Google Ads Job Trends in Manchester

Google Ads (formerly AdWords)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Google Ads skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 154 143
Rank change year-on-year +23 -11 +108
Permanent jobs citing Google Ads 4 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.14% 0.036% 0.18%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.35% 0.095% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 4
10th Percentile £34,000 - -
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -5.56% +21.62%
75th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £56,250
90th Percentile - - £58,500
North West median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% +13.33% +1.35%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Manchester

Google Ads falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,140 1,055 970
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 41.24% 38.46% 42.75%
Number of salaries quoted 591 592 835
10th Percentile £29,500 £36,250 £33,150
25th Percentile £40,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.80%
75th Percentile £77,500 £74,144 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £86,250
North West median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -

Google Ads
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Google Ads relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Google Ads job vacancy trend in Manchester

Google Ads
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Google Ads.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Google Ads

Google Ads
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 (100.00%) WordPress
2 1 (25.00%) CMS
Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 3 (75.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 3 (75.00%) Elementor
1 3 (75.00%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (25.00%) Sprout Social
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Brand Awareness
2 3 (75.00%) Marketing
2 3 (75.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Digital Marketing Manager
1 3 (75.00%) Marketing Manager
2 1 (25.00%) SEO Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Social Media Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) CSS
1 1 (25.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) B2B
1 4 (100.00%) SEO
2 3 (75.00%) B2B Marketing
2 3 (75.00%) Campaign Management
2 3 (75.00%) Copywriting
2 3 (75.00%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (75.00%) Email Marketing
2 3 (75.00%) Marketing Strategy
2 3 (75.00%) Pay per click
2 3 (75.00%) Performance Metrics
2 3 (75.00%) Remarketing
2 3 (75.00%) Thought Leadership
2 3 (75.00%) Time Management
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Content Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Web Development
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Google
2 3 (75.00%) Adobe
3 1 (25.00%) Ahrefs
3 1 (25.00%) Hootsuite
3 1 (25.00%) Screaming Frog