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

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 478 273 257
Rank change year-on-year -205 -16 +56
Contract jobs citing Digital Marketing 114 222 344
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.27% 0.92% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 1.01% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 113 219
10th Percentile £284 £205 £205
25th Percentile £316 £285 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year -22.08% +6.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £500 £656 £725
90th Percentile £648 £700 £825
UK median daily rate £413 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -17.40% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 15 31
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.05 £12.75
25th Percentile £18.88 £18.20 £16.80
Median hourly rate £23.16 £28.55 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.88% +3.82% -56.00%
75th Percentile £24.49 £49.00 £46.56
90th Percentile £38.75 £77.85 £69.50
UK median hourly rate £23.16 £28.55 £27.50
% change year-on-year -18.88% +3.82% -56.00%

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 35,884 22,080 31,645
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.08% 91.32% 85.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,739 14,300 20,579
10th Percentile £325 £305 £300
25th Percentile £413 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,242 984 2,330
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.82
25th Percentile £20.80 £18.12 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £28.53 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +66.52% -23.93% +1.99%
75th Percentile £68.00 £59.45 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.00 £74.63 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £27.76 £36.50
% change year-on-year +58.36% -23.95% +1.39%

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 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 6 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 6 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 -79 79 £400 +4.30% 96
North of England -79 11 £413 -22.08% 45
North West -45 10 £413 -22.08% 22
South West -54 9 £525 -7.08% 9
East of England -24 7 £475 +46.15% 17
South East -117 7 £475 -24.00% 40
North East -28 1 - - 7
East Midlands - 1 - - 13
Midlands - 1 - - 29
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 (12.28%) CMS
2 5 (4.39%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (3.51%) WordPress
4 2 (1.75%) Drupal
4 2 (1.75%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (4.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.51%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.75%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.75%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (3.51%) Adobe Campaign
2 3 (2.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.63%) Sprinklr
3 1 (0.88%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 16 (14.04%) SaaS
2 7 (6.14%) Google Analytics
3 4 (3.51%) Power Platform
4 3 (2.63%) AWS
4 3 (2.63%) Azure
4 3 (2.63%) Facebook Ads
5 2 (1.75%) Adobe Analytics
5 2 (1.75%) Figma
5 2 (1.75%) GCP
5 2 (1.75%) Google Ads
5 2 (1.75%) Google Sheets
5 2 (1.75%) Lucidchart
6 1 (0.88%) Amazon Bedrock
6 1 (0.88%) Asana
6 1 (0.88%) Azure AI
6 1 (0.88%) Canva
6 1 (0.88%) Google Data Studio
6 1 (0.88%) Meta Ads
6 1 (0.88%) Vertex AI
6 1 (0.88%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.88%) BGP
1 1 (0.88%) DHCP
1 1 (0.88%) Ethernet VPN
1 1 (0.88%) Firewall
1 1 (0.88%) Junos
1 1 (0.88%) Network Security
1 1 (0.88%) OSPF
1 1 (0.88%) VPN
1 1 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.51%) Power BI
2 3 (2.63%) Looker
3 2 (1.75%) Tableau
4 1 (0.88%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 2 (1.75%) JIRA
General
1 114 (100.00%) Marketing
2 40 (35.09%) Social Skills
3 32 (28.07%) Finance
4 23 (20.18%) Telecoms
5 22 (19.30%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (19.30%) Electronics
5 22 (19.30%) Manufacturing
5 22 (19.30%) Public Sector
6 13 (11.40%) Organisational Skills
7 12 (10.53%) Advertising
8 9 (7.89%) German Language
9 5 (4.39%) Legal
9 5 (4.39%) Retail
10 4 (3.51%) Games
10 4 (3.51%) Multimedia
11 3 (2.63%) Automotive
11 3 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (2.63%) Publishing
12 2 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (23.68%) Marketing Manager
2 22 (19.30%) Digital Marketing Manager
3 14 (12.28%) Lead
4 9 (7.89%) Analyst
4 9 (7.89%) Project Manager
5 7 (6.14%) Senior
6 6 (5.26%) Coordinator
6 6 (5.26%) Digital Project Manager
7 5 (4.39%) Architect
8 4 (3.51%) Administrator
8 4 (3.51%) Marketing Assistant
8 4 (3.51%) Marketing Project Manager
8 4 (3.51%) Senior Digital Marketing Manager
8 4 (3.51%) Senior Manager
8 4 (3.51%) Senior Marketing Manager
9 3 (2.63%) Communications Specialist
9 3 (2.63%) Data Scientist
9 3 (2.63%) Designer
9 3 (2.63%) Operations Manager
9 3 (2.63%) Security Assurance Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.75%) CSS
1 2 (1.75%) Flutter
1 2 (1.75%) HTML
1 2 (1.75%) React Native
1 2 (1.75%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 19 (16.67%) Social Media
2 10 (8.77%) Marketing Technology
3 8 (7.02%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (6.14%) Blog
5 6 (5.26%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (5.26%) Onboarding
6 5 (4.39%) NHS
6 5 (4.39%) Product Ownership
7 4 (3.51%) Educational Technology
8 3 (2.63%) Web Conferencing
9 2 (1.75%) AI Agents
9 2 (1.75%) Digital Media
9 2 (1.75%) LIMS
9 2 (1.75%) Mobile App
9 2 (1.75%) Mobile Games
9 2 (1.75%) PMI
10 1 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.88%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.88%) Multi-touch
10 1 (0.88%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.75%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.88%) Windows
2 1 (0.88%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.88%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (0.88%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (25.44%) Project Management
2 28 (24.56%) Programme Management
3 26 (22.81%) Business Intelligence
4 25 (21.93%) Analytics
5 18 (15.79%) CRM
5 18 (15.79%) User Experience
6 17 (14.91%) Marketing Strategy
7 16 (14.04%) Actionable Insight
7 16 (14.04%) B2B
7 16 (14.04%) Collaborative Working
8 15 (13.16%) Agile
9 14 (12.28%) AI
10 13 (11.40%) Business Case
11 12 (10.53%) Roadmaps
11 12 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
12 11 (9.65%) Demand Generation
12 11 (9.65%) Migration
13 10 (8.77%) Content Management
14 9 (7.89%) Data Management
14 9 (7.89%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 8 (7.02%) SQL
2 3 (2.63%) Python
3 2 (1.75%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.88%) Go
4 1 (0.88%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 18 (15.79%) Degree
2 13 (11.40%) Security Cleared
3 9 (7.89%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.51%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.63%) PMP
6 2 (1.75%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.75%) MBA
6 2 (1.75%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.88%) CESG Certified Professional
7 1 (0.88%) CISSP
7 1 (0.88%) CLAS
7 1 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.88%) CREST Certified
7 1 (0.88%) GPEN
7 1 (0.88%) JNCIA
7 1 (0.88%) JNCIP
7 1 (0.88%) JNCIS
7 1 (0.88%) OSCE
7 1 (0.88%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.02%) Data Quality
2 7 (6.14%) GDPR
2 7 (6.14%) PMO
3 5 (4.39%) PERC
3 5 (4.39%) QA
4 4 (3.51%) JSP 440
4 4 (3.51%) RMADS
5 3 (2.63%) NCSC
6 2 (1.75%) Accessibility
6 2 (1.75%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 2 (1.75%) WCAG
7 1 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.88%) NIST
7 1 (0.88%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.88%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.88%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (0.88%) Failover Clustering
1 1 (0.88%) SCCM
1 1 (0.88%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 21 (18.42%) SAP
2 18 (15.79%) Google
3 17 (14.91%) Adobe
4 10 (8.77%) Salesforce
5 8 (7.02%) Microsoft
6 6 (5.26%) TikTok
7 5 (4.39%) Tealium
8 4 (3.51%) Braze
8 4 (3.51%) Pega
9 3 (2.63%) Cisco
9 3 (2.63%) Facebook
9 3 (2.63%) Instagram
10 2 (1.75%) Brandwatch
10 2 (1.75%) Marketo
10 2 (1.75%) NetBase
10 2 (1.75%) Optimizely
10 2 (1.75%) Oracle
11 1 (0.88%) HubSpot
11 1 (0.88%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 1 (0.88%) Zoho