Paid Search Executive Job Trends

Paid Search Executive
UK

The median Paid Search Executive salary in the UK is £28,000 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 649 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Paid Search Executive 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.007% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 - -
75th Percentile £29,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £28,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Paid Search Executive
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Paid Search Executive job vacancy trend in the UK

Paid Search Executive
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Paid Search Executive job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Paid Search Executive job vacancies in the UK

Paid Search Executive
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Paid Search Executive within the UK 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
England - 4 £28,000 -
UK excluding London - 3 £28,000 -
East of England - 2 £28,000 -
North West - 1 - -
North of England - 1 - -
London - 1 - -

Paid Search Executive Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Paid Search Executive 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 featuring Paid Search Executive in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Google
1 4 (100.00%) Paid Search
2 3 (75.00%) Google Ads
2 3 (75.00%) Google Analytics
3 2 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (50.00%) HubSpot
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (50.00%) Pay per click
3 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (50.00%) SEO
4 1 (25.00%) A/B Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Copywriting
4 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) GMP
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Advertising
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (25.00%) Thought Leadership

Paid Search Executive Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Google Ads
1 3 (75.00%) Google Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Advertising
General
1 3 (75.00%) Marketing
2 2 (50.00%) Advertising
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (25.00%) Algorithms
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (25.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Paid Search
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (50.00%) Pay per click
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) SEO
3 1 (25.00%) A/B Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Copywriting
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (25.00%) Thought Leadership
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GMP
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Google
2 2 (50.00%) HubSpot
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft