Paid Search Manager Jobs

Paid Search Manager
UK

The median Paid Search Manager salary in the UK is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 698 892 976
Rank change year-on-year +194 +84 +257
Permanent jobs requiring a Paid Search Manager 7 5 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.013% 0.005% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.005% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,750 £47,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £55,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -42.73% +46.67% +3.52%
75th Percentile £34,125 £62,500 £38,750
90th Percentile £34,650 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £31,500 £55,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -42.73% +46.67% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 49,982 93,747 91,844
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.62% 94.66% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 26,989 67,111 57,934
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £74,014 £71,250 £80,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +6.00%

Paid Search Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Paid Search Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Paid Search Manager in the UK

Paid Search Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Paid Search Manager.

Salary trend for Paid Search Manager in the UK

Paid Search Manager
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 Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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 +150 7 £31,500 -42.73% 12
Work from Home +136 6 £31,500 -42.73% 7
UK excluding London +177 4 £31,500 -42.73% 4
South East - 3 £31,500 - 2
London - 3 - - 11
South West - 1 £35,000 -

Paid Search Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Paid Search Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Paid Search Manager in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Google
1 7 (100.00%) Google Ads
1 7 (100.00%) Paid Search
2 6 (85.71%) Marketing
3 4 (57.14%) Retail
3 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
4 3 (42.86%) Adobe
4 3 (42.86%) QA
4 3 (42.86%) Google Analytics
4 3 (42.86%) Digital Marketing
4 3 (42.86%) Degree
4 3 (42.86%) Digital Media
4 3 (42.86%) Coaching
4 3 (42.86%) Analytics
4 3 (42.86%) Thought Leadership
4 3 (42.86%) TikTok
5 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (28.57%) Instagram
5 2 (28.57%) Pinterest
5 2 (28.57%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (28.57%) Facebook Ads
5 2 (28.57%) Facebook
5 2 (28.57%) Social Media
5 2 (28.57%) Advertising
5 2 (28.57%) Pay per click
6 1 (14.29%) Agile
6 1 (14.29%) Marketing Strategy
6 1 (14.29%) Time Management
6 1 (14.29%) Shopify
6 1 (14.29%) Creative Marketing

Paid Search Manager Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Google Ads
2 3 (42.86%) Google Analytics
3 2 (28.57%) Facebook Ads
4 1 (14.29%) Google Tag Manager
General
1 6 (85.71%) Marketing
2 4 (57.14%) Retail
3 2 (28.57%) Advertising
3 2 (28.57%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Digital Media
2 2 (28.57%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Paid Search
2 3 (42.86%) Analytics
2 3 (42.86%) Coaching
2 3 (42.86%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (42.86%) Thought Leadership
3 2 (28.57%) Pay per click
4 1 (14.29%) Agile
4 1 (14.29%) Commercial Awareness
4 1 (14.29%) Creative Marketing
4 1 (14.29%) Data Privacy
4 1 (14.29%) Marketing Strategy
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Google
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
3 3 (42.86%) Adobe
3 3 (42.86%) TikTok
4 2 (28.57%) Facebook
4 2 (28.57%) Instagram
4 2 (28.57%) Pinterest