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 24 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 95 67
Rank change year-on-year -37 -28 +17
Contract jobs citing Marketing 1,020 800 1,001
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.19% 2.81% 3.17%
As % of the General category 3.79% 4.39% 5.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 522 464 519
10th Percentile £285 £168 £252
25th Percentile £395 £299 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £561 £638
90th Percentile £688 £688 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 70 47
10th Percentile £13.25 £16.43 £14.50
25th Percentile £13.90 £19.88 £20.79
Median hourly rate £21.40 £26.40 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.95% -20.00% +14.78%
75th Percentile £40.00 £45.13 £41.63
90th Percentile £50.33 £54.30 £61.50
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £27.40 £32.06
% change year-on-year -23.36% -14.54% +6.87%

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 citing general skills in England.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing general skills 26,941 18,204 18,657
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 57.76% 63.83% 59.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,663 11,538 11,179
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £633 £650
90th Percentile £750 £738 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,642 1,112 749
10th Percentile £13.45 £13.80 £15.00
25th Percentile £16.25 £16.35 £17.25
Median hourly rate £27.50 £25.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -24.24% +10.00%
75th Percentile £55.00 £43.84 £61.25
90th Percentile £78.75 £70.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £26.57 £24.34 £30.71
% change year-on-year +9.16% -20.74% +11.66%

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 24 October 2026.

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 for jobs citing Marketing in England over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.

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 24 October 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 -28 627 £505 +14.77% 3,507
South East -7 141 £440 -9.74% 573
North of England -17 100 £501 +11.22% 471
Midlands -20 68 £625 +39.82% 256
West Midlands -12 55 £625 +36.99% 145
North West -23 50 £492 +9.33% 293
East of England -14 39 £425 +97.67% 140
South West -66 36 £420 -23.64% 125
Yorkshire -26 32 £513 +13.94% 133
North East -23 21 £750 +328.57% 47
East Midlands -30 13 £538 +29.13% 111
Marketing
UK

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.

General

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Social Skills30.4%310
2Finance17.5%179
3Analytical Skills14.1%144
4Retail13.3%136
5Organisational Skills6.3%64
6Influencing Skills5.0%51
7Advertising4.3%44
7Public Sector4.3%44
9Legal3.8%39
10Banking3.2%33
11Presentation Skills2.9%30
12Publishing2.1%21
13Documentation Skills2.0%20
14Inclusion and Diversity1.8%18
15Billing1.4%14
15Pharmaceutical1.4%14
17Electronics1.3%13
18Manufacturing1.2%12
18Telecoms1.2%12
20Law1.0%10