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 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 505 285 260
Rank change year-on-year -220 -25 +53
Contract jobs citing Digital Marketing 113 236 307
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.25% 0.85% 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.94% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 55 124 200
10th Percentile £233 £171 £242
25th Percentile £344 £281 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £465 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% -7.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £550 £678 £688
90th Percentile £637 £700 £825
UK median daily rate £419 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -6.89% -10.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 18 26
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.65 £12.75
25th Percentile £18.56 £21.72 £18.26
Median hourly rate £30.33 £35.53 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.62% +29.18% -46.60%
75th Percentile £43.63 £49.75 £56.88
90th Percentile £49.25 £80.13 £69.84
UK median hourly rate £30.33 £43.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year -30.28% +58.18% -46.60%

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 38,840 25,197 28,792
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.30% 90.74% 85.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,270 16,131 18,863
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,474 1,391 1,702
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.20 £14.06
25th Percentile £20.75 £17.87 £18.18
Median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +78.93% -40.82% -
75th Percentile £68.75 £51.45 £65.00
90th Percentile £83.00 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -37.90% -4.71%

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 2 August 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 2 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Digital Marketing in England

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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 2 August 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 -86 79 £425 +17.24% 113
North of England -64 20 £413 -22.08% 50
North West -53 13 £413 -22.08% 28
North East -35 6 - - 6
South East -114 5 £475 -26.92% 64
East of England -16 4 £475 +167.61% 12
South West -76 3 £425 -32.00% 11
Yorkshire -43 1 - - 16
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 20 (17.70%) CMS
2 10 (8.85%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 5 (4.42%) WordPress
4 3 (2.65%) Drupal
5 2 (1.77%) SharePoint
5 2 (1.77%) Umbraco
Applications
1 7 (6.19%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 4 (3.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.65%) Photoshop
4 2 (1.77%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.88%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.88%) InDesign
5 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.88%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (8.85%) Adobe Campaign
2 4 (3.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (2.65%) Sprinklr
3 3 (2.65%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 11 (9.73%) SaaS
2 7 (6.19%) Google Analytics
3 4 (3.54%) Adobe Analytics
4 3 (2.65%) Facebook Ads
4 3 (2.65%) Google Ads
5 2 (1.77%) Asana
5 2 (1.77%) Canva
5 2 (1.77%) Google Sheets
5 2 (1.77%) iPaaS
5 2 (1.77%) Lucidchart
5 2 (1.77%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.88%) Basecamp
6 1 (0.88%) Google Data Studio
6 1 (0.88%) Google Tag Manager
6 1 (0.88%) Meta Ads
6 1 (0.88%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.54%) Broadband
2 2 (1.77%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.65%) Metadata
1 3 (2.65%) Tableau
2 2 (1.77%) Power BI
3 1 (0.88%) Looker
Development Applications
1 1 (0.88%) JIRA
General
1 113 (100.00%) Marketing
2 43 (38.05%) Social Skills
3 20 (17.70%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (13.27%) Finance
4 15 (13.27%) Organisational Skills
5 14 (12.39%) Advertising
6 7 (6.19%) Influencing Skills
6 7 (6.19%) Multimedia
6 7 (6.19%) Retail
7 5 (4.42%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (4.42%) Publishing
8 4 (3.54%) Games
9 3 (2.65%) Automotive
9 3 (2.65%) Banking
10 2 (1.77%) Back Office
10 2 (1.77%) German Language
10 2 (1.77%) Legal
11 1 (0.88%) French Language
11 1 (0.88%) Portuguese Language
11 1 (0.88%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 21 (18.58%) Marketing Manager
2 16 (14.16%) Digital Marketing Manager
2 16 (14.16%) Lead
3 15 (13.27%) Project Manager
4 10 (8.85%) Digital Project Manager
5 9 (7.96%) Senior
6 8 (7.08%) Delivery Manager
7 7 (6.19%) Analyst
7 7 (6.19%) Marketing Assistant
8 6 (5.31%) Architect
8 6 (5.31%) Content Manager
9 5 (4.42%) Development Manager
10 4 (3.54%) Agile Development Manager
10 4 (3.54%) Engineering Manager
10 4 (3.54%) Enterprise Architect
10 4 (3.54%) Marketing Project Manager
10 4 (3.54%) Programme Manager
10 4 (3.54%) Senior Manager
10 4 (3.54%) Software Development Manager
10 4 (3.54%) Software Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.54%) CSS
1 4 (3.54%) Flutter
1 4 (3.54%) HTML
1 4 (3.54%) React Native
2 2 (1.77%) ATL
2 2 (1.77%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 33 (29.20%) Social Media
2 24 (21.24%) Marketing Technology
3 10 (8.85%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (7.96%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (7.96%) Blog
4 9 (7.96%) Product Ownership
5 5 (4.42%) Digital Media
5 5 (4.42%) Mobile App
6 4 (3.54%) Educational Technology
6 4 (3.54%) Web Conferencing
7 2 (1.77%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.77%) Mobile Games
7 2 (1.77%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.77%) Over-the-Top Content
8 1 (0.88%) AI Agents
8 1 (0.88%) Graphic Design
8 1 (0.88%) PMI
8 1 (0.88%) Taxonomies
8 1 (0.88%) Video on Demand
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (28.32%) Project Management
2 27 (23.89%) Analytics
3 21 (18.58%) CRM
4 20 (17.70%) Collaborative Working
4 20 (17.70%) Stakeholder Management
5 19 (16.81%) Marketing Strategy
5 19 (16.81%) User Experience
6 18 (15.93%) Actionable Insight
7 17 (15.04%) Agile
8 15 (13.27%) AI
8 15 (13.27%) Content Management
8 15 (13.27%) Roadmaps
9 14 (12.39%) Business Case
10 13 (11.50%) B2B
10 13 (11.50%) Scrum
10 13 (11.50%) SEO
11 12 (10.62%) Decision-Making
12 10 (8.85%) Generative AI
12 10 (8.85%) Personalization
13 9 (7.96%) Scenario Testing
Programming Languages
1 10 (8.85%) SQL
2 3 (2.65%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.77%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (17.70%) Degree
2 5 (4.42%) PMP
3 3 (2.65%) Master's Degree
4 2 (1.77%) MBA
5 1 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.88%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.88%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (10.62%) Data Quality
2 8 (7.08%) PMO
3 7 (6.19%) QA
4 5 (4.42%) GDPR
5 4 (3.54%) PERC
6 2 (1.77%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.88%) SLA
Vendors
1 27 (23.89%) Adobe
2 18 (15.93%) Google
3 11 (9.73%) Salesforce
4 7 (6.19%) TikTok
5 5 (4.42%) Tealium
6 4 (3.54%) Facebook
6 4 (3.54%) Pega
7 3 (2.65%) Microsoft
8 2 (1.77%) Brandwatch
8 2 (1.77%) HubSpot
8 2 (1.77%) Instagram
8 2 (1.77%) Marketo
8 2 (1.77%) NetBase
8 2 (1.77%) Optimizely
8 2 (1.77%) Oracle
8 2 (1.77%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.77%) YouTube
9 1 (0.88%) Omniture
9 1 (0.88%) Sony