Marketing Contracts in the UK excluding London

Marketing
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Marketing in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Marketing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 87 123
Rank change year-on-year -16 +36 -14
Contract jobs citing Marketing 311 466 512
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.44% 2.24% 2.13%
As % of the General category 3.91% 4.10% 3.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 291 378
10th Percentile £200 £205 £205
25th Percentile £305 £333 £374
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £613 £638
90th Percentile £700 £738 £707
UK median daily rate £486 £465 £525
% change year-on-year +4.57% -11.43% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 36 6
10th Percentile £16.43 £12.75 £23.83
25th Percentile £20.35 £14.72 £25.81
Median hourly rate £23.00 £25.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -30.56% +16.41%
75th Percentile £35.00 £36.25 £56.56
90th Percentile £45.00 £86.40 £61.88
UK median hourly rate £34.50 £34.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +1.47% -6.85% -2.67%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 7,944 11,365 13,581
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 62.23% 54.72% 56.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,914 6,491 9,285
10th Percentile £213 £205 £228
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% -1.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £580 £597 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £693
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 586 1,652 782
10th Percentile £13.88 £12.50 £13.41
25th Percentile £16.30 £15.00 £16.54
Median hourly rate £24.71 £28.42 £30.54
Median % change year-on-year -13.05% -6.94% +65.08%
75th Percentile £55.76 £52.84 £61.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £65.00 £69.95
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £30.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -8.33% -14.29% +59.31%

Marketing
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Marketing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Marketing in the UK excluding London

Marketing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Marketing in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Marketing in the UK excluding London

Marketing
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Marketing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Marketing in the UK excluding London

Marketing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Marketing in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Marketing in the UK excluding London

Marketing
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Marketing in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Marketing in the UK excluding London

Marketing
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Marketing within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
South East +9 129 £481 +16.67% 955
South West +26 66 £565 -5.83% 237
North of England +8 62 £530 +6.00% 657
North West +22 45 £530 +6.00% 395
Midlands -3 17 £413 +0.61% 386
Scotland +17 16 £450 -10.00% 98
East of England -11 12 £500 +33.33% 228
North East +6 11 £419 -21.36% 66
West Midlands -4 11 £270 -44.62% 210
Wales -5 6 £400 -33.33% 50
Yorkshire -12 6 £550 +22.22% 203
East Midlands +3 5 £436 +16.27% 152
Northern Ireland -12 4 - - 35
Marketing
UK

Marketing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (2.89%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.25%) SAS
3 6 (1.93%) CMS
3 6 (1.93%) Confluence
4 4 (1.29%) WordPress
5 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.96%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.64%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 2 (0.64%) EPiServer
6 2 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.64%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.32%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.32%) SharePoint 2013
7 1 (0.32%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 14 (4.50%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (2.57%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.29%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (1.29%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.29%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.96%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.32%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.32%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.32%) InDesign
6 1 (0.32%) InVision
6 1 (0.32%) Trello
6 1 (0.32%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 8 (2.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.96%) Eloqua
3 2 (0.64%) Movex
4 1 (0.32%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.32%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.32%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 35 (11.25%) Azure
2 22 (7.07%) Power Platform
3 20 (6.43%) Adobe Analytics
3 20 (6.43%) AWS
4 15 (4.82%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (3.86%) GCP
6 11 (3.54%) Snowflake
7 10 (3.22%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (3.22%) Google Analytics
8 9 (2.89%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (2.57%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 7 (2.25%) PowerApps
11 6 (1.93%) SaaS
11 6 (1.93%) SuccessFactors
12 4 (1.29%) Figma
12 4 (1.29%) Google Ads
13 3 (0.96%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.64%) Canva
14 2 (0.64%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 2 (0.64%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.25%) Firewall
1 7 (2.25%) VPN
2 5 (1.61%) Wireless
3 4 (1.29%) DNS
3 4 (1.29%) Intranet
3 4 (1.29%) LAN
4 3 (0.96%) DHCP
4 3 (0.96%) iSCSI
4 3 (0.96%) Network Security
4 3 (0.96%) SAN
4 3 (0.96%) SMS
4 3 (0.96%) WAN
5 2 (0.64%) IMAP
5 2 (0.64%) Skype
5 2 (0.64%) SMTP
5 2 (0.64%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.64%) VLAN
6 1 (0.32%) Broadband
6 1 (0.32%) Cisco Firepower
6 1 (0.32%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (6.11%) Data Warehouse
1 19 (6.11%) Power BI
2 17 (5.47%) Relational Database
3 15 (4.82%) Tableau
4 11 (3.54%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.29%) Qlik Sense
6 3 (0.96%) Looker
7 2 (0.64%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.64%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.32%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.32%) Amazon QuickSight
8 1 (0.32%) Big Data
8 1 (0.32%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.32%) Metadata
8 1 (0.32%) Mixpanel
8 1 (0.32%) PowerPivot
8 1 (0.32%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.32%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 16 (5.14%) Jenkins
2 10 (3.22%) Git
2 10 (3.22%) GitLab
2 10 (3.22%) Gradle
2 10 (3.22%) JIRA
2 10 (3.22%) JUnit
2 10 (3.22%) Liquibase
2 10 (3.22%) Mockito
3 7 (2.25%) Selenium
4 3 (0.96%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.64%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.64%) NUnit
5 2 (0.64%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.32%) Axure RP
6 1 (0.32%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.32%) Maven
6 1 (0.32%) Postman
6 1 (0.32%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio
General
1 181 (58.20%) Finance
2 142 (45.66%) Public Sector
3 141 (45.34%) Telecoms
4 131 (42.12%) Electronics
5 130 (41.80%) Manufacturing
6 100 (32.15%) Social Skills
7 35 (11.25%) Analytical Skills
8 27 (8.68%) Legal
9 17 (5.47%) Retail
10 10 (3.22%) Banking
11 9 (2.89%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (2.89%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (2.57%) Brand Awareness
13 5 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.29%) Automotive
15 3 (0.96%) Law
16 2 (0.64%) Advertising
16 2 (0.64%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.64%) Military
16 2 (0.64%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 29 (9.32%) Architect
1 29 (9.32%) Senior
2 25 (8.04%) Analyst
3 21 (6.75%) Active Directory Architect
3 21 (6.75%) Developer
3 21 (6.75%) Support Engineer
4 16 (5.14%) Azure Engineer
4 16 (5.14%) Consultant
4 16 (5.14%) Lead
5 11 (3.54%) Desktop Engineer
5 11 (3.54%) Desktop Support
5 11 (3.54%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 10 (3.22%) DevOps Engineer
7 9 (2.89%) Data Manager
8 8 (2.57%) Administrator
8 8 (2.57%) Customer Executive
8 8 (2.57%) IT Engineer
8 8 (2.57%) Strategy Manager
9 7 (2.25%) E-Commerce Executive
9 7 (2.25%) Insight Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.14%) HTML
2 15 (4.82%) CSS
3 11 (3.54%) .NET
3 11 (3.54%) OpenAPI
3 11 (3.54%) React
3 11 (3.54%) Swagger
4 10 (3.22%) Kafka
4 10 (3.22%) Spring
4 10 (3.22%) Spring Boot
5 4 (1.29%) AngularJS
5 4 (1.29%) Gherkin
6 3 (0.96%) PySpark
7 2 (0.64%) Jest
7 2 (0.64%) Lightning Web Components
7 2 (0.64%) Node.js
7 2 (0.64%) Playwright
7 2 (0.64%) pytest
7 2 (0.64%) Sass
7 2 (0.64%) Visualforce
7 2 (0.64%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (7.07%) Social Media
2 15 (4.82%) NHS
3 13 (4.18%) Management Information System
4 12 (3.86%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.86%) Product Ownership
5 11 (3.54%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.61%) Blog
7 5 (1.61%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.29%) Digital Media
8 4 (1.29%) Marketing Technology
9 3 (0.96%) e-Learning
9 3 (0.96%) Freedom of Information
9 3 (0.96%) LIMS
9 3 (0.96%) Mobile App
9 3 (0.96%) Photography
10 2 (0.64%) Blackberry
10 2 (0.64%) iPhone
10 2 (0.64%) PKI
10 2 (0.64%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 48 (15.43%) Windows
2 12 (3.86%) Windows 10
3 7 (2.25%) Linux
4 2 (0.64%) Android
4 2 (0.64%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.64%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.64%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.32%) Alpine Linux
5 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.32%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (51.77%) Digital Marketing
2 149 (47.91%) Business Intelligence
3 130 (41.80%) Programme Management
4 73 (23.47%) Agile
5 54 (17.36%) Analytics
6 43 (13.83%) Problem-Solving
7 42 (13.50%) CRM
8 40 (12.86%) Test Automation
9 36 (11.58%) Stakeholder Management
10 33 (10.61%) Project Management
11 31 (9.97%) CI/CD
11 31 (9.97%) DevOps
12 26 (8.36%) Software Engineering
12 26 (8.36%) User Experience
13 25 (8.04%) Migration
14 24 (7.72%) Decision-Making
15 22 (7.07%) TDD
16 21 (6.75%) Data-Driven Decision Making
16 21 (6.75%) Identity Access Management
17 20 (6.43%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 41 (13.18%) SQL
2 30 (9.65%) PowerShell
3 15 (4.82%) Python
4 14 (4.50%) Java
4 14 (4.50%) JavaScript
5 13 (4.18%) TypeScript
6 10 (3.22%) C#
7 7 (2.25%) Bash
7 7 (2.25%) R
8 4 (1.29%) C++
9 3 (0.96%) Bicep
10 2 (0.64%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.64%) C
10 2 (0.64%) Groovy
10 2 (0.64%) Rust
11 1 (0.32%) Ada
11 1 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.32%) VB
Qualifications
1 75 (24.12%) Security Cleared
2 41 (13.18%) Degree
3 39 (12.54%) DV Cleared
4 38 (12.22%) SC Cleared
5 10 (3.22%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (2.25%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.93%) ISEB
8 5 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.61%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.29%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.96%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.64%) CESG Certified Professional
11 2 (0.64%) CISSP
11 2 (0.64%) CLAS
11 2 (0.64%) Dell Certification
11 2 (0.64%) MBA
11 2 (0.64%) PhD
11 2 (0.64%) PMP
12 1 (0.32%) ACCA
12 1 (0.32%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.18%) Accessibility
2 9 (2.89%) QA
3 8 (2.57%) GDPR
4 6 (1.93%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.61%) JSP 440
6 4 (1.29%) PMO
7 3 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.96%) Disclosure Scotland
7 3 (0.96%) NIST
7 3 (0.96%) WCAG
8 2 (0.64%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.64%) RMADS
9 1 (0.32%) MIL-STD-1553
9 1 (0.32%) NCSC
9 1 (0.32%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (8.36%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.14%) Docker
3 3 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.64%) NFS
4 2 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.64%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.64%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.32%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (2.57%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.25%) Terraform
3 4 (1.29%) Ansible
4 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.96%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.64%) Grafana
5 2 (0.64%) Puppet
5 2 (0.64%) SCCM
5 2 (0.64%) vRealize
5 2 (0.64%) vRealize Orchestrator
6 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 137 (44.05%) SAP
2 33 (10.61%) Microsoft
3 26 (8.36%) Adobe
4 24 (7.72%) Salesforce
5 23 (7.40%) Google
6 8 (2.57%) HP
7 7 (2.25%) Teradata
8 6 (1.93%) Dell
9 5 (1.61%) Cisco
9 5 (1.61%) Databricks
9 5 (1.61%) Facebook
9 5 (1.61%) VMware
10 4 (1.29%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 3 (0.96%) Citrix
11 3 (0.96%) Instagram
11 3 (0.96%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.96%) Splunk
11 3 (0.96%) TikTok
11 3 (0.96%) Twitter
12 2 (0.64%) Concur