Advertising Job Trends in Merseyside

Advertising
North West > Merseyside

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Advertising in permanent job vacancies in Merseyside. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Advertising over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 52 50
Rank change year-on-year -2 -2 +46
Permanent jobs citing Advertising 7 3 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 1.14% 0.59% 1.20%
As % of the General category 2.02% 0.81% 2.32%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 7
10th Percentile £28,309 - £32,550
25th Percentile £29,898 £52,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,780 £55,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year -44.04% +42.86% -7.78%
75th Percentile - £57,500 £56,250
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £37,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -31.82% +15.79% -20.83%

All General Skills
Merseyside

Advertising falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Merseyside.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 347 369 302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 56.70% 72.07% 51.98%
Number of salaries quoted 209 137 212
10th Percentile - £30,300 £26,775
25th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £34,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £42,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -6.67% -5.26%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £56,563
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
North West median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.86% +2.00% -4.76%

Advertising
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Advertising relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

Advertising job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Advertising
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Advertising.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Advertising

Advertising
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Advertising within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Liverpool -3 3 £30,780 -44.04% 1
St Helens - 1 £27,500 -
Advertising
North West

Advertising
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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 1 (14.29%) CMS
1 1 (14.29%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Adobe Premiere
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (14.29%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Google Ads
1 1 (14.29%) Google Analytics
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Advertising
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) Internet
General
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Marketing
3 2 (28.57%) Finance
3 2 (28.57%) Legal
3 2 (28.57%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Law
4 1 (14.29%) Retail
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Account Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Administrator
3 1 (14.29%) Digital Producer
3 1 (14.29%) Paid Search Executive
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Driving Licence
2 3 (42.86%) EPoS
2 3 (42.86%) Onboarding
2 3 (42.86%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (28.57%) Social Media
4 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (14.29%) Graphic Design
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Customer Service
1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (28.57%) Business Development
3 1 (14.29%) A/B Testing
3 1 (14.29%) Analytics
3 1 (14.29%) Content Management
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Copywriting
3 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (14.29%) Paid Search
3 1 (14.29%) Pay per click
3 1 (14.29%) Performance Metrics
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Adobe
1 1 (14.29%) Google
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft