Paid Search Job Trends in Dorset

Paid Search
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Paid Search skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Paid Search 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.35% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.50% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £47,500 £36,750 £47,500
% change year-on-year +29.25% -22.63% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset

Paid Search falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 604 327 831
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 70.98% 83.63% 85.58%
Number of salaries quoted 378 186 368
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £28,750 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,000 £65,750
South West median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -

Paid Search
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Paid Search relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Paid Search job vacancy trend in Dorset

Paid Search
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Paid Search.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Paid Search

Paid Search
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Anthropic Claude
1 3 (100.00%) ChatGPT
1 3 (100.00%) Google Ads
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Advertising
General
1 3 (100.00%) Advertising
1 3 (100.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Manager
2 2 (66.67%) Marketing Manager
3 1 (33.33%) Paid Search Manager
3 1 (33.33%) Search Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) AI
1 3 (100.00%) CRM
1 3 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 3 (100.00%) Lead Generation
1 3 (100.00%) Marketing Automation
1 3 (100.00%) Pay per click
1 3 (100.00%) SEO
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (33.33%) Kalman Filter
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Google
1 3 (100.00%) HubSpot
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Facebook
2 1 (33.33%) Instagram
2 1 (33.33%) TikTok