Google Ads Contract Job Trends in Manchester
Google Ads (formerly AdWords)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester citing Google Ads 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 | 136 | - | 84 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Google Ads | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.047% | - | 0.17% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 0.12% | - | 0.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £173 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £178 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £175 | - | - |
All Cloud Computing Skills
Manchester
Google Ads falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing cloud computing skills in Manchester.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing cloud computing skills | 853 | 440 | 416 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 39.75% | 40.15% | 34.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 552 | 331 | 269 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £319 | £339 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £400 | £418 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -9.09% | -1.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £578 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £650 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £449 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.42% | -5.53% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 64 | 8 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.96 | £18.16 | £29.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.81 | £20.81 | £29.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £23.31 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +178.91% | -47.63% | +151.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.00 | £56.50 | £60.94 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77.13 | £66.23 |
| North West median hourly rate | £61.25 | £23.31 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +162.82% | -22.32% | -9.09% |
Google Ads Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Google Ads relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Google Ads Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Google Ads.
Google Ads Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analytical Skills | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Marketing | 100.0% | 1 |