Social Media Contracts with Work from Home Options

Social Media
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Media over the 6 months to 16 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 301 398 480
Rank change year-on-year +97 +82 -97
Contract jobs citing Social Media 47 75 137
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.30% 0.28% 0.30%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.05% 0.89% 0.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 46 94
10th Percentile £121 £208 £201
25th Percentile £200 £263 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £394 £400
Median % change year-on-year -17.56% -1.44% +14.29%
75th Percentile £578 £544 £531
90th Percentile £603 £650 £680
UK median daily rate £350 £375 £390
% change year-on-year -6.67% -3.85% +11.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 6
10th Percentile £19.74 - £22.49
25th Percentile £26.48 £21.00 £24.00
Median hourly rate £38.93 £27.50 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +41.55% +1.85% +23.51%
75th Percentile £52.34 £30.00 £28.50
90th Percentile £59.65 - £47.39
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £30.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year +21.67% -36.84% +55.74%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Social Media is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,489 8,397 13,951
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 28.59% 31.40% 31.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,021 5,878 9,948
10th Percentile £321 £363 £354
25th Percentile £425 £454 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year - +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £670 £688 £638
90th Percentile £800 £800 £738
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 158 224
10th Percentile £15.32 £19.00 £12.21
25th Percentile £23.75 £30.00 £20.19
Median hourly rate £44.74 £63.00 £43.23
Median % change year-on-year -28.98% +45.75% +38.65%
75th Percentile £60.75 £70.00 £55.25
90th Percentile £71.20 £85.00 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £26.83 £22.49 £27.00
% change year-on-year +19.32% -16.72% +5.88%

Social Media
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Social Media as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Social Media trend for jobs with a WFH option

Social Media
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Social Media.

Social Media daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Social Media
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Social Media over the 6 months to 16 April 2024.

Social Media daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Social Media
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Social Media.

Social Media hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Social Media
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Social Media over the 6 months to 16 April 2024.

Social Media hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Social Media
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 4 (8.51%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (8.51%) Adobe Illustrator
1 4 (8.51%) Photoshop
2 3 (6.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (4.26%) InDesign
3 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (2.13%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (2.13%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (2.13%) Blender
4 1 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.38%) Fivetran
1 3 (6.38%) GitHub
1 3 (6.38%) GitHub Actions
2 1 (2.13%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 1 (2.13%) AWS
2 1 (2.13%) Azure
2 1 (2.13%) Canva
2 1 (2.13%) Discord
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.13%) Internet
1 1 (2.13%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.26%) Big Data
1 2 (4.26%) Hadoop
1 2 (4.26%) Tableau
2 1 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.13%) MongoDB
General
1 12 (25.53%) Marketing
2 10 (21.28%) Social Skills
3 9 (19.15%) Public Sector
4 8 (17.02%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (12.77%) Finance
6 4 (8.51%) Advertising
7 2 (4.26%) German Language
7 2 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (4.26%) Publishing
8 1 (2.13%) Brand Awareness
8 1 (2.13%) Electronics
8 1 (2.13%) Financial Institution
8 1 (2.13%) Fire and Rescue
8 1 (2.13%) Games
8 1 (2.13%) Manufacturing
8 1 (2.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (12.77%) Designer
1 6 (12.77%) Senior
2 5 (10.64%) Account Executive
2 5 (10.64%) Senior Manager
3 4 (8.51%) Insight Manager
4 3 (6.38%) Analyst
4 3 (6.38%) Architect
4 3 (6.38%) Communications Manager
4 3 (6.38%) Digital Designer
4 3 (6.38%) Marketing Manager
4 3 (6.38%) Social Media Manager
5 2 (4.26%) Copywriter
5 2 (4.26%) Data Scientist
5 2 (4.26%) Digital Marketing Manager
5 2 (4.26%) Social Media Analyst
5 2 (4.26%) Transformation Programme Manager
5 2 (4.26%) Transformation Project Manager
5 2 (4.26%) Web Manager
5 2 (4.26%) Web Programme Manager
5 2 (4.26%) Web Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.13%) HTML
1 1 (2.13%) Kafka
1 1 (2.13%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.38%) Algorithms
1 3 (6.38%) Data Structures
1 3 (6.38%) Video Editing
2 2 (4.26%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (4.26%) Mobile App
2 2 (4.26%) NHS
2 2 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.13%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (2.13%) Blog
3 1 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
3 1 (2.13%) Graphic Design
3 1 (2.13%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (2.13%) IVR
3 1 (2.13%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.13%) Motion Graphics
3 1 (2.13%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.13%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 1 (2.13%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.13%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (23.40%) Analytics
2 8 (17.02%) B2B
3 6 (12.77%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (12.77%) Lead Generation
4 5 (10.64%) Business Development
5 4 (8.51%) Copywriting
5 4 (8.51%) Customer Service
5 4 (8.51%) Data Analysis
5 4 (8.51%) Digital Analytics
5 4 (8.51%) Social Media Monitoring
5 4 (8.51%) Storytelling
6 3 (6.38%) Data Management
6 3 (6.38%) Data Pipeline
6 3 (6.38%) Demand Generation
6 3 (6.38%) Infographics
6 3 (6.38%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (6.38%) Programme Management
6 3 (6.38%) Prototyping
6 3 (6.38%) Social Media Analytics
6 3 (6.38%) Typography
Programming Languages
1 9 (19.15%) Python
2 5 (10.64%) SQL
3 4 (8.51%) R
4 2 (4.26%) Java
5 1 (2.13%) Bash
Qualifications
1 6 (12.77%) SC Cleared
1 6 (12.77%) Security Cleared
2 2 (4.26%) Degree
3 1 (2.13%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.13%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.13%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.13%) Accessibility
1 1 (2.13%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 1 (2.13%) Apache ZooKeeper
Systems Management
1 1 (2.13%) Consul
1 1 (2.13%) Grafana
1 1 (2.13%) Kubernetes
1 1 (2.13%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 8 (17.02%) Instagram
2 7 (14.89%) Twitter
3 6 (12.77%) Facebook
4 5 (10.64%) YouTube
5 4 (8.51%) Adobe
5 4 (8.51%) Brandwatch
6 3 (6.38%) Microsoft
6 3 (6.38%) Salesforce
7 1 (2.13%) Genesys
7 1 (2.13%) Marketo
7 1 (2.13%) Pinterest
7 1 (2.13%) SaltStack
7 1 (2.13%) SAP
7 1 (2.13%) Snapchat
7 1 (2.13%) TikTok