Social Media Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Social Media
South East > Hampshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in contract job vacancies in Hampshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 67 87
Rank change year-on-year -15 +20 -
Contract jobs citing Social Media 4 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.30% 0.25% 0.30%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.30% 0.80% 1.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £230 - -
25th Percentile £230 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £234 - £450
75th Percentile £240 - -
90th Percentile £242 - -
South East median daily rate £234 £350 £450
% change year-on-year -33.21% -22.22% -21.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.50 - -
Median hourly rate £25.00 - -
75th Percentile £27.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £25.00 - -

All Generic Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 308 249 359
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 23.23% 31.40% 26.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 203 168 170
10th Percentile £272 £313 £248
25th Percentile £447 £434 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £501
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +9.89% -6.88%
75th Percentile £644 £638 £610
90th Percentile £725 £675 £700
South East median daily rate £485 £525 £496
% change year-on-year -7.62% +5.90% -4.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 14 25
10th Percentile £13.21 £27.15 £16.55
25th Percentile £22.50 £31.25 £27.50
Median hourly rate £23.75 £33.75 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.63% -38.64% +26.44%
75th Percentile £33.13 £35.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £59.23 £69.38 £72.80
South East median hourly rate £22.50 £35.00 £51.03
% change year-on-year -35.71% -31.41% +36.07%

Social Media
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Social Media job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Social Media
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Social Media

Social Media
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Social Media

Social Media
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Southampton +2 4 £234 - 4
Social Media
South East

Social Media
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) CapCut
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) SaaS
2 1 (25.00%) Canva
General
1 4 (100.00%) Marketing
2 2 (50.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Content Marketing Specialist
1 2 (50.00%) Marketing Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Social Media Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Blog
1 2 (50.00%) Educational Technology
1 2 (50.00%) Podcast
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Content Marketing
2 2 (50.00%) Content Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) Lead Generation
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) SEO
2 2 (50.00%) Storytelling
2 2 (50.00%) Thought Leadership
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Facebook
1 2 (50.00%) Instagram
1 2 (50.00%) TikTok
1 2 (50.00%) YouTube