Pay per click (PPC)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Pay per click skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 647 474 747
Rank change year-on-year -173 +273 +122
Permanent jobs citing Pay per click 68 177 137
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.075% 0.41% 0.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.10% 0.44% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 55 88 118
10th Percentile £27,150 £29,050 £29,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,250 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.38% -0.67% -11.76%
75th Percentile £54,875 £47,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £71,500 £57,500 £56,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -6.67% -11.76%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Pay per click 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 67,106 40,605 82,127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.79% 93.31% 85.17%
Number of salaries quoted 43,167 22,159 59,545
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%

Pay per click
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Pay per click relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Pay per click job vacancy trend in the UK

Pay per click
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Pay per click.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Pay per click

Pay per click
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pay per click over the 6 months to 15 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Pay per click in the UK

Pay per click
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pay per click within the UK over the 6 months to 15 May 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 -149 60 £40,000 +6.67% 34
UK excluding London -92 57 £40,000 +14.29% 27
Work from Home -15 27 £42,500 +18.06% 17
West Midlands -29 17 £42,500 +6.25% 3
Midlands -41 17 £42,500 -2.30% 4
East of England -15 15 £37,500 +7.14% 4
North of England -35 14 £30,000 -9.09% 6
South East -38 9 £52,000 +57.58% 9
Yorkshire -49 8 £27,500 -31.25%
North West -9 4 £30,000 -9.09% 4
London -101 4 £80,000 +77.78% 9
North East - 2 £31,500 - 2
Scotland -5 1 £70,000 - 2
South West -56 1 £70,000 +68.67% 2

Pay per click
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:

Application Platforms
1 17 (25.00%) CMS
2 3 (4.41%) WordPress
3 2 (2.94%) Umbraco
Applications
1 5 (7.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (2.94%) Adobe After Effects
2 2 (2.94%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (2.94%) Adobe Premiere
2 2 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.94%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.94%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 21 (30.88%) Google Ads
2 18 (26.47%) Google Analytics
3 16 (23.53%) SaaS
4 4 (5.88%) Google Tag Manager
5 3 (4.41%) Meta Ads
6 2 (2.94%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 2 (2.94%) Google Sheets
7 1 (1.47%) Canva
7 1 (1.47%) ChatGPT
7 1 (1.47%) Power Platform
7 1 (1.47%) Sprout Social
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.82%) Metadata
2 3 (4.41%) Looker
3 1 (1.47%) Data Hub
3 1 (1.47%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.47%) GCC
General
1 62 (91.18%) Marketing
2 23 (33.82%) Analytical Skills
2 23 (33.82%) Social Skills
3 11 (16.18%) Advertising
4 9 (13.24%) German Language
5 8 (11.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (8.82%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (7.35%) Manufacturing
7 5 (7.35%) Retail
8 4 (5.88%) French Language
9 2 (2.94%) Games
9 2 (2.94%) Legal
9 2 (2.94%) Multimedia
9 2 (2.94%) Publishing
10 1 (1.47%) Brand Awareness
10 1 (1.47%) Finance
10 1 (1.47%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (30.88%) Marketing Manager
2 7 (10.29%) Marketing Executive
2 7 (10.29%) PPC Manager
3 5 (7.35%) Channel Marketing Manager
3 5 (7.35%) Digital Executive
3 5 (7.35%) Digital Marketing Executive
3 5 (7.35%) Sales and Marketing Manager
3 5 (7.35%) Sales Manager
4 4 (5.88%) Marketing Director
4 4 (5.88%) PPC Executive
4 4 (5.88%) Senior
4 4 (5.88%) SEO Specialist
5 3 (4.41%) Coordinator
5 3 (4.41%) E-Commerce Manager
5 3 (4.41%) Web Manager
5 3 (4.41%) Website Manager
6 2 (2.94%) Digital Marketing Officer
6 2 (2.94%) Digital Producer
6 2 (2.94%) Marketing Officer
6 2 (2.94%) PPC Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.82%) CSS
1 6 (8.82%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (25.00%) Social Media
2 7 (10.29%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (7.35%) Algorithms
3 5 (7.35%) Photography
3 5 (7.35%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (7.35%) Smart City
4 4 (5.88%) Blog
5 2 (2.94%) Digital Signage
5 2 (2.94%) Web Conferencing
6 1 (1.47%) Marketing Technology
6 1 (1.47%) Midjourney
6 1 (1.47%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (64.71%) SEO
2 34 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
3 25 (36.76%) Analytics
4 23 (33.82%) B2B
5 20 (29.41%) E-Commerce
5 20 (29.41%) Marketing Strategy
6 14 (20.59%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
6 14 (20.59%) Project Management
7 13 (19.12%) CRM
7 13 (19.12%) Global Marketing
8 12 (17.65%) Marketing Automation
9 10 (14.71%) User Experience
10 9 (13.24%) AI
10 9 (13.24%) Copywriting
10 9 (13.24%) Decision-Making
11 8 (11.76%) Customer Acquisition
11 8 (11.76%) Demand Generation
11 8 (11.76%) Paid Search
11 8 (11.76%) Sales Enablement
12 7 (10.29%) GTM Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.47%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (7.35%) Degree
1 5 (7.35%) Master's Degree
2 1 (1.47%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.88%) GDPR
2 2 (2.94%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.47%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 30 (44.12%) Google
2 10 (14.71%) Microsoft
3 8 (11.76%) Pardot
3 8 (11.76%) Salesforce
4 7 (10.29%) Adobe
5 4 (5.88%) Screaming Frog
6 3 (4.41%) Ahrefs
7 2 (2.94%) Hootsuite
8 1 (1.47%) HubSpot