Social Media Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Social Media
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in contract job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 11 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 116 114
Rank change year-on-year -37 -2 +19
Contract jobs citing Social Media 2 2 13
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.065% 0.12% 0.58%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.19% 0.34% 2.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £121
25th Percentile - - £141
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 - £200
Median % change year-on-year - - -55.56%
75th Percentile - - £331
90th Percentile - - £375
South East median daily rate £205 £243 £200
% change year-on-year -15.46% +21.25% -52.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
Median hourly rate £14.50 £23.63 -
Median % change year-on-year -38.62% - -
South East median hourly rate £14.50 £23.63 -
% change year-on-year -38.62% - -

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,059 580 649
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 34.19% 35.15% 28.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 658 351 363
10th Percentile £325 £275 £228
25th Percentile £424 £393 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -1.96%
75th Percentile £610 £575 £608
90th Percentile £713 £650 £685
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 131 30 31
10th Percentile £12.84 £14.94 £16.00
25th Percentile £16.25 £15.13 £23.37
Median hourly rate £47.50 £42.72 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +11.20% +0.51% -29.90%
75th Percentile £83.00 £63.37 £60.28
90th Percentile £88.00 £87.64 £69.69
South East median hourly rate £38.72 £33.89 £57.35
% change year-on-year +14.27% -40.92% +4.87%

Social Media
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Social Media job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Social Media
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Social Media.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Social Media

Social Media
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Social Media.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Social Media

Social Media
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 11 September 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
Buckinghamshire - 2 £205 - 3
Social Media
South East

Social Media
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics CRM
General
1 1 (50.00%) Automotive
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service Advisor
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing Specialist
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Video on Demand
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) CRM
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft