Social Media Job Trends in the East of England

Social Media
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in permanent job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 158 136
Rank change year-on-year +53 -22 +73
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 49 20 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 1.17% 0.57% 0.21%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.72% 1.49% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 32 3 5
10th Percentile £29,775 £25,100 £34,000
25th Percentile £30,938 £25,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £26,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +46.15% -38.82% +17.24%
75th Percentile £51,250 £29,750 £46,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £31,700 £56,750
England median annual salary £35,000 £28,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +22.81% -28.75% -28.57%

All Generic Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,317 1,341 902
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 31.49% 38.17% 38.66%
Number of salaries quoted 614 533 599
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,507 £28,894
25th Percentile £33,500 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £66,993 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £78,750 £85,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Social Media
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Social Media job vacancy trend in the East of England

Social Media
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Social Media.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Social Media

Social Media
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Media in the East of England over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Media in the East of England

Social Media
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Media within the East of England region over the 6 months to 8 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Suffolk +2 18 £38,000 - 9
Hertfordshire +15 12 £47,500 - 15
Cambridgeshire +18 11 £51,250 - 9
Norfolk +10 6 £45,000 +57.89% 8
Essex -7 2 - - 11
Social Media
England

Social Media
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (10.20%) CMS
2 1 (2.04%) Confluence
Applications
1 9 (18.37%) InDesign
1 9 (18.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (12.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 6 (12.24%) Adobe Illustrator
2 6 (12.24%) Photoshop
3 3 (6.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (6.12%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.04%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 13 (26.53%) SaaS
2 7 (14.29%) Figma
3 6 (12.24%) Canva
4 3 (6.12%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (4.08%) Adobe Analytics
6 1 (2.04%) BigCommerce
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.16%) Broadband
2 3 (6.12%) Unified Communications
3 2 (4.08%) Ethernet
3 2 (4.08%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (2.04%) Remote Desktop
General
1 27 (55.10%) Marketing
2 22 (44.90%) Social Skills
3 4 (8.16%) Law
4 2 (4.08%) Games
4 2 (4.08%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (4.08%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.04%) Advertising
5 1 (2.04%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.04%) Back Office
5 1 (2.04%) Finance
5 1 (2.04%) Legal
5 1 (2.04%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (16.33%) Designer
1 8 (16.33%) Senior
2 6 (12.24%) Graphic Designer
3 4 (8.16%) Account Executive
3 4 (8.16%) Business Development Executive
3 4 (8.16%) Campaign Executive
3 4 (8.16%) Consultant
3 4 (8.16%) Digital Executive
3 4 (8.16%) Marketing Manager
3 4 (8.16%) Recruitment Consultant
3 4 (8.16%) Senior Consultant
3 4 (8.16%) Senior Recruitment Consultant
3 4 (8.16%) Social Media Executive
4 3 (6.12%) Marketing Executive
4 3 (6.12%) Senior Marketing Executive
4 3 (6.12%) Social Media Specialist
5 2 (4.08%) Marketing Specialist
6 1 (2.04%) Content Designer
6 1 (2.04%) Digital Content Designer
6 1 (2.04%) Senior Content Designer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (20.41%) Digital Media
1 10 (20.41%) Driving Licence
2 6 (12.24%) Graphic Design
2 6 (12.24%) Motion Graphics
3 3 (6.12%) Blog
3 3 (6.12%) Onboarding
3 3 (6.12%) Web Conferencing
4 2 (4.08%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 10 (20.41%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (22.45%) Business Development
1 11 (22.45%) CRM
2 10 (20.41%) Pedagogy
3 8 (16.33%) Product Marketing
4 7 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
4 7 (14.29%) User Experience
5 6 (12.24%) Analytics
5 6 (12.24%) Customer Engagement
6 5 (10.20%) Commercial Awareness
6 5 (10.20%) Digital Marketing
6 5 (10.20%) Email Marketing
6 5 (10.20%) Social Media Marketing
6 5 (10.20%) Storytelling
7 4 (8.16%) Computer Science
7 4 (8.16%) Decision-Making
7 4 (8.16%) Marketing Automation
7 4 (8.16%) Sales Enablement
7 4 (8.16%) SIAM
7 4 (8.16%) Storyboarding
7 4 (8.16%) Typography
Qualifications
1 10 (20.41%) DBS Check
1 10 (20.41%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.16%) ISO 9001
2 3 (6.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (4.08%) WCAG
4 1 (2.04%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 11 (22.45%) Adobe
2 7 (14.29%) Instagram
3 6 (12.24%) Facebook
4 4 (8.16%) HubSpot
4 4 (8.16%) Salesforce
4 4 (8.16%) YouTube
5 3 (6.12%) Cisco
5 3 (6.12%) Microsoft
5 3 (6.12%) Zoho
6 1 (2.04%) Google
6 1 (2.04%) TikTok