Media Buyer Contracts

Media Buyer
UK

As of 9 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Media Buyer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 589 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Media Buyer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.005% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34.25 - -
Median hourly rate £36.50 - -
75th Percentile £38.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 39,936 54,901 83,261
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.75% 94.65% 95.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,997 38,348 58,485
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,673 1,536 2,031
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.25 £19.06 £15.75
Median hourly rate £36.65 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -18.56% +88.21% +6.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.90 £76.13 £64.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.43 £19.67
% change year-on-year -5.73% +115.78% +3.50%

Media Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Media Buyer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Media Buyer in the UK

Media Buyer
Top 2 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Media Buyer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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
London - 2 - - 1
England - 2 - - 1

Media Buyer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Media Buyer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Media Buyer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Social Media
1 2 (100.00%) Facebook
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Instagram
1 2 (100.00%) YouTube
1 2 (100.00%) Budget Management

Media Buyer Skill Set
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Facebook
1 2 (100.00%) Instagram
1 2 (100.00%) YouTube