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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 77 117 108
Rank change year-on-year +40 -9 -26
Contract jobs citing Marketing 1,155 1,262 2,210
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.72% 2.20% 2.50%
As % of the General category 4.68% 3.76% 4.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 665 851 1,525
10th Percentile £219 £238 £313
25th Percentile £325 £400 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £775 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £515 £488
% change year-on-year -2.91% +5.64% +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 38 46
10th Percentile £13.44 £21.57 £20.65
25th Percentile £17.28 £23.31 £29.25
Median hourly rate £34.00 £38.00 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -1.94% +35.67%
75th Percentile £44.50 £52.56 £50.94
90th Percentile £68.75 £63.75 £62.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.10 £60.00 £31.85
% change year-on-year -64.83% +88.38% +67.63%

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 24,681 33,520 49,936
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 58.02% 58.54% 56.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,587 23,230 34,613
10th Percentile £275 £313 £320
25th Percentile £413 £443 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £775 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £495 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.00% +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,924 1,020 1,422
10th Percentile £12.75 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.72 £15.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +44.44% -
75th Percentile £52.78 £61.25 £47.40
90th Percentile £66.59 £72.50 £59.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.25 £29.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -2.59% +52.63% -3.52%

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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 May 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 1,058 £465 -11.43% 3,115
London +47 585 £450 -13.46% 1,483
UK excluding London +30 451 £500 -2.91% 1,867
Work from Home +37 382 £500 -4.76% 1,450
South East +5 175 £423 -3.43% 609
South West -18 77 £625 +4.17% 166
North of England +39 66 £500 - 535
East of England +40 59 £375 -26.83% 162
Midlands -4 39 £475 -9.52% 290
North West +19 35 £500 +1.52% 330
West Midlands +8 28 £500 -9.09% 164
Yorkshire +21 25 £450 -14.29% 165
Scotland +45 16 £500 -5.88% 84
Wales +30 11 £600 +108.70% 39
East Midlands +8 10 £375 -3.23% 126
Northern Ireland - 8 - - 21
North East +16 5 £533 - 44

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 54 (4.68%) SharePoint
2 48 (4.16%) CMS
3 19 (1.65%) Confluence
4 12 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.95%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 9 (0.78%) Apache Spark
7 7 (0.61%) SAS
8 6 (0.52%) Drupal
9 5 (0.43%) Headless CMS
10 4 (0.35%) Sitecore CMS
11 3 (0.26%) Apache
11 3 (0.26%) Skype for Business
11 3 (0.26%) Umbraco
12 2 (0.17%) Anypoint
12 2 (0.17%) EPiServer
12 2 (0.17%) OpenStack
12 2 (0.17%) WordPress
13 1 (0.087%) Apache Airflow
13 1 (0.087%) Exchange Server 2007
13 1 (0.087%) Kentico
Applications
1 57 (4.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 49 (4.24%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (3.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 36 (3.12%) Photoshop
5 26 (2.25%) Adobe Illustrator
6 21 (1.82%) Adobe After Effects
7 17 (1.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 15 (1.30%) Adobe Premiere
9 14 (1.21%) MS Visio
10 13 (1.13%) InDesign
11 12 (1.04%) Acrobat
12 10 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
13 6 (0.52%) CINEMA 4D
14 2 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
14 2 (0.17%) Trello
15 1 (0.087%) AutoCAD
15 1 (0.087%) Final Cut Pro
15 1 (0.087%) InfoPath
15 1 (0.087%) InVision
15 1 (0.087%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 51 (4.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 26 (2.25%) Shopify
3 14 (1.21%) Salesforce CRM
4 12 (1.04%) Adobe Campaign
5 9 (0.78%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 6 (0.52%) Unica
6 6 (0.52%) Workfront
7 5 (0.43%) Eloqua
8 4 (0.35%) FastStats
9 2 (0.17%) Magento
9 2 (0.17%) SAP ERP
9 2 (0.17%) SAP PLM
9 2 (0.17%) Sprinklr
10 1 (0.087%) Dynamics AX
10 1 (0.087%) OpenCart
10 1 (0.087%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 132 (11.43%) Azure
2 92 (7.97%) Power Platform
3 60 (5.19%) Dynamics 365
4 53 (4.59%) AWS
5 47 (4.07%) Microsoft 365
6 41 (3.55%) SaaS
7 27 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
7 27 (2.34%) Google Analytics
8 26 (2.25%) Figma
8 26 (2.25%) GCP
9 23 (1.99%) BigCommerce
10 18 (1.56%) PaaS
11 16 (1.39%) Azure Data Factory
12 14 (1.21%) Cloud Computing
12 14 (1.21%) Power Automate
13 13 (1.13%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 12 (1.04%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 12 (1.04%) PowerApps
14 12 (1.04%) Serverless
15 11 (0.95%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.39%) Internet
2 13 (1.13%) Firewall
3 9 (0.78%) FTP
3 9 (0.78%) HTTP
3 9 (0.78%) VPN
4 8 (0.69%) 3G
4 8 (0.69%) 4G
4 8 (0.69%) Network Security
4 8 (0.69%) TCP/IP
4 8 (0.69%) Wireless
5 6 (0.52%) DNS
5 6 (0.52%) Intranet
5 6 (0.52%) SMS
6 5 (0.43%) 5G
6 5 (0.43%) Cisco ISE
6 5 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.35%) LAN
7 4 (0.35%) SSH
7 4 (0.35%) WAN
8 3 (0.26%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (5.97%) Power BI
2 35 (3.03%) Tableau
3 31 (2.68%) Metadata
4 24 (2.08%) NoSQL
4 24 (2.08%) SQL Server
5 23 (1.99%) Data Vault
6 15 (1.30%) Metadata Repository
7 12 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (0.95%) Looker
8 11 (0.95%) Relational Database
9 10 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
10 9 (0.78%) Big Data
10 9 (0.78%) Electronic Patient Records
11 8 (0.69%) BigQuery
11 8 (0.69%) Data Lake
12 7 (0.61%) MySQL
12 7 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
13 6 (0.52%) Ingres
13 6 (0.52%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 53 (4.59%) JIRA
2 27 (2.34%) Git
3 9 (0.78%) ERwin
3 9 (0.78%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.69%) git-flow
4 8 (0.69%) Postman
4 8 (0.69%) Rational DOORS
5 7 (0.61%) Dreamweaver
5 7 (0.61%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.52%) GitLab
7 5 (0.43%) Maven
8 4 (0.35%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.35%) Visual Studio Code
9 3 (0.26%) NUnit
10 2 (0.17%) gulp
10 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.17%) webpack
11 1 (0.087%) Ant
11 1 (0.087%) LabVIEW
11 1 (0.087%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 434 (37.58%) Finance
2 398 (34.46%) Social Skills
3 302 (26.15%) Manufacturing
4 300 (25.97%) Telecoms
5 296 (25.63%) Public Sector
6 281 (24.33%) Electronics
7 145 (12.55%) Analytical Skills
8 125 (10.82%) Retail
9 52 (4.50%) Advertising
10 51 (4.42%) Presentation Skills
11 48 (4.16%) Legal
12 33 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
12 33 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
13 28 (2.42%) German Language
14 22 (1.90%) Publishing
15 20 (1.73%) Law
16 19 (1.65%) Banking
16 19 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 18 (1.56%) French Language
17 18 (1.56%) Games
Job Titles
1 116 (10.04%) Analyst
2 106 (9.18%) Senior
3 101 (8.74%) Architect
4 90 (7.79%) Lead
4 90 (7.79%) Project Manager
5 81 (7.01%) Developer
6 77 (6.67%) Consultant
7 59 (5.11%) Designer
8 48 (4.16%) Marketing Manager
9 43 (3.72%) Business Analyst
10 42 (3.64%) Support Engineer
11 37 (3.20%) Data Architect
12 31 (2.68%) Salesforce Developer
13 27 (2.34%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
13 27 (2.34%) Solutions Architect
14 26 (2.25%) Azure Engineer
14 26 (2.25%) Senior Manager
15 24 (2.08%) Marketing Analyst
16 23 (1.99%) Business Manager
17 21 (1.82%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (5.80%) HTML
2 65 (5.63%) CSS
3 31 (2.68%) React
4 25 (2.16%) Node.js
5 19 (1.65%) VML
6 18 (1.56%) JSON
7 17 (1.47%) .NET
8 15 (1.30%) Lightning Web Components
8 15 (1.30%) Sass
8 15 (1.30%) Web Services
9 14 (1.21%) jQuery
10 13 (1.13%) XML
11 11 (0.95%) AngularJS
11 11 (0.95%) HTML5
12 10 (0.87%) PySpark
12 10 (0.87%) Redux
12 10 (0.87%) REST
13 9 (0.78%) NestJS
13 9 (0.78%) RESTful
14 8 (0.69%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 71 (6.15%) Social Media
2 54 (4.68%) Product Ownership
3 43 (3.72%) NHS
4 36 (3.12%) Marketing Technology
5 35 (3.03%) Management Information System
6 34 (2.94%) Data Protection Act
7 26 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
8 25 (2.16%) Onboarding
9 21 (1.82%) Reference Data
10 19 (1.65%) FMCG
11 17 (1.47%) Digital Media
12 16 (1.39%) Animation
12 16 (1.39%) Data Centre
12 16 (1.39%) Graphic Design
13 15 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
14 14 (1.21%) Photography
15 13 (1.13%) Mobile App
16 11 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
16 11 (0.95%) Video Editing
17 10 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 74 (6.41%) Windows
2 31 (2.68%) Linux
3 21 (1.82%) Windows 10
4 16 (1.39%) Unix
5 8 (0.69%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.43%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.26%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.17%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.087%) Android
9 1 (0.087%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.087%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.087%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 375 (32.47%) Digital Marketing
2 342 (29.61%) Business Intelligence
3 296 (25.63%) Programme Management
4 190 (16.45%) Problem-Solving
5 180 (15.58%) Agile
6 170 (14.72%) Project Management
7 150 (12.99%) CRM
8 145 (12.55%) Analytics
9 124 (10.74%) Stakeholder Management
10 95 (8.23%) User Experience
11 84 (7.27%) Customer Experience
12 80 (6.93%) Data Modelling
13 78 (6.75%) B2B
14 77 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
15 75 (6.49%) Customer Service
16 74 (6.41%) Decision-Making
17 72 (6.23%) E-Commerce
18 65 (5.63%) Roadmaps
19 63 (5.45%) DevOps
19 63 (5.45%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 112 (9.70%) SQL
2 83 (7.19%) Python
3 82 (7.10%) JavaScript
4 37 (3.20%) TypeScript
5 27 (2.34%) Java
6 20 (1.73%) C#
7 19 (1.65%) PowerShell
8 14 (1.21%) Apex Code
9 11 (0.95%) R
10 8 (0.69%) T-SQL
11 7 (0.61%) Kusto Query Language
12 6 (0.52%) Bash
13 5 (0.43%) Scala
14 4 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 4 (0.35%) SOQL
15 3 (0.26%) Go
15 3 (0.26%) PHP
16 2 (0.17%) C
17 1 (0.087%) C++
17 1 (0.087%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 187 (16.19%) Degree
2 117 (10.13%) Security Cleared
3 83 (7.19%) SC Cleared
4 44 (3.81%) Master's Degree
5 40 (3.46%) DV Cleared
6 25 (2.16%) PMP
7 20 (1.73%) PMI Certification
8 17 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
10 12 (1.04%) Cisco Certification
11 11 (0.95%) PhD
12 9 (0.78%) ITIL Certification
13 8 (0.69%) CISSP
13 8 (0.69%) MBA
14 7 (0.61%) ISEB
14 7 (0.61%) MCSE
15 5 (0.43%) CCIE
15 5 (0.43%) CESG Certified Professional
15 5 (0.43%) ISTQB
15 5 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (3.81%) GDPR
2 38 (3.29%) QA
3 36 (3.12%) Accessibility
4 29 (2.51%) PMO
5 26 (2.25%) SLA
6 25 (2.16%) Data Quality
7 9 (0.78%) PCI DSS
8 8 (0.69%) HL7
9 5 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
9 5 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.43%) JSP 440
9 5 (0.43%) RMADS
10 4 (0.35%) NIST
11 1 (0.087%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.087%) ISO 9000
11 1 (0.087%) P3O
System Software
1 29 (2.51%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.04%) Docker
3 8 (0.69%) NFS
3 8 (0.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.52%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.35%) HDFS
6 3 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.17%) Firmware
7 2 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.17%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 10 (0.87%) Terraform
2 8 (0.69%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (0.52%) Puppet
4 5 (0.43%) Progress Chef
5 4 (0.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (0.35%) Ansible
6 2 (0.17%) Grafana
6 2 (0.17%) Nessus
6 2 (0.17%) SCCM
6 2 (0.17%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.087%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.087%) AppManager
7 1 (0.087%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.087%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.087%) Salt
7 1 (0.087%) SCOM
7 1 (0.087%) systemd
7 1 (0.087%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.087%) VxRail
Vendors
1 310 (26.84%) SAP
2 204 (17.66%) Microsoft
3 112 (9.70%) Adobe
4 108 (9.35%) Salesforce
5 52 (4.50%) Google
6 37 (3.20%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 24 (2.08%) Sitecore
8 21 (1.82%) Dell
9 20 (1.73%) Databricks
9 20 (1.73%) Facebook
10 19 (1.65%) Cisco
11 18 (1.56%) Sparx
12 16 (1.39%) Pardot
13 15 (1.30%) Marketo
13 15 (1.30%) Optimizely
13 15 (1.30%) Twitter
14 13 (1.13%) Instagram
14 13 (1.13%) ServiceNow
15 12 (1.04%) Intel
15 12 (1.04%) Oracle