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

6 months to
31 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 89 66
Rank change year-on-year -36 -23 +18
Contract jobs citing Marketing 1,024 828 1,015
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.22% 2.84% 3.26%
As % of the General category 3.80% 4.45% 5.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 513 473 532
10th Percentile £285 £170 £253
25th Percentile £400 £300 £357
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £638 £565 £638
90th Percentile £700 £688 £736
UK median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 78 47
10th Percentile £13.25 £16.28 £15.24
25th Percentile £13.61 £20.17 £25.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £25.65 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.13% -22.27% +12.34%
75th Percentile £40.00 £41.63 £43.13
90th Percentile £59.85 £54.00 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £20.50 £26.30 £32.75
% change year-on-year -22.05% -19.69% +9.17%

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
31 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing general skills 26,938 18,587 18,427
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 58.37% 63.73% 59.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,619 11,773 11,049
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 £630 £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 2,725 1,161 706
10th Percentile £13.45 £13.80 £15.00
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.50 £17.12
Median hourly rate £27.50 £25.00 £32.29
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -22.56% +7.62%
75th Percentile £56.00 £44.81 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £69.65 £70.25
UK median hourly rate £26.44 £25.00 £29.75
% change year-on-year +5.74% -15.97% -0.83%

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 31 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 31 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 31 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 -28 628 £525 +18.78% 284
South East -9 140 £460 -8.91% 220
North of England -24 100 £501 +13.75% 108
Midlands -31 71 £625 +39.82% 65
West Midlands -5 56 £625 +36.99% 37
North West -7 52 £492 +11.19% 66
East of England -14 40 £425 +97.67% 41
South West -60 36 £340 -38.18% 61
Yorkshire -33 30 £501 +11.22% 25
North East -20 21 £750 +328.57% 19
East Midlands -20 15 £515 +24.85% 28
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%311
2Finance18.4%188
3Analytical Skills14.8%152
4Retail13.9%142
5Organisational Skills6.3%65
6Influencing Skills5.1%52
7Advertising4.4%45
8Public Sector4.1%42
9Legal3.9%40
10Banking3.2%33
10Presentation Skills3.2%33
12Publishing2.1%21
13Documentation Skills1.9%19
13Inclusion and Diversity1.9%19
15Pharmaceutical1.7%17
16Billing1.4%14
16Electronics1.4%14
18Manufacturing1.2%12
19Telecoms1.1%11
20Automotive0.9%9