Advertising Contract Job Trends

Advertising
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Advertising in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Advertising over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 487 412 414
Rank change year-on-year -75 +2 -14
Contract jobs citing Advertising 184 134 146
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.34% 0.41% 0.37%
As % of the General category 0.63% 0.64% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 77 91
10th Percentile £263 £227 £200
25th Percentile £310 £313 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £425 £375
Median % change year-on-year - +13.33% -21.05%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £505
90th Percentile £672 £598 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £433 £455 £276
% change year-on-year -4.95% +65.15% -38.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 7 10
10th Percentile £24.20 £23.63 £16.85
25th Percentile £33.75 £27.70 £32.28
Median hourly rate £42.50 £42.50 £47.99
Median % change year-on-year - -11.44% +20.66%
75th Percentile £43.75 £54.00 £50.00
90th Percentile - - £52.02
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.50 £18.00 £48.48
% change year-on-year +41.67% -62.87% +38.50%

All General Skills
UK

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 29,379 20,909 22,363
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 55.05% 63.43% 57.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,437 13,057 14,049
10th Percentile £313 £279 £290
25th Percentile £413 £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 £738 £750 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £494
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.89% -1.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,229 1,133 1,375
10th Percentile £13.98 £13.25 £14.06
25th Percentile £17.25 £16.30 £17.04
Median hourly rate £32.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +27.24% -34.02% +31.45%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.00 £58.49
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £22.14 £38.12
% change year-on-year +46.79% -41.92% +51.72%

Advertising
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Advertising job vacancy trend in the UK

Advertising
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Advertising.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Advertising

Advertising
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Advertising over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Advertising in the UK

Advertising
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Advertising.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Advertising

Advertising
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Advertising over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Advertising in the UK

Advertising
Top 14 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Advertising within the UK over the 6 months to 12 August 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -61 174 £425 - 709
London -62 105 £425 +25.93% 500
UK excluding London -56 68 £433 -4.95% 245
Work from Home -51 45 £413 -5.15% 218
South East -53 22 £463 -11.90% 63
South West -27 18 £618 +0.82% 47
North of England -57 17 £413 -36.46% 56
North West -35 13 £413 -36.46% 28
West Midlands -47 7 £430 -1.15% 19
Midlands -53 7 £430 -1.15% 35
Yorkshire - 3 £375 - 22
Scotland - 2 £475 - 7
East of England - 2 £413 - 30
North East - 1 - - 11

Advertising
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 7 (3.80%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.09%) Apache Airflow
2 2 (1.09%) CMS
2 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.09%) SAS
3 1 (0.54%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.54%) Confluence
3 1 (0.54%) Tuxedo
3 1 (0.54%) Umbraco
3 1 (0.54%) WebLogic
3 1 (0.54%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (6.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (3.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (2.72%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (1.09%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (1.09%) CINEMA 4D
5 2 (1.09%) DaVinci Resolve
5 2 (1.09%) Houdini
5 2 (1.09%) InDesign
5 2 (1.09%) NUKE
5 2 (1.09%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.54%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.54%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (3.80%) SAP EHS
1 7 (3.80%) Sprinklr
2 6 (3.26%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.54%) Adobe Campaign
3 1 (0.54%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.54%) SAP HR
3 1 (0.54%) Unica
Cloud Services
1 19 (10.33%) SaaS
2 13 (7.07%) AWS
2 13 (7.07%) Azure
3 11 (5.98%) Power Platform
4 7 (3.80%) GCP
4 7 (3.80%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (2.17%) Adobe Analytics
5 4 (2.17%) Google Analytics
5 4 (2.17%) Google Workspace
6 3 (1.63%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.63%) GitHub
6 3 (1.63%) OneDrive
6 3 (1.63%) Snowflake
7 2 (1.09%) Anthropic Claude
7 2 (1.09%) Canva
7 2 (1.09%) Facebook Ads
7 2 (1.09%) GitHub Copilot
7 2 (1.09%) Google Ads
7 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (1.09%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.17%) Broadband
2 3 (1.63%) Firewall
3 2 (1.09%) DNS
3 2 (1.09%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.09%) VLAN
3 2 (1.09%) VPN
3 2 (1.09%) VSAN
4 1 (0.54%) BGP
4 1 (0.54%) Network Security
4 1 (0.54%) OSPF
4 1 (0.54%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.43%) Power BI
2 9 (4.89%) SQL Server
3 8 (4.35%) Tableau
4 7 (3.80%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (3.26%) MySQL
6 4 (2.17%) Metadata
6 4 (2.17%) Oracle Database
6 4 (2.17%) Oracle Database 12c
7 1 (0.54%) Big Data
7 1 (0.54%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.54%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.54%) IDMS
7 1 (0.54%) Looker
7 1 (0.54%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.54%) Pentaho
7 1 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (1.63%) JIRA
2 2 (1.09%) CircleCI
2 2 (1.09%) Claude Code
2 2 (1.09%) Cypress.io
2 2 (1.09%) Git
2 2 (1.09%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.09%) Mocha
2 2 (1.09%) webpack
3 1 (0.54%) CA Gen
3 1 (0.54%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.54%) Postman
3 1 (0.54%) SonarQube
3 1 (0.54%) Zephyr
General
1 46 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 44 (23.91%) Marketing
3 28 (15.22%) Finance
3 28 (15.22%) Retail
4 21 (11.41%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (7.61%) Legal
6 13 (7.07%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (4.89%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (4.35%) Pharmaceutical
8 8 (4.35%) Publishing
9 6 (3.26%) Banking
9 6 (3.26%) Public Speaking
10 4 (2.17%) Billing
10 4 (2.17%) Electronics
10 4 (2.17%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.63%) Investment Banking
12 2 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.09%) Financial Institution
12 2 (1.09%) Public Sector
12 2 (1.09%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 19 (10.33%) Analyst
2 18 (9.78%) Senior
3 16 (8.70%) Consultant
4 15 (8.15%) Developer
4 15 (8.15%) Sales Manager
5 12 (6.52%) Architect
5 12 (6.52%) Project Manager
6 10 (5.43%) Lead
7 7 (3.80%) Business Analyst
7 7 (3.80%) Solutions Architect
8 6 (3.26%) Senior Analyst
9 5 (2.72%) Clinical Project Manager
9 5 (2.72%) Database Engineer
9 5 (2.72%) Full-Stack Developer
9 5 (2.72%) Support Engineer
10 4 (2.17%) Data Analyst
10 4 (2.17%) Implementation Consultant
10 4 (2.17%) Oracle Database Engineer
10 4 (2.17%) Support Manager
10 4 (2.17%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.72%) Laravel
1 5 (2.72%) Vue
2 4 (2.17%) Oracle GoldenGate
2 4 (2.17%) SAP Basis
2 4 (2.17%) XML
3 3 (1.63%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 2 (1.09%) AngularJS
4 2 (1.09%) Enzyme
4 2 (1.09%) Jest
4 2 (1.09%) Node.js
4 2 (1.09%) Plotly
4 2 (1.09%) React
5 1 (0.54%) FastAPI
5 1 (0.54%) NumPy
5 1 (0.54%) Pandas
5 1 (0.54%) Quarkus
5 1 (0.54%) React Native
5 1 (0.54%) REST
5 1 (0.54%) Spring
5 1 (0.54%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.78%) Social Media
2 16 (8.70%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (6.52%) Marketing Technology
4 7 (3.80%) Life Science
4 7 (3.80%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.17%) Algorithms
5 4 (2.17%) Augmented Reality
5 4 (2.17%) IoT
5 4 (2.17%) Virtual Reality
6 3 (1.63%) Animation
7 2 (1.09%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.09%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.09%) Digital Media
7 2 (1.09%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.09%) Graphic Design
7 2 (1.09%) Podcast
7 2 (1.09%) Video on Demand
7 2 (1.09%) Web Conferencing
8 1 (0.54%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.54%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.26%) Linux
2 5 (2.72%) Unix
2 5 (2.72%) Windows
3 2 (1.09%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.54%) Android
4 1 (0.54%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.54%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.54%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (16.30%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (14.67%) Analytics
3 24 (13.04%) Agile
3 24 (13.04%) AI
4 18 (9.78%) Storytelling
5 16 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
6 15 (8.15%) Migration
6 15 (8.15%) Project Management
7 14 (7.61%) Actionable Insight
7 14 (7.61%) Digital Marketing
8 13 (7.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 12 (6.52%) CRM
9 12 (6.52%) Decision-Making
10 11 (5.98%) Business Intelligence
10 11 (5.98%) Thought Leadership
11 10 (5.43%) Machine Learning
11 10 (5.43%) Workflow
12 9 (4.89%) Data Analytics
12 9 (4.89%) Product Marketing
13 8 (4.35%) Marketing Strategy
Programming Languages
1 25 (13.59%) SQL
2 17 (9.24%) Python
3 7 (3.80%) Java
3 7 (3.80%) JavaScript
4 5 (2.72%) PHP
4 5 (2.72%) Shell Script
5 4 (2.17%) Korn
5 4 (2.17%) T-SQL
6 3 (1.63%) TypeScript
7 2 (1.09%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.54%) Go
8 1 (0.54%) LookML
8 1 (0.54%) R
8 1 (0.54%) Scala
Qualifications
1 26 (14.13%) Security Cleared
2 24 (13.04%) SC Cleared
3 17 (9.24%) Degree
4 6 (3.26%) DBS Check
5 5 (2.72%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.63%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.09%) PMP
8 1 (0.54%) APMP
8 1 (0.54%) ISEB
8 1 (0.54%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.54%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.54%) MBA
8 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.54%) NVQ Level 3
8 1 (0.54%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.80%) GDPR
1 7 (3.80%) QA
2 5 (2.72%) Data Quality
3 4 (2.17%) PERC
4 1 (0.54%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.54%) NIST
4 1 (0.54%) PSD2
4 1 (0.54%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (2.72%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.17%) Oracle RAC
3 3 (1.63%) vSphere
4 2 (1.09%) Docker
4 2 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.54%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.54%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (4.35%) Kubernetes
2 4 (2.17%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
2 4 (2.17%) Oracle RMAN
3 3 (1.63%) Ansible
4 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.09%) PowerCLI
4 2 (1.09%) SCCM
4 2 (1.09%) Terraform
4 2 (1.09%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.54%) Argo
5 1 (0.54%) Control-M
5 1 (0.54%) Grafana
5 1 (0.54%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.54%) vRealize
5 1 (0.54%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 26 (14.13%) Google
2 17 (9.24%) TikTok
3 14 (7.61%) Microsoft
4 13 (7.07%) SAP
5 8 (4.35%) Adobe
5 8 (4.35%) Oracle
6 7 (3.80%) Salesforce
7 5 (2.72%) YouTube
8 4 (2.17%) Pega
8 4 (2.17%) Pinterest
8 4 (2.17%) ServiceNow
8 4 (2.17%) Snapchat
8 4 (2.17%) Tealium
9 3 (1.63%) Facebook
9 3 (1.63%) VMware
10 2 (1.09%) Brandwatch
10 2 (1.09%) Cisco
10 2 (1.09%) NetBase
10 2 (1.09%) Sophos
10 2 (1.09%) Splunk