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

6 months to
15 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 489 290 193
Rank change year-on-year -199 -97 +66
Contract jobs citing Digital Marketing 171 269 403
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.37% 0.90% 1.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.99% 1.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 146 230
10th Percentile £277 £154 £248
25th Percentile £354 £170 £328
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 £425 £525
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -19.05% -
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% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 46 10
10th Percentile £8.00 £17.15 £23.62
25th Percentile £10.75 £20.38 £26.38
Median hourly rate £19.23 £23.88 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year -19.46% -23.60% +7.76%
75th Percentile £45.25 £27.78 £53.75
90th Percentile £105.34 £52.19 £83.50
UK median hourly rate £19.23 £24.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year -19.88% -17.24% -1.69%

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
15 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills 40,035 27,133 27,018
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 85.74% 90.30% 86.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,949 17,219 16,505
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £506 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.75% -3.62% -3.67%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £642
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,384 1,789 972
10th Percentile £13.50 £14.75 £15.10
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.87 £20.28
Median hourly rate £35.45 £25.15 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +40.95% -32.93% -15.73%
75th Percentile £67.50 £46.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £74.72
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +39.17% -28.14% -19.22%

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 15 November 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 for jobs citing Digital Marketing in England over the 6 months to 15 November 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 15 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 -105 94 £550 +57.14% 266
North of England -53 31 £730 +317.14% 48
South East -72 23 £460 +15.00% 58
North East -24 13 - - 4
North West -49 12 £363 +107.14% 23
Yorkshire -30 6 £750 +32.74% 21
East of England -32 6 - - 17
South West -79 6 £575 -8.00% 17
Midlands -46 4 £350 +122.22% 46
East Midlands -23 3 £350 +122.22% 24
West Midlands -44 2 - - 22
Digital Marketing
UK

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

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Analytics27.5%47
2CRM24.6%42
3Content Management22.2%38
4Agile21.1%36
4SEO21.1%36
6Stakeholder Management20.5%35
7Project Management17.5%30
8AI14.6%25
9B2B13.5%23
9Roadmaps13.5%23
9Scrum13.5%23
12E-Commerce12.9%22
13Customer Experience11.1%19
14Actionable Insight10.5%18
14Decision-Making10.5%18
16User Experience9.9%17
17Campaign Management9.4%16
18Marketing Automation8.8%15
18Marketing Strategy8.8%15
20Technical Leadership8.2%14