Social Media Marketing Contract Job Trends in England

Social Media Marketing
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England 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 547 477 560
Rank change year-on-year -70 +83 +142
Contract jobs citing Social Media Marketing 3 9 6
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.009% 0.034% 0.016%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.010% 0.038% 0.018%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile £278 - £230
25th Percentile £283 - £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £306 - £275
75th Percentile £323 - £350
90th Percentile £324 - -
UK median daily rate £306 - £275

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 29,282 23,546 33,173
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.65% 89.63% 87.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,737 14,474 22,202
10th Percentile £306 £310 £300
25th Percentile £410 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £639 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,833 746 1,958
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.00 £16.69
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -1.41% +2.66%
75th Percentile £60.00 £64.01 £61.96
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -7.14% +9.38%

Social Media Marketing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Social Media Marketing job vacancy trend in England

Social Media Marketing
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Social Media Marketing
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

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

Social Media Marketing
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 Marketing within the England 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
London -34 2 £300 - 2
North West - 1 £313 -
North of England - 1 £313 -
Social Media Marketing
UK

Social Media Marketing
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Sprinklr
General
1 3 (100.00%) Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Advertising
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Instructor
1 1 (33.33%) Marketing Executive
1 1 (33.33%) Marketing Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Social Media Executive
1 1 (33.33%) Social Media Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Technical Instructor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Social Media
2 1 (33.33%) Media Streaming
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Ad Operations
1 1 (33.33%) Analytics
1 1 (33.33%) Paid Search
1 1 (33.33%) Social Media Management
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Google
1 1 (33.33%) Pinterest
1 1 (33.33%) Snapchat
1 1 (33.33%) TikTok