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 22 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 153 133
Rank change year-on-year +24 -20 +68
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 41 25 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 1.23% 0.60% 0.32%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.27% 1.83% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 24 9 4
10th Percentile £29,750 £24,050 £26,850
25th Percentile £29,938 £25,500 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -40.91% +29.41% +49.12%
75th Percentile £51,563 £68,750 £50,625
90th Percentile £75,000 £235,000 £58,500
England median annual salary £38,325 £30,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +27.75% -25.00% -31.62%

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 1,252 1,369 947
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 37.63% 32.93% 42.66%
Number of salaries quoted 578 587 592
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,875 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.55% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -

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 22 October 2025.

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 22 October 2025. 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
Cambridgeshire +20 16 £51,250 - 4
Hertfordshire +17 10 £38,750 -35.42% 54
Suffolk -14 6 £31,500 - 4
Norfolk - 6 £45,000 - 3
Essex -8 3 £24,000 -10.28% 31
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 4 (9.76%) CMS
Applications
1 9 (21.95%) InDesign
2 8 (19.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (17.07%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 7 (17.07%) Adobe Illustrator
3 7 (17.07%) Photoshop
4 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Shopify
2 1 (2.44%) Magento
2 1 (2.44%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 12 (29.27%) SaaS
2 6 (14.63%) Canva
2 6 (14.63%) Figma
3 3 (7.32%) Google Ads
3 3 (7.32%) Google Analytics
3 3 (7.32%) Google Data Studio
3 3 (7.32%) Google Docs
3 3 (7.32%) Google Sheets
4 2 (4.88%) BigCommerce
4 2 (4.88%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.44%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.88%) Unified Communications
2 1 (2.44%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.44%) Power BI
General
1 30 (73.17%) Marketing
2 12 (29.27%) Social Skills
3 7 (17.07%) Advertising
4 4 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (9.76%) Law
5 3 (7.32%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.44%) Back Office
6 1 (2.44%) Brand Awareness
6 1 (2.44%) Czech Language
6 1 (2.44%) Finance
6 1 (2.44%) Legal
6 1 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.44%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (2.44%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (14.63%) Designer
1 6 (14.63%) Graphic Designer
1 6 (14.63%) Senior
2 5 (12.20%) Business Development Executive
2 5 (12.20%) Social Media Executive
3 4 (9.76%) Campaign Executive
3 4 (9.76%) Consultant
3 4 (9.76%) Digital Executive
3 4 (9.76%) Marketing Manager
3 4 (9.76%) Recruitment Consultant
3 4 (9.76%) Senior Consultant
3 4 (9.76%) Senior Recruitment Consultant
4 3 (7.32%) Account Executive
4 3 (7.32%) PPC Executive
4 3 (7.32%) Social Media Specialist
5 2 (4.88%) Marketing Assistant
5 2 (4.88%) Marketing Executive
5 2 (4.88%) Senior Marketing Executive
6 1 (2.44%) Project Planner
6 1 (2.44%) Sales Executive
Miscellaneous
1 6 (14.63%) Graphic Design
1 6 (14.63%) Motion Graphics
2 5 (12.20%) Blog
3 2 (4.88%) Onboarding
3 2 (4.88%) Video Editing
3 2 (4.88%) Web Conferencing
4 1 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.44%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.44%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (26.83%) Business Development
1 11 (26.83%) Digital Marketing
2 8 (19.51%) Email Marketing
3 7 (17.07%) Collaborative Culture
3 7 (17.07%) CRM
3 7 (17.07%) Product Marketing
3 7 (17.07%) User Experience
4 6 (14.63%) Analytics
4 6 (14.63%) Customer Engagement
5 5 (12.20%) Commercial Awareness
5 5 (12.20%) Marketing Strategy
6 4 (9.76%) Content Management
6 4 (9.76%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
6 4 (9.76%) Creative Thinking
6 4 (9.76%) Decision-Making
6 4 (9.76%) Marketing Automation
6 4 (9.76%) Pay per click
6 4 (9.76%) Social Media Marketing
6 4 (9.76%) Storyboarding
6 4 (9.76%) Typography
Qualifications
1 9 (21.95%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.32%) ISO 9001
2 2 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 10 (24.39%) Instagram
2 9 (21.95%) Adobe
2 9 (21.95%) Facebook
3 6 (14.63%) YouTube
4 4 (9.76%) Google
4 4 (9.76%) HubSpot
5 3 (7.32%) Microsoft
5 3 (7.32%) Salesforce
5 3 (7.32%) Spotify
6 2 (4.88%) Cisco
6 2 (4.88%) Zoho
7 1 (2.44%) TikTok
7 1 (2.44%) Twitter
7 1 (2.44%) WooCommerce