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 6 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 6 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	120	108	157
Rank change year-on-year	-12	+49	-30
Permanent jobs citing Social Media	99	43	24
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England	1.12%	1.37%	0.57%
As % of the Miscellaneous category	3.85%	4.47%	1.77%
Number of salaries quoted	68	29	7
10^th Percentile	£28,000	£29,750	£25,000
25^th Percentile	£28,500	£30,000	£25,875
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£33,500	£38,000	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	-11.84%	-30.91%	+29.41%
75^th Percentile	£39,000	£51,250	£150,625
90^th Percentile	£48,750	£75,000	£235,000
England median annual salary	£37,500	£38,625	£27,500
% change year-on-year	-2.91%	+40.45%	-31.25%

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 citing generic IT skills in the East of England.

	6 months to 6 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing generic IT skills	2,572	962	1,359
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England	29.07%	30.61%	32.46%
Number of salaries quoted	1,796	618	549
10^th Percentile	£28,625	£27,250	£28,500
25^th Percentile	£36,250	£32,500	£41,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£52,000	£47,500	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	+9.47%	-13.64%	+4.76%
75^th Percentile	£70,000	£62,500	£70,000
90^th Percentile	£82,500	£77,875	£80,000
England median annual salary	£55,000	£54,500	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+0.92%	-9.17%	-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 Salary Trend in the East of England

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 6 November 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 6 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Hertfordshire	-26	27	£30,000	-36.84%	8
Cambridgeshire	-22	23	£28,000	-45.37%
Essex	-7	22	£33,500	+39.58%
Suffolk	+8	11	£39,000	+12.23%	1
Norfolk	-17	11	£37,500	-16.67%	3
Bedfordshire	-	5	£45,000	-
Social Media England

Social Media Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 6 November 2026, job vacancies citing Social Media also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the East of England region citing Social Media.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	SEO	41.4%	41
2	CRM	38.4%	38
3	AI	33.3%	33
3	Digital Marketing	33.3%	33
5	Google	31.3%	31
6	Facebook	24.2%	24
7	Analytics	22.2%	22
8	CMS	21.2%	21
8	Email Marketing	21.2%	21
10	Microsoft	19.2%	19
11	Lead Generation	18.2%	18
12	Google Analytics	17.2%	17
13	Mathematics	16.2%	16
14	DBS Check	15.2%	15
14	User Experience	15.2%	15
16	Instagram	13.1%	13
17	Agile	11.1%	11
17	Copywriting	11.1%	11
17	Decision-Making	11.1%	11
17	E-Commerce	11.1%	11
17	Microsoft Office	11.1%	11
17	Project Management	11.1%	11
17	Storytelling	11.1%	11
24	Canva	10.1%	10
24	Content Strategy	10.1%	10
24	Content Writing	10.1%	10
24	Degree	10.1%	10
24	WordPress	10.1%	10
29	Adobe	9.1%	9
29	B2B	9.1%	9

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

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Miscellaneous

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Driving Licence	13.1%	13
2	Marketing Technology	11.1%	11
2	Self-Motivation	11.1%	11
4	Blog	8.1%	8
4	Management Information System	8.1%	8
4	Smartphone	8.1%	8
7	Graphic Design	7.1%	7
7	Photography	7.1%	7
9	Podcast	6.1%	6
10	BBC	5.1%	5
11	iPad	3.0%	3
11	Onboarding	3.0%	3
13	AI Agents	2.0%	2
13	FMCG	2.0%	2
13	Midjourney	2.0%	2
13	Video Editing	2.0%	2
17	Digital Media	1.0%	1
17	NHS	1.0%	1
17	PropTech	1.0%	1
17	Web Conferencing	1.0%	1