Social Media Specialist Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Social Media Specialist
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Social Media Specialist daily rate in Southampton is £238, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025.

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

 6 months to
18 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Social Media Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 0.71% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.83% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £231 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £238 - -
75th Percentile £244 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £238 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 121 146 188
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.82% 96.69% 95.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 99 137
10th Percentile £127 £200 £263
25th Percentile £403 £243 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £413 £525
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -21.43% +3.96%
75th Percentile £569 £600 £614
90th Percentile £670 £652 £650
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +0.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 9 17
10th Percentile £22.50 - -
25th Percentile £24.49 - £16.00
Median hourly rate £64.75 £21.89 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +195.80% +25.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £73.50 £65.00 £33.75
90th Percentile £86.55 £80.00 £39.25
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £68.75 £52.50
% change year-on-year -63.42% +30.95% +19.37%

Social Media Specialist Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, Social Media Specialist 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 Southampton region featuring Social Media Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Facebook
1 1 (100.00%) Instagram
1 1 (100.00%) TikTok

Social Media Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Facebook
1 1 (100.00%) Instagram
1 1 (100.00%) TikTok