Social Media Contracts in England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Media over the 3 months to 23 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Social Media UK / England
Location	3 months to 23 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	376	418	400
Rank change year-on-year	+42	-18
Contract jobs citing Social Media	215	207	239
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England	0.50%	0.42%	0.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category	1.49%	1.26%	1.46%
Number of daily rates quoted	112	136	165
Median daily rate	£375	£331	£364
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+13.29%	-9.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£213	£174	£220
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£522	£600	£625
UK excluding London median daily rate	£320	£350	£350
% change year-on-year	-8.57%	-
Number of hourly rates quoted	17	4	9
Median hourly rate	£23.25	£26.25	£19.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	-11.42%	+38.15%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£15.30	£26.25	£16.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£43.96	£26.25	£24.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£18.00	-	£16.00

Social Media is in the generic IT skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Generic IT Skills England
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills	14396	16468	16411
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England	33.49%	33.32%	32.11%
Number of daily rates quoted	9444	10967	10474
Median daily rate	£463	£438	£425
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+5.71%	+2.94%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£284	£270	£251
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£650	£613	£610
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£390	£375
% change year-on-year	+2.56%	+4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted	443	528	596
Median hourly rate	£22.00	£21.00	£18.71
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+4.76%	+12.23%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£12.00	£12.43	£12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£50.00	£46.81	£45.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£25.00	£22.75	£19.00
% change year-on-year	+9.89%	+19.73%

Social Media
Job Vacancy Trend in England

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in England citing Social Media as a proportion of all contract or permanent IT jobs with a match in the Miscellaneous category.

Job vacancy trend for Social Media in England

Social Media
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Social Media in England.

Contractor daily rate trend for Social Media in England

Social Media
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in England

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Social Media in England over the 3 months to 23 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Social Media in England

Social Media
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Media in England.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Social Media in England

Social Media
Contractor Hourly Rate Histogram in England

The hourly rate distribution of IT jobs citing Social Media in England over the 3 months to 23 June 2017.

Contractor hourly rate histogram for Social Media in England

Social Media
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 within the England region over the 3 months to 23 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Median Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
London	+36	132	£400	+19.40%	60
South East	+2	36	£280	-17.76%	24
East of England	+10	20	£435	+62.99%	12
West Midlands	+7	7	£388	+106.66%	16
South West	-2	7	£263	-12.33%	3
Yorkshire	+13	6	£300	-44.44%	11
North West	+18	4	£200	-27.27%	21
North East	+68	2	£300	-40.00%	3
Social Media UK

Social Media
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in England

For the 6 months to 23 June 2017, IT contractor jobs citing Social Media also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads across the England region with a requirement for Social Media.

1	141 (32.71%)	Marketing
2	132 (30.63%)	Agile Software Development
3	87 (20.19%)	Analytics
4	69 (16.01%)	Finance
5	68 (15.78%)	SEO
6	56 (12.99%)	HTML
6	56 (12.99%)	Java
6	56 (12.99%)	E-Commerce
7	55 (12.76%)	User Experience
8	53 (12.30%)	Project Management
8	53 (12.30%)	Publishing
8	53 (12.30%)	Content Management
9	47 (10.90%)	Stakeholder Management
10	46 (10.67%)	Adobe
11	45 (10.44%)	Retail

12	43 (9.98%)	CSS
13	42 (9.74%)	CRM
13	42 (9.74%)	Digital Marketing
14	35 (8.12%)	CMS
15	34 (7.89%)	TDD
15	34 (7.89%)	Google
16	33 (7.66%)	Degree
16	33 (7.66%)	Legal
17	32 (7.42%)	Business Intelligence
18	31 (7.19%)	Scrum
18	31 (7.19%)	Facebook
19	30 (6.96%)	Web Application Development
19	30 (6.96%)	Oracle
20	29 (6.73%)	Advertising
20	29 (6.73%)	Git (software)

Social Media
Co-occurring IT Skills in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	35 (8.12%)	CMS
2	21 (4.87%)	Oracle SOA Suite
3	20 (4.64%)	Confluence
4	13 (3.02%)	SharePoint
5	11 (2.55%)	WordPress
6	10 (2.32%)	Adobe Experience Manager
7	6 (1.39%)	Apache
8	5 (1.16%)	SAS
9	4 (0.93%)	Sitecore CMS
10	3 (0.70%)	BizTalk Server
10	3 (0.70%)	Drupal
10	3 (0.70%)	Skype for Business
11	2 (0.46%)	Apache Pig
11	2 (0.46%)	Apache Spark
11	2 (0.46%)	CoreMedia CMS
11	2 (0.46%)	Elasticsearch
11	2 (0.46%)	Facebook Platform
11	2 (0.46%)	WebSphere
12	1 (0.23%)	SharePoint 2013
12	1 (0.23%)	Tornado

Applications
1	19 (4.41%)	Microsoft Office
2	17 (3.94%)	Adobe Creative Suite
3	16 (3.71%)	Microsoft Excel
4	15 (3.48%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
5	8 (1.86%)	Photoshop
6	6 (1.39%)	MS Visio
7	5 (1.16%)	Adobe Illustrator
8	4 (0.93%)	InDesign
8	4 (0.93%)	SPSS
9	3 (0.70%)	InVision
10	2 (0.46%)	Adobe After Effects
10	2 (0.46%)	Spreadsheet
11	1 (0.23%)	Adobe Premiere

Business Applications
1	18 (4.18%)	Payment Gateway
2	9 (2.09%)	Sprinklr
3	6 (1.39%)	Dynamics CRM
3	6 (1.39%)	Eloqua
4	5 (1.16%)	Radian6
5	4 (0.93%)	Adobe Campaign
6	3 (0.70%)	WebTrends
7	2 (0.46%)	Dynamics NAV
7	2 (0.46%)	SAP Oil and Gas
7	2 (0.46%)	Social Studio
8	1 (0.23%)	SessionCam

Cloud Services
1	27 (6.26%)	Google Analytics
2	12 (2.78%)	SaaS
3	10 (2.32%)	Yammer
4	9 (2.09%)	Microsoft Azure
5	7 (1.62%)	Adobe Analytics
6	5 (1.16%)	Adobe Creative Cloud
6	5 (1.16%)	AdWords
6	5 (1.16%)	OpenShift
6	5 (1.16%)	PaaS
7	3 (0.70%)	Amazon AWS
7	3 (0.70%)	BlueKai
7	3 (0.70%)	Google Tag Manager
7	3 (0.70%)	Office 365
8	2 (0.46%)	Azure Active Directory
8	2 (0.46%)	Cloud Computing
8	2 (0.46%)	IaaS
8	2 (0.46%)	MailChimp
8	2 (0.46%)	SuccessFactors
9	1 (0.23%)	Dropbox
9	1 (0.23%)	Trello

Communications & Networking
1	16 (3.71%)	Intranet
2	11 (2.55%)	Internet
3	4 (0.93%)	Broadband
3	4 (0.93%)	HTTP
3	4 (0.93%)	SMS
4	3 (0.70%)	Skype
4	3 (0.70%)	TCP/IP
4	3 (0.70%)	Wi-Fi
5	2 (0.46%)	4G
5	2 (0.46%)	BGP
5	2 (0.46%)	IPv6
5	2 (0.46%)	MPLS
5	2 (0.46%)	OSPF
5	2 (0.46%)	VLAN
5	2 (0.46%)	VRRP
6	1 (0.23%)	DHCP
6	1 (0.23%)	DNS
6	1 (0.23%)	Network Security
6	1 (0.23%)	VPN

Database & Business Intelligence
1	18 (4.18%)	Endeca
2	17 (3.94%)	Big Data
3	10 (2.32%)	Data Warehouse
4	9 (2.09%)	MySQL
5	7 (1.62%)	NoSQL
6	6 (1.39%)	MongoDB
7	5 (1.16%)	Data Mining
7	5 (1.16%)	Hadoop
8	4 (0.93%)	Squirro
9	3 (0.70%)	SQL Server
10	2 (0.46%)	Apache Cassandra
10	2 (0.46%)	Apache Hive
10	2 (0.46%)	HBase
10	2 (0.46%)	Pentaho
10	2 (0.46%)	Power BI
10	2 (0.46%)	Sqoop
11	1 (0.23%)	Mixpanel
11	1 (0.23%)	Relational Database
11	1 (0.23%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
11	1 (0.23%)	SQL Server Integration Services

Development Applications
1	29 (6.73%)	Git (software)
2	23 (5.34%)	Jenkins
3	20 (4.64%)	Gradle
3	20 (4.64%)	JIRA
4	19 (4.41%)	Selenium
5	18 (4.18%)	JUnit
5	18 (4.18%)	Mockito
5	18 (4.18%)	Spock
6	7 (1.62%)	Axure RP
7	5 (1.16%)	Balsamiq Mockups
7	5 (1.16%)	Maven
8	4 (0.93%)	Subversion
9	3 (0.70%)	Dreamweaver
10	2 (0.46%)	Hudson
10	2 (0.46%)	SonarQube
11	1 (0.23%)	Cucumber
11	1 (0.23%)	Jasmine
11	1 (0.23%)	Karma Test Runner
11	1 (0.23%)	Mocha
11	1 (0.23%)	Xcode

General
1	141 (32.71%)	Marketing
2	69 (16.01%)	Finance
3	53 (12.30%)	Publishing
4	45 (10.44%)	Retail
5	33 (7.66%)	Legal
6	29 (6.73%)	Advertising
7	16 (3.71%)	Banking
7	16 (3.71%)	Telecoms
8	12 (2.78%)	Brand Awareness
9	11 (2.55%)	Games
10	6 (1.39%)	Billing
10	6 (1.39%)	Electronics
10	6 (1.39%)	Financial Institution
10	6 (1.39%)	French Language
10	6 (1.39%)	Retail Banking
11	4 (0.93%)	Automotive
11	4 (0.93%)	German Language
11	4 (0.93%)	Manufacturing
11	4 (0.93%)	Pharmaceutical
12	3 (0.70%)	Investment Banking

Job Titles
1	70 (16.24%)	Developer
2	52 (12.06%)	Designer
3	36 (8.35%)	Analyst
3	36 (8.35%)	Content Designer
4	27 (6.26%)	Architect
5	22 (5.10%)	Marketing Manager
6	19 (4.41%)	Communications Manager
6	19 (4.41%)	Consultant
7	18 (4.18%)	Social Media Manager
8	17 (3.94%)	Project Manager
9	15 (3.48%)	Java Developer
9	15 (3.48%)	Senior Developer
10	13 (3.02%)	Digital Designer
10	13 (3.02%)	Digital Project Manager
11	11 (2.55%)	Business Analyst
11	11 (2.55%)	Digital Analyst
12	10 (2.32%)	Content Editor
12	10 (2.32%)	Content Manager
12	10 (2.32%)	Digital Content Designer
13	9 (2.09%)	Web Content Editor

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	56 (12.99%)	HTML
2	43 (9.98%)	CSS
3	29 (6.73%)	RESTful
4	24 (5.57%)	Spring
5	23 (5.34%)	J2EE
6	22 (5.10%)	Web Services
7	21 (4.87%)	HTML5
8	17 (3.94%)	JSON
9	15 (3.48%)	CSS3
10	11 (2.55%)	.NET
10	11 (2.55%)	jQuery
11	9 (2.09%)	REST
12	6 (1.39%)	Ajax
12	6 (1.39%)	AngularJS
12	6 (1.39%)	Java EE
12	6 (1.39%)	React
13	5 (1.16%)	Apache Cordova
13	5 (1.16%)	Hibernate
13	5 (1.16%)	Node.js
13	5 (1.16%)	XML

Miscellaneous
1	55 (12.76%)	User Experience
2	27 (6.26%)	Analytical Skills
3	23 (5.34%)	Blog
4	22 (5.10%)	Enterprise Software
5	19 (4.41%)	iPad
6	17 (3.94%)	Digital Media
7	14 (3.25%)	Mobile App
8	11 (2.55%)	Management Information System
9	9 (2.09%)	Greenfield Project
10	7 (1.62%)	FMCG
10	7 (1.62%)	Graphic Design
11	6 (1.39%)	Virtual Team
12	5 (1.16%)	Cloud Native
12	5 (1.16%)	Photography
12	5 (1.16%)	Social Network
13	4 (0.93%)	Data Centre
13	4 (0.93%)	Mobile Banking
13	4 (0.93%)	Video Editing
14	3 (0.70%)	SCADA
14	3 (0.70%)	VLE

Operating Systems
1	15 (3.48%)	Android
2	12 (2.78%)	Apple iOS
3	10 (2.32%)	Windows
4	7 (1.62%)	Linux
4	7 (1.62%)	Unix
5	2 (0.46%)	Windows 10
5	2 (0.46%)	Windows 7

Processes & Methodologies
1	132 (30.63%)	Agile Software Development
2	87 (20.19%)	Analytics
3	68 (15.78%)	SEO
4	56 (12.99%)	E-Commerce
5	53 (12.30%)	Content Management
5	53 (12.30%)	Project Management
6	47 (10.90%)	Stakeholder Management
7	42 (9.74%)	CRM
7	42 (9.74%)	Digital Marketing
8	34 (7.89%)	TDD
9	32 (7.42%)	Business Intelligence
10	31 (7.19%)	Scrum
11	30 (6.96%)	Web Application Development
12	29 (6.73%)	Microservices
13	28 (6.50%)	ERP
14	26 (6.03%)	Change Management
14	26 (6.03%)	SOA
15	22 (5.10%)	Continuous Integration
15	22 (5.10%)	Pay per click
15	22 (5.10%)	Web Development

Programming Languages
1	56 (12.99%)	Java
2	28 (6.50%)	JavaScript
3	25 (5.80%)	SQL
4	16 (3.71%)	PHP
5	14 (3.25%)	Python
6	8 (1.86%)	C
7	6 (1.39%)	Objective-C
7	6 (1.39%)	Perl
8	5 (1.16%)	Apple Swift
8	5 (1.16%)	Ruby
9	4 (0.93%)	R
9	4 (0.93%)	Scala
10	3 (0.70%)	C#
10	3 (0.70%)	VB
11	2 (0.46%)	C++
11	2 (0.46%)	Groovy
11	2 (0.46%)	VBA

Qualifications
1	33 (7.66%)	Degree
2	9 (2.09%)	Security Cleared
3	3 (0.70%)	BPSS Clearance
3	3 (0.70%)	Cisco Certification
3	3 (0.70%)	SC Cleared
4	2 (0.46%)	CCNA
4	2 (0.46%)	CISSP
4	2 (0.46%)	JNCIA
4	2 (0.46%)	PRINCE2 Certification
4	2 (0.46%)	RHCT
5	1 (0.23%)	CCNP
5	1 (0.23%)	CESG Certified Professional
5	1 (0.23%)	CISM
5	1 (0.23%)	CITP
5	1 (0.23%)	DBS Check
5	1 (0.23%)	DV Cleared
5	1 (0.23%)	MBCS
5	1 (0.23%)	PhD
5	1 (0.23%)	PMI Certification
5	1 (0.23%)	PMP

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	10 (2.32%)	QA
2	5 (1.16%)	Data Quality
2	5 (1.16%)	PMO
3	3 (0.70%)	Actionable Recommendations
3	3 (0.70%)	Solvency II
4	1 (0.23%)	COBIT
4	1 (0.23%)	Disclosure Scotland
4	1 (0.23%)	GDPR
4	1 (0.23%)	ISO/IEC 27001

System Software
1	27 (6.26%)	Docker
2	2 (0.46%)	Active Directory
2	2 (0.46%)	Apache Flume
2	2 (0.46%)	Hyper-V
2	2 (0.46%)	VMware Infrastructure

Systems Management
1	18 (4.18%)	Ansible
2	3 (0.70%)	Opscode Chef
3	2 (0.46%)	Microsoft Intune
4	1 (0.23%)	EMC NetWorker
4	1 (0.23%)	Puppet
4	1 (0.23%)	Systems Management Server (SMS)

Vendors
1	46 (10.67%)	Adobe
2	34 (7.89%)	Google
3	31 (7.19%)	Facebook
4	30 (6.96%)	Oracle
5	28 (6.50%)	Microsoft
6	23 (5.34%)	Twitter
7	20 (4.64%)	ATG
8	12 (2.78%)	Tableau
9	10 (2.32%)	SAP
10	7 (1.62%)	Salesforce.com
11	5 (1.16%)	Apple
12	4 (0.93%)	IBM
12	4 (0.93%)	MuleSoft
12	4 (0.93%)	Sitecore
12	4 (0.93%)	Splunk
13	3 (0.70%)	Brandwatch
13	3 (0.70%)	Guidewire
13	3 (0.70%)	NetBase
13	3 (0.70%)	Pega
13	3 (0.70%)	Sysomos