile £170 £205 £205
25th Percentile £284 £286 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £528 £475
Median % change year-on-year -21.71% +11.05% -9.52%
75th Percentile £569 £638 £655
90th Percentile £676 £700 £788
UK median daily rate £400 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -23.81% +5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 6 27
10th Percentile £17.25 £16.73 £14.18
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.20 £16.80
Median hourly rate £23.75 £22.90 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% -16.72% -32.52%
75th Percentile £24.49 £45.19 £31.50
90th Percentile £36.00 £55.63 £44.88
UK median hourly rate £23.66 £23.00 £26.25
% change year-on-year +2.88% -12.38% -35.58%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,181 22,150 32,359
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.82% 90.86% 86.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,274 14,593 21,355
10th Percentile £313 £311 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £614 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,050 865 2,166
10th Percentile £15.49 £14.99 £12.89
25th Percentile £19.48 £19.00 £15.85
Median hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -1.52% -13.95%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £58.69
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.95 £70.44
UK median hourly rate £35.91 £31.58 £32.50
% change year-on-year +13.71% -2.83% -13.33%

Digital Marketing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Digital Marketing job vacancy trend in England

Digital Marketing
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Digital Marketing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Digital Marketing in England over the 6 months to 6 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Digital Marketing in England

Digital Marketing
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Digital Marketing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Digital Marketing in England over the 6 months to 6 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Digital Marketing in England

Digital Marketing
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Marketing within the England region over the 6 months to 6 April 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
London -49 104 £375 -12.18% 65
South East -115 25 £475 -24.00% 50
South West -45 23 £625 +17.92% 9
East of England -17 21 £475 -5.00% 14
North of England -83 17 £413 -15.28% 53
North West -39 13 £413 -22.08% 32
East Midlands -24 10 £158 -10.00% 11
Midlands -61 10 £158 -13.70% 25
North East -24 4 £175 -51.72% 7
Digital Marketing
UK

Digital Marketing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 14 (6.93%) CMS
2 7 (3.47%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.49%) Confluence
3 3 (1.49%) WordPress
4 2 (0.99%) Apache
4 2 (0.99%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.50%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.50%) Drupal
5 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 18 (8.91%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (7.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.98%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.99%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.50%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.50%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.50%) Notion
Business Applications
1 3 (1.49%) Sprinklr
2 2 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.50%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.50%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 24 (11.88%) SaaS
2 16 (7.92%) Azure
2 16 (7.92%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (6.93%) AWS
4 13 (6.44%) GCP
5 12 (5.94%) Google Analytics
6 7 (3.47%) Power Platform
7 3 (1.49%) Adobe Analytics
7 3 (1.49%) Facebook Ads
7 3 (1.49%) GitHub
7 3 (1.49%) GitHub Actions
8 2 (0.99%) Asana
8 2 (0.99%) Canva
8 2 (0.99%) Figma
8 2 (0.99%) Miro
8 2 (0.99%) Slack
8 2 (0.99%) Smartsheet
9 1 (0.50%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 1 (0.50%) Google Ads
9 1 (0.50%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 11 (5.45%) Wireless
2 4 (1.98%) Unified Communications
3 3 (1.49%) Network Security
3 3 (1.49%) VPN
4 2 (0.99%) BGP
4 2 (0.99%) Firewall
4 2 (0.99%) Intranet
4 2 (0.99%) Junos
4 2 (0.99%) OSPF
5 1 (0.50%) DHCP
5 1 (0.50%) DNS
5 1 (0.50%) Ethernet VPN
5 1 (0.50%) Internet
5 1 (0.50%) LAN
5 1 (0.50%) NGN
5 1 (0.50%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.50%) VLAN
5 1 (0.50%) WAN
5 1 (0.50%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.97%) Power BI
2 4 (1.98%) Looker
3 3 (1.49%) MySQL
3 3 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.99%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.50%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.50%) Metadata
5 1 (0.50%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (3.47%) JIRA
2 3 (1.49%) Jenkins
2 3 (1.49%) JUnit
2 3 (1.49%) Storybook
General
1 202 (100.00%) Marketing
2 112 (55.45%) Finance
3 105 (51.98%) Electronics
4 102 (50.50%) Telecoms
5 101 (50.00%) Public Sector
6 100 (49.50%) Manufacturing
7 70 (34.65%) Social Skills
8 31 (15.35%) Analytical Skills
9 20 (9.90%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (7.92%) Advertising
11 12 (5.94%) German Language
12 11 (5.45%) Legal
13 4 (1.98%) Brand Awareness
13 4 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.98%) Italian Language
13 4 (1.98%) Multimedia
13 4 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.98%) Publishing
14 3 (1.49%) Automotive
14 3 (1.49%) Retail
Job Titles
1 24 (11.88%) Marketing Manager
2 17 (8.42%) Digital Marketing Manager
3 15 (7.43%) IT Engineer
3 15 (7.43%) Migration Engineer
4 14 (6.93%) IT Support
5 13 (6.44%) Analyst
5 13 (6.44%) Consultant
5 13 (6.44%) Windows Engineer
6 12 (5.94%) Architect
7 11 (5.45%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
7 11 (5.45%) 2nd Line Support
7 11 (5.45%) Coordinator
7 11 (5.45%) Desktop Support
7 11 (5.45%) Migration Technician
7 11 (5.45%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
7 11 (5.45%) Support Technician
8 10 (4.95%) Senior
9 9 (4.46%) Support Engineer
10 8 (3.96%) Project Manager
11 6 (2.97%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.48%) CSS
1 5 (2.48%) HTML
2 3 (1.49%) React
2 3 (1.49%) RESTful
2 3 (1.49%) Spring
2 3 (1.49%) Spring Boot
2 3 (1.49%) Vitest
3 2 (0.99%) NumPy
3 2 (0.99%) Pandas
3 2 (0.99%) PySpark
4 1 (0.50%) Flutter
4 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.50%) React Native
4 1 (0.50%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 16 (7.92%) Marketing Technology
2 11 (5.45%) Data Centre
2 11 (5.45%) NHS
2 11 (5.45%) Onboarding
2 11 (5.45%) Social Media
3 9 (4.46%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (3.47%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (3.47%) Blog
4 7 (3.47%) Digital Media
4 7 (3.47%) Web Conferencing
5 4 (1.98%) Mobile App
5 4 (1.98%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.49%) PMI
7 2 (0.99%) Algorithms
7 2 (0.99%) CMDB
7 2 (0.99%) Educational Technology
7 2 (0.99%) LIMS
7 2 (0.99%) Mobile Games
8 1 (0.50%) Multi-touch
Operating Systems
1 13 (6.44%) Windows 10
2 11 (5.45%) Android
2 11 (5.45%) Mac OS
3 3 (1.49%) Windows
4 1 (0.50%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.50%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.50%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (51.98%) Business Intelligence
1 105 (51.98%) Programme Management
2 45 (22.28%) Migration
3 41 (20.30%) Analytics
4 32 (15.84%) Workflow
5 27 (13.37%) CRM
6 25 (12.38%) Agile
6 25 (12.38%) AI
6 25 (12.38%) Logistics
7 24 (11.88%) B2B
7 24 (11.88%) Marketing Strategy
7 24 (11.88%) Stakeholder Management
8 22 (10.89%) Project Management
8 22 (10.89%) Workflow Management
9 18 (8.91%) Actionable Insight
9 18 (8.91%) User Experience
10 15 (7.43%) Data Management
11 14 (6.93%) Continuous Improvement
12 13 (6.44%) Roadmaps
12 13 (6.44%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (4.95%) SQL
2 9 (4.46%) Python
3 8 (3.96%) JavaScript
4 4 (1.98%) PowerShell
5 3 (1.49%) Java
5 3 (1.49%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.99%) Go
Qualifications
1 68 (33.66%) Security Cleared
2 64 (31.68%) SC Cleared
3 14 (6.93%) Degree
4 10 (4.95%) DV Cleared
5 5 (2.48%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.98%) PMP
7 3 (1.49%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.99%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.99%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (0.99%) CESG Certified Professional
8 2 (0.99%) CISSP
8 2 (0.99%) CLAS
8 2 (0.99%) CREST Certified
8 2 (0.99%) GPEN
8 2 (0.99%) JNCIA
8 2 (0.99%) JNCIP
8 2 (0.99%) JNCIS
8 2 (0.99%) OSCE
8 2 (0.99%) OSCP
8 2 (0.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (6.44%) GDPR
2 11 (5.45%) Data Quality
3 9 (4.46%) Accessibility
3 9 (4.46%) PERC
4 8 (3.96%) PMO
5 6 (2.97%) QA
6 5 (2.48%) JSP 440
6 5 (2.48%) RMADS
7 3 (1.49%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (1.49%) NCSC
7 3 (1.49%) WCAG
8 2 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.99%) NIST
9 1 (0.50%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (1.49%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.50%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (0.99%) vRealize
2 1 (0.50%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.50%) SCCM
2 1 (0.50%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 101 (50.00%) SAP
2 25 (12.38%) Microsoft
3 23 (11.39%) Salesforce
4 22 (10.89%) Cisco
5 20 (9.90%) Google
6 18 (8.91%) Adobe
7 11 (5.45%) Apple
7 11 (5.45%) Dell
7 11 (5.45%) HP
8 9 (4.46%) Tealium
9 7 (3.47%) HubSpot
9 7 (3.47%) Marketo
10 5 (2.48%) mParticle
10 5 (2.48%) TikTok
11 4 (1.98%) Braze
11 4 (1.98%) Pega
11 4 (1.98%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 3 (1.49%) Facebook
12 3 (1.49%) Instagram
12 3 (1.49%) ServiceNow