Pay per click Job Trends in Scotland

Pay per click (PPC)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Pay per click 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 133 146 178
Rank change year-on-year +13 +32 +32
Permanent jobs citing Pay per click 6 3 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.22% 0.11% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.12% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -22.22%
75th Percentile - - £39,688
90th Percentile £36,000 - £46,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £36,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% +4.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland

Pay per click 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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,202 2,489 2,807
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 80.93% 92.29% 94.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,077 1,065 1,739
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,250 £41,250 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -8.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,344 £88,750 £84,056
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Pay per click
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Pay per click relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Pay per click job vacancy trend in Scotland

Pay per click
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Pay per click.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Pay per click

Pay per click
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pay per click within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 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
Glasgow +22 6 £35,000 -
Pay per click
UK

Pay per click
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

General
1 5 (83.33%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) PPC Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Search Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (16.67%) SEO