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 9 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 123 155
Rank change year-on-year -5 +32 -16
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 84 47 27
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 1.01% 1.40% 0.63%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.72% 3.65% 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 50 27 11
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,000 £23,250
25th Percentile £28,125 £29,750 £24,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -40.91% +29.41%
75th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £55,750 £52,500 £235,000
England median annual salary £36,063 £38,325 £35,000
% change year-on-year -5.90% +9.50% -12.50%

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 2,257 1,286 1,392
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 27.07% 38.27% 32.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,556 563 625
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.64% -8.33% -4.76%

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 9 October 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 9 October 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
Hertfordshire -11 31 £30,000 - 6
Cambridgeshire -27 20 £28,000 -45.37% 5
Essex -6 19 £29,000 +16.00% 6
Suffolk +14 5 £47,500 +50.79% 3
Bedfordshire - 5 £45,000 -
Norfolk -33 4 £35,750 +9.89% 1
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 20 (23.81%) CMS
2 7 (8.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (13.10%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (10.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (9.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (8.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 7 (8.33%) Shopify
2 4 (4.76%) Raiser’s Edge
3 3 (3.57%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (1.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 17 (20.24%) Google Analytics
2 9 (10.71%) Canva
3 8 (9.52%) ChatGPT
4 7 (8.33%) Microsoft Copilot
5 5 (5.95%) Adobe Analytics
5 5 (5.95%) Azure
5 5 (5.95%) Azure AI
5 5 (5.95%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (5.95%) Figma
6 4 (4.76%) Google Ads
7 3 (3.57%) Google Workspace
7 3 (3.57%) MailChimp
7 3 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (2.38%) Google Tag Manager
8 2 (2.38%) Meta Ads
8 2 (2.38%) SaaS
9 1 (1.19%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 1 (1.19%) Google Docs
9 1 (1.19%) Power Platform
9 1 (1.19%) Sprout Social
Communications & Networking
1 11 (13.10%) Broadband
2 5 (5.95%) Internet
3 3 (3.57%) Wireless
4 2 (2.38%) Intranet
5 1 (1.19%) IPsec
5 1 (1.19%) SSL
5 1 (1.19%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.95%) Azure SQL Database
1 5 (5.95%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.19%) Data Lake
2 1 (1.19%) Metadata
2 1 (1.19%) Power BI
2 1 (1.19%) SAP BW
2 1 (1.19%) Tableau
General
1 54 (64.29%) Marketing
2 32 (38.10%) Social Skills
3 24 (28.57%) Organisational Skills
4 10 (11.90%) Manufacturing
5 9 (10.71%) Advertising
6 6 (7.14%) Finance
6 6 (7.14%) Games
7 5 (5.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (4.76%) Legal
9 3 (3.57%) Brand Awareness
9 3 (3.57%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.19%) Health Technology
10 1 (1.19%) Local Government
10 1 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.19%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (15.48%) Designer
2 11 (13.10%) Graphic Designer
2 11 (13.10%) Senior
3 9 (10.71%) Marketing Manager
4 8 (9.52%) Coordinator
5 7 (8.33%) Campaign Manager
5 7 (8.33%) Marketing Executive
5 7 (8.33%) Senior Designer
5 7 (8.33%) Senior Graphic Designer
6 6 (7.14%) Digital Executive
7 5 (5.95%) .NET Developer
7 5 (5.95%) Developer
8 4 (4.76%) Junior
8 4 (4.76%) Junior Designer
8 4 (4.76%) Junior Graphic Designer
8 4 (4.76%) Marketing Communications Manager
9 3 (3.57%) IT Support
9 3 (3.57%) IT Technician
9 3 (3.57%) Lead
9 3 (3.57%) Senior Campaign Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.95%) .NET
1 5 (5.95%) .NET Core
1 5 (5.95%) ASP.NET
1 5 (5.95%) ASP.NET Core
1 5 (5.95%) Blazor
1 5 (5.95%) ML.NET
1 5 (5.95%) React
1 5 (5.95%) RESTful
2 1 (1.19%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 13 (15.48%) Marketing Technology
2 11 (13.10%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (8.33%) Driving Licence
4 5 (5.95%) BBC
5 4 (4.76%) Blog
5 4 (4.76%) Over-the-Top Content
5 4 (4.76%) Product Ownership
6 3 (3.57%) Graphic Design
6 3 (3.57%) iPad
6 3 (3.57%) Management Information System
6 3 (3.57%) Photography
6 3 (3.57%) Smartphone
7 2 (2.38%) AI Agents
7 2 (2.38%) Onboarding
7 2 (2.38%) Podcast
8 1 (1.19%) Digital Media
8 1 (1.19%) FMCG
8 1 (1.19%) Midjourney
8 1 (1.19%) Video Editing
8 1 (1.19%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.57%) Linux
1 3 (3.57%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (36.90%) AI
1 31 (36.90%) SEO
2 30 (35.71%) Analytics
2 30 (35.71%) Digital Marketing
3 29 (34.52%) CRM
4 17 (20.24%) Email Marketing
5 16 (19.05%) Agile
6 14 (16.67%) Customer Experience
7 13 (15.48%) Lead Generation
7 13 (15.48%) User Experience
8 12 (14.29%) Decision-Making
9 11 (13.10%) Roadmaps
9 11 (13.10%) Storytelling
10 10 (11.90%) Copywriting
10 10 (11.90%) E-Commerce
10 10 (11.90%) Mathematics
11 9 (10.71%) B2B
11 9 (10.71%) Project Management
12 8 (9.52%) Data Protection
13 7 (8.33%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 5 (5.95%) C#
1 5 (5.95%) JavaScript
1 5 (5.95%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (11.90%) Degree
2 4 (4.76%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.19%) A+ Certification
3 1 (1.19%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.19%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.19%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (9.52%) Accessibility
2 4 (4.76%) GDPR
3 3 (3.57%) QA
4 2 (2.38%) Data Quality
5 1 (1.19%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (1.19%) PERC
Systems Management
1 1 (1.19%) McAfee ePO
1 1 (1.19%) Nagios
Vendors
1 28 (33.33%) Google
2 19 (22.62%) Facebook
3 17 (20.24%) Microsoft
4 16 (19.05%) Adobe
5 8 (9.52%) Apple
5 8 (9.52%) Instagram
6 5 (5.95%) Salesforce
6 5 (5.95%) Sony
6 5 (5.95%) Yahoo!
7 3 (3.57%) HubSpot
8 2 (2.38%) TikTok
9 1 (1.19%) dotdigital
9 1 (1.19%) Forcepoint
9 1 (1.19%) Hootsuite
9 1 (1.19%) McAfee
9 1 (1.19%) Samsung
9 1 (1.19%) TippingPoint
9 1 (1.19%) WooCommerce
9 1 (1.19%) YouTube
9 1 (1.19%) Zscaler