The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in contract job vacancies in Shropshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 5 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
28
-
51
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+42
Contract jobs citing Social Media
2
0
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Shropshire
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 Shropshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
17
31
14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire
13.28%
22.30%
8.92%
Number of daily rates quoted
10
21
11
10th Percentile
£413
£299
£145
25th Percentile
£451
£308
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£543
£370
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+46.62%
-26.00%
-7.41%
75th Percentile
£616
£500
£555
90th Percentile
£638
£536
£573
West Midlands median daily rate
£525
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
+5.00%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
6
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£52.50
Median hourly rate
-
£10.42
£55.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-81.05%
+378.26%
75th Percentile
-
-
£57.50
90th Percentile
-
-
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£28.18
£22.50
£27.25
% change year-on-year
+25.24%
-17.43%
+71.82%
Social Media Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Job postings citing Social Media as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
Social Media Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Media in Shropshire.
Social Media Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Shropshire
For the 6 months to 5 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Social Media also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Shropshire region with a requirement for Social Media.
Social Media Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Shropshire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
