Social Media Management Contracts in England

Social Media Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Social Media Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Media Management over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 469 539 643
Rank change year-on-year +70 +104 +118
Contract jobs citing Social Media Management 4 2 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.017% 0.005% 0.008%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.018% 0.006% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £411
25th Percentile - - £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - +41.67%
75th Percentile - - £446
90th Percentile - - £452
UK median daily rate £550 £280 £425
% change year-on-year +96.43% -34.12% +41.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £29.50 - -
25th Percentile £32.50 - -
Median hourly rate £39.50 - -
75th Percentile £46.00 - -
90th Percentile £48.70 - -
UK median hourly rate £39.50 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Social Media Management 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 21,854 31,539 42,849
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.29% 85.92% 90.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,225 20,657 30,069
10th Percentile £305 £300 £325
25th Percentile £410 £413 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £767
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 952 2,292 1,514
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.84 £10.63
25th Percentile £17.87 £16.00 £15.75
Median hourly rate £28.00 £37.18 £37.32
Median % change year-on-year -24.69% -0.38% +49.28%
75th Percentile £60.00 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £36.50 £36.13
% change year-on-year -24.66% +1.04% +40.67%

Social Media Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Media Management in England

Social Media Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Social Media Management in England

Social Media Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Media Management in England

Social Media Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Media Management in England over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Social Media Management in England

Social Media Management
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 Management within the England region over the 6 months to 29 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
London - 3 - - 31
Midlands +11 1 £550 - 5
East Midlands - 1 £550 - 2
Social Media Management
UK

Social Media Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) CMS
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Sprinklr
General
1 3 (75.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) French Language
2 1 (25.00%) German Language
2 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (25.00%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Content Strategist
2 1 (25.00%) Implementation Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Product Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Product Marketing Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Technology Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) CSS
1 1 (25.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Social Media
2 1 (25.00%) Algorithms
2 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing Technology
2 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Analytics
1 2 (50.00%) CRM
1 2 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Business Case
2 1 (25.00%) Content Curation
2 1 (25.00%) Content Management
2 1 (25.00%) Content Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Data Integration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Email Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Post-Campaign Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Responsive Web Design
2 1 (25.00%) SEO
2 1 (25.00%) Software Deployment
2 1 (25.00%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Visualisation
2 1 (25.00%) Web Usability
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Instagram
1 2 (50.00%) YouTube
2 1 (25.00%) Facebook
2 1 (25.00%) Google
2 1 (25.00%) TikTok
2 1 (25.00%) Twitter