Social Media Marketing Contract Job Trends in Central London

Social Media Marketing
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Social Media Marketing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 - 137
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Social Media Marketing 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.097% - 0.077%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% - 0.086%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £275 - £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - £275
75th Percentile £325 - £288
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £300 - £275

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

Social Media Marketing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,842 1,951 2,316
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 89.07% 92.12% 89.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,267 1,203 1,654
10th Percentile £356 £363 £350
25th Percentile £436 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +2.22% -3.85%
75th Percentile £666 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 20 27
10th Percentile £19.94 £21.93 £18.16
25th Percentile £23.00 £29.79 £21.36
Median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% +25.85% -14.43%
75th Percentile £41.75 £40.63 £40.00
90th Percentile £45.56 £55.08 £65.00
London median hourly rate £34.00 £36.65 £30.00
% change year-on-year -7.23% +22.17% -14.29%

Social Media Marketing
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Media Marketing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Social Media Marketing job vacancy trend in Central London

Social Media Marketing
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Social Media Marketing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Social Media Marketing

Social Media Marketing
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Media Marketing within the Central London region over the 6 months to 6 February 2026. 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
City of London - 2 £300 - 1
Social Media Marketing
London

Social Media Marketing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Sprinklr
General
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Advertising
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing Executive
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Social Media Executive
1 1 (50.00%) Social Media Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Social Media
2 1 (50.00%) Media Streaming
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Ad Operations
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Paid Search
1 1 (50.00%) Social Media Management
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Google
1 1 (50.00%) Pinterest
1 1 (50.00%) Snapchat
1 1 (50.00%) TikTok