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 30 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 508 413 447
Rank change year-on-year -95 +34 -38
Contract jobs citing Advertising 137 103 154
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.29% 0.35% 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.53% 0.56% 0.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 63 97
10th Percentile £308 £235 £200
25th Percentile £368 £306 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year +1.18% +6.25% -23.08%
75th Percentile £634 £519 £550
90th Percentile £730 £643 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £488 £375
% change year-on-year -12.82% +30.00% -27.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 7 14
10th Percentile £16.25 £26.33 £6.57
25th Percentile £32.88 £27.70 £15.04
Median hourly rate £42.50 £42.50 £41.08
Median % change year-on-year - +3.46% -4.47%
75th Percentile £44.25 £50.84 £50.00
90th Percentile £53.75 £55.01 £63.34
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.50 - £11.48
% change year-on-year - - -73.31%

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 25,716 18,460 25,387
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.50% 63.17% 58.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,865 11,792 16,033
10th Percentile £305 £300 £270
25th Percentile £406 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £496
% change year-on-year - -4.23% -0.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,644 793 1,939
10th Percentile £13.72 £14.20 £12.78
25th Percentile £17.59 £18.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £29.02 £28.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -6.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £60.06 £56.00 £51.91
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.77 £25.15 £28.13
% change year-on-year +2.47% -10.58% -7.91%

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 30 April 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 30 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Advertising in the UK

Advertising
Top 13 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 30 April 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 -79 124 £430 +1.18% 250
London -56 67 £500 +48.70% 135
UK excluding London -66 56 £425 -12.82% 157
Work from Home -38 37 £428 +14.00% 111
South East -38 18 £513 +2.50% 54
North of England -62 16 £413 -36.46% 44
South West -25 11 £618 +7.39% 27
North West -30 10 £413 -36.46% 21
West Midlands -60 7 £417 -4.08% 11
Midlands -71 7 £417 -4.08% 22
Yorkshire - 6 £415 - 18
East of England - 3 £495 - 5
Scotland - 1 - - 3

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 4 (2.92%) Confluence
2 3 (2.19%) CMS
3 1 (0.73%) CICS
3 1 (0.73%) SAS
3 1 (0.73%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.73%) Tuxedo
3 1 (0.73%) Umbraco
3 1 (0.73%) WebLogic
Applications
1 11 (8.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (5.84%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (5.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (3.65%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (1.46%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.73%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.73%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.73%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.73%) InDesign
6 1 (0.73%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (6.57%) Sprinklr
2 7 (5.11%) SAP EHS
3 6 (4.38%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.73%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.73%) Eloqua
4 1 (0.73%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 21 (15.33%) SaaS
2 10 (7.30%) AWS
3 6 (4.38%) Azure
3 6 (4.38%) Figma
3 6 (4.38%) Google Analytics
4 4 (2.92%) Adobe Analytics
5 3 (2.19%) GCP
5 3 (2.19%) GitHub
5 3 (2.19%) Google Workspace
5 3 (2.19%) OpenShift
5 3 (2.19%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.46%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 2 (1.46%) Anthropic Claude
6 2 (1.46%) Facebook Ads
6 2 (1.46%) GitHub Copilot
6 2 (1.46%) Route 53
7 1 (0.73%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.73%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.19%) DNS
2 2 (1.46%) Cisco ISE
2 2 (1.46%) DHCP
2 2 (1.46%) Firewall
3 1 (0.73%) NAS
3 1 (0.73%) Network Security
3 1 (0.73%) SAN
3 1 (0.73%) VLAN
3 1 (0.73%) VPN
3 1 (0.73%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (7.30%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.65%) MySQL
3 4 (2.92%) Oracle Database
3 4 (2.92%) Oracle Database 12c
4 3 (2.19%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (2.19%) Power BI
4 3 (2.19%) Tableau
5 2 (1.46%) Metadata
6 1 (0.73%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.73%) DataStage
6 1 (0.73%) IDMS
6 1 (0.73%) Looker
6 1 (0.73%) Pentaho
6 1 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (2.19%) JIRA
2 2 (1.46%) CircleCI
2 2 (1.46%) Claude Code
2 2 (1.46%) Cypress.io
2 2 (1.46%) Git
2 2 (1.46%) Jenkins
2 2 (1.46%) Mocha
2 2 (1.46%) webpack
3 1 (0.73%) Browser DevTools
3 1 (0.73%) CA Gen
3 1 (0.73%) Charles Proxy
3 1 (0.73%) Fiddler
3 1 (0.73%) Postman
3 1 (0.73%) SonarQube
3 1 (0.73%) Zephyr
General
1 40 (29.20%) Marketing
2 33 (24.09%) Social Skills
3 25 (18.25%) Finance
4 12 (8.76%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (8.76%) Legal
5 11 (8.03%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (7.30%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (5.84%) Pharmaceutical
7 8 (5.84%) Retail
8 6 (4.38%) Public Speaking
9 5 (3.65%) Publishing
10 3 (2.19%) Banking
10 3 (2.19%) Electronics
10 3 (2.19%) French Language
10 3 (2.19%) Wearables
11 2 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.46%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.73%) Billing
12 1 (0.73%) Games
12 1 (0.73%) Military
Job Titles
1 15 (10.95%) Consultant
2 12 (8.76%) Developer
2 12 (8.76%) Project Manager
2 12 (8.76%) Senior
3 11 (8.03%) Analyst
4 7 (5.11%) Lead
5 6 (4.38%) Business Analyst
5 6 (4.38%) Designer
6 5 (3.65%) Architect
6 5 (3.65%) Clinical Project Manager
6 5 (3.65%) Database Engineer
7 4 (2.92%) Full-Stack Developer
7 4 (2.92%) Implementation Consultant
7 4 (2.92%) Oracle Database Engineer
7 4 (2.92%) Product Manager
7 4 (2.92%) Products Support Manager
7 4 (2.92%) React Developer
7 4 (2.92%) Sales Manager
7 4 (2.92%) Support Engineer
7 4 (2.92%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.92%) Laravel
1 4 (2.92%) Oracle GoldenGate
1 4 (2.92%) React
1 4 (2.92%) SAP Basis
1 4 (2.92%) Vue
1 4 (2.92%) XML
2 2 (1.46%) .NET
2 2 (1.46%) AngularJS
2 2 (1.46%) Enzyme
2 2 (1.46%) Jest
2 2 (1.46%) Node.js
2 2 (1.46%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 1 (0.73%) CSS
3 1 (0.73%) HTML
3 1 (0.73%) J2EE
3 1 (0.73%) Middleware
3 1 (0.73%) Next.js
3 1 (0.73%) OpenTelemetry
3 1 (0.73%) Quarkus
3 1 (0.73%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 15 (10.95%) Self-Motivation
1 15 (10.95%) Social Media
2 12 (8.76%) Marketing Technology
3 10 (7.30%) Onboarding
4 8 (5.84%) Life Science
5 6 (4.38%) Digital Media
6 2 (1.46%) Algorithms
6 2 (1.46%) Augmented Reality
6 2 (1.46%) Digital Signage
6 2 (1.46%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (1.46%) FMCG
6 2 (1.46%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (1.46%) IoT
6 2 (1.46%) Mainframe
6 2 (1.46%) Motion Graphics
6 2 (1.46%) Video on Demand
6 2 (1.46%) Virtual Reality
6 2 (1.46%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.73%) BYOD
7 1 (0.73%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 7 (5.11%) Linux
2 6 (4.38%) Unix
3 4 (2.92%) Windows
4 1 (0.73%) AIX
4 1 (0.73%) Android
4 1 (0.73%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.73%) Solaris
4 1 (0.73%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (17.52%) Agile
2 22 (16.06%) Analytics
3 19 (13.87%) AI
3 19 (13.87%) Project Management
4 18 (13.14%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (12.41%) Actionable Insight
6 13 (9.49%) Digital Marketing
7 12 (8.76%) Migration
8 11 (8.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 10 (7.30%) Decision-Making
9 10 (7.30%) Storytelling
10 9 (6.57%) Project Delivery
10 9 (6.57%) Stakeholder Management
11 8 (5.84%) Biotechnology
11 8 (5.84%) Data Analytics
11 8 (5.84%) Data Migration
12 7 (5.11%) Ad Operations
12 7 (5.11%) Business Intelligence
12 7 (5.11%) CI/CD
12 7 (5.11%) Marketing Strategy
Programming Languages
1 15 (10.95%) SQL
2 13 (9.49%) Python
3 5 (3.65%) JavaScript
3 5 (3.65%) Shell Script
3 5 (3.65%) TypeScript
4 4 (2.92%) Java
4 4 (2.92%) Korn
4 4 (2.92%) PHP
4 4 (2.92%) T-SQL
5 2 (1.46%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.73%) Bicep
6 1 (0.73%) C#
6 1 (0.73%) COBOL
6 1 (0.73%) Go
6 1 (0.73%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 22 (16.06%) Security Cleared
2 21 (15.33%) SC Cleared
3 16 (11.68%) Degree
4 6 (4.38%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (2.92%) DBS Check
6 3 (2.19%) DV Cleared
6 3 (2.19%) PMP
7 2 (1.46%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.46%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.73%) APMP
8 1 (0.73%) CAPM
8 1 (0.73%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.73%) MBA
8 1 (0.73%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.65%) Accessibility
1 5 (3.65%) QA
2 4 (2.92%) GDPR
2 4 (2.92%) PERC
3 2 (1.46%) PMO
4 1 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.73%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.73%) NIST
4 1 (0.73%) SLA
4 1 (0.73%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (2.92%) Oracle RAC
2 2 (1.46%) vSphere
3 1 (0.73%) Docker
3 1 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.73%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.73%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (5.11%) Kubernetes
2 6 (4.38%) Ansible
3 4 (2.92%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 4 (2.92%) Oracle RMAN
3 4 (2.92%) Terraform
4 2 (1.46%) HAProxy
4 2 (1.46%) PowerCLI
4 2 (1.46%) Prometheus
4 2 (1.46%) Stealthwatch
4 2 (1.46%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.73%) Argo
5 1 (0.73%) Control-M
5 1 (0.73%) Grafana
5 1 (0.73%) vRealize
5 1 (0.73%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 18 (13.14%) Google
2 12 (8.76%) SAP
3 11 (8.03%) Adobe
4 10 (7.30%) TikTok
5 8 (5.84%) Oracle
5 8 (5.84%) Salesforce
6 7 (5.11%) Microsoft
7 5 (3.65%) Facebook
7 5 (3.65%) Instagram
7 5 (3.65%) Pinterest
7 5 (3.65%) Snapchat
7 5 (3.65%) Tealium
7 5 (3.65%) YouTube
8 4 (2.92%) Pega
9 3 (2.19%) Cisco
9 3 (2.19%) Splunk
9 3 (2.19%) VMware
10 2 (1.46%) IBM
10 2 (1.46%) Infoblox
10 2 (1.46%) Sage