Social Media Executive Contract Job Trends in London

Social Media Executive
England > London

The median Social Media Executive daily rate in London is £203, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 380 - 392
Rank change year-on-year - - +142
Contract jobs requiring a Social Media Executive 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.007% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £201 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £203 - -
75th Percentile £204 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £203 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 13,582 12,805 17,342
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.64% 93.64% 93.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,020 8,170 12,542
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £448 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.23%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £778
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 211 139 338
10th Percentile £18.25 £20.95 £15.98
25th Percentile £23.65 £24.66 £19.01
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £28.63
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +22.27% -17.03%
75th Percentile £63.10 £53.75 £49.68
90th Percentile £76.58 £79.15 £65.83
England median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £35.95
% change year-on-year -14.29% -2.64% +2.71%

Social Media Executive
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Social Media Executive' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Social Media Executive job vacancy trend in London

Social Media Executive
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Social Media Executive job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Social Media Executive job vacancies in London

Social Media Executive Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 2 February 2026, Social Media Executive contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Social Media Executive in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Social Listening
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Social Media Executive Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) German Language
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Social Listening
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Validation