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 7 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 105 157 128
Rank change year-on-year +52 -29 +74
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 43 24 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 1.35% 0.57% 0.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.42% 1.76% 1.01%
Number of salaries quoted 29 7 6
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,000 £27,125
25th Percentile £30,000 £25,875 £33,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £55,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.91% +37.50% +40.35%
75th Percentile £51,250 £150,625 £46,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £235,000 £55,000
England median annual salary £38,625 £28,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +37.95% -30.00% -30.43%

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 972 1,367 890
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 30.42% 32.42% 42.02%
Number of salaries quoted 625 556 567
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,519 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £65,625
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £54,987 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.36% -4.00% -0.79%

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 7 November 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 7 November 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 +14 13 £51,250 - 2
Hertfordshire +19 12 £47,500 -67.52% 16
Suffolk -12 10 £34,750 - 1
Norfolk - 6 £45,000 - 2
Essex -5 2 £24,000 -10.28% 16
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 (9.30%) CMS
Applications
1 9 (20.93%) InDesign
1 9 (20.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (13.95%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 6 (13.95%) Adobe Illustrator
2 6 (13.95%) Photoshop
3 4 (9.30%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (6.98%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Primavera
1 1 (2.33%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 14 (32.56%) SaaS
2 6 (13.95%) Canva
2 6 (13.95%) Figma
3 3 (6.98%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.33%) BigCommerce
4 1 (2.33%) Google Ads
4 1 (2.33%) Google Analytics
4 1 (2.33%) Google Data Studio
4 1 (2.33%) Google Docs
4 1 (2.33%) Google Sheets
4 1 (2.33%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.98%) Unified Communications
2 1 (2.33%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.33%) Power BI
General
1 29 (67.44%) Marketing
2 17 (39.53%) Social Skills
3 4 (9.30%) Advertising
3 4 (9.30%) Law
4 2 (4.65%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.65%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.33%) Back Office
5 1 (2.33%) Finance
5 1 (2.33%) Legal
5 1 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.33%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 7 (16.28%) Senior
2 6 (13.95%) Designer
2 6 (13.95%) Graphic Designer
3 5 (11.63%) Business Development Executive
3 5 (11.63%) Social Media Executive
4 4 (9.30%) Account Executive
4 4 (9.30%) Campaign Executive
4 4 (9.30%) Consultant
4 4 (9.30%) Digital Executive
4 4 (9.30%) Marketing Manager
4 4 (9.30%) Recruitment Consultant
4 4 (9.30%) Senior Consultant
4 4 (9.30%) Senior Recruitment Consultant
5 3 (6.98%) Marketing Executive
5 3 (6.98%) Senior Marketing Executive
5 3 (6.98%) Social Media Specialist
6 2 (4.65%) Marketing Assistant
7 1 (2.33%) Marketing Specialist
7 1 (2.33%) PPC Executive
7 1 (2.33%) Project Planner
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.95%) Graphic Design
1 6 (13.95%) Motion Graphics
2 5 (11.63%) Blog
3 4 (9.30%) Digital Media
3 4 (9.30%) Driving Licence
4 3 (6.98%) Onboarding
4 3 (6.98%) Web Conferencing
5 2 (4.65%) Video Editing
6 1 (2.33%) Data Centre
6 1 (2.33%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 4 (9.30%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (23.26%) Business Development
2 9 (20.93%) CRM
3 8 (18.60%) Collaborative Culture
3 8 (18.60%) Digital Marketing
3 8 (18.60%) Product Marketing
4 7 (16.28%) Email Marketing
5 6 (13.95%) Customer Engagement
5 6 (13.95%) User Experience
6 5 (11.63%) Analytics
6 5 (11.63%) Commercial Awareness
7 4 (9.30%) Creative Thinking
7 4 (9.30%) Decision-Making
7 4 (9.30%) Marketing Automation
7 4 (9.30%) Marketing Strategy
7 4 (9.30%) Pedagogy
7 4 (9.30%) Sales Enablement
7 4 (9.30%) SIAM
7 4 (9.30%) Social Media Marketing
7 4 (9.30%) Storyboarding
7 4 (9.30%) Typography
Qualifications
1 10 (23.26%) Degree
2 4 (9.30%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.30%) ISO 9001
2 3 (6.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 9 (20.93%) Adobe
2 8 (18.60%) Instagram
3 7 (16.28%) Facebook
4 4 (9.30%) HubSpot
4 4 (9.30%) Microsoft
4 4 (9.30%) Salesforce
4 4 (9.30%) YouTube
5 3 (6.98%) Cisco
5 3 (6.98%) Zoho
6 2 (4.65%) Google
7 1 (2.33%) Spotify
7 1 (2.33%) TikTok