Pay per click Jobs

Pay per click (PPC)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Pay per click skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Pay per click 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 527 757 876
Rank change year-on-year +230 +119 +234
Permanent jobs citing Pay per click 177 150 92
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.32% 0.14% 0.096%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% 0.17% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 92 127 72
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,750 £32,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,500 £38,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,750 £37,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% -11.76% -5.56%
75th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £56,250 £66,800
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% -11.76% +30.77%

All Process and 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 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%

Pay per click
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Pay per click as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Pay per click in the UK

Pay per click
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Pay per click.

Salary trend for Pay per click in the UK

Pay per click
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pay per click over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Pay per click in the UK

Pay per click
Top 15 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 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 +201 168 £37,500 - 306
UK excluding London +165 98 £35,000 -6.67% 191
Work from Home +121 75 £35,500 -7.79% 189
London +155 74 £45,000 +22.45% 135
South East +89 28 £33,000 -9.59% 29
Midlands +78 25 £43,500 +24.29% 26
East of England +54 20 £33,750 +0.75% 5
West Midlands +67 17 £40,000 +28.00% 19
North of England -5 16 £33,000 -17.50% 106
North West -36 12 £33,000 -17.50% 57
East Midlands +45 8 £43,500 -30.40% 6
South West +110 5 £41,500 +10.67% 9
Yorkshire +53 4 £40,000 +23.08% 35
Scotland +121 3 - - 6
Wales +41 1 - - 2

Pay per click
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 25 (14.12%) CMS
2 18 (10.17%) WordPress
3 5 (2.82%) Sitecore CMS
4 4 (2.26%) Drupal
5 2 (1.13%) Umbraco
Applications
1 27 (15.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (5.65%) Photoshop
3 9 (5.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (3.95%) Adobe Premiere
5 5 (2.82%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 5 (2.82%) Microsoft Office
6 4 (2.26%) Adobe Illustrator
6 4 (2.26%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 18 (10.17%) Shopify
2 4 (2.26%) Magento
3 2 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.56%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 83 (46.89%) Google Analytics
2 82 (46.33%) Google Ads
3 23 (12.99%) Facebook Ads
4 17 (9.60%) Google Sheets
5 16 (9.04%) Google Tag Manager
6 9 (5.08%) Google Data Studio
6 9 (5.08%) SaaS
7 7 (3.95%) Google Docs
8 6 (3.39%) Microsoft Advertising
9 5 (2.82%) Canva
9 5 (2.82%) MailChimp
9 5 (2.82%) Power Platform
10 4 (2.26%) Amazon Ads
10 4 (2.26%) Figma
10 4 (2.26%) Miro
10 4 (2.26%) Slack
11 3 (1.69%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 3 (1.69%) Azure
12 2 (1.13%) BigCommerce
12 2 (1.13%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.82%) SMS
2 2 (1.13%) Intranet
2 2 (1.13%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.39%) Looker
2 5 (2.82%) Power BI
3 4 (2.26%) Data Mining
4 2 (1.13%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (1.13%) JIRA
General
1 159 (89.83%) Marketing
2 80 (45.20%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (40.11%) Advertising
4 62 (35.03%) Social Skills
5 40 (22.60%) Retail
6 21 (11.86%) Organisational Skills
7 19 (10.73%) Finance
8 17 (9.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (6.21%) Automotive
9 11 (6.21%) Brand Awareness
10 7 (3.95%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (3.39%) Legal
12 5 (2.82%) Publishing
13 4 (2.26%) Games
13 4 (2.26%) Public Sector
14 3 (1.69%) Dutch Language
14 3 (1.69%) French Language
14 3 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (1.13%) Electronics
15 2 (1.13%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 26 (14.69%) PPC Executive
2 20 (11.30%) SEO Specialist
3 18 (10.17%) PPC Specialist
4 14 (7.91%) Marketing Manager
5 10 (5.65%) E-Commerce Manager
5 10 (5.65%) Marketing Executive
5 10 (5.65%) SEO Executive
6 9 (5.08%) Analyst
7 8 (4.52%) Account Manager
7 8 (4.52%) Digital Executive
8 7 (3.95%) PPC Analyst
9 6 (3.39%) IT Manager
9 6 (3.39%) PPC Manager
9 6 (3.39%) Senior
9 6 (3.39%) SEO Manager
10 5 (2.82%) E-Commerce Executive
11 4 (2.26%) Content Strategist
11 4 (2.26%) Coordinator
11 4 (2.26%) Paid Search Manager
11 4 (2.26%) Paid Search Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (7.34%) HTML
2 11 (6.21%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 66 (37.29%) Social Media
2 14 (7.91%) Analytical Mindset
3 13 (7.34%) Blog
4 11 (6.21%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (4.52%) BBC
6 5 (2.82%) Algorithms
6 5 (2.82%) Digital Media
7 4 (2.26%) Marketing Technology
7 4 (2.26%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.69%) FMCG
8 3 (1.69%) Onboarding
9 2 (1.13%) Driving Licence
9 2 (1.13%) Graphic Design
9 2 (1.13%) Motion Graphics
9 2 (1.13%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.56%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (65.54%) Analytics
2 112 (63.28%) Digital Marketing
3 108 (61.02%) SEO
4 69 (38.98%) Marketing Strategy
5 46 (25.99%) E-Commerce
6 40 (22.60%) Actionable Insight
6 40 (22.60%) Paid Search
7 36 (20.34%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
8 30 (16.95%) B2B
9 29 (16.38%) Problem-Solving
10 27 (15.25%) A/B Testing
11 23 (12.99%) Project Management
11 23 (12.99%) User Experience
12 22 (12.43%) Email Marketing
13 20 (11.30%) Campaign Management
14 19 (10.73%) Data Privacy
14 19 (10.73%) Roadmaps
15 17 (9.60%) Collaborative Working
15 17 (9.60%) Digital Strategy
15 17 (9.60%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.13%) SQR
2 1 (0.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (6.78%) Degree
2 2 (1.13%) DBS Check
2 2 (1.13%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (0.56%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.39%) Actionable Recommendations
2 4 (2.26%) GDPR
2 4 (2.26%) QA
3 3 (1.69%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 140 (79.10%) Google
2 45 (25.42%) Microsoft
3 35 (19.77%) Facebook
4 25 (14.12%) TikTok
5 23 (12.99%) Ahrefs
5 23 (12.99%) Pinterest
6 19 (10.73%) Instagram
7 15 (8.47%) Screaming Frog
8 13 (7.34%) Salesforce
9 9 (5.08%) Hotjar
10 8 (4.52%) JD Edwards
10 8 (4.52%) WooCommerce
10 8 (4.52%) YouTube
11 7 (3.95%) HubSpot
12 6 (3.39%) Adobe
13 5 (2.82%) Sitecore
14 3 (1.69%) Spotify
15 2 (1.13%) Optimizely
15 2 (1.13%) Zoho
16 1 (0.56%) Pardot