Google Ads (formerly AdWords)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Google Ads skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Google Ads over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 814 925 1060
Rank change year-on-year +111 +135 -233
Permanent jobs citing Google Ads 84 55 141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.085% 0.054% 0.090%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.24% 0.13% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 77 31 74
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £38,125 £30,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +17.65% +13.33%
75th Percentile £42,500 £67,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £50,000 £75,000 £53,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -25.00% +33.33% +7.14%

All Cloud Skills
UK

Google Ads is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 35,402 43,277 76,049
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.68% 42.84% 48.35%
Number of salaries quoted 26,746 28,483 41,379
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,790 £33,779
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £102,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Google Ads
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Google Ads as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Google Ads in the UK

Google Ads
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Google Ads.

Salary trend for Google Ads in the UK

Google Ads
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Google Ads over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Google Ads in the UK

Google Ads
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Google Ads within the UK over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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 +122 79 £37,500 -25.00% 131
UK excluding London +48 73 £37,500 -25.00% 81
North of England +88 46 £37,500 - 25
Work from Home +100 43 £40,000 -20.00% 71
North West +26 28 £39,500 - 17
Yorkshire - 16 £35,000 - 8
London +86 10 £37,500 -18.92% 55
South East +16 10 £37,500 -46.43% 17
West Midlands +1 5 £26,500 -41.11% 10
Midlands -14 5 £26,500 -41.11% 17
South West - 5 £37,500 - 12
Scotland - 4 £50,000 - 3
East of England +19 3 £32,500 -30.48% 7
North East -5 2 £35,000 -6.67%

Google Ads
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (7.14%) WordPress
2 4 (4.76%) CMS
3 1 (1.19%) Umbraco
Applications
1 15 (17.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (7.14%) Photoshop
3 5 (5.95%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (3.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (1.19%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 7 (8.33%) Shopify
2 4 (4.76%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 60 (71.43%) Google Analytics
2 23 (27.38%) Microsoft Advertising
3 6 (7.14%) Amazon Ads
3 6 (7.14%) Facebook Ads
4 5 (5.95%) Google Data Studio
5 3 (3.57%) Google Sheets
5 3 (3.57%) Google Tag Manager
6 2 (2.38%) Power Platform
7 1 (1.19%) Adobe Analytics
7 1 (1.19%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 1 (1.19%) Asana
7 1 (1.19%) AWS
7 1 (1.19%) Azure
7 1 (1.19%) Firebase
7 1 (1.19%) GCP
7 1 (1.19%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (1.19%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.38%) SNA
2 1 (1.19%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (23.81%) Looker
2 2 (2.38%) Power BI
2 2 (2.38%) Tableau
General
1 55 (65.48%) Marketing
2 39 (46.43%) Advertising
3 30 (35.71%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (17.86%) Brand Awareness
5 14 (16.67%) Retail
6 12 (14.29%) Social Skills
7 5 (5.95%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (3.57%) Digital Healthcare
9 3 (3.57%) Finance
10 2 (2.38%) Legal
11 1 (1.19%) Humanities
11 1 (1.19%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 28 (33.33%) PPC Manager
2 7 (8.33%) Senior
3 6 (7.14%) PPC Specialist
4 5 (5.95%) Paid Search Executive
4 5 (5.95%) Senior Manager
5 4 (4.76%) E-Commerce Executive
5 4 (4.76%) SEO Specialist
6 3 (3.57%) Developer
6 3 (3.57%) E-Commerce Manager
6 3 (3.57%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 3 (3.57%) Lead
7 2 (2.38%) Analyst
7 2 (2.38%) Digital Marketing Manager
7 2 (2.38%) Marketing Executive
7 2 (2.38%) Marketing Manager
8 1 (1.19%) Digital Marketing Executive
8 1 (1.19%) Insight Analyst
8 1 (1.19%) PPC Consultant
8 1 (1.19%) Search Manager
8 1 (1.19%) SEO Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (9.52%) HTML
2 5 (5.95%) CSS
3 3 (3.57%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 17 (20.24%) Social Media
2 7 (8.33%) Algorithms
3 6 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (4.76%) Digital Media
5 3 (3.57%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (3.57%) Product Ownership
6 2 (2.38%) Blog
6 2 (2.38%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (2.38%) Photography
7 1 (1.19%) Management Information System
7 1 (1.19%) NHS
7 1 (1.19%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.19%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (82.14%) Analytics
2 59 (70.24%) Pay per click
3 28 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
4 26 (30.95%) E-Commerce
4 26 (30.95%) SEO
5 21 (25.00%) Paid Search
6 18 (21.43%) Lead Generation
7 13 (15.48%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
8 12 (14.29%) User Experience
9 11 (13.10%) Copywriting
10 10 (11.90%) B2B
11 9 (10.71%) Actionable Insight
11 9 (10.71%) Web Development
12 8 (9.52%) A/B Testing
12 8 (9.52%) Artificial Intelligence
12 8 (9.52%) Mentoring
12 8 (9.52%) Performance Analysis
12 8 (9.52%) Time Management
13 7 (8.33%) Email Marketing
13 7 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.76%) SQL
2 2 (2.38%) Python
3 1 (1.19%) VBA
Qualifications
1 9 (10.71%) Degree
2 3 (3.57%) Analytics IQ
3 2 (2.38%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.19%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.76%) Actionable Recommendations
2 3 (3.57%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.19%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.19%) GDPR
Vendors
1 83 (98.81%) Google
2 38 (45.24%) Microsoft
3 9 (10.71%) Facebook
4 8 (9.52%) Adobe
5 5 (5.95%) TikTok
6 4 (4.76%) Ahrefs
6 4 (4.76%) dotdigital
7 3 (3.57%) Kenshoo
7 3 (3.57%) YouTube
8 2 (2.38%) Pinterest
8 2 (2.38%) Snapchat
8 2 (2.38%) Twitter
9 1 (1.19%) HubSpot
9 1 (1.19%) Instagram
9 1 (1.19%) Salesforce