Google Ads Job Trends in the South West

Google Ads (formerly AdWords)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Google Ads skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 178 193 -
Rank change year-on-year +15 - -
Permanent jobs citing Google Ads 6 7 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.12% 0.16% -
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.52% 0.51% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 4 0
10th Percentile £34,000 - -
25th Percentile £36,250 £27,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £29,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +32.76% - -
75th Percentile £43,250 £30,500 -
90th Percentile £46,550 - -
England median annual salary £41,250 £33,750 £37,500
% change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -16.67%

All Cloud Computing Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,165 1,384 1,819
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 23.22% 31.94% 41.40%
Number of salaries quoted 774 766 1,475
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,886 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £84,056
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% -3.85%

Google Ads
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Google Ads job vacancy trend in the South West

Google Ads
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Google Ads.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Google Ads

Google Ads
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Google Ads within the South West region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. 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
Somerset -15 1 £38,500 +35.09% 1
Bristol - 1 £35,000 - 5
Devon - 1 £47,500 - 2
Gloucestershire - 1 - - 1
Google Ads
England

Google Ads
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 (16.67%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Google Analytics
2 1 (16.67%) Google Tag Manager
2 1 (16.67%) MailChimp
2 1 (16.67%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Looker
General
1 5 (83.33%) Marketing
2 2 (33.33%) Advertising
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Marketing Executive
1 2 (33.33%) Marketing Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Business Development Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Business Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Development Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Digital Marketing Manager
2 1 (16.67%) PPC Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) CSS
1 1 (16.67%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (33.33%) Blog
1 2 (33.33%) Web Conferencing
2 1 (16.67%) Graphic Design
2 1 (16.67%) Social Media
2 1 (16.67%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Analytics
1 4 (66.67%) SEO
2 3 (50.00%) B2B
2 3 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (50.00%) Lead Generation
2 3 (50.00%) Pay per click
3 2 (33.33%) B2B Marketing
3 2 (33.33%) Brand Management
3 2 (33.33%) Business Development
3 2 (33.33%) Email Marketing
3 2 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
3 2 (33.33%) User Experience
4 1 (16.67%) AI
4 1 (16.67%) Benchmarking
4 1 (16.67%) Competitor Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Copywriting
4 1 (16.67%) Creative Marketing
4 1 (16.67%) CRM
4 1 (16.67%) Market Research
4 1 (16.67%) Web Analytics
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Google
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (16.67%) Adobe
3 1 (16.67%) HubSpot
3 1 (16.67%) Salesforce