Marketing Contract Job Trends in England

Marketing
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Marketing in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Marketing over the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 65 71
Rank change year-on-year -29 +6 +33
Contract jobs citing Marketing 865 1,001 1,076
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.73% 3.48% 2.93%
As % of the General category 4.44% 5.65% 4.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 475 552 735
10th Percentile £178 £248 £211
25th Percentile £300 £338 £361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £575 £632 £638
90th Percentile £688 £724 £738
UK median daily rate £450 £500 £520
% change year-on-year -10.00% -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 91 28 38
10th Percentile £15.75 £22.27 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.25 £30.44 £21.56
Median hourly rate £23.83 £36.25 £28.88
Median % change year-on-year -34.28% +25.54% -23.00%
75th Percentile £33.36 £58.75 £48.63
90th Percentile £41.87 £80.75 £60.63
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £33.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year -27.80% +13.79% -22.67%

All General Skills
England

Marketing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 19,476 17,727 21,826
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 61.42% 61.68% 59.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,312 10,730 14,742
10th Percentile £281 £300 £280
25th Percentile £402 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £627 £650 £663
90th Percentile £738 £775 £757
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,261 611 1,003
10th Percentile £14.09 £15.62 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.85 £18.33 £17.00
Median hourly rate £23.50 £30.00 £34.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.67% -13.04% +34.69%
75th Percentile £45.46 £58.51 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.87 £70.50
UK median hourly rate £23.58 £27.37 £33.00
% change year-on-year -13.86% -17.07% +32.00%

Marketing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Marketing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Marketing job vacancy trend in England

Marketing
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Marketing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Marketing

Marketing
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Marketing in England over the 6 months to 25 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Marketing in England

Marketing
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Marketing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Marketing

Marketing
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Marketing in England over the 6 months to 25 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Marketing in England

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 Marketing within the England region over the 6 months to 25 December 2025. 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 -8 521 £450 - 966
South East -67 92 £518 -5.91% 670
Midlands -12 72 £425 -6.75% 391
South West -35 58 £550 -0.90% 252
North of England -84 51 £400 -20.00% 538
East Midlands +13 48 £413 +47.32% 162
East of England +1 44 £345 -20.00% 273
North West -50 28 £450 -9.55% 292
West Midlands -39 24 £519 +3.75% 208
Yorkshire -44 16 £300 -46.28% 197
North East -15 7 £175 -53.33% 49
Marketing
UK

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 46 (5.32%) CMS
2 16 (1.85%) WordPress
3 14 (1.62%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 14 (1.62%) SharePoint
4 10 (1.16%) Confluence
5 8 (0.92%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.58%) Drupal
7 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.35%) SugarCRM
7 3 (0.35%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.23%) Apache
8 2 (0.23%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 47 (5.43%) Microsoft Office
2 43 (4.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (2.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.85%) Photoshop
5 11 (1.27%) Adobe After Effects
5 11 (1.27%) Adobe Illustrator
6 9 (1.04%) Trello
7 8 (0.92%) InDesign
8 7 (0.81%) Adobe Premiere
8 7 (0.81%) Chatbot
9 6 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
10 5 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
11 4 (0.46%) MS Visio
11 4 (0.46%) Notion
12 3 (0.35%) Camtasia
12 3 (0.35%) Snagit
13 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
13 1 (0.12%) CapCut
13 1 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 35 (4.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.62%) Salesforce CRM
3 11 (1.27%) Shopify
4 6 (0.69%) Workfront
5 5 (0.58%) Eloqua
6 4 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.23%) SAP CX
7 2 (0.23%) SAP EWM
7 2 (0.23%) SAP GTS
7 2 (0.23%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.23%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.23%) SAP PP
7 2 (0.23%) SAP SCM
7 2 (0.23%) SAP SRM
7 2 (0.23%) Sprinklr
8 1 (0.12%) Endur
8 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.12%) SAP PLM
8 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.12%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 82 (9.48%) Azure
2 75 (8.67%) SaaS
3 63 (7.28%) Power Platform
4 45 (5.20%) AWS
5 42 (4.86%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 39 (4.51%) Dynamics 365
6 39 (4.51%) Microsoft 365
7 35 (4.05%) GCP
8 30 (3.47%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 28 (3.24%) Google Analytics
10 21 (2.43%) Power Automate
10 21 (2.43%) PowerApps
11 20 (2.31%) Figma
12 16 (1.85%) Serverless
13 12 (1.39%) Azure Functions
13 12 (1.39%) GitHub
13 12 (1.39%) Snowflake
14 11 (1.27%) Azure Data Factory
14 11 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
14 11 (1.27%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.77%) Wireless
2 16 (1.85%) SMS
3 6 (0.69%) HTTP
3 6 (0.69%) VPN
4 5 (0.58%) DNS
5 4 (0.46%) Network Security
5 4 (0.46%) Unified Communications
6 3 (0.35%) BGP
6 3 (0.35%) DHCP
6 3 (0.35%) Firewall
6 3 (0.35%) Intranet
6 3 (0.35%) Junos
6 3 (0.35%) LAN
6 3 (0.35%) OSPF
7 2 (0.23%) Cisco IPT
7 2 (0.23%) Internet
7 2 (0.23%) VLAN
7 2 (0.23%) WAN
8 1 (0.12%) Cisco ICM
8 1 (0.12%) NGN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (5.43%) Power BI
2 28 (3.24%) Tableau
3 17 (1.97%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.39%) BigQuery
5 9 (1.04%) Looker
6 6 (0.69%) MySQL
6 6 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.46%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (0.46%) Mixpanel
7 4 (0.46%) Qlik Sense
8 3 (0.35%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.35%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.23%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.23%) Big Data
9 2 (0.23%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.23%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.23%) Parquet
9 2 (0.23%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 26 (3.01%) JIRA
2 9 (1.04%) Git
2 9 (1.04%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.69%) Postman
4 3 (0.35%) Browser DevTools
4 3 (0.35%) GitLab
4 3 (0.35%) JUnit
4 3 (0.35%) MLflow
4 3 (0.35%) Storybook
4 3 (0.35%) Visual Website Optimizer
4 3 (0.35%) Vite
4 3 (0.35%) webpack
5 2 (0.23%) CircleCI
5 2 (0.23%) Clang
5 2 (0.23%) GCC
5 2 (0.23%) JDeveloper
5 2 (0.23%) Selenium
6 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.12%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.12%) TeamCity
General
1 320 (36.99%) Social Skills
2 313 (36.18%) Finance
3 202 (23.35%) Public Sector
4 196 (22.66%) Telecoms
5 190 (21.97%) Electronics
6 188 (21.73%) Manufacturing
7 133 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
8 52 (6.01%) Retail
9 47 (5.43%) Organisational Skills
10 43 (4.97%) Advertising
11 42 (4.86%) Legal
12 23 (2.66%) German Language
12 23 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
13 21 (2.43%) Banking
13 21 (2.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 19 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
14 19 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
15 17 (1.97%) Italian Language
15 17 (1.97%) Publishing
16 14 (1.62%) French Language
Job Titles
1 96 (11.10%) Analyst
2 72 (8.32%) Architect
3 53 (6.13%) Consultant
4 52 (6.01%) Lead
4 52 (6.01%) Marketing Manager
5 48 (5.55%) Senior
6 44 (5.09%) Developer
7 42 (4.86%) Business Analyst
8 40 (4.62%) Project Manager
9 39 (4.51%) IT Support
10 32 (3.70%) Salesforce Architect
11 31 (3.58%) Desktop Support
12 28 (3.24%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
12 28 (3.24%) 2nd Line Support
12 28 (3.24%) Designer
12 28 (3.24%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
13 25 (2.89%) Data Scientist
14 21 (2.43%) Coordinator
15 20 (2.31%) Data Analyst
15 20 (2.31%) Migration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (5.55%) HTML
2 38 (4.39%) REST
3 27 (3.12%) CSS
4 23 (2.66%) SOAP
5 17 (1.97%) Lightning Web Components
5 17 (1.97%) Middleware
6 15 (1.73%) .NET
6 15 (1.73%) Visualforce
7 13 (1.50%) JSON
8 11 (1.27%) React
9 8 (0.92%) SailPoint
10 7 (0.81%) Pandas
11 6 (0.69%) OAuth
11 6 (0.69%) PySpark
11 6 (0.69%) RESTful
12 5 (0.58%) HTML5 Canvas
12 5 (0.58%) OAuth2
12 5 (0.58%) VML
13 4 (0.46%) HTML5
13 4 (0.46%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 56 (6.47%) Social Media
2 50 (5.78%) Onboarding
3 47 (5.43%) Product Ownership
4 45 (5.20%) Marketing Technology
5 25 (2.89%) Data Centre
6 24 (2.77%) Management Information System
7 23 (2.66%) Analytical Mindset
8 20 (2.31%) Digital Media
9 18 (2.08%) Web Conferencing
10 15 (1.73%) Legacy Systems
10 15 (1.73%) Mobile App
11 14 (1.62%) e-Learning
12 13 (1.50%) Learning Management System
12 13 (1.50%) NHS
13 12 (1.39%) Blog
14 11 (1.27%) Greenfield Project
14 11 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
15 10 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
16 9 (1.04%) AI Agents
16 9 (1.04%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.77%) Android
1 24 (2.77%) Mac OS
2 22 (2.54%) Windows
3 17 (1.97%) Windows 10
4 5 (0.58%) Linux
4 5 (0.58%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.23%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 282 (32.60%) Digital Marketing
2 243 (28.09%) Business Intelligence
3 193 (22.31%) Programme Management
4 171 (19.77%) Analytics
4 171 (19.77%) CRM
5 148 (17.11%) Agile
6 137 (15.84%) Stakeholder Management
7 110 (12.72%) Problem-Solving
8 96 (11.10%) Project Management
9 86 (9.94%) Roadmaps
10 84 (9.71%) Migration
11 80 (9.25%) User Experience
12 78 (9.02%) AI
13 73 (8.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 67 (7.75%) Customer Engagement
15 64 (7.40%) B2B
16 63 (7.28%) Continuous Improvement
17 62 (7.17%) Workflow
18 60 (6.94%) Decision-Making
18 60 (6.94%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 88 (10.17%) SQL
2 70 (8.09%) Python
3 44 (5.09%) JavaScript
4 21 (2.43%) C#
5 20 (2.31%) R
6 17 (1.97%) Apex Code
7 16 (1.85%) Java
8 14 (1.62%) TypeScript
9 13 (1.50%) PowerShell
10 6 (0.69%) C++
11 4 (0.46%) C
11 4 (0.46%) Go
11 4 (0.46%) PHP
12 3 (0.35%) BeanShell
13 2 (0.23%) Bash
13 2 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.12%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.12%) Tcl
14 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 140 (16.18%) Security Cleared
2 127 (14.68%) SC Cleared
3 79 (9.13%) Degree
4 24 (2.77%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (2.08%) DV Cleared
6 16 (1.85%) Master's Degree
7 14 (1.62%) PMI Certification
8 11 (1.27%) CISSP
9 9 (1.04%) PMP
10 8 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (0.81%) CISM
12 6 (0.69%) CESG Certified Professional
13 5 (0.58%) Azure Certification
14 4 (0.46%) CSPO
14 4 (0.46%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 3 (0.35%) APMG
15 3 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
15 3 (0.35%) PhD
15 3 (0.35%) Six Sigma Black Belt
15 3 (0.35%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (8.21%) GDPR
2 51 (5.90%) Accessibility
3 38 (4.39%) Data Quality
4 33 (3.82%) QA
5 27 (3.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 12 (1.39%) PMO
7 11 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (1.04%) SLA
9 8 (0.92%) PERC
10 7 (0.81%) NCSC
11 6 (0.69%) RMADS
12 5 (0.58%) JSP 440
12 5 (0.58%) NIST
12 5 (0.58%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (0.46%) WCAG
14 3 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
15 2 (0.23%) Def Stans
15 2 (0.23%) IEC 61508
15 2 (0.23%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 16 (1.85%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.69%) Docker
3 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.12%) Firmware
4 1 (0.12%) HDFS
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (0.92%) Terraform
2 5 (0.58%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.35%) Kubeflow
3 3 (0.35%) SCCM
3 3 (0.35%) vRealize
4 2 (0.23%) Grafana
4 2 (0.23%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.12%) Ansible
5 1 (0.12%) Cisco UCCE
5 1 (0.12%) Cisco UCCX
5 1 (0.12%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.12%) FreeIPA
5 1 (0.12%) SCOM
Vendors
1 208 (24.05%) SAP
2 159 (18.38%) Salesforce
3 104 (12.02%) Microsoft
4 68 (7.86%) Adobe
5 65 (7.51%) Google
6 36 (4.16%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 35 (4.05%) Cisco
8 26 (3.01%) Apple
9 25 (2.89%) HP
10 24 (2.77%) Dell
10 24 (2.77%) HubSpot
11 14 (1.62%) Facebook
12 13 (1.50%) Tealium
13 12 (1.39%) OneTrust
14 10 (1.16%) Databricks
14 10 (1.16%) mParticle
15 9 (1.04%) Marketo
16 8 (0.92%) Oracle
16 8 (0.92%) YouTube
17 7 (0.81%) Instagram