Advertising Contracts

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 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 422 435 405
Rank change year-on-year +13 -30 +147
Contract jobs citing Advertising 104 156 312
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.36% 0.36% 0.54%
As % of the General category 0.56% 0.63% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 96 240
10th Percentile £250 £200 £263
25th Percentile £313 £260 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £506
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -20.99% +1.25%
75th Percentile £547 £550 £625
90th Percentile £646 £600 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £375 £488
% change year-on-year +30.00% -23.08% -10.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 14 12
10th Percentile £26.07 £6.57 £23.03
25th Percentile £27.54 £14.88 £35.00
Median hourly rate £35.75 £39.75 £39.77
Median % change year-on-year -10.06% -0.05% -1.80%
75th Percentile £48.81 £50.00 £50.50
90th Percentile £50.84 £63.34 £53.58
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £15.11 £43.00
% change year-on-year - -64.87% +152.94%

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 common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 18,540 24,958 33,814
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 63.38% 58.04% 58.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,787 15,748 23,448
10th Percentile £293 £275 £313
25th Percentile £408 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £763 £775 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 789 1,935 1,032
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.76 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.44 £15.50 £17.92
Median hourly rate £27.50 £30.16 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.82% -11.29% +54.55%
75th Percentile £56.00 £52.89 £61.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £65.55 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.59 £28.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year -13.74% -5.00% +57.89%

Advertising
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Advertising as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Advertising in the UK

Advertising
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Advertising.

Daily rate trend for Advertising in the UK

Advertising
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Advertising over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Advertising in the UK

Advertising
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Advertising.

Hourly rate trend for Advertising in the UK

Advertising
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Advertising over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Advertising in the UK

Advertising
Top 11 Contract 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 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
England +12 96 £425 +6.25% 1,140
London +6 75 £356 -12.58% 765
Work from Home +45 37 £375 -9.37% 646
UK excluding London +23 21 £488 +30.00% 546
Midlands +17 9 £435 +67.31% 58
West Midlands +25 8 £435 +70.59% 23
South East +35 6 £500 +42.86% 192
South West +38 5 £575 +66.67% 77
North of England +11 2 £650 +36.84% 136
North West +10 2 £650 +73.33% 81
East Midlands +4 1 £475 -5.00% 32

Advertising
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 4 (3.85%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.96%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.96%) CMS
3 1 (0.96%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 8 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (4.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (2.88%) Photoshop
5 2 (1.92%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (1.92%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.96%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.96%) CINEMA 4D
6 1 (0.96%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 3 (2.88%) Maximo
1 3 (2.88%) Workday HCM
2 2 (1.92%) Shopify
3 1 (0.96%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.96%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 6 (5.77%) Azure
1 6 (5.77%) GCP
2 5 (4.81%) Power Platform
3 4 (3.85%) AWS
3 4 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.92%) BigCommerce
4 2 (1.92%) Figma
4 2 (1.92%) Google Ads
4 2 (1.92%) OneDrive
4 2 (1.92%) PowerApps
4 2 (1.92%) Smartsheet
5 1 (0.96%) Asana
5 1 (0.96%) Azure AKS
5 1 (0.96%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 1 (0.96%) Azure Service Bus
5 1 (0.96%) ChatGPT
5 1 (0.96%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.96%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.96%) Slack
5 1 (0.96%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.77%) Firewall
2 5 (4.81%) Cisco Nexus
3 3 (2.88%) Cisco ASA
3 3 (2.88%) Cisco Firepower
3 3 (2.88%) Wireless
4 2 (1.92%) BGP
4 2 (1.92%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (1.92%) Cisco Wireless
4 2 (1.92%) DMVPN
4 2 (1.92%) OSPF
4 2 (1.92%) VXLAN
5 1 (0.96%) DNS
5 1 (0.96%) HTTP
5 1 (0.96%) Software-Defined Networking
5 1 (0.96%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.85%) BigQuery
2 3 (2.88%) Power BI
3 2 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.92%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.96%) Big Data
4 1 (0.96%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.96%) Metadata
4 1 (0.96%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.96%) MySQL
4 1 (0.96%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.96%) Oracle Database 11g
4 1 (0.96%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (1.92%) Git
1 2 (1.92%) JIRA
2 1 (0.96%) Maven
General
1 41 (39.42%) Marketing
2 29 (27.88%) Finance
3 21 (20.19%) Social Skills
4 17 (16.35%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (4.81%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (3.85%) Automotive
6 4 (3.85%) Music Industry
6 4 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (3.85%) Retail
7 3 (2.88%) Billing
7 3 (2.88%) German Language
7 3 (2.88%) Publishing
8 2 (1.92%) Electronics
8 2 (1.92%) French Language
8 2 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.92%) Legal
8 2 (1.92%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.92%) Military
8 2 (1.92%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.92%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 14 (13.46%) Account Manager
2 8 (7.69%) Analyst
2 8 (7.69%) Senior
2 8 (7.69%) Support Engineer
3 7 (6.73%) Developer
3 7 (6.73%) Digital Account Manager
4 6 (5.77%) Network Engineer
5 5 (4.81%) Consultant
5 5 (4.81%) JavaScript Engineer
5 5 (4.81%) Lead
5 5 (4.81%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
6 4 (3.85%) Client Services Manager
6 4 (3.85%) Development Manager
6 4 (3.85%) Python Developer
6 4 (3.85%) Sales Manager
6 4 (3.85%) Senior Development Manager
6 4 (3.85%) Senior Manager
6 4 (3.85%) Software Engineer
7 3 (2.88%) Functional Consultant
7 3 (2.88%) Marketing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (7.69%) React
2 3 (2.88%) RESTful
3 2 (1.92%) CSS
3 2 (1.92%) HTML
3 2 (1.92%) VML
4 1 (0.96%) .NET
4 1 (0.96%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.96%) ATL
4 1 (0.96%) Jest
4 1 (0.96%) jQuery
4 1 (0.96%) Kafka
4 1 (0.96%) NumPy
4 1 (0.96%) OAuth
4 1 (0.96%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.96%) OpenID
4 1 (0.96%) Pandas
4 1 (0.96%) PySpark
4 1 (0.96%) Redux
4 1 (0.96%) Sass
4 1 (0.96%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 13 (12.50%) Social Media
2 12 (11.54%) Digital Media
3 7 (6.73%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (2.88%) NHS
4 3 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (2.88%) Virtual Team
5 1 (0.96%) Animation
5 1 (0.96%) Distributed Computing
5 1 (0.96%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (0.96%) Hedge funds
5 1 (0.96%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.96%) Marketing Technology
5 1 (0.96%) Motion Graphics
5 1 (0.96%) Over-the-Top Content
5 1 (0.96%) Tandem
5 1 (0.96%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 1 (0.96%) TWAP
5 1 (0.96%) VWAP
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.92%) Apple iOS
1 2 (1.92%) Linux
2 1 (0.96%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (0.96%) OpenVMS
2 1 (0.96%) Unix
2 1 (0.96%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (22.12%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (20.19%) Project Management
2 21 (20.19%) Stakeholder Management
3 17 (16.35%) Digital Marketing
4 16 (15.38%) Campaign Management
5 15 (14.42%) Agile
5 15 (14.42%) Analytics
6 12 (11.54%) Ad Operations
7 11 (10.58%) Decision-Making
8 10 (9.62%) Programmatic Advertising
9 9 (8.65%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (7.69%) API Development
10 8 (7.69%) Artificial Intelligence
10 8 (7.69%) CRM
10 8 (7.69%) Data Protection
10 8 (7.69%) Digital Strategy
10 8 (7.69%) Project Delivery
10 8 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 7 (6.73%) User Experience
12 6 (5.77%) Marketing Strategy
Programming Languages
1 18 (17.31%) Python
2 10 (9.62%) JavaScript
3 8 (7.69%) PHP
4 7 (6.73%) SQL
5 2 (1.92%) C++
6 1 (0.96%) C#
6 1 (0.96%) Go
6 1 (0.96%) Java
6 1 (0.96%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.96%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.96%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.96%) VB
6 1 (0.96%) VB6
Qualifications
1 9 (8.65%) Degree
2 8 (7.69%) SC Cleared
2 8 (7.69%) Security Cleared
3 3 (2.88%) CCNP
3 3 (2.88%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (2.88%) PMP
4 2 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.96%) GCIA
5 1 (0.96%) ISTQB
5 1 (0.96%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 1 (0.96%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.77%) GDPR
2 2 (1.92%) SLA
3 1 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (0.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 1 (0.96%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.96%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.96%) Terraform
Vendors
1 15 (14.42%) Google
2 11 (10.58%) Adobe
2 11 (10.58%) Salesforce
3 6 (5.77%) Microsoft
4 5 (4.81%) Cisco
5 4 (3.85%) SAP
5 4 (3.85%) TikTok
6 3 (2.88%) comScore
6 3 (2.88%) Workday
7 2 (1.92%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.92%) Sitecore
7 2 (1.92%) VMware
8 1 (0.96%) Apple
8 1 (0.96%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.96%) Databricks
8 1 (0.96%) F5
8 1 (0.96%) IBM
8 1 (0.96%) Instagram
8 1 (0.96%) Oracle
8 1 (0.96%) Snow