Social Media Contracts in the South East

Social Media
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 147 182 200
Rank change year-on-year +35 +18 +36
Contract jobs citing Social Media 5 15 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.17% 0.27% 0.28%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.51% 0.97% 0.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 11 11
10th Percentile £266 - £363
25th Percentile £317 £121 £399
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £421 £200 £450
Median % change year-on-year +110.63% -55.56% +9.09%
75th Percentile £532 £450 £730
90th Percentile £588 - £831
England median daily rate £475 £275 £375
% change year-on-year +72.73% -26.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £101.75
Median hourly rate - - £103.50
75th Percentile - - £105.25
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £49.00 £40.00 £29.75
% change year-on-year +22.50% +34.45% -37.37%

All Generic Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 990 1,553 1,938
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 32.74% 28.15% 34.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 622 936 1,318
10th Percentile £205 £205 £213
25th Percentile £350 £363 £374
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £514
Median % change year-on-year - -2.68% +2.75%
75th Percentile £600 £608 £638
90th Percentile £663 £688 £725
England median daily rate £548 £550 £573
% change year-on-year -0.36% -3.93% +4.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 152 93
10th Percentile £16.95 £11.72 £18.08
25th Percentile £23.50 £18.35 £19.00
Median hourly rate £48.00 £47.50 £48.08
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% -1.21% +123.63%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.30 £66.21
90th Percentile £85.50 £65.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £34.50 £32.31 £22.49
% change year-on-year +6.79% +43.68% -16.72%

Social Media
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Social Media as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Social Media in the South East

Social Media
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Social Media in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Social Media in the South East

Social Media
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Social Media in the South East over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Social Media in the South East

Social Media
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Social Media in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Social Media in the South East

Social Media
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 11 May 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
Thames Valley +30 3 - - 50
Berkshire +22 3 - - 30
East Sussex - 1 £600 - 8
Surrey - 1 £243 - 15
Social Media
England

Social Media
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) CMS
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (20.00%) Yammer
General
1 5 (100.00%) Marketing
2 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Advertising
3 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Lead
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Email Marketing Specialist
2 1 (20.00%) Email Specialist
2 1 (20.00%) Marketing Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Marketing Business Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Marketing Specialist
2 1 (20.00%) Operations Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Web Manager
2 1 (20.00%) WebOps Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Podcast
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (40.00%) Creative Thinking
3 2 (40.00%) Performance Measurement
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (20.00%) A/B Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (20.00%) Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Campaign Management
4 1 (20.00%) Content Management
4 1 (20.00%) Content Marketing
4 1 (20.00%) CRM
4 1 (20.00%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (20.00%) E-Commerce
4 1 (20.00%) Email Marketing
4 1 (20.00%) Marketing Automation
4 1 (20.00%) SEO
4 1 (20.00%) Web Operations
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Adobe
1 1 (20.00%) Google
1 1 (20.00%) Marketo
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft