Social Media Manager Contract Job Trends in London

Social Media Manager
England > London

The median Social Media Manager daily rate in London is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 387 348 386
Rank change year-on-year -39 +38 +133
Contract jobs requiring a Social Media Manager 5 4 9
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.031% 0.031% 0.049%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.033% 0.053%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile £260 - -
25th Percentile £275 £463 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £475 £288
Median % change year-on-year -26.32% +65.22% +4.55%
75th Percentile £385 £488 £378
90th Percentile £394 - £406
England median daily rate £350 £268 £288
% change year-on-year +30.84% -6.96% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £35.95
25th Percentile £26.25 - £38.50
Median hourly rate £27.50 - £43.50
75th Percentile £28.75 - £45.50
90th Percentile - - £46.25
England median hourly rate £27.50 - £43.50

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 14,956 12,129 17,048
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.62% 93.70% 93.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,041 8,120 12,298
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 229 141 345
10th Percentile £18.21 £21.00 £16.00
25th Percentile £22.41 £24.66 £19.38
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year - +21.74% -17.86%
75th Percentile £60.25 £53.75 £48.56
90th Percentile £76.58 £78.40 £65.00
England median hourly rate £36.32 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +3.77% +7.69% -23.29%

Social Media Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Social Media Manager job vacancy trend in London

Social Media Manager
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Social Media Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Social Media Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Social Media Manager job vacancies in London

Social Media Manager
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Media Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 11 March 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
West London - 1 - - 1
Social Media Manager
England

Social Media Manager Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 11 March 2026, Social Media Manager 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 Manager in the job title.

1 2 (40.00%) CMS
1 2 (40.00%) Project Management
1 2 (40.00%) Sprinklr
1 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (40.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (20.00%) Adobe
2 1 (20.00%) Analytics
2 1 (20.00%) Brandwatch
2 1 (20.00%) Canva
2 1 (20.00%) Content Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Copywriting
2 1 (20.00%) CRM
2 1 (20.00%) Discord
2 1 (20.00%) Facebook
2 1 (20.00%) Google
2 1 (20.00%) Google Analytics
2 1 (20.00%) Hootsuite
2 1 (20.00%) Instagram
2 1 (20.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (20.00%) SEO
2 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Thought Leadership
2 1 (20.00%) TikTok
2 1 (20.00%) Twitter
2 1 (20.00%) YouTube

Social Media Manager 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (40.00%) CMS
Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Canva
1 1 (20.00%) Discord
1 1 (20.00%) Google Analytics
General
1 1 (20.00%) Advertising
1 1 (20.00%) Finance
1 1 (20.00%) Marketing
1 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Social Media
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Media
2 1 (20.00%) Graphic Design
2 1 (20.00%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Project Management
1 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (40.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (20.00%) Analytics
2 1 (20.00%) Content Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Copywriting
2 1 (20.00%) CRM
2 1 (20.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (20.00%) SEO
2 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Thought Leadership
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Adobe
1 1 (20.00%) Brandwatch
1 1 (20.00%) Facebook
1 1 (20.00%) Google
1 1 (20.00%) Hootsuite
1 1 (20.00%) Instagram
1 1 (20.00%) TikTok
1 1 (20.00%) Twitter
1 1 (20.00%) YouTube