Marketing Contracts

Marketing
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Marketing in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Marketing over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 74 112 104
Rank change year-on-year +38 -8 -24
Contract jobs citing Marketing 1,213 1,350 2,296
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.80% 2.26% 2.58%
As % of the General category 4.81% 3.86% 4.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 729 919 1,594
10th Percentile £213 £240 £319
25th Percentile £333 £400 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -11.90% - +7.72%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £740 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £525 £488
% change year-on-year -4.76% +7.69% +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 42 48
10th Percentile £13.39 £22.19 £20.31
25th Percentile £20.58 £25.69 £27.38
Median hourly rate £34.00 £36.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.85% -2.67% +36.36%
75th Percentile £48.25 £51.19 £52.25
90th Percentile £68.75 £63.75 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £36.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -30.56% +20.00% +26.69%

All General Skills
UK

Marketing is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 25,217 34,983 49,764
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 58.24% 58.49% 56.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,921 24,245 34,457
10th Percentile £270 £313 £319
25th Percentile £413 £440 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £533
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.29% +7.58%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £763 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £496 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -0.90% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,927 1,077 1,444
10th Percentile £12.78 £13.46 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.48 £18.13 £14.75
Median hourly rate £29.00 £35.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.14% +62.79% -4.44%
75th Percentile £51.75 £61.25 £46.13
90th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £58.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.51 £30.54 £18.50
% change year-on-year -9.93% +65.08% -7.50%

Marketing
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Marketing in the UK

Marketing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Marketing.

Daily rate trend for Marketing in the UK

Marketing
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Marketing over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Marketing in the UK

Marketing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Marketing.

Hourly rate trend for Marketing in the UK

Marketing
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Marketing over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Marketing in the UK

Marketing
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Marketing within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +30 1,117 £463 -11.90% 2,432
London +51 616 £450 -10.00% 1,018
UK excluding London +33 463 £500 -4.76% 1,470
Work from Home +39 417 £500 -4.76% 1,109
South East +9 176 £413 -2.94% 374
South West -14 89 £600 - 176
North of England +44 72 £500 - 458
East of England +32 53 £375 -37.50% 141
Midlands -7 41 £410 -21.90% 250
North West +20 39 £500 - 269
West Midlands +3 28 £500 -4.76% 140
Yorkshire +23 26 £450 -14.29% 145
Scotland +39 12 £500 -5.88% 78
Wales +27 12 £600 +108.70% 22
East Midlands +14 12 £375 -3.23% 110
Northern Ireland - 8 - - 18
North East +23 5 £533 - 48

Marketing
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 59 (4.86%) SharePoint
2 49 (4.04%) CMS
3 20 (1.65%) Confluence
4 15 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.91%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 10 (0.82%) Apache Spark
7 9 (0.74%) Drupal
8 8 (0.66%) SAS
9 4 (0.33%) Apache
9 4 (0.33%) WordPress
10 3 (0.25%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.25%) Sitecore CMS
10 3 (0.25%) Skype for Business
10 3 (0.25%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.16%) Anypoint
11 2 (0.16%) EPiServer
11 2 (0.16%) IIS
11 2 (0.16%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.082%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.082%) Tomcat
Applications
1 57 (4.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (4.53%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (3.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 36 (2.97%) Photoshop
5 26 (2.14%) Adobe Illustrator
6 21 (1.73%) Adobe After Effects
7 17 (1.40%) Adobe Premiere
8 16 (1.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 14 (1.15%) MS Visio
10 13 (1.07%) InDesign
11 12 (0.99%) Acrobat
12 11 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
13 7 (0.58%) CINEMA 4D
14 2 (0.16%) Chatbot
14 2 (0.16%) InVision
14 2 (0.16%) Sketch
14 2 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
15 1 (0.082%) Blender
15 1 (0.082%) Final Cut Pro
15 1 (0.082%) Trello
Business Applications
1 51 (4.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 24 (1.98%) Shopify
3 16 (1.32%) Salesforce CRM
4 12 (0.99%) Adobe Campaign
5 10 (0.82%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 6 (0.49%) Unica
6 6 (0.49%) Workfront
7 5 (0.41%) Eloqua
8 4 (0.33%) FastStats
9 3 (0.25%) Magento
9 3 (0.25%) SAP ERP
10 2 (0.16%) SAP HCM
10 2 (0.16%) SAP HR
10 2 (0.16%) SAP Payroll
11 1 (0.082%) Dynamics AX
11 1 (0.082%) OpenCart
11 1 (0.082%) SAP PLM
11 1 (0.082%) SAP S/4HANA
11 1 (0.082%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 145 (11.95%) Azure
2 95 (7.83%) Power Platform
3 60 (4.95%) Dynamics 365
4 59 (4.86%) AWS
5 52 (4.29%) Microsoft 365
6 40 (3.30%) SaaS
7 28 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
7 28 (2.31%) Figma
7 28 (2.31%) Google Analytics
8 24 (1.98%) PaaS
9 22 (1.81%) GCP
10 21 (1.73%) BigCommerce
11 16 (1.32%) Power Automate
12 15 (1.24%) Azure Data Factory
12 15 (1.24%) IaaS
12 15 (1.24%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 14 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
13 14 (1.15%) PowerApps
13 14 (1.15%) Serverless
14 12 (0.99%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.48%) Firewall
2 13 (1.07%) Internet
2 13 (1.07%) VPN
3 12 (0.99%) Wireless
4 11 (0.91%) FTP
5 10 (0.82%) HTTP
6 9 (0.74%) TCP/IP
7 8 (0.66%) 3G
7 8 (0.66%) 4G
7 8 (0.66%) DNS
7 8 (0.66%) LAN
7 8 (0.66%) WAN
8 7 (0.58%) Network Security
9 6 (0.49%) 5G
9 6 (0.49%) Intranet
9 6 (0.49%) SMS
10 5 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.33%) Cisco ISE
11 4 (0.33%) Software-Defined Networking
12 3 (0.25%) InfiniBand
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (5.85%) Power BI
2 32 (2.64%) Metadata
2 32 (2.64%) Tableau
3 26 (2.14%) SQL Server
4 25 (2.06%) NoSQL
5 21 (1.73%) Data Vault
6 14 (1.15%) Data Lake
6 14 (1.15%) Metadata Repository
7 12 (0.99%) Relational Database
8 11 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (0.91%) Looker
9 9 (0.74%) Electronic Patient Records
9 9 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
10 8 (0.66%) BigQuery
10 8 (0.66%) MongoDB
11 7 (0.58%) Big Data
11 7 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 6 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
12 6 (0.49%) Ingres
12 6 (0.49%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 52 (4.29%) JIRA
2 28 (2.31%) Git
3 16 (1.32%) Jenkins
4 10 (0.82%) ERwin
5 8 (0.66%) Postman
5 8 (0.66%) Rational DOORS
6 7 (0.58%) Dreamweaver
7 6 (0.49%) git-flow
7 6 (0.49%) GitLab
7 6 (0.49%) Visual Studio
8 5 (0.41%) Maven
8 5 (0.41%) NUnit
9 4 (0.33%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.33%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.16%) gulp
10 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.16%) webpack
11 1 (0.082%) GoCD
11 1 (0.082%) LabVIEW
11 1 (0.082%) SpecFlow
General
1 483 (39.82%) Finance
2 396 (32.65%) Social Skills
3 359 (29.60%) Telecoms
4 353 (29.10%) Manufacturing
5 347 (28.61%) Public Sector
6 339 (27.95%) Electronics
7 147 (12.12%) Analytical Skills
8 119 (9.81%) Retail
9 49 (4.04%) Advertising
10 48 (3.96%) Presentation Skills
11 46 (3.79%) Legal
12 33 (2.72%) Organisational Skills
13 32 (2.64%) Influencing Skills
14 31 (2.56%) German Language
15 22 (1.81%) Games
16 21 (1.73%) French Language
16 21 (1.73%) Publishing
17 20 (1.65%) Law
18 19 (1.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 15 (1.24%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 114 (9.40%) Analyst
2 109 (8.99%) Architect
3 99 (8.16%) Senior
4 97 (8.00%) Lead
5 92 (7.58%) Developer
6 86 (7.09%) Project Manager
7 79 (6.51%) Consultant
8 63 (5.19%) Designer
9 53 (4.37%) Marketing Manager
10 48 (3.96%) Support Engineer
11 43 (3.54%) Business Analyst
12 38 (3.13%) Data Architect
13 33 (2.72%) Salesforce Developer
14 31 (2.56%) Azure Engineer
15 30 (2.47%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
16 28 (2.31%) Solutions Architect
17 24 (1.98%) Senior Manager
18 23 (1.90%) Product Manager
19 22 (1.81%) Desktop Engineer
19 22 (1.81%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 74 (6.10%) HTML
2 72 (5.94%) CSS
3 32 (2.64%) React
4 29 (2.39%) Node.js
5 21 (1.73%) .NET
6 18 (1.48%) Web Services
7 17 (1.40%) JSON
7 17 (1.40%) Lightning Web Components
7 17 (1.40%) VML
8 14 (1.15%) jQuery
9 13 (1.07%) HTML5
9 13 (1.07%) Sass
9 13 (1.07%) XML
10 12 (0.99%) AngularJS
10 12 (0.99%) REST
10 12 (0.99%) RESTful
11 11 (0.91%) NestJS
12 10 (0.82%) Express.js
12 10 (0.82%) PySpark
13 9 (0.74%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 70 (5.77%) Social Media
2 55 (4.53%) Product Ownership
3 54 (4.45%) NHS
4 34 (2.80%) Management Information System
4 34 (2.80%) Marketing Technology
5 33 (2.72%) Data Protection Act
6 32 (2.64%) Onboarding
7 22 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
8 20 (1.65%) Data Centre
8 20 (1.65%) FMCG
8 20 (1.65%) Reference Data
9 16 (1.32%) Animation
9 16 (1.32%) Graphic Design
10 15 (1.24%) Photography
11 14 (1.15%) Digital Media
11 14 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
11 14 (1.15%) Mobile App
12 13 (1.07%) Greenfield Project
12 13 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
13 12 (0.99%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 80 (6.60%) Windows
2 30 (2.47%) Linux
3 27 (2.23%) Windows 10
4 16 (1.32%) Unix
5 8 (0.66%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.49%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.25%) Android
7 3 (0.25%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.25%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.16%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.082%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.082%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.082%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.082%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 430 (35.45%) Digital Marketing
2 394 (32.48%) Business Intelligence
3 349 (28.77%) Programme Management
4 195 (16.08%) Problem-Solving
5 186 (15.33%) Agile
6 170 (14.01%) Project Management
7 155 (12.78%) CRM
8 147 (12.12%) Analytics
9 117 (9.65%) Stakeholder Management
10 97 (8.00%) User Experience
11 89 (7.34%) Data Modelling
12 81 (6.68%) Customer Experience
13 79 (6.51%) Customer Service
14 77 (6.35%) Roadmaps
15 75 (6.18%) B2B
16 73 (6.02%) Continuous Improvement
17 68 (5.61%) E-Commerce
18 60 (4.95%) DevOps
19 56 (4.62%) SEO
20 55 (4.53%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 116 (9.56%) SQL
2 90 (7.42%) JavaScript
3 80 (6.60%) Python
4 39 (3.22%) TypeScript
5 25 (2.06%) Java
6 22 (1.81%) C#
6 22 (1.81%) PowerShell
7 14 (1.15%) Apex Code
7 14 (1.15%) R
8 8 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
8 8 (0.66%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.41%) Bash
9 5 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.41%) Go
9 5 (0.41%) MATLAB
9 5 (0.41%) PHP
10 4 (0.33%) Scala
10 4 (0.33%) SOQL
11 2 (0.16%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.082%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 189 (15.58%) Degree
2 130 (10.72%) Security Cleared
3 94 (7.75%) SC Cleared
4 41 (3.38%) Master's Degree
5 40 (3.30%) DV Cleared
6 26 (2.14%) PMP
7 21 (1.73%) PMI Certification
8 16 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
8 16 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (0.82%) AWS Certification
9 10 (0.82%) MBA
10 9 (0.74%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (0.66%) CCNA
11 8 (0.66%) CISSP
11 8 (0.66%) PhD
12 7 (0.58%) MCSE
13 6 (0.49%) Azure Certification
13 6 (0.49%) ISEB
14 5 (0.41%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (3.87%) GDPR
2 43 (3.54%) QA
3 36 (2.97%) Accessibility
4 28 (2.31%) PMO
5 25 (2.06%) Data Quality
6 23 (1.90%) SLA
7 13 (1.07%) PCI DSS
8 8 (0.66%) HL7
9 5 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.41%) JSP 440
9 5 (0.41%) RMADS
10 4 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.33%) NIST
11 2 (0.16%) ISO 9000
12 1 (0.082%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.082%) P3O
System Software
1 33 (2.72%) Active Directory
2 11 (0.91%) Docker
3 8 (0.66%) NFS
3 8 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.49%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.33%) Firmware
5 4 (0.33%) HDFS
6 3 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.16%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 19 (1.57%) Terraform
2 9 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (0.58%) Kubernetes
4 6 (0.49%) Puppet
5 5 (0.41%) Progress Chef
6 4 (0.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (0.33%) Ansible
6 4 (0.33%) CA Service Virtualization
7 3 (0.25%) Dell DRAC
8 2 (0.16%) Grafana
8 2 (0.16%) Nessus
8 2 (0.16%) SCCM
8 2 (0.16%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.082%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.082%) AppManager
9 1 (0.082%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.082%) Salt
9 1 (0.082%) SCOM
9 1 (0.082%) systemd
9 1 (0.082%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 365 (30.09%) SAP
2 211 (17.39%) Microsoft
3 118 (9.73%) Salesforce
4 104 (8.57%) Adobe
5 51 (4.20%) Google
6 39 (3.22%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 25 (2.06%) Dell
8 22 (1.81%) Cisco
9 21 (1.73%) Sitecore
10 20 (1.65%) Sparx
11 19 (1.57%) Facebook
12 18 (1.48%) Marketo
12 18 (1.48%) Pardot
13 17 (1.40%) Databricks
14 15 (1.24%) Optimizely
15 13 (1.07%) Instagram
15 13 (1.07%) Twitter
16 12 (0.99%) Intel
16 12 (0.99%) Oracle
17 11 (0.91%) ServiceNow