Social Media Management Contract Job Trends in London

Social Media Management
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Social Media Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 379 348 389
Rank change year-on-year -31 +41 +162
Contract jobs citing Social Media Management 1 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.007% 0.029% 0.006%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.008% 0.032% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £350 £530 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £360 £560 £625
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% -10.40% +150.00%
75th Percentile £370 £590 £638
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £360 £560 £625
% change year-on-year -35.71% -10.40% +150.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Social Media Management 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,078 12,600 15,967
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.33% 90.28% 88.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,638 8,043 11,412
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -6.25%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 221 153 257
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.60 £16.48
25th Percentile £24.61 £23.80 £19.99
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -13.33%
75th Percentile £53.75 £53.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £69.36 £80.60 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £34.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -27.10% -18.82% +21.43%

Social Media Management
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Social Media Management job vacancy trend in London

Social Media Management
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Social Media Management

Social Media Management
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Social Media Management

Social Media Management
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Sprinklr
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Channel Management
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Thought Leadership