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 27 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 525 271 252
Rank change year-on-year -254 -19 +54
Contract jobs citing Digital Marketing 94 225 356
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.22% 0.89% 0.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.25% 0.97% 1.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 108 216
10th Percentile £283 £204 £205
25th Percentile £341 £297 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year -19.81% +6.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £500 £669 £725
90th Percentile £621 £700 £825
UK median daily rate £425 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 16 32
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.25 £12.99
25th Percentile £17.25 £20.32 £16.53
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.53 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% +29.18% -48.11%
75th Percentile £45.25 £54.19 £42.34
90th Percentile £53.24 £81.88 £69.43
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £43.75 £26.25
% change year-on-year -14.29% +66.67% -50.47%

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 37,112 23,092 31,896
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.37% 91.39% 85.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,409 14,893 20,664
10th Percentile £325 £300 £304
25th Percentile £418 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £730 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.98% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,320 1,127 2,324
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.87 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.50 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +84.31% -33.11% +1.87%
75th Percentile £68.55 £55.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £73.60
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +4.17%

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 27 June 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 27 June 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 27 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -100 68 £413 -0.52% 62
North of England -73 11 £413 -22.08% 26
North West -51 10 £413 -22.08% 19
South West -68 6 £525 -8.70% 8
East of England -25 5 £475 -5.00% 13
South East -112 4 £475 -25.49% 47
North East -37 1 - -
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 (14.89%) CMS
2 6 (6.38%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (4.26%) WordPress
4 2 (2.13%) Drupal
4 2 (2.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (5.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (4.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (2.13%) MS Visio
3 2 (2.13%) Photoshop
4 1 (1.06%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (1.06%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (5.32%) Adobe Campaign
2 4 (4.26%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (3.19%) Sprinklr
4 1 (1.06%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 11 (11.70%) SaaS
2 7 (7.45%) Google Analytics
3 3 (3.19%) Facebook Ads
4 2 (2.13%) Adobe Analytics
4 2 (2.13%) Asana
4 2 (2.13%) Google Ads
4 2 (2.13%) Google Sheets
4 2 (2.13%) Lucidchart
4 2 (2.13%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.06%) Basecamp
5 1 (1.06%) Canva
5 1 (1.06%) Figma
5 1 (1.06%) Google Data Studio
5 1 (1.06%) Meta Ads
5 1 (1.06%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.13%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.13%) Looker
1 2 (2.13%) Power BI
1 2 (2.13%) Tableau
2 1 (1.06%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (1.06%) JIRA
General
1 94 (100.00%) Marketing
2 35 (37.23%) Social Skills
3 19 (20.21%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (20.21%) Finance
4 15 (15.96%) Advertising
5 10 (10.64%) Organisational Skills
6 8 (8.51%) Manufacturing
6 8 (8.51%) Telecoms
7 7 (7.45%) Electronics
7 7 (7.45%) Public Sector
8 6 (6.38%) Retail
9 4 (4.26%) Games
9 4 (4.26%) German Language
9 4 (4.26%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (4.26%) Multimedia
9 4 (4.26%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (3.19%) Automotive
10 3 (3.19%) Publishing
11 2 (2.13%) Law
11 2 (2.13%) Legal
Job Titles
1 21 (22.34%) Marketing Manager
2 18 (19.15%) Digital Marketing Manager
3 13 (13.83%) Lead
4 11 (11.70%) Project Manager
5 9 (9.57%) Analyst
6 7 (7.45%) Senior
7 6 (6.38%) Coordinator
7 6 (6.38%) Digital Project Manager
8 5 (5.32%) Content Manager
8 5 (5.32%) Marketing Assistant
9 4 (4.26%) Architect
9 4 (4.26%) Development Manager
9 4 (4.26%) Marketing Project Manager
9 4 (4.26%) Senior Digital Marketing Manager
9 4 (4.26%) Senior Manager
9 4 (4.26%) Senior Marketing Manager
10 3 (3.19%) Engineering Manager
10 3 (3.19%) Enterprise Architect
10 3 (3.19%) Programme Manager
10 3 (3.19%) Software Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.19%) Flutter
1 3 (3.19%) React Native
2 2 (2.13%) CSS
2 2 (2.13%) HTML
2 2 (2.13%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 22 (23.40%) Social Media
2 8 (8.51%) Marketing Technology
2 8 (8.51%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (7.45%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (6.38%) Blog
4 6 (6.38%) Product Ownership
5 5 (5.32%) Web Conferencing
6 4 (4.26%) Educational Technology
7 3 (3.19%) Mobile App
7 3 (3.19%) Onboarding
8 2 (2.13%) Digital Media
8 2 (2.13%) Mobile Games
8 2 (2.13%) NHS
9 1 (1.06%) AI Agents
9 1 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (1.06%) LIMS
9 1 (1.06%) Management Information System
9 1 (1.06%) PMI
9 1 (1.06%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (27.66%) Project Management
2 21 (22.34%) Analytics
3 18 (19.15%) Marketing Strategy
3 18 (19.15%) User Experience
4 17 (18.09%) Collaborative Working
4 17 (18.09%) CRM
4 17 (18.09%) Stakeholder Management
5 15 (15.96%) Actionable Insight
6 14 (14.89%) Business Case
7 13 (13.83%) Agile
7 13 (13.83%) AI
7 13 (13.83%) B2B
8 12 (12.77%) Programme Management
8 12 (12.77%) Roadmaps
9 11 (11.70%) Content Management
10 10 (10.64%) Business Intelligence
11 9 (9.57%) Decision-Making
11 9 (9.57%) Generative AI
11 9 (9.57%) Scenario Testing
12 8 (8.51%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 6 (6.38%) SQL
2 2 (2.13%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.06%) Python
Qualifications
1 19 (20.21%) Degree
2 4 (4.26%) PMP
3 3 (3.19%) DV Cleared
3 3 (3.19%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.13%) Master's Degree
4 2 (2.13%) MBA
5 1 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.06%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (8.51%) Data Quality
2 6 (6.38%) PMO
2 6 (6.38%) QA
3 4 (4.26%) GDPR
3 4 (4.26%) PERC
4 3 (3.19%) JSP 440
4 3 (3.19%) NCSC
4 3 (3.19%) RMADS
5 1 (1.06%) Accessibility
5 1 (1.06%) SLA
5 1 (1.06%) WCAG
Vendors
1 17 (18.09%) Adobe
2 16 (17.02%) Google
3 8 (8.51%) Salesforce
4 7 (7.45%) SAP
5 6 (6.38%) TikTok
6 4 (4.26%) Microsoft
6 4 (4.26%) Pega
6 4 (4.26%) Tealium
7 3 (3.19%) Facebook
8 2 (2.13%) Brandwatch
8 2 (2.13%) Cisco
8 2 (2.13%) Instagram
8 2 (2.13%) NetBase
8 2 (2.13%) Optimizely
8 2 (2.13%) Oracle
8 2 (2.13%) ServiceNow
8 2 (2.13%) YouTube
9 1 (1.06%) HubSpot
9 1 (1.06%) Marketo
9 1 (1.06%) Sony