Advertising
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Advertising in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Advertising over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 302 435 206
Rank change year-on-year +133 -229 +84
Permanent jobs citing Advertising 981 710 3,260
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.98% 0.72% 2.03%
As % of the General category 1.65% 1.05% 3.14%
Number of salaries quoted 673 573 1,387
10th Percentile £23,750 £26,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,500 £42,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £77,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £90,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%

All General Skills
UK

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 59,575 67,663 103,701
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.63% 68.23% 64.52%
Number of salaries quoted 39,717 36,616 51,172
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,059 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Advertising
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Advertising in the UK

Advertising
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Advertising in the UK

Advertising
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Advertising over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Advertising in the UK

Advertising
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Advertising within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +172 937 £47,500 -13.45% 694
Work from Home +136 543 £48,250 -12.08% 291
UK excluding London +123 539 £42,500 -5.56% 433
London +119 416 £65,000 +13.04% 334
South East +104 214 £49,000 +8.89% 134
North of England +134 123 £42,500 -37.04% 119
North West +69 93 £42,500 -37.04% 67
South West +17 83 £35,000 -22.22% 44
Midlands +39 67 £40,000 -15.79% 76
West Midlands +39 37 £40,000 -27.27% 44
East Midlands +13 29 £35,000 +9.38% 32
East of England +6 26 £43,500 +58.18% 42
Yorkshire +92 18 £32,500 -40.78% 44
Scotland -50 13 £32,500 -40.91% 23
Wales -50 13 £39,000 - 11
North East - 12 £42,500 - 11

Advertising
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 (2.45%) WordPress
2 21 (2.14%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
4 15 (1.53%) CMS
5 6 (0.61%) Confluence
6 5 (0.51%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.31%) Joomla!
8 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.20%) SAS
9 1 (0.10%) Site Server
Applications
1 71 (7.24%) Microsoft Office
2 48 (4.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 41 (4.18%) Photoshop
4 27 (2.75%) Adobe Illustrator
5 24 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 21 (2.14%) InDesign
7 14 (1.43%) Adobe After Effects
8 13 (1.33%) Adobe Premiere
9 9 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 4 (0.41%) 3ds Max
10 4 (0.41%) MS Visio
11 3 (0.31%) Final Cut Pro
11 3 (0.31%) InVision
11 3 (0.31%) ProjectWise
11 3 (0.31%) Sketch
11 3 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
12 2 (0.20%) AutoCAD
12 2 (0.20%) SPSS
13 1 (0.10%) Adobe XD
13 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (0.92%) Shopify
2 3 (0.31%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.20%) Farmplan
3 2 (0.20%) KEYPrime
3 2 (0.20%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.10%) JDE EnterpriseOne
Cloud Services
1 157 (16.00%) Azure
2 58 (5.91%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (4.38%) Google Analytics
4 42 (4.28%) Google Ads
5 41 (4.18%) AWS
6 39 (3.98%) Power Platform
7 25 (2.55%) SaaS
8 20 (2.04%) Microsoft Advertising
9 13 (1.33%) Entra ID
10 12 (1.22%) Canva
11 10 (1.02%) Serverless
12 9 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (0.82%) Facebook Ads
13 8 (0.82%) Google Workspace
14 7 (0.71%) Collibra
14 7 (0.71%) GCP
14 7 (0.71%) MailChimp
15 6 (0.61%) Amazon Cognito
16 5 (0.51%) Amazon EventBridge
16 5 (0.51%) Azure Pipelines
Communications & Networking
1 186 (18.96%) Broadband
2 14 (1.43%) Firewall
3 13 (1.33%) LAN
3 13 (1.33%) SAN
4 7 (0.71%) VPN
4 7 (0.71%) WAN
5 6 (0.61%) SMS
6 5 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.41%) HTTP
8 3 (0.31%) DHCP
8 3 (0.31%) DNS
8 3 (0.31%) Intrusion Detection
9 2 (0.20%) Intranet
9 2 (0.20%) MPLS
9 2 (0.20%) SNA
9 2 (0.20%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.20%) VoIP
9 2 (0.20%) WLAN
10 1 (0.10%) Internet
10 1 (0.10%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (8.05%) SQL Server
2 44 (4.49%) Azure SQL Database
3 36 (3.67%) Power BI
4 22 (2.24%) Tableau
5 17 (1.73%) Looker
6 14 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.61%) DynamoDB
7 6 (0.61%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.51%) Big Data
8 5 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.51%) EDMS
9 4 (0.41%) MySQL
10 3 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.31%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.20%) BusinessObjects
11 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
11 2 (0.20%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.10%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 15 (1.53%) Git
2 12 (1.22%) JIRA
3 5 (0.51%) Postman
4 3 (0.31%) Android Studio
5 2 (0.20%) GitLab
5 2 (0.20%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.10%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.10%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.10%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.10%) JUnit
6 1 (0.10%) Selenium
6 1 (0.10%) webpack
6 1 (0.10%) WiX
General
1 490 (49.95%) Marketing
2 249 (25.38%) Social Skills
3 143 (14.58%) Analytical Skills
4 118 (12.03%) Finance
5 89 (9.07%) Retail
6 54 (5.50%) German Language
7 51 (5.20%) Organisational Skills
8 39 (3.98%) Presentation Skills
9 33 (3.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 33 (3.36%) Manufacturing
10 27 (2.75%) Games
11 25 (2.55%) Legal
12 20 (2.04%) Brand Awareness
13 18 (1.83%) Mandarin Language
14 15 (1.53%) Banking
15 13 (1.33%) Law
16 11 (1.12%) Publishing
17 7 (0.71%) Aerospace
17 7 (0.71%) Prime Brokerage
18 6 (0.61%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 217 (22.12%) Lead
2 142 (14.48%) Developer
3 92 (9.38%) .NET Developer
4 87 (8.87%) Senior
5 68 (6.93%) Analyst
6 53 (5.40%) Graduate
7 42 (4.28%) Designer
8 34 (3.47%) IT Support
9 28 (2.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 27 (2.75%) Project Manager
11 25 (2.55%) Architect
12 24 (2.45%) C# Developer
12 24 (2.45%) Software Engineer
13 21 (2.14%) Solutions Architect
14 20 (2.04%) Azure Developer
14 20 (2.04%) C# .NET Developer
15 19 (1.94%) Senior Software Engineer
16 16 (1.63%) Business Analyst
16 16 (1.63%) Consultant
16 16 (1.63%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (11.11%) HTML
2 105 (10.70%) .NET
3 89 (9.07%) HTML5
4 81 (8.26%) CSS
5 68 (6.93%) CSS3
6 67 (6.83%) .NET Core
6 67 (6.83%) ASP.NET
7 66 (6.73%) ASP.NET MVC
7 66 (6.73%) Blazor
8 45 (4.59%) Entity Framework
9 30 (3.06%) React
10 24 (2.45%) AngularJS
11 23 (2.34%) RESTful
12 21 (2.14%) ASP.NET Web API
12 21 (2.14%) LINQ
13 20 (2.04%) EDI
14 10 (1.02%) Node.js
15 7 (0.71%) .NET Framework
15 7 (0.71%) Kafka
15 7 (0.71%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 197 (20.08%) Marketing Technology
2 133 (13.56%) Social Media
3 83 (8.46%) Self-Motivation
4 63 (6.42%) Photography
5 61 (6.22%) Analytical Mindset
6 28 (2.85%) Greenfield Project
7 22 (2.24%) Digital Media
7 22 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (1.73%) Blog
9 16 (1.63%) Onboarding
10 14 (1.43%) Management Information System
11 12 (1.22%) Algorithms
11 12 (1.22%) Driving Licence
11 12 (1.22%) Graphic Design
12 11 (1.12%) Video Editing
13 10 (1.02%) Derivative
14 9 (0.92%) Blockchain
14 9 (0.92%) Product Ownership
15 8 (0.82%) Animation
15 8 (0.82%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 52 (5.30%) Windows
2 22 (2.24%) Windows Server
3 21 (2.14%) Windows 10
4 11 (1.12%) Linux
5 4 (0.41%) Android
5 4 (0.41%) Windows 7
6 3 (0.31%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.20%) VMS
8 1 (0.10%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 285 (29.05%) Analytics
2 233 (23.75%) Digital Marketing
3 197 (20.08%) Agile
4 195 (19.88%) Data Strategy
5 188 (19.16%) Business Case
5 188 (19.16%) Use Case
6 186 (18.96%) Data Collection
6 186 (18.96%) Process Improvement
7 185 (18.86%) Matrix Organization
8 184 (18.76%) Regulatory Change
9 108 (11.01%) Full Stack Development
10 88 (8.97%) Project Management
11 87 (8.87%) Problem-Solving
12 66 (6.73%) MVC
13 61 (6.22%) Pay per click
14 57 (5.81%) Mathematics
15 56 (5.71%) Strategic Planning
16 51 (5.20%) TDD
17 48 (4.89%) Business Intelligence
18 45 (4.59%) BDD
Programming Languages
1 109 (11.11%) JavaScript
2 103 (10.50%) SQL
3 101 (10.30%) C#
4 48 (4.89%) Python
5 20 (2.04%) Java
6 19 (1.94%) PowerShell
7 17 (1.73%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.02%) PHP
9 8 (0.82%) R
10 7 (0.71%) C++
10 7 (0.71%) VB
10 7 (0.71%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.31%) Bash
11 3 (0.31%) C
11 3 (0.31%) Go
12 2 (0.20%) Scala
13 1 (0.10%) Google Apps Script
13 1 (0.10%) SOQL
13 1 (0.10%) VBA
Qualifications
1 153 (15.60%) Degree
2 59 (6.01%) DBS Check
3 12 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
4 10 (1.02%) Security Cleared
5 7 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
5 7 (0.71%) Master's Degree
6 6 (0.61%) PMI Certification
6 6 (0.61%) SC Cleared
7 5 (0.51%) CISM
7 5 (0.51%) CISSP
8 4 (0.41%) CISA
8 4 (0.41%) HNC
9 3 (0.31%) CIPD
9 3 (0.31%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.31%) PhD
10 2 (0.20%) CCSA
10 2 (0.20%) GIAC
10 2 (0.20%) HND
10 2 (0.20%) Postgraduate
10 2 (0.20%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (1.33%) SLA
2 11 (1.12%) Accessibility
2 11 (1.12%) Data Quality
3 9 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
4 7 (0.71%) GDPR
4 7 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (0.61%) NIST
6 5 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (0.41%) GRC
7 4 (0.41%) ISO 22301
7 4 (0.41%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.41%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.41%) QA
8 3 (0.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (0.31%) COBIT
8 3 (0.31%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.20%) EMIR
9 2 (0.20%) GLBA
9 2 (0.20%) MiFID
System Software
1 31 (3.16%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.33%) Docker
3 10 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.82%) vSphere
5 6 (0.61%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.31%) KVM
7 2 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.20%) Firmware
7 2 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.10%) OpenAM
8 1 (0.10%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 12 (1.22%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.12%) SCCM
3 10 (1.02%) Terraform
4 6 (0.61%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.41%) WSUS
6 3 (0.31%) Ansible
6 3 (0.31%) EMC NetWorker
6 3 (0.31%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.31%) Puppet
7 2 (0.20%) CASB
8 1 (0.10%) Grafana
8 1 (0.10%) Istio
8 1 (0.10%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.10%) Kibana
8 1 (0.10%) logstash
8 1 (0.10%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 223 (22.73%) Microsoft
2 83 (8.46%) Google
3 72 (7.34%) Facebook
4 44 (4.49%) Adobe
5 27 (2.75%) VMware
5 27 (2.75%) YouTube
6 19 (1.94%) Apple
7 18 (1.83%) Instagram
8 12 (1.22%) TikTok
9 9 (0.92%) Twitter
10 8 (0.82%) Alteryx
10 8 (0.82%) Salesforce
11 7 (0.71%) Informatica
11 7 (0.71%) Oracle
12 6 (0.61%) EMC
12 6 (0.61%) HubSpot
12 6 (0.61%) Teradata
13 4 (0.41%) Pinterest
13 4 (0.41%) Progress
13 4 (0.41%) Sitecore