Social Media Contracts in England

Social Media
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 429 420 482
Rank change year-on-year -9 +62 +64
Contract jobs citing Social Media 80 99 138
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.29% 0.30% 0.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.81% 0.97% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 55 83
10th Percentile £200 £133 £163
25th Percentile £288 £200 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £325 £375
Median % change year-on-year +30.77% -13.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £600 £400 £499
90th Percentile £675 £565 £653
UK median daily rate £405 £325 £400
% change year-on-year +24.62% -18.75% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 16 12
10th Percentile £24.37 £12.22 £21.33
25th Percentile £27.88 £20.15 £24.51
Median hourly rate £30.00 £34.06 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.92% +23.85% -33.73%
75th Percentile £58.13 £39.75 £31.16
90th Percentile £63.75 £43.25 £41.55
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £36.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year -17.81% +32.73% -33.33%

All Generic Skills
England

Social Media falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 9,840 10,195 14,439
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 35.40% 30.71% 32.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,200 6,615 10,126
10th Percentile £306 £302 £305
25th Percentile £408 £425 £439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -
75th Percentile £650 £685 £688
90th Percentile £775 £825 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 502 533 367
10th Percentile £15.13 £12.80 £16.85
25th Percentile £18.87 £18.75 £21.14
Median hourly rate £30.25 £47.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.32% +11.76% +60.38%
75th Percentile £60.00 £70.00 £66.11
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £79.51
UK median hourly rate £29.33 £45.00 £40.59
% change year-on-year -34.82% +10.86% +53.17%

Social Media
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Media in England

Social Media
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Social Media in England

Social Media
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Media in England over the 6 months to 16 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Social Media in England

Social Media
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Social Media in England

Social Media
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Social Media in England over the 6 months to 16 August 2025.

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 6 months to 16 August 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 +2 52 £410 +18.84% 533
Midlands -6 7 £550 -8.33% 51
North of England -15 7 £343 +34.47% 116
West Midlands -3 5 £550 -8.33% 33
South East +17 4 £421 +243.88% 135
East of England +9 4 £375 - 25
South West +23 3 £575 +64.29% 34
North West -7 3 £400 +56.86% 63
North East -3 2 - - 8
Yorkshire - 2 £286 - 46
East Midlands - 2 £500 - 18
Social Media
UK

Social Media
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 7 (8.75%) CMS
2 5 (6.25%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.25%) Confluence
3 1 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.25%) SAS
3 1 (1.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (11.25%) Adobe Illustrator
1 9 (11.25%) Photoshop
2 6 (7.50%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (6.25%) Adobe After Effects
4 4 (5.00%) Adobe Premiere
5 3 (3.75%) Chatbot
5 3 (3.75%) CINEMA 4D
5 3 (3.75%) InDesign
5 3 (3.75%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (2.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (2.50%) Final Cut Pro
6 2 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (1.25%) Revit
7 1 (1.25%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (5.00%) Sprinklr
2 2 (2.50%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (10.00%) Figma
1 8 (10.00%) Google Analytics
2 4 (5.00%) Adobe Analytics
2 4 (5.00%) Canva
2 4 (5.00%) Yammer
3 3 (3.75%) Google Workspace
3 3 (3.75%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (3.75%) Power Platform
3 3 (3.75%) Slack
4 2 (2.50%) Azure
4 2 (2.50%) Commercetools
4 2 (2.50%) Contentful
4 2 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.25%) Copilot Studio
5 1 (1.25%) Facebook Ads
5 1 (1.25%) Google Data Studio
5 1 (1.25%) Google Sheets
5 1 (1.25%) Power Automate
5 1 (1.25%) PowerApps
5 1 (1.25%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.25%) Broadband
1 1 (1.25%) Firewall
1 1 (1.25%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.50%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (1.25%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (1.25%) Data Mining
2 1 (1.25%) Power BI
2 1 (1.25%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 2 (2.50%) JIRA
2 1 (1.25%) Dreamweaver
2 1 (1.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 46 (57.50%) Marketing
2 26 (32.50%) Social Skills
3 18 (22.50%) Finance
4 16 (20.00%) Public Sector
5 14 (17.50%) Advertising
6 11 (13.75%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (8.75%) Brand Awareness
8 5 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (6.25%) Music Industry
8 5 (6.25%) Retail
9 3 (3.75%) Banking
9 3 (3.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (3.75%) Legal
9 3 (3.75%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (3.75%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (3.75%) Publishing
10 2 (2.50%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (2.50%) Electronics
10 2 (2.50%) Manufacturing
10 2 (2.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (10.00%) Designer
1 8 (10.00%) Senior
2 7 (8.75%) Analyst
2 7 (8.75%) Marketing Manager
3 5 (6.25%) Account Manager
3 5 (6.25%) Digital Account Manager
4 4 (5.00%) Campaign Manager
4 4 (5.00%) Client Services Manager
4 4 (5.00%) Consultant
4 4 (5.00%) Development Manager
4 4 (5.00%) Lead
5 3 (3.75%) Business Analyst
5 3 (3.75%) Communications Manager
5 3 (3.75%) Data Scientist
5 3 (3.75%) Motion Designer
5 3 (3.75%) Senior Development Manager
5 3 (3.75%) Senior Manager
6 2 (2.50%) Junior Designer
6 2 (2.50%) Senior Designer
6 2 (2.50%) Site Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.00%) HTML
1 4 (5.00%) Kafka
2 2 (2.50%) CSS
2 2 (2.50%) RabbitMQ
3 1 (1.25%) Flash
3 1 (1.25%) HTML5
3 1 (1.25%) JSON
3 1 (1.25%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.00%) Digital Media
2 7 (8.75%) Onboarding
3 5 (6.25%) Mobile App
4 4 (5.00%) Blog
4 4 (5.00%) Motion Graphics
4 4 (5.00%) Video Editing
4 4 (5.00%) Video\Live Streaming
5 3 (3.75%) Animation
5 3 (3.75%) Graphic Design
5 3 (3.75%) Management Information System
6 2 (2.50%) Algorithms
6 2 (2.50%) Digital Signage
6 2 (2.50%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (2.50%) IVR
6 2 (2.50%) Learning Management System
6 2 (2.50%) Low-Code
6 2 (2.50%) PMI
6 2 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.25%) Marketing Technology
7 1 (1.25%) Shadow IT
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.00%) Linux
1 4 (5.00%) Windows
2 1 (1.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (21.25%) Analytics
2 16 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 15 (18.75%) Project Management
4 14 (17.50%) Campaign Management
5 13 (16.25%) Storytelling
5 13 (16.25%) User Experience
6 12 (15.00%) Digital Marketing
6 12 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
7 11 (13.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 10 (12.50%) B2B
8 10 (12.50%) Marketing Automation
9 9 (11.25%) Actionable Insight
9 9 (11.25%) CRM
9 9 (11.25%) Customer Service
9 9 (11.25%) Strategic Planning
10 8 (10.00%) Content Management
10 8 (10.00%) Data Analysis
10 8 (10.00%) E-Commerce
11 7 (8.75%) Customer Engagement
11 7 (8.75%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 7 (8.75%) Python
2 5 (6.25%) SQL
3 2 (2.50%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.25%) MATLAB
4 1 (1.25%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.25%) R
Qualifications
1 13 (16.25%) Degree
2 2 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (2.50%) Master's Degree
2 2 (2.50%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (2.50%) PhD
2 2 (2.50%) PMI Certification
3 1 (1.25%) ACCA
3 1 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.25%) CIMA
3 1 (1.25%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.25%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (1.25%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.50%) GDPR
2 5 (6.25%) Accessibility
3 2 (2.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (1.25%) QA
System Software
1 3 (3.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.50%) Kubernetes
1 2 (2.50%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (2.50%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (1.25%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 19 (23.75%) Google
2 18 (22.50%) Adobe
3 16 (20.00%) Microsoft
4 9 (11.25%) Facebook
5 8 (10.00%) Instagram
6 7 (8.75%) Salesforce
7 6 (7.50%) SAP
7 6 (7.50%) TikTok
8 5 (6.25%) YouTube
9 4 (5.00%) Twitter
10 2 (2.50%) OneTrust
10 2 (2.50%) Optimizely
10 2 (2.50%) Splunk
11 1 (1.25%) Avaya
11 1 (1.25%) Cisco
11 1 (1.25%) HubSpot
11 1 (1.25%) Marketo
11 1 (1.25%) Meraki
11 1 (1.25%) Screaming Frog
11 1 (1.25%) Zscaler