Social Media Management Contract Job Trends in England

Social Media Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Social Media Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 511 524 588
Rank change year-on-year +13 +64 +175
Contract jobs citing Social Media Management 8 6 3
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.028% 0.019% 0.007%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.031% 0.022% 0.008%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £438 - -
25th Percentile £456 £530 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £560 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% - -
75th Percentile £531 £590 -
90th Percentile £543 - -
UK median daily rate £500 £420 -
% change year-on-year +19.05% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27.50 - -
Median hourly rate £30.00 - -
75th Percentile £32.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £30.00 - -

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 25,589 27,762 36,176
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.90% 86.46% 88.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,249 16,936 24,990
10th Percentile £294 £313 £313
25th Percentile £405 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.42% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,598 1,107 1,474
10th Percentile £14.53 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.50 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.82% -5.56% +36.36%
75th Percentile £44.78 £66.61 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £74.18 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -10.11% +36.92%

Social Media Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Social Media Management job vacancy trend in England

Social Media Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Social Media Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Social Media Management

Social Media Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Social Media Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Social Media Management

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 15 October 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
South East +12 3 - - 4
East of England - 2 - - 1
East Midlands - 2 £500 - 1
Midlands - 2 £500 - 1
London +13 1 - - 8
Social Media Management
UK

Social Media Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (25.00%) WordPress
2 1 (12.50%) CMS
Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Notion
2 1 (12.50%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (12.50%) InDesign
2 1 (12.50%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 3 (37.50%) Canva
1 3 (37.50%) ChatGPT
1 3 (37.50%) Zapier
2 1 (12.50%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Dreamweaver
General
1 7 (87.50%) Marketing
2 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (12.50%) French Language
4 1 (12.50%) German Language
4 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (12.50%) Publishing
4 1 (12.50%) Retail
4 1 (12.50%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Digital Executive
2 2 (25.00%) Consultant
2 2 (25.00%) Implementation Consultant
2 2 (25.00%) Marketing Executive
3 1 (12.50%) Content Strategist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) CSS
1 2 (25.00%) HTML
2 1 (12.50%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) Social Media
2 3 (37.50%) Midjourney
3 2 (25.00%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (12.50%) Algorithms
4 1 (12.50%) Blog
4 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Customer Engagement
1 5 (62.50%) Marketing Strategy
2 4 (50.00%) Analytics
2 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (37.50%) AI
3 3 (37.50%) Content Development
3 3 (37.50%) Digital Marketing
4 2 (25.00%) Content Management
4 2 (25.00%) Customer Acquisition
4 2 (25.00%) Data Management
4 2 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 2 (25.00%) Email Marketing
4 2 (25.00%) Lead Generation
4 2 (25.00%) Marketing Analytics
4 2 (25.00%) Software Deployment
4 2 (25.00%) Web Usability
5 1 (12.50%) Content Strategy
5 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
5 1 (12.50%) Project Delivery
5 1 (12.50%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (75.00%) YouTube
2 3 (37.50%) Instagram
3 2 (25.00%) Facebook
3 2 (25.00%) Twitter
4 1 (12.50%) Adobe
4 1 (12.50%) Avaya
4 1 (12.50%) Genesys
4 1 (12.50%) TikTok