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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 569 817 918
Rank change year-on-year +248 +101 +188
Permanent jobs citing Google Ads 134 90 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.24% 0.087% 0.052%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.87% 0.25% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 67 80 25
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,500 £34,900
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -25.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £49,140 £42,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £48,750 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% -25.00% +48.15%

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 15,400 35,996 41,248
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.58% 34.72% 43.06%
Number of salaries quoted 10,158 26,922 27,386
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £34,605
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +4.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £103,750 £96,250 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,450 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.90% -9.09% +4.76%

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 31 May 2025.

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 31 May 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
England +200 114 £34,000 -9.33% 241
UK excluding London +175 72 £32,500 -13.33% 108
Work from Home +133 61 £34,000 -15.00% 163
London +139 43 £52,500 +40.00% 147
South East +89 23 £32,500 -13.33% 24
North of England +3 16 £29,000 -23.68% 38
Midlands +73 13 £43,500 +64.15% 26
East of England +60 13 £32,500 - 5
North West -18 12 £29,000 -26.58% 9
East Midlands - 8 £43,500 - 5
South West +113 6 £43,250 +15.33% 8
West Midlands +56 5 £52,500 +98.11% 20
Yorkshire +43 4 £40,000 +14.29% 20
Scotland +119 1 £32,500 -35.00% 6

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 15 (11.19%) CMS
2 13 (9.70%) WordPress
3 4 (2.99%) Drupal
4 2 (1.49%) Umbraco
Applications
1 29 (21.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (6.72%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (6.72%) Photoshop
3 2 (1.49%) Notion
4 1 (0.75%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.75%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.75%) InDesign
4 1 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (8.96%) Shopify
2 3 (2.24%) CiviCRM
3 1 (0.75%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 85 (63.43%) Google Analytics
2 30 (22.39%) Facebook Ads
3 14 (10.45%) Google Tag Manager
3 14 (10.45%) Microsoft Advertising
4 13 (9.70%) Google Sheets
5 10 (7.46%) Canva
6 9 (6.72%) Google Data Studio
7 4 (2.99%) Amazon Ads
8 3 (2.24%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 3 (2.24%) Google Docs
9 2 (1.49%) Google Workspace
9 2 (1.49%) Power Platform
9 2 (1.49%) Slack
10 1 (0.75%) Azure
10 1 (0.75%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.75%) Azure Service Bus
10 1 (0.75%) Figma
10 1 (0.75%) MailChimp
10 1 (0.75%) Yarn
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.48%) SMS
2 2 (1.49%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.49%) Metadata
1 2 (1.49%) Power BI
1 2 (1.49%) Tableau
2 1 (0.75%) Looker
Development Applications
1 1 (0.75%) ESLint
1 1 (0.75%) Git
1 1 (0.75%) Storybook
1 1 (0.75%) Visual Website Optimizer
1 1 (0.75%) webpack
General
1 118 (88.06%) Marketing
2 74 (55.22%) Advertising
3 65 (48.51%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (32.84%) Social Skills
5 21 (15.67%) Retail
6 11 (8.21%) Finance
6 11 (8.21%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (6.72%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (5.97%) Police
9 6 (4.48%) Brand Awareness
9 6 (4.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (2.99%) Games
10 4 (2.99%) Public Sector
11 3 (2.24%) Multimedia
11 3 (2.24%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (1.49%) Electronics
13 1 (0.75%) German Language
Job Titles
1 19 (14.18%) PPC Executive
2 17 (12.69%) SEO Specialist
3 15 (11.19%) PPC Specialist
4 8 (5.97%) Marketing Manager
5 7 (5.22%) Analyst
5 7 (5.22%) Paid Search Manager
5 7 (5.22%) PPC Analyst
5 7 (5.22%) Search Manager
6 6 (4.48%) Digital Executive
7 5 (3.73%) Lead
7 5 (3.73%) Marketing Executive
8 4 (2.99%) Coordinator
8 4 (2.99%) Digital Marketing Executive
8 4 (2.99%) Paid Search Specialist
8 4 (2.99%) Senior
9 3 (2.24%) Account Manager
9 3 (2.24%) Communications Officer
9 3 (2.24%) Performance Manager
10 2 (1.49%) SEO Account Manager
10 2 (1.49%) SEO Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.46%) HTML
2 7 (5.22%) CSS
3 2 (1.49%) EDI
3 2 (1.49%) React
4 1 (0.75%) .NET
4 1 (0.75%) CSS3
4 1 (0.75%) HTML5
4 1 (0.75%) Jest
4 1 (0.75%) JSON
4 1 (0.75%) JWT
4 1 (0.75%) Loki
4 1 (0.75%) MassTransit
4 1 (0.75%) Material-UI
4 1 (0.75%) MediatR
4 1 (0.75%) Next.js
4 1 (0.75%) OAuth
4 1 (0.75%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.75%) React Native
4 1 (0.75%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 64 (47.76%) Social Media
2 10 (7.46%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (5.22%) Analytical Mindset
3 7 (5.22%) Blog
4 6 (4.48%) Digital Media
5 5 (3.73%) Algorithms
5 5 (3.73%) Social Network
6 4 (2.99%) NHS
7 3 (2.24%) Graphic Design
8 2 (1.49%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.49%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.75%) Marketing Technology
9 1 (0.75%) Motion Graphics
9 1 (0.75%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.75%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.75%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (82.09%) Analytics
2 87 (64.93%) Digital Marketing
3 82 (61.19%) Pay per click
4 60 (44.78%) SEO
5 53 (39.55%) Paid Search
6 50 (37.31%) Marketing Strategy
7 29 (21.64%) E-Commerce
8 28 (20.90%) Actionable Insight
9 23 (17.16%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
10 22 (16.42%) A/B Testing
11 21 (15.67%) Budget Management
12 20 (14.93%) Problem-Solving
13 19 (14.18%) Campaign Management
13 19 (14.18%) Data Analysis
14 16 (11.94%) Data Analytics
14 16 (11.94%) Time Management
15 15 (11.19%) Data-Driven Decision Making
16 13 (9.70%) B2B
16 13 (9.70%) Copywriting
16 13 (9.70%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.49%) SQR
2 1 (0.75%) C#
2 1 (0.75%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.75%) SQL
2 1 (0.75%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 14 (10.45%) Degree
2 13 (9.70%) DBS Check
3 1 (0.75%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.97%) Accessibility
2 4 (2.99%) QA
3 1 (0.75%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (1.49%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.75%) Grafana
Vendors
1 134 (100.00%) Google
2 44 (32.84%) Facebook
3 42 (31.34%) Microsoft
4 35 (26.12%) TikTok
5 27 (20.15%) Pinterest
6 26 (19.40%) Instagram
7 9 (6.72%) Ahrefs
8 7 (5.22%) Adobe
8 7 (5.22%) YouTube
9 6 (4.48%) Hotjar
10 5 (3.73%) HubSpot
11 4 (2.99%) Salesforce
12 3 (2.24%) Screaming Frog
12 3 (2.24%) Spotify
13 2 (1.49%) Hootsuite
13 2 (1.49%) Optimizely
13 2 (1.49%) Snapchat
14 1 (0.75%) Pardot