Social Media Job Trends in Cardiff

Social Media
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in permanent job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 43 41
Rank change year-on-year +4 -2 +33
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 1 1 19
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.27% 0.36% 3.57%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.41% 0.91% 9.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 19
10th Percentile - - £26,575
25th Percentile - £47,500 £27,157
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +33.33% +5.63%
75th Percentile - £52,500 £43,305
90th Percentile - - £43,750
South Wales median annual salary £46,250 £50,000 £37,250
% change year-on-year -7.50% +34.23% +13.74%

All Generic Skills
Cardiff

Social Media falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cardiff.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 71 110 196
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 18.98% 39.29% 36.84%
Number of salaries quoted 47 78 167
10th Percentile £30,150 £23,750 £27,157
25th Percentile £50,000 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £39,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +32.08% -24.29% +5.23%
75th Percentile £78,145 £62,365 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £74,144 £72,433
South Wales median annual salary £52,500 £47,404 £46,604
% change year-on-year +10.75% +1.72% +3.56%

Social Media
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Social Media relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Social Media job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Social Media
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Social Media.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Social Media

Social Media
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Business Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Development Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Content Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media Management