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 citing Digital Marketing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 474 | 299 | 184 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -175 | -115 | +95 |
| Contract jobs citing Digital Marketing | 175 | 248 | 402 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.38% | 0.85% | 1.29% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.44% | 0.94% | 1.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 76 | 137 | 226 |
| 10th Percentile | £291 | £154 | £248 |
| 25th Percentile | £351 | £170 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £531 | £425 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -19.05% | -1.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £575 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £675 | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £506 | £400 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.56% | -23.81% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 37 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £8.00 | £16.65 | £16.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.50 | £20.15 | £25.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £24.00 | £31.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -22.58% | +12.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.25 | £41.25 | £46.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £112.04 | £54.68 | £76.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £22.50 | £24.00 | £29.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -17.24% | +0.87% |
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 citing process or methodology skills in England.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 39,733 | 26,442 | 26,986 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 85.73% | 90.66% | 86.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,825 | 16,786 | 16,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £405 | £418 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,295 | 1,710 | 986 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £14.69 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £17.87 | £20.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.15 | £39.59 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.17% | -36.47% | -11.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.06 | £44.98 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.50 | £74.47 |
| UK median hourly rate | £34.58 | £25.15 | £36.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.48% | -30.30% | -17.81% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in England
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 1 November 2026.
Digital Marketing Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Digital Marketing.
Digital Marketing Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Digital Marketing in England over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
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 1 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -91 | 102 | £550 | +57.14% | 117 |
| North of England | -65 | 30 | £730 | +317.14% | 39 |
| South East | -68 | 21 | £460 | +22.67% | 48 |
| North East | -25 | 13 | - | - | 4 |
| North West | -34 | 11 | £363 | +107.14% | 23 |
| East of England | -33 | 6 | - | - | 12 |
| Yorkshire | -44 | 6 | £750 | +32.74% | 12 |
| South West | -83 | 5 | £575 | -8.00% | 10 |
| Midlands | -57 | 4 | £350 | +122.22% | 13 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 3 | £350 | +122.22% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -40 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
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Digital Marketing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analytics | 25.1% | 44 |
| 2 | CRM | 24.0% | 42 |
| 3 | Agile | 22.3% | 39 |
| 3 | Content Management | 22.3% | 39 |
| 5 | Project Management | 21.1% | 37 |
| 6 | SEO | 19.4% | 34 |
| 6 | Stakeholder Management | 19.4% | 34 |
| 8 | AI | 14.3% | 25 |
| 8 | Scrum | 14.3% | 25 |
| 10 | E-Commerce | 13.1% | 23 |
| 11 | B2B | 12.6% | 22 |
| 11 | Roadmaps | 12.6% | 22 |
| 13 | User Experience | 12.0% | 21 |
| 14 | Customer Experience | 10.9% | 19 |
| 14 | Decision-Making | 10.9% | 19 |
| 16 | Actionable Insight | 10.3% | 18 |
| 17 | Collaborative Working | 9.1% | 16 |
| 17 | Marketing Automation | 9.1% | 16 |
| 19 | Marketing Strategy | 8.6% | 15 |
| 20 | Business Case | 8.0% | 14 |