Pay per click Job Trends

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 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 511 616 646
Rank change year-on-year +105 +30 +294
Permanent jobs citing Pay per click 141 95 67
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.24% 0.17% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 0.19% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 115 28 60
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,125 £28,450
25th Percentile £33,750 £27,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £36,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £49,375 £40,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £59,500 £55,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £30,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year +31.15% -21.79% -2.50%

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 48,455 49,716 46,950
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.91% 90.02% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 28,359 24,660 35,854
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,552
25th Percentile £36,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.91% +4.76% -4.50%

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 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Pay per click in the UK

Pay per click
Top 16 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 1 January 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 +107 121 £40,000 +11.11% 33
UK excluding London +116 106 £40,000 +31.15% 27
Work from Home +75 42 £45,000 +25.00% 20
South East +43 40 £45,000 - 9
North of England +46 31 £30,750 -46.05% 11
London +14 24 £40,000 +11.11% 10
Midlands +33 18 £40,000 +3.90% 1
Yorkshire +13 18 £30,750 +6.03% 3
West Midlands +28 16 £40,000 +3.90% 1
North West +26 9 £40,000 -29.82% 8
Scotland +13 6 £35,000 -
East of England +23 5 £34,500 +25.45% 4
North East - 5 £30,000 -
South West +6 3 £38,250 +31.90% 3
Wales - 3 £47,500 -
East Midlands - 2 £42,500 -

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 10 (7.09%) WordPress
2 3 (2.13%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (4.96%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 3 (2.13%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (2.13%) Elementor
3 3 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.13%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.71%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 14 (9.93%) Shopify
2 8 (5.67%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.71%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 46 (32.62%) Google Ads
2 17 (12.06%) Google Analytics
3 7 (4.96%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 7 (4.96%) SaaS
4 6 (4.26%) Google Tag Manager
4 6 (4.26%) Microsoft Advertising
5 5 (3.55%) Canva
5 5 (3.55%) MailChimp
6 4 (2.84%) Power Platform
7 3 (2.13%) Google Workspace
8 2 (1.42%) Amazon Ads
8 2 (1.42%) Sprout Social
9 1 (0.71%) Facebook Ads
9 1 (0.71%) Google Data Studio
9 1 (0.71%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.71%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.26%) Looker
2 4 (2.84%) Power BI
3 2 (1.42%) Metadata
3 2 (1.42%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.42%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.71%) GCC
1 1 (0.71%) Pivotal Tracker
General
1 118 (83.69%) Marketing
2 39 (27.66%) Social Skills
3 26 (18.44%) Advertising
3 26 (18.44%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (14.89%) Retail
5 19 (13.48%) Finance
6 12 (8.51%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (7.80%) Electronics
8 10 (7.09%) Brand Awareness
8 10 (7.09%) Games
9 5 (3.55%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.13%) German Language
10 3 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.42%) Dutch Language
11 2 (1.42%) Financial Institution
11 2 (1.42%) French Language
11 2 (1.42%) Italian Language
11 2 (1.42%) Legal
11 2 (1.42%) Swedish Language
11 2 (1.42%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 40 (28.37%) Marketing Manager
2 17 (12.06%) PPC Manager
3 16 (11.35%) Senior
4 15 (10.64%) Channel Marketing Manager
5 14 (9.93%) Marketing Executive
6 12 (8.51%) Account Manager
7 10 (7.09%) PPC Executive
8 9 (6.38%) Digital Marketing Manager
8 9 (6.38%) Senior Marketing Executive
9 8 (5.67%) E-Commerce Manager
10 7 (4.96%) PPC Account Manager
10 7 (4.96%) Senior Manager
11 6 (4.26%) Coordinator
11 6 (4.26%) Digital Executive
11 6 (4.26%) Senior Marketing Manager
12 5 (3.55%) Lead
12 5 (3.55%) Performance Manager
12 5 (3.55%) Search Manager
13 4 (2.84%) Digital Account Director
13 4 (2.84%) Digital Marketing Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.84%) CSS
1 4 (2.84%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (23.40%) Social Media
2 12 (8.51%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (7.09%) Web Conferencing
4 9 (6.38%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (6.38%) Blog
5 4 (2.84%) Algorithms
5 4 (2.84%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.13%) Digital Media
6 3 (2.13%) Graphic Design
7 2 (1.42%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.42%) FMCG
7 2 (1.42%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.42%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.42%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.42%) Video Editing
8 1 (0.71%) NHS
8 1 (0.71%) Photography
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (61.70%) Digital Marketing
2 84 (59.57%) SEO
3 54 (38.30%) B2B
4 47 (33.33%) Analytics
5 38 (26.95%) E-Commerce
6 29 (20.57%) Marketing Strategy
7 28 (19.86%) Lead Generation
8 27 (19.15%) Paid Search
9 24 (17.02%) CRM
10 20 (14.18%) Email Marketing
11 19 (13.48%) User Experience
12 18 (12.77%) B2B Marketing
13 16 (11.35%) Campaign Management
13 16 (11.35%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
14 12 (8.51%) Creative Marketing
14 12 (8.51%) Digital Strategy
15 11 (7.80%) Budget Management
16 10 (7.09%) Business Strategy
16 10 (7.09%) Commercial Awareness
16 10 (7.09%) Demand Generation
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.84%) JavaScript
2 2 (1.42%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (7.09%) Degree
2 3 (2.13%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (2.13%) Security Cleared
3 2 (1.42%) Master's Degree
3 2 (1.42%) MBA
4 1 (0.71%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.26%) ISO 9001
1 6 (4.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (2.84%) Accessibility
2 4 (2.84%) QA
3 1 (0.71%) GDPR
3 1 (0.71%) GMP
Vendors
1 74 (52.48%) Google
2 19 (13.48%) Microsoft
3 16 (11.35%) Adobe
4 15 (10.64%) HubSpot
5 12 (8.51%) Salesforce
6 9 (6.38%) Facebook
7 5 (3.55%) Pardot
7 5 (3.55%) TikTok
8 4 (2.84%) Ahrefs
8 4 (2.84%) Instagram
9 3 (2.13%) Screaming Frog
9 3 (2.13%) YouTube
10 2 (1.42%) Apple
10 2 (1.42%) Hotjar
10 2 (1.42%) Intel
11 1 (0.71%) Criteo
11 1 (0.71%) Pinterest
11 1 (0.71%) Sitebulb
11 1 (0.71%) WooCommerce
11 1 (0.71%) Zoho