Google Ads Jobs

Google Ads (formerly AdWords)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Google Ads skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Google Ads over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 809 870 1089
Rank change year-on-year +61 +219 -230
Permanent jobs citing Google Ads 95 49 174
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.086% 0.053% 0.10%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.26% 0.12% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 82 27 69
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,300 £24,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £38,125 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £44,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.77% +12.82% +4.00%
75th Percentile £42,500 £64,375 £52,500
90th Percentile £48,625 £74,250 £58,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £43,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -12.79% +32.31% -7.14%

All Cloud Skills
UK

Google Ads falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 36,734 39,810 83,792
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.43% 43.05% 48.50%
Number of salaries quoted 27,324 26,970 41,396
10th Percentile £30,413 £34,248 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £64,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.16% +2.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £102,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.18% +4.76% +5.00%

Google Ads
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Google Ads in the UK

Google Ads
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Google Ads.

Salary trend for Google Ads in the UK

Google Ads
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Google Ads over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Google Ads in the UK

Google Ads
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Google Ads within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 +73 90 £37,500 -20.21% 142
UK excluding London +18 83 £37,500 -12.79% 89
North of England +61 55 £38,500 - 30
Work from Home +74 52 £40,000 -5.88% 75
North West +8 36 £39,500 - 22
Yorkshire - 17 £35,000 - 8
London +69 11 £37,500 -14.77% 55
South East -19 11 £37,500 -46.43% 19
West Midlands -7 5 £26,500 -34.97% 6
Midlands -34 5 £26,500 -34.97% 19
South West - 5 £37,500 - 13
Scotland -64 4 £50,000 +88.68% 3
East of England -9 3 £32,500 -30.48% 8
North East - 2 £35,000 -

Google Ads
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 6 (6.32%) WordPress
2 4 (4.21%) CMS
3 1 (1.05%) Umbraco
Applications
1 23 (24.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (5.26%) Photoshop
3 4 (4.21%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (3.16%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (2.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (1.05%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 7 (7.37%) Shopify
2 4 (4.21%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 58 (61.05%) Google Analytics
2 20 (21.05%) Microsoft Advertising
3 15 (15.79%) Facebook Ads
4 7 (7.37%) Google Tag Manager
5 6 (6.32%) Amazon Ads
6 5 (5.26%) Google Data Studio
7 3 (3.16%) Google Sheets
8 2 (2.11%) Firebase
9 1 (1.05%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 1 (1.05%) Asana
9 1 (1.05%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (1.05%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.11%) SNA
2 1 (1.05%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (20.00%) Looker
2 1 (1.05%) Power BI
2 1 (1.05%) Tableau
General
1 63 (66.32%) Marketing
2 48 (50.53%) Advertising
3 32 (33.68%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (17.89%) Retail
5 15 (15.79%) Brand Awareness
6 10 (10.53%) Social Skills
7 4 (4.21%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (4.21%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (3.16%) Digital Healthcare
8 3 (3.16%) Finance
8 3 (3.16%) Local Government
9 2 (2.11%) Legal
9 2 (2.11%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.05%) Humanities
Job Titles
1 28 (29.47%) PPC Manager
2 6 (6.32%) PPC Specialist
2 6 (6.32%) Senior
3 5 (5.26%) Digital Marketing Manager
3 5 (5.26%) Marketing Manager
3 5 (5.26%) Paid Search Executive
3 5 (5.26%) Senior Manager
4 4 (4.21%) E-Commerce Executive
4 4 (4.21%) Lead
4 4 (4.21%) Paid Search Manager
4 4 (4.21%) Search Manager
4 4 (4.21%) SEO Specialist
5 3 (3.16%) Communications Officer
5 3 (3.16%) Developer
5 3 (3.16%) E-Commerce Manager
5 3 (3.16%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 2 (2.11%) Marketing Executive
7 1 (1.05%) Digital Marketing Executive
7 1 (1.05%) Insight Analyst
7 1 (1.05%) SEO Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (12.63%) HTML
2 5 (5.26%) CSS
3 3 (3.16%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 22 (23.16%) Social Media
2 6 (6.32%) Algorithms
2 6 (6.32%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (4.21%) Digital Media
4 3 (3.16%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (3.16%) Product Ownership
5 2 (2.11%) Marketing Technology
5 2 (2.11%) NHS
5 2 (2.11%) Photography
6 1 (1.05%) Blog
6 1 (1.05%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.05%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (72.63%) Pay per click
2 66 (69.47%) Analytics
3 36 (37.89%) Digital Marketing
4 29 (30.53%) E-Commerce
4 29 (30.53%) Paid Search
5 26 (27.37%) SEO
6 15 (15.79%) Lead Generation
7 13 (13.68%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
7 13 (13.68%) Copywriting
8 12 (12.63%) User Experience
9 11 (11.58%) Line Management
10 10 (10.53%) A/B Testing
11 9 (9.47%) Actionable Insight
11 9 (9.47%) Web Development
12 8 (8.42%) Artificial Intelligence
12 8 (8.42%) Mentoring
12 8 (8.42%) Product Marketing
12 8 (8.42%) Time Management
13 7 (7.37%) Marketing Strategy
13 7 (7.37%) Performance Analysis
Programming Languages
1 7 (7.37%) SQL
2 1 (1.05%) Python
2 1 (1.05%) VBA
Qualifications
1 9 (9.47%) Degree
2 6 (6.32%) DBS Check
3 3 (3.16%) Analytics IQ
4 2 (2.11%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.21%) Actionable Recommendations
2 3 (3.16%) Accessibility
3 2 (2.11%) GDPR
Vendors
1 93 (97.89%) Google
2 45 (47.37%) Microsoft
3 18 (18.95%) Facebook
4 6 (6.32%) Adobe
5 5 (5.26%) TikTok
6 4 (4.21%) Ahrefs
6 4 (4.21%) dotdigital
7 3 (3.16%) Kenshoo
7 3 (3.16%) YouTube
8 2 (2.11%) Pinterest
8 2 (2.11%) Snapchat
9 1 (1.05%) HubSpot
9 1 (1.05%) Twitter