Google Ads Jobs

Google Ads (formerly AdWords)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Google Ads skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Google Ads over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 755 849 1057
Rank change year-on-year +94 +208 -161
Permanent jobs citing Google Ads 87 38 218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.096% 0.047% 0.12%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.29% 0.11% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 76 21 77
10th Percentile £26,875 - £26,250
25th Percentile £30,625 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -5.56% +20.00%
75th Percentile £43,375 £55,000 £53,250
90th Percentile £50,000 £67,500 £69,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £32,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +15.38% -18.75% +6.67%

All Cloud Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 29,506 33,998 84,028
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.65% 42.13% 47.94%
Number of salaries quoted 21,274 25,227 42,049
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,548 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +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 26 July 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 26 July 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 +79 81 £37,500 -11.76% 59
UK excluding London +33 78 £37,500 +15.38% 52
North of England +47 47 £39,500 +21.54% 14
Work from Home +86 44 £40,000 -20.00% 25
North West +16 29 £40,000 - 9
Yorkshire +70 16 £35,000 +7.69% 4
South East +16 10 £37,000 +23.33% 15
London +66 8 £37,500 -13.29% 10
South West - 8 £33,250 - 6
Scotland -38 5 £50,000 +88.68% 1
East of England -2 4 £141,250 +202.14% 8
West Midlands -2 4 £26,500 -47.00% 8
Midlands -19 4 £26,500 -47.00% 12
North East - 2 £35,000 - 2

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 (6.90%) WordPress
2 2 (2.30%) CMS
Applications
1 22 (25.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (5.75%) Photoshop
3 3 (3.45%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (2.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (2.30%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (6.90%) Shopify
2 4 (4.60%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 47 (54.02%) Google Analytics
2 15 (17.24%) Facebook Ads
2 15 (17.24%) Microsoft Advertising
3 7 (8.05%) Google Tag Manager
4 5 (5.75%) Google Data Studio
5 4 (4.60%) Amazon Ads
6 2 (2.30%) Firebase
6 2 (2.30%) Google Sheets
7 1 (1.15%) Asana
7 1 (1.15%) MailChimp
7 1 (1.15%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.30%) SNA
2 1 (1.15%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (16.09%) Looker
2 1 (1.15%) Power BI
2 1 (1.15%) Tableau
General
1 61 (70.11%) Marketing
2 42 (48.28%) Advertising
3 28 (32.18%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (19.54%) Retail
5 11 (12.64%) Brand Awareness
6 10 (11.49%) Social Skills
7 4 (4.60%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (3.45%) Finance
8 3 (3.45%) Local Government
9 2 (2.30%) Digital Healthcare
9 2 (2.30%) Legal
9 2 (2.30%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (25.29%) PPC Manager
2 7 (8.05%) Digital Marketing Manager
2 7 (8.05%) Marketing Manager
3 6 (6.90%) PPC Specialist
4 5 (5.75%) Marketing Executive
5 4 (4.60%) Digital Executive
5 4 (4.60%) Digital Marketing Executive
5 4 (4.60%) E-Commerce Executive
5 4 (4.60%) Lead
5 4 (4.60%) Paid Search Executive
5 4 (4.60%) Paid Search Manager
5 4 (4.60%) Search Manager
5 4 (4.60%) Senior
5 4 (4.60%) SEO Specialist
6 3 (3.45%) Communications Officer
6 3 (3.45%) Developer
6 3 (3.45%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 3 (3.45%) PPC Executive
6 3 (3.45%) Senior Manager
7 2 (2.30%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (12.64%) HTML
2 5 (5.75%) CSS
3 3 (3.45%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 23 (26.44%) Social Media
2 7 (8.05%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (6.90%) Algorithms
4 2 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.30%) Digital Media
4 2 (2.30%) Marketing Technology
4 2 (2.30%) NHS
4 2 (2.30%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.30%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.30%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (73.56%) Pay per click
2 54 (62.07%) Analytics
3 42 (48.28%) Digital Marketing
4 30 (34.48%) E-Commerce
5 26 (29.89%) SEO
6 25 (28.74%) Paid Search
7 13 (14.94%) Copywriting
8 11 (12.64%) Lead Generation
8 11 (12.64%) User Experience
9 10 (11.49%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
9 10 (11.49%) Mentoring
10 9 (10.34%) Actionable Insight
10 9 (10.34%) B2B
10 9 (10.34%) Line Management
10 9 (10.34%) Marketing Strategy
11 8 (9.20%) A/B Testing
11 8 (9.20%) Product Marketing
11 8 (9.20%) Time Management
12 7 (8.05%) Email Marketing
12 7 (8.05%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 7 (8.05%) SQL
2 1 (1.15%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.15%) Python
2 1 (1.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 8 (9.20%) Degree
2 6 (6.90%) DBS Check
3 2 (2.30%) Analytics IQ
3 2 (2.30%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.60%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (2.30%) Accessibility
2 2 (2.30%) GDPR
Vendors
1 85 (97.70%) Google
2 40 (45.98%) Microsoft
3 18 (20.69%) Facebook
4 5 (5.75%) Adobe
4 5 (5.75%) Ahrefs
4 5 (5.75%) TikTok
5 4 (4.60%) dotdigital
6 3 (3.45%) Snapchat
7 2 (2.30%) Kenshoo
7 2 (2.30%) Pinterest
7 2 (2.30%) YouTube
8 1 (1.15%) Twitter