Social Media Manager Contracts in England

Social Media Manager
UK > England

The median Social Media Manager daily rate in England is £250 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 541 663 773
Rank change year-on-year +122 +110 -158
Contract jobs requiring a Social Media Manager 7 5 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.019% 0.010% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.010% 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 5
10th Percentile - - £200
25th Percentile £225 £263 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £275 £315
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -12.70% -19.23%
75th Percentile £281 £288 £350
90th Percentile £285 - £373
UK median daily rate £250 £250 £315
% change year-on-year - -20.63% -19.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £34.95 - -
25th Percentile £36.00 - £39.25
Median hourly rate £39.00 - £40.50
75th Percentile £42.00 - £41.75
90th Percentile £43.05 - -
UK median hourly rate £39.00 - £40.50
% change year-on-year - - +107.69%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 34,517 47,965 67,732
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.72% 94.58% 95.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,960 34,010 48,090
10th Percentile £275 £310 £313
25th Percentile £411 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £640 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,411 1,443 1,914
10th Percentile £12.92 £14.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.65 £45.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.78% +100.00% +0.36%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.67 £48.49
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.45 £62.15
UK median hourly rate £35.68 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -20.71% +95.65% +1.41%

Social Media Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Social Media Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Social Media Manager in England

Social Media Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Media Manager in England.

Daily rate trend for Social Media Manager in England

Social Media Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Media Manager in England.

Hourly rate trend for Social Media Manager in England

Social Media Manager
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Media Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 25 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
London +108 6 £250 -9.09% 8
Social Media Manager
UK

Social Media Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Social Media Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Social Media Manager in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Social Media
2 5 (71.43%) Marketing
3 3 (42.86%) Instagram
4 2 (28.57%) Analytics
4 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (28.57%) Copywriting
4 2 (28.57%) Games
4 2 (28.57%) Programme Management
4 2 (28.57%) Agile
4 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
4 2 (28.57%) TikTok
4 2 (28.57%) Facebook
5 1 (14.29%) Twitter
5 1 (14.29%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 1 (14.29%) Onboarding
5 1 (14.29%) Retail
5 1 (14.29%) Content Management
5 1 (14.29%) Google
5 1 (14.29%) Tandem
5 1 (14.29%) Web Design
5 1 (14.29%) SAP
5 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (14.29%) Project Management
5 1 (14.29%) Electronics
5 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
5 1 (14.29%) SEO
5 1 (14.29%) Finance
5 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
5 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Mobile Games

Social Media Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Google Analytics
General
1 5 (71.43%) Marketing
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Games
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Electronics
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Fire and Rescue
3 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Retail
3 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Social Media
2 1 (14.29%) Blog
2 1 (14.29%) Mobile Games
2 1 (14.29%) Onboarding
2 1 (14.29%) Tandem
2 1 (14.29%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Agile
1 2 (28.57%) Analytics
1 2 (28.57%) Copywriting
1 2 (28.57%) Programme Management
2 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (14.29%) Content Management
2 1 (14.29%) Content Strategy
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Engagement
2 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
2 1 (14.29%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (14.29%) Online Marketing
2 1 (14.29%) Product Marketing
2 1 (14.29%) Project Management
2 1 (14.29%) SEO
2 1 (14.29%) Social Media Marketing
2 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (14.29%) Storytelling
2 1 (14.29%) Web Design
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Instagram
2 2 (28.57%) Facebook
2 2 (28.57%) TikTok
3 1 (14.29%) Google
3 1 (14.29%) SAP
3 1 (14.29%) Twitter
3 1 (14.29%) YouTube