Copywriting Jobs

Copywriting
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Copywriting skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Copywriting over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 779 905 1140
Rank change year-on-year +126 +235 -286
Permanent jobs citing Copywriting 128 42 121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.12% 0.044% 0.072%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.046% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 99 27 59
10th Percentile £26,100 £33,150 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,250 £40,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.00% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £46,158 £67,500 £56,375
90th Percentile £49,771 £87,500 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £36,250 £56,000 £29,500
% change year-on-year -35.27% +89.83% -9.23%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Copywriting is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Copywriting
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Copywriting in the UK

Copywriting
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Copywriting.

Salary trend for Copywriting in the UK

Copywriting
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Copywriting over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Copywriting in the UK

Copywriting
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Copywriting within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +103 108 £36,000 -29.76% 90
Work from Home +100 62 £38,669 -26.34% 48
UK excluding London +11 59 £36,250 -35.27% 63
London +144 56 £39,750 -18.46% 26
North of England +47 20 £33,750 - 20
North West +6 16 £32,500 - 10
South East -2 13 £36,500 -46.32% 19
South West - 10 £36,250 - 6
Scotland -58 8 £50,000 +88.68% 2
East of England - 4 £26,500 - 12
Yorkshire - 4 £35,000 - 10
East Midlands - 3 £22,000 - 7
Midlands - 3 £22,000 - 9
Wales - 1 £27,500 -

Copywriting
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 24 (18.75%) CMS
2 10 (7.81%) WordPress
3 8 (6.25%) SharePoint
4 5 (3.91%) Drupal
5 1 (0.78%) Umbraco
Applications
1 17 (13.28%) Microsoft Excel
1 17 (13.28%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (10.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (10.16%) Photoshop
4 8 (6.25%) Adobe Illustrator
5 6 (4.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 4 (3.13%) Acrobat
6 4 (3.13%) Adobe Premiere
7 2 (1.56%) InDesign
8 1 (0.78%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 4 (3.13%) Shopify
2 3 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.78%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 13 (10.16%) Google Ads
2 10 (7.81%) Google Analytics
3 7 (5.47%) Canva
4 6 (4.69%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 5 (3.91%) Figma
6 4 (3.13%) Amazon Ads
6 4 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (2.34%) MailChimp
8 2 (1.56%) Squarespace
9 1 (0.78%) Facebook Ads
9 1 (0.78%) SaaS
9 1 (0.78%) Sprout Social
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.78%) Intranet
General
1 102 (79.69%) Marketing
2 49 (38.28%) Social Skills
3 33 (25.78%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (24.22%) Finance
5 20 (15.63%) Publishing
6 18 (14.06%) Organisational Skills
7 12 (9.38%) Pharmaceutical
8 11 (8.59%) Retail
9 9 (7.03%) French Language
9 9 (7.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (6.25%) Banking
10 8 (6.25%) Brand Awareness
11 6 (4.69%) Advertising
11 6 (4.69%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (3.91%) Legal
13 4 (3.13%) Games
13 4 (3.13%) Law
13 4 (3.13%) Public Sector
14 3 (2.34%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (2.34%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 12 (9.38%) Coordinator
1 12 (9.38%) Project Manager
2 9 (7.03%) Content Manager
3 8 (6.25%) Copywriter
4 7 (5.47%) Senior
5 6 (4.69%) Communications Officer
5 6 (4.69%) Graduate
5 6 (4.69%) Lead
5 6 (4.69%) PPC Manager
6 5 (3.91%) Communications Manager
7 4 (3.13%) Graduate Sales Executive
7 4 (3.13%) Marketing Executive
7 4 (3.13%) Marketing Manager
7 4 (3.13%) Performance Manager
7 4 (3.13%) Sales Executive
7 4 (3.13%) SEO Manager
7 4 (3.13%) Social Media Manager
7 4 (3.13%) Technical Writer
8 3 (2.34%) Communications Specialist
8 3 (2.34%) Head of Communications
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (8.59%) CSS
1 11 (8.59%) HTML
2 4 (3.13%) JSON
2 4 (3.13%) Swagger
3 3 (2.34%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 61 (47.66%) Social Media
2 29 (22.66%) Blog
3 8 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (4.69%) Video Editing
5 4 (3.13%) Data Structures
5 4 (3.13%) Graphic Design
5 4 (3.13%) Media Streaming
5 4 (3.13%) Product Ownership
5 4 (3.13%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 3 (2.34%) Onboarding
6 3 (2.34%) Photography
7 2 (1.56%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.56%) Digital Media
8 1 (0.78%) Animation
8 1 (0.78%) Blockchain
8 1 (0.78%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.78%) Motion Graphics
8 1 (0.78%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.78%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.34%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (22.66%) SEO
2 26 (20.31%) Digital Marketing
3 24 (18.75%) Content Management
4 22 (17.19%) Analytics
5 21 (16.41%) CRM
5 21 (16.41%) Project Management
6 20 (15.63%) Budget Management
6 20 (15.63%) Email Marketing
7 17 (13.28%) Project Delivery
8 16 (12.50%) Content Writing
9 15 (11.72%) B2B
9 15 (11.72%) Content Strategy
10 12 (9.38%) Business Intelligence
10 12 (9.38%) Pay per click
10 12 (9.38%) Project Planning
11 11 (8.59%) User Experience
12 9 (7.03%) Coaching
12 9 (7.03%) Collaborative Working
12 9 (7.03%) Creative Thinking
12 9 (7.03%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 22 (17.19%) Degree
2 2 (1.56%) Security Cleared
3 1 (0.78%) DBS Check
3 1 (0.78%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.81%) Accessibility
2 3 (2.34%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (0.78%) GDPR
Vendors
1 30 (23.44%) Microsoft
2 21 (16.41%) Adobe
3 16 (12.50%) Google
4 9 (7.03%) TikTok
4 9 (7.03%) Twitter
5 8 (6.25%) Facebook
6 7 (5.47%) Instagram
7 5 (3.91%) YouTube
8 3 (2.34%) Apple
9 1 (0.78%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.78%) Marketo
9 1 (0.78%) Snapchat