Advertising
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Advertising in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Advertising over the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 256 211 285
Rank change year-on-year -45 +74 +117
Permanent jobs citing Advertising 675 738 1,040
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.73% 1.66% 0.97%
As % of the General category 1.54% 2.28% 1.68%
Number of salaries quoted 539 371 693
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £23,800
25th Percentile £31,500 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £52,500 £48,250
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +8.81% -8.10%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% -5.56%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 43,854 32,421 61,826
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 47.19% 72.90% 57.43%
Number of salaries quoted 26,857 15,774 40,894
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,375 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% +6.67% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%

Advertising
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Advertising job vacancy trend in the UK

Advertising
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Advertising.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Advertising

Advertising
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Advertising over the 6 months to 14 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Advertising in the UK

Advertising
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Advertising within the UK over the 6 months to 14 June 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
England -51 586 £50,000 -9.09% 213
UK excluding London -36 377 £40,000 -11.11% 125
London -39 249 £61,018 -2.37% 118
Work from Home -48 205 £55,000 +10.00% 109
North of England +14 134 £40,000 -11.11% 21
Yorkshire +8 74 £33,000 -22.35% 10
South East -75 67 £42,500 -15.00% 51
South West -27 52 £32,500 -21.69% 14
North West +3 42 £42,500 +57.41% 11
Midlands -21 39 £50,000 -9.09% 20
East of England -39 36 £62,500 +86.57% 14
West Midlands -27 26 £50,000 -20.00% 10
Northern Ireland -13 24 £45,000 -33.33% 1
Scotland +27 20 £40,000 -20.00% 1
North East -51 18 £40,000 -23.81%
East Midlands -16 13 £25,500 -36.25% 10
Wales -41 5 £39,500 +36.21% 5

Advertising
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 20 (2.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (2.37%) CMS
2 16 (2.37%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.63%) WordPress
4 9 (1.33%) Confluence
5 8 (1.19%) IIS
6 6 (0.89%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.30%) Apache
7 2 (0.30%) Apache Superset
7 2 (0.30%) SAS
8 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.15%) Drupal
8 1 (0.15%) Kinematics
Applications
1 56 (8.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (5.48%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (3.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.89%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 5 (0.74%) InDesign
5 5 (0.74%) Photoshop
6 4 (0.59%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.44%) Navisworks
7 3 (0.44%) Revit
8 2 (0.30%) Simulink
8 2 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.15%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.15%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (0.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.44%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.30%) Magento
3 2 (0.30%) Odoo
3 2 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.15%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.15%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.15%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.15%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 79 (11.70%) Azure
1 79 (11.70%) SaaS
2 47 (6.96%) AWS
3 37 (5.48%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (5.04%) Google Ads
5 25 (3.70%) GitHub
6 18 (2.67%) Azure AI
7 17 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (2.52%) GitHub Copilot
7 17 (2.52%) Power Platform
8 14 (2.07%) Entra ID
8 14 (2.07%) Serverless
9 13 (1.93%) GCP
9 13 (1.93%) Google Analytics
10 12 (1.78%) AWS Lambda
11 11 (1.63%) Snowflake
12 10 (1.48%) AWS CloudFormation
13 8 (1.19%) Cloud Computing
13 8 (1.19%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 7 (1.04%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.52%) Internet
2 15 (2.22%) DNS
3 12 (1.78%) DHCP
4 9 (1.33%) Network Security
5 8 (1.19%) Ethernet
6 7 (1.04%) Broadband
6 7 (1.04%) WAN
7 6 (0.89%) LAN
7 6 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (0.89%) Wireless
8 4 (0.59%) Firewall
8 4 (0.59%) VoIP
8 4 (0.59%) VPN
9 2 (0.30%) Cisco Wireless
9 2 (0.30%) HTTP
9 2 (0.30%) NetScaler
9 2 (0.30%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.15%) DKIM
10 1 (0.15%) DMARC
10 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.30%) Azure SQL Database
2 27 (4.00%) MongoDB
3 17 (2.52%) Power BI
4 15 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (1.78%) Amazon RDS
6 11 (1.63%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.63%) SQL Server
7 10 (1.48%) NoSQL
8 8 (1.19%) Crystal Reports
9 7 (1.04%) MySQL
10 5 (0.74%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.59%) Tableau
12 3 (0.44%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.44%) DynamoDB
13 2 (0.30%) Amazon Athena
13 2 (0.30%) Couchbase
13 2 (0.30%) Data Lake
13 2 (0.30%) Looker
13 2 (0.30%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 19 (2.81%) Git
2 18 (2.67%) JIRA
3 13 (1.93%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.48%) GitLab
5 6 (0.89%) Selenium
6 5 (0.74%) Toad
7 4 (0.59%) Browser DevTools
8 3 (0.44%) Claude Code
8 3 (0.44%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.30%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.30%) JMeter
9 2 (0.30%) JUnit
10 1 (0.15%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.15%) git-flow
10 1 (0.15%) LabVIEW
10 1 (0.15%) Maven
10 1 (0.15%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.15%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.15%) TeamCity
General
1 205 (30.37%) Marketing
2 142 (21.04%) Social Skills
3 123 (18.22%) Finance
4 87 (12.89%) Analytical Skills
5 53 (7.85%) Manufacturing
6 45 (6.67%) Legal
7 38 (5.63%) Organisational Skills
8 37 (5.48%) Publishing
9 28 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 27 (4.00%) Retail
11 26 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
12 19 (2.81%) Banking
13 17 (2.52%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (2.37%) Games
15 15 (2.22%) Automotive
16 14 (2.07%) Law
16 14 (2.07%) Multimedia
17 13 (1.93%) Public Sector
18 12 (1.78%) Telecoms
19 8 (1.19%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 72 (10.67%) Senior
2 49 (7.26%) Developer
3 44 (6.52%) IT Support
4 41 (6.07%) Business Manager
4 41 (6.07%) Support Engineer
5 40 (5.93%) Analyst
6 39 (5.78%) Lead
7 37 (5.48%) Account Manager
8 35 (5.19%) Senior Manager
9 33 (4.89%) Development Manager
10 32 (4.74%) Business Development Manager
11 30 (4.44%) Consultant
11 30 (4.44%) Sales Manager
12 29 (4.30%) .NET Developer
13 26 (3.85%) Recruitment Consultant
13 26 (3.85%) Support Technician
14 24 (3.56%) Marketing Manager
14 24 (3.56%) Technical Support
15 22 (3.26%) Technical Engineer
15 22 (3.26%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (6.37%) HTML
2 36 (5.33%) CSS
3 32 (4.74%) .NET
4 28 (4.15%) .NET Core
4 28 (4.15%) ASP.NET
4 28 (4.15%) ASP.NET Core
5 17 (2.52%) ML.NET
5 17 (2.52%) React
6 15 (2.22%) Spring
6 15 (2.22%) Spring Boot
7 14 (2.07%) JSON
8 12 (1.78%) RESTful
9 11 (1.63%) Entity Framework
9 11 (1.63%) LINQ
9 11 (1.63%) Node.js
10 10 (1.48%) Blazor
11 8 (1.19%) Kafka
12 6 (0.89%) AngularJS
13 5 (0.74%) Express.js
13 5 (0.74%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 51 (7.56%) Social Media
2 45 (6.67%) Onboarding
3 38 (5.63%) Driving Licence
4 33 (4.89%) Digital Media
5 23 (3.41%) Product Ownership
6 17 (2.52%) Self-Motivation
7 16 (2.37%) Management Information System
7 16 (2.37%) Renewable Energy
7 16 (2.37%) Robotics
8 14 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
9 13 (1.93%) Algorithms
10 12 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (1.78%) Blog
11 10 (1.48%) Cloud Native
12 9 (1.33%) Distributed Systems
13 8 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
13 8 (1.19%) Web Conferencing
14 7 (1.04%) Podcast
15 6 (0.89%) Data Centre
15 6 (0.89%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 43 (6.37%) Windows
2 16 (2.37%) Linux
3 11 (1.63%) Windows 10
4 10 (1.48%) Mac OS
5 9 (1.33%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.74%) Robot Operating System
7 4 (0.59%) Android
7 4 (0.59%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.59%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.44%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.15%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (17.63%) B2B
2 116 (17.19%) Problem-Solving
3 109 (16.15%) Analytics
4 84 (12.44%) AI
5 82 (12.15%) Agile
5 82 (12.15%) Business Development
6 72 (10.67%) CI/CD
7 69 (10.22%) Digital Marketing
8 58 (8.59%) B2B Sales
9 57 (8.44%) Customer Service
10 56 (8.30%) Mentoring
11 53 (7.85%) Decision-Making
11 53 (7.85%) SEO
12 52 (7.70%) Roadmaps
13 50 (7.41%) Cybersecurity
14 48 (7.11%) CRM
14 48 (7.11%) E-Commerce
15 46 (6.81%) Continuous Improvement
15 46 (6.81%) Project Management
16 45 (6.67%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 85 (12.59%) SQL
2 41 (6.07%) C#
3 39 (5.78%) Python
4 22 (3.26%) JavaScript
5 18 (2.67%) PowerShell
6 17 (2.52%) Java
7 15 (2.22%) TypeScript
8 12 (1.78%) C
9 6 (0.89%) C++
9 6 (0.89%) Go
10 5 (0.74%) PHP
11 4 (0.59%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.44%) Bash
12 3 (0.44%) Scala
13 2 (0.30%) ANSI SQL
13 2 (0.30%) Bicep
13 2 (0.30%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.15%) Groovy
14 1 (0.15%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.15%) Rust
Qualifications
1 62 (9.19%) Degree
2 20 (2.96%) ACCA
2 20 (2.96%) CIMA
3 18 (2.67%) Security Cleared
4 17 (2.52%) SC Cleared
5 16 (2.37%) HNC
6 15 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.33%) PMP
8 8 (1.19%) AWS Certification
8 8 (1.19%) DBS Check
8 8 (1.19%) PMI Certification
9 7 (1.04%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.04%) CISSP
10 6 (0.89%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (0.89%) City & Guilds
10 6 (0.89%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.59%) CCSP
12 4 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.59%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (3.26%) Data Quality
2 16 (2.37%) GDPR
3 15 (2.22%) Accessibility
4 14 (2.07%) QA
5 13 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (1.78%) Actionable Recommendations
7 10 (1.48%) SLA
8 7 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.89%) NIST
10 5 (0.74%) GRC
10 5 (0.74%) IEC 61131
11 4 (0.59%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.44%) Automotive SPICE
12 3 (0.44%) IFRS
12 3 (0.44%) ISO 19650
12 3 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.30%) ISO 26262
13 2 (0.30%) MISRA
13 2 (0.30%) MISRA C
13 2 (0.30%) PERC
System Software
1 35 (5.19%) Active Directory
1 35 (5.19%) Docker
2 6 (0.89%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.44%) Terminal Services
3 3 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.30%) Firmware
4 2 (0.30%) IAG
4 2 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.15%) NLBS
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 31 (4.59%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.07%) Terraform
3 11 (1.63%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.74%) Ansible
4 5 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.30%) Grafana
5 2 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.30%) Kibana
5 2 (0.30%) SCCM
6 1 (0.15%) Argo
6 1 (0.15%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.15%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Satellite
6 1 (0.15%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 131 (19.41%) Microsoft
2 71 (10.52%) Google
3 22 (3.26%) Facebook
4 20 (2.96%) Salesforce
5 17 (2.52%) HubSpot
6 14 (2.07%) YouTube
7 13 (1.93%) Adobe
8 12 (1.78%) Apple
8 12 (1.78%) SAP
9 9 (1.33%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.04%) Sage
11 6 (0.89%) Cisco
11 6 (0.89%) Databricks
11 6 (0.89%) Informatica
11 6 (0.89%) Marketo
11 6 (0.89%) OpenText
12 5 (0.74%) Allen-Bradley
12 5 (0.74%) Siemens
13 4 (0.59%) Pardot
13 4 (0.59%) Splunk