Paid Search Manager Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Paid Search Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Paid Search Manager salary in the Thames Valley is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Paid Search Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.025% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £42,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 3,722 2,948 3,760
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 87.12% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,181 1,458 2,675
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

Paid Search Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Paid Search Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Paid Search Manager job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Paid Search Manager
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Paid Search Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Paid Search Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Paid Search Manager
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Paid Search Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 14 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
Oxfordshire - 1 £42,500 -
Paid Search Manager
South East

Paid Search Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Paid Search Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring Paid Search Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Google Ads
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Google Tag Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Paid Search
1 1 (100.00%) Pay per click
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Shopify
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management

Paid Search Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Google Ads
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Google Tag Manager
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Paid Search
1 1 (100.00%) Pay per click
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft