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

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 626 856 932
Rank change year-on-year +230 +76 +243
Permanent jobs citing Paid Search 79 41 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.041% 0.045%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.048% 0.047%
Number of salaries quoted 42 36 23
10th Percentile £25,075 £31,500 £29,800
25th Percentile £29,563 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.12% -15.00% +29.87%
75th Percentile £49,140 £56,250 £53,375
90th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,000 £42,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -22.35% +13.33% +36.36%

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 51,770 84,704 95,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.86% 85.53% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 26,375 59,701 56,503
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -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 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Paid Search in the UK

Paid Search
Top 15 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 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 +172 63 £33,000 -22.35% 304
UK excluding London +189 43 £33,000 -22.35% 208
Work from Home +142 27 £49,140 -6.40% 203
London +120 25 £55,000 +46.67% 141
North of England +44 16 £25,000 -41.18% 75
South East +108 13 £33,000 - 62
North West -10 12 £25,000 -47.64% 35
Yorkshire +62 4 £40,000 -5.88% 23
Midlands - 4 £53,750 - 30
East of England - 4 - - 24
Wales +41 3 £60,000 +62.16% 3
East Midlands - 2 £55,000 - 8
West Midlands - 2 £52,500 - 21
Scotland - 2 £32,250 - 7
South West +118 1 £35,000 -26.32% 17

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 15 (18.99%) CMS
2 12 (15.19%) WordPress
3 3 (3.80%) IBM Domino
4 2 (2.53%) Umbraco
Applications
1 12 (15.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (10.13%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (1.27%) Magento
1 1 (1.27%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 52 (65.82%) Google Analytics
2 50 (63.29%) Google Ads
3 8 (10.13%) Canva
3 8 (10.13%) Facebook Ads
3 8 (10.13%) Microsoft Advertising
4 6 (7.59%) Google Data Studio
5 5 (6.33%) Google Sheets
6 3 (3.80%) Google Docs
7 1 (1.27%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 8 (10.13%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.80%) Looker
2 2 (2.53%) Metadata
General
1 74 (93.67%) Marketing
2 35 (44.30%) Social Skills
3 34 (43.04%) Advertising
4 32 (40.51%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (17.72%) Retail
6 12 (15.19%) Finance
6 12 (15.19%) Organisational Skills
7 8 (10.13%) Police
7 8 (10.13%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (7.59%) Brand Awareness
8 6 (7.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (3.80%) Legal
9 3 (3.80%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.27%) Games
Job Titles
1 9 (11.39%) Paid Search Specialist
1 9 (11.39%) PPC Executive
1 9 (11.39%) SEO Specialist
2 7 (8.86%) Paid Search Manager
2 7 (8.86%) Search Manager
3 3 (3.80%) Head of Digital
3 3 (3.80%) Lead
3 3 (3.80%) Marketing Manager
3 3 (3.80%) Performance Manager
3 3 (3.80%) Senior
4 2 (2.53%) Account Manager
4 2 (2.53%) PPC Specialist
4 2 (2.53%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 1 (1.27%) Digital Marketing Specialist
5 1 (1.27%) Marketing Specialist
5 1 (1.27%) PPC Manager
5 1 (1.27%) Sales Executive
5 1 (1.27%) Senior Account Manager
5 1 (1.27%) Senior Manager
5 1 (1.27%) SEO Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (13.92%) CSS
1 11 (13.92%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (27.85%) Social Media
2 12 (15.19%) Digital Media
3 7 (8.86%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (7.59%) Multi-touch
5 5 (6.33%) Algorithms
5 5 (6.33%) Social Network
6 2 (2.53%) Graphic Design
7 1 (1.27%) Blog
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (79.75%) Analytics
2 48 (60.76%) Digital Marketing
3 35 (44.30%) Pay per click
4 24 (30.38%) Actionable Insight
5 23 (29.11%) Budget Management
5 23 (29.11%) SEO
6 21 (26.58%) Marketing Strategy
7 14 (17.72%) E-Commerce
8 13 (16.46%) Data Analysis
8 13 (16.46%) Performance Metrics
9 11 (13.92%) Customer Acquisition
9 11 (13.92%) Marketing Automation
10 10 (12.66%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
10 10 (12.66%) Performance Analysis
10 10 (12.66%) Remarketing
11 9 (11.39%) A/B Testing
11 9 (11.39%) Agile
11 9 (11.39%) Time Management
12 8 (10.13%) B2C
12 8 (10.13%) Copywriting
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.80%) JavaScript
2 2 (2.53%) SQR
Qualifications
1 11 (13.92%) DBS Check
2 3 (3.80%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.06%) QA
Vendors
1 70 (88.61%) Google
2 26 (32.91%) Microsoft
3 16 (20.25%) Facebook
4 13 (16.46%) TikTok
5 11 (13.92%) Ahrefs
5 11 (13.92%) YouTube
6 6 (7.59%) Instagram
6 6 (7.59%) Yahoo!
7 4 (5.06%) Pinterest
8 3 (3.80%) Adobe
8 3 (3.80%) Spotify
9 2 (2.53%) Snapchat