Paid Search Jobs

Paid Search
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Paid Search skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Paid Search 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 616 862 935
Rank change year-on-year +246 +73 +270
Permanent jobs citing Paid Search 86 45 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.043% 0.034%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.052% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 45 38 21
10th Percentile £26,800 £27,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £31,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.35% -15.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £49,140 £56,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £59,000 £62,500 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,000 £42,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -22.35% +41.67% +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Paid Search falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 52,256 87,133 91,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.58% 84.04% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 25,854 60,896 54,581
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,564 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% -9.09% +4.76%

Paid Search
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Paid Search as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Paid Search in the UK

Paid Search
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Paid Search in the UK

Paid Search
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Paid Search over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Paid Search in the UK

Paid Search
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Paid Search 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 +199 71 £33,000 -22.35% 183
UK excluding London +193 47 £33,000 -22.35% 89
Work from Home +129 32 £33,000 -30.53% 113
London +124 27 £55,000 +46.67% 100
North of England +21 16 £25,000 -41.18% 57
South East +92 15 £33,000 - 11
North West -12 12 £25,000 -41.18% 21
East of England - 8 £32,500 - 3
Yorkshire +53 4 £40,000 -5.88% 21
Midlands - 4 £53,750 - 13
Wales +42 3 £60,000 +62.16% 2
West Midlands - 2 £52,500 - 9
East Midlands - 2 £55,000 - 4
South West +112 1 £35,000 -26.32% 4

Paid Search
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 14 (16.28%) CMS
2 11 (12.79%) WordPress
3 3 (3.49%) IBM Domino
4 2 (2.33%) Umbraco
Applications
1 13 (15.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (9.30%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (1.16%) Magento
1 1 (1.16%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 53 (61.63%) Google Ads
1 53 (61.63%) Google Analytics
2 10 (11.63%) Facebook Ads
3 9 (10.47%) Canva
3 9 (10.47%) Microsoft Advertising
4 7 (8.14%) Google Data Studio
5 6 (6.98%) Google Sheets
6 3 (3.49%) Google Docs
7 2 (2.33%) Amazon Ads
7 2 (2.33%) Google Tag Manager
8 1 (1.16%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 8 (9.30%) SMS
2 2 (2.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.65%) Looker
2 2 (2.33%) Metadata
General
1 79 (91.86%) Marketing
2 42 (48.84%) Social Skills
3 38 (44.19%) Advertising
4 36 (41.86%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (18.60%) Retail
6 14 (16.28%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (15.12%) Finance
8 9 (10.47%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (9.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (9.30%) Police
10 6 (6.98%) Brand Awareness
11 3 (3.49%) Legal
11 3 (3.49%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (2.33%) Electronics
12 2 (2.33%) Games
Job Titles
1 13 (15.12%) PPC Executive
2 9 (10.47%) Paid Search Manager
2 9 (10.47%) Search Manager
3 7 (8.14%) Paid Search Specialist
4 6 (6.98%) SEO Specialist
5 4 (4.65%) Account Manager
6 3 (3.49%) Head of Digital
6 3 (3.49%) Lead
6 3 (3.49%) Marketing Manager
6 3 (3.49%) Performance Manager
6 3 (3.49%) Senior
7 2 (2.33%) Campaign Manager
7 2 (2.33%) Coordinator
7 2 (2.33%) PPC Specialist
7 2 (2.33%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
8 1 (1.16%) Communications Officer
8 1 (1.16%) Marketing Executive
8 1 (1.16%) Sales Executive
8 1 (1.16%) Senior Account Manager
8 1 (1.16%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (10.47%) CSS
1 9 (10.47%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (26.74%) Social Media
2 14 (16.28%) Digital Media
3 7 (8.14%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (6.98%) Multi-touch
5 5 (5.81%) Algorithms
5 5 (5.81%) Social Network
6 2 (2.33%) Blog
6 2 (2.33%) Graphic Design
6 2 (2.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (75.58%) Analytics
2 54 (62.79%) Digital Marketing
3 40 (46.51%) Pay per click
4 25 (29.07%) Actionable Insight
5 24 (27.91%) SEO
6 21 (24.42%) Budget Management
7 19 (22.09%) Marketing Strategy
8 18 (20.93%) E-Commerce
9 15 (17.44%) Data Analysis
10 12 (13.95%) Performance Metrics
11 11 (12.79%) Customer Acquisition
11 11 (12.79%) Marketing Automation
11 11 (12.79%) Time Management
12 10 (11.63%) Campaign Management
12 10 (11.63%) Coaching
12 10 (11.63%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
12 10 (11.63%) Performance Analysis
12 10 (11.63%) Remarketing
13 9 (10.47%) A/B Testing
13 9 (10.47%) Competitor Analysis
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.49%) JavaScript
2 2 (2.33%) SQR
Qualifications
1 11 (12.79%) DBS Check
2 3 (3.49%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.98%) QA
2 1 (1.16%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 74 (86.05%) Google
2 27 (31.40%) Microsoft
3 19 (22.09%) Facebook
4 16 (18.60%) TikTok
5 11 (12.79%) YouTube
6 9 (10.47%) Ahrefs
7 7 (8.14%) Instagram
8 6 (6.98%) Adobe
8 6 (6.98%) Yahoo!
9 4 (4.65%) Pinterest
10 3 (3.49%) Spotify
11 2 (2.33%) Snapchat