Social Media Contracts in Berkshire

Social Media
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in contract job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 112 110
Rank change year-on-year +22 -2 +17
Contract jobs citing Social Media 3 11 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.26% 0.56% 0.28%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.75% 1.90% 0.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 7 4
10th Percentile - - £231
25th Percentile - £121 £316
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £123 £400
Median % change year-on-year - -69.38% -
75th Percentile - £162 £450
90th Percentile - £200 £473
South East median daily rate £421 £200 £450
% change year-on-year +110.63% -55.56% +9.09%

All Generic Skills
Berkshire

Social Media falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 402 578 619
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 34.60% 29.63% 34.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 228 336 393
10th Percentile £306 £205 £313
25th Percentile £424 £295 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year - -2.91% +3.00%
75th Percentile £588 £608 £615
90th Percentile £650 £675 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £515
% change year-on-year - -2.91% +3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 31 16
10th Percentile £26.40 £11.79 £19.25
25th Percentile £32.05 £22.25 £44.63
Median hourly rate £61.50 £42.50 £64.68
Median % change year-on-year +44.69% -34.29% +187.64%
75th Percentile £87.28 £62.23 £74.25
90th Percentile £91.05 £67.50 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £48.00 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year +1.05% -5.00% +132.56%

Social Media
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Social Media as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Social Media in Berkshire

Social Media
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Social Media in Berkshire

Social Media
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Media in Berkshire

Social Media
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Media within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 7 May 2025. 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
Reading +29 2 - - 23
Slough - 1 - - 4
Social Media
South East

Social Media
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 1 (33.33%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Google Analytics
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Marketing
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Lead
2 1 (33.33%) Operations Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Web Manager
2 1 (33.33%) WebOps Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Podcast
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Creative Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Performance Measurement
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Content Management
3 1 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (33.33%) E-Commerce
3 1 (33.33%) SEO
3 1 (33.33%) Web Operations
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Adobe
1 1 (33.33%) Google