Social Media Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Social Media
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 100 139
Rank change year-on-year -10 +39 +34
Contract jobs citing Social Media 4 17 3
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.25% 0.96% 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.64% 2.82% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 1
10th Percentile - £147 -
25th Percentile £203 £158 £223
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £225 £245
Median % change year-on-year -6.70% -8.16% +28.95%
75th Percentile £217 £294 £268
90th Percentile - £336 -
UK median daily rate £375 £375 £400
% change year-on-year - -6.25% -5.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.20 - -
Median hourly rate £13.91 - £11.65
75th Percentile £14.61 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £31.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year -19.35% +12.73% -40.86%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 624 603 867
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 39.17% 34.03% 36.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 350 330 542
10th Percentile £181 £190 £250
25th Percentile £350 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +4.77%
75th Percentile £531 £538 £588
90th Percentile £589 £675 £698
UK median daily rate £513 £526 £550
% change year-on-year -2.57% -4.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 26 20
10th Percentile £15.03 £14.86 £11.64
25th Percentile £16.51 £18.14 £17.42
Median hourly rate £24.45 £23.23 £19.18
Median % change year-on-year +5.24% +21.13% -23.28%
75th Percentile £57.50 £24.18 £55.00
90th Percentile £64.54 £34.11 £63.15
UK median hourly rate £27.21 £40.00 £43.92
% change year-on-year -31.98% -8.93% +62.79%

Social Media
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Social Media job vacancy trend in Scotland

Social Media
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

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

Social Media
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

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

Social Media
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 3 November 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
Edinburgh -4 4 £210 -6.70% 2
Social Media
UK

Social Media
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 1 (25.00%) CMS
1 1 (25.00%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Broadband
General
1 2 (50.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) General Ledger
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Publishing
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Content Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Financial Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Senior
1 1 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Senior Financial Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Video Content Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Photography
1 1 (25.00%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Accounts Payable
1 1 (25.00%) Analytics
1 1 (25.00%) Community of Practice
1 1 (25.00%) Content Management
1 1 (25.00%) Copywriting
1 1 (25.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (25.00%) Logistics
1 1 (25.00%) Post-Production
1 1 (25.00%) Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) SEO
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) ACCA
1 1 (25.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (25.00%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Facebook
2 1 (25.00%) Instagram
2 1 (25.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) Twitter