Social Media Jobs in England

Social Media
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 161 239 459
Rank change year-on-year +78 +220 -195
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 1,013 1,039 531
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.07% 1.16% 0.61%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.47% 3.43% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 627 653 289
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,800 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,517 £28,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,325 £38,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.86% -15.56% -18.18%
75th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £50,000 £65,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £38,325 £38,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +0.86% -15.56% -18.18%

All Generic Skills
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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,503 30,294 38,072
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 37.79% 33.86% 44.07%
Number of salaries quoted 8,514 20,923 20,470
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,000 £35,764
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,000 £46,749
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £100,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Social Media
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Social Media as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Social Media in England

Social Media
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Social Media in England.

Salary trend for Social Media in England

Social Media
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Media in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Social Media in England

Social Media
Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
South East +100 264 £38,325 +9.50% 684
London -33 243 £42,500 +6.25% 403
North of England +102 219 £42,000 +1.82% 543
Midlands +154 206 £36,925 +17.22% 375
West Midlands +152 187 £36,925 +23.08% 203
North West +63 158 £34,500 -18.82% 296
South West +128 57 £33,500 +5.42% 220
Yorkshire +56 47 £42,000 +4.35% 185
East of England +30 33 £32,250 +24.04% 278
East Midlands +26 19 £42,500 +10.39% 148
North East +51 12 £48,000 +28.86% 65
Social Media
UK

Social Media
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 24 (2.37%) CMS
1 24 (2.37%) WordPress
2 11 (1.09%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.49%) Drupal
4 2 (0.20%) Ethereum
4 2 (0.20%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.099%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.099%) SAS
5 1 (0.099%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 53 (5.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (5.13%) Photoshop
3 49 (4.84%) Microsoft Office
4 34 (3.36%) Adobe Illustrator
4 34 (3.36%) Adobe Premiere
5 31 (3.06%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 26 (2.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 23 (2.27%) InDesign
8 21 (2.07%) Microsoft Project
9 20 (1.97%) Trello
10 18 (1.78%) Adobe After Effects
11 13 (1.28%) Final Cut Pro
12 9 (0.89%) CapCut
13 7 (0.69%) MS Visio
14 4 (0.39%) QuarkXPress
15 3 (0.30%) CINEMA 4D
16 2 (0.20%) Adobe XD
16 2 (0.20%) AutoCAD
16 2 (0.20%) Notion
17 1 (0.099%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 13 (1.28%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 6 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.49%) Shopify
4 3 (0.30%) CiviCRM
4 3 (0.30%) Magento
4 3 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.099%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 63 (6.22%) Google Analytics
2 49 (4.84%) Google Ads
3 47 (4.64%) Canva
4 41 (4.05%) Microsoft 365
5 33 (3.26%) SaaS
6 23 (2.27%) Facebook Ads
6 23 (2.27%) Power Platform
7 18 (1.78%) Google Sheets
8 12 (1.18%) Azure
9 10 (0.99%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 10 (0.99%) Figma
10 8 (0.79%) Dropbox
10 8 (0.79%) Entra ID
10 8 (0.79%) Google Drive
11 6 (0.59%) ChatGPT
12 5 (0.49%) Google Data Studio
12 5 (0.49%) Google Workspace
12 5 (0.49%) MailChimp
13 4 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
13 4 (0.39%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.28%) WPA
2 12 (1.18%) LAN
2 12 (1.18%) WAN
3 9 (0.89%) Internet
3 9 (0.89%) VoIP
4 8 (0.79%) Firewall
5 7 (0.69%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.20%) Broadband
7 2 (0.20%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.20%) SMS
8 1 (0.099%) DNS
8 1 (0.099%) eduroam
8 1 (0.099%) PBX
8 1 (0.099%) Skype
8 1 (0.099%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.07%) Power BI
2 11 (1.09%) Tableau
3 10 (0.99%) Metadata
4 3 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.30%) Looker
5 2 (0.20%) Big Data
5 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.099%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.099%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 20 (1.97%) JIRA
2 4 (0.39%) Bazaar
3 1 (0.099%) GitLab
3 1 (0.099%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.099%) Selenium
General
1 274 (27.05%) Social Skills
2 273 (26.95%) Marketing
3 123 (12.14%) Analytical Skills
4 103 (10.17%) Organisational Skills
5 99 (9.77%) Finance
6 92 (9.08%) Advertising
7 76 (7.50%) Esports
8 35 (3.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 33 (3.26%) Legal
9 33 (3.26%) Retail
10 28 (2.76%) Brand Awareness
11 23 (2.27%) Multimedia
12 21 (2.07%) Local Government
13 20 (1.97%) Public Sector
14 17 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
15 13 (1.28%) Automotive
15 13 (1.28%) Games
16 12 (1.18%) Public Speaking
16 12 (1.18%) Publishing
17 9 (0.89%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 45 (4.44%) Lead
2 36 (3.55%) Marketing Manager
3 34 (3.36%) Instructor
4 31 (3.06%) Designer
4 31 (3.06%) Senior
5 30 (2.96%) Analyst
6 22 (2.17%) Sales Executive
7 21 (2.07%) Business Development Manager
7 21 (2.07%) Business Manager
7 21 (2.07%) Development Manager
8 16 (1.58%) Administrator
8 16 (1.58%) Digital Producer
8 16 (1.58%) IT Administrator
8 16 (1.58%) IT Engineer
9 14 (1.38%) Head of Delivery
9 14 (1.38%) Head of IT
10 13 (1.28%) SEO Specialist
10 13 (1.28%) Vendor Manager
11 12 (1.18%) IT Support
11 12 (1.18%) Marketing Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.38%) HTML
2 7 (0.69%) CSS
3 6 (0.59%) HTML5
4 3 (0.30%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.20%) Node.js
5 2 (0.20%) React
5 2 (0.20%) Spring
5 2 (0.20%) Spring Boot
5 2 (0.20%) web3js
6 1 (0.099%) .NET
6 1 (0.099%) Akka
6 1 (0.099%) Apache Cordova
6 1 (0.099%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.099%) DCOM
6 1 (0.099%) Ionic Framework
6 1 (0.099%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 70 (6.91%) Self-Motivation
2 42 (4.15%) Blog
3 33 (3.26%) Graphic Design
4 27 (2.67%) Video Editing
5 24 (2.37%) Onboarding
6 21 (2.07%) Digital Media
6 21 (2.07%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 20 (1.97%) Algorithms
8 17 (1.68%) Animation
8 17 (1.68%) Management Information System
9 16 (1.58%) Data Protection Act
10 14 (1.38%) Motion Graphics
11 12 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (0.89%) Photography
13 8 (0.79%) Podcast
14 7 (0.69%) Driving Licence
14 7 (0.69%) NHS
14 7 (0.69%) Security Posture
15 6 (0.59%) Robotics
16 4 (0.39%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 555 (54.79%) Windows
2 541 (53.41%) Windows Vista
3 3 (0.30%) Android
4 2 (0.20%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.20%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.099%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (14.61%) Computer Science
2 137 (13.52%) Analytics
3 115 (11.35%) SEO
4 105 (10.37%) Digital Marketing
5 88 (8.69%) Problem-Solving
6 86 (8.49%) CRM
7 66 (6.52%) B2B
8 65 (6.42%) Line Management
9 64 (6.32%) Continuous Improvement
10 63 (6.22%) Decision-Making
11 62 (6.12%) Marketing Strategy
11 62 (6.12%) Project Management
12 59 (5.82%) Collaborative Working
13 58 (5.73%) Pay per click
14 53 (5.23%) Time Management
15 52 (5.13%) Customer Service
16 51 (5.03%) Business Development
17 44 (4.34%) Mentoring
18 43 (4.24%) E-Commerce
19 41 (4.05%) Copywriting
Programming Languages
1 7 (0.69%) JavaScript
1 7 (0.69%) SQL
2 3 (0.30%) Python
2 3 (0.30%) T-SQL
3 2 (0.20%) Java
4 1 (0.099%) C#
4 1 (0.099%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (0.099%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 610 (60.22%) DBS Check
2 161 (15.89%) Degree
3 25 (2.47%) Master's Degree
4 20 (1.97%) PMI Certification
4 20 (1.97%) PMP
5 9 (0.89%) ACCA
5 9 (0.89%) CIMA
6 8 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (0.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 7 (0.69%) CEH
7 7 (0.69%) CISA
7 7 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (0.69%) CISM
7 7 (0.69%) CISSP
8 4 (0.39%) HNC
8 4 (0.39%) HND
9 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.099%) MCP
10 1 (0.099%) NVQ Level 4
10 1 (0.099%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (2.27%) SLA
2 21 (2.07%) Accessibility
2 21 (2.07%) GDPR
3 14 (1.38%) QA
4 10 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (0.69%) NIST
6 3 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.30%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.30%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.30%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 28 (2.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (0.99%) Jamf Pro
1 10 (0.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.69%) SmoothWall
3 1 (0.099%) PaperCut
3 1 (0.099%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 116 (11.45%) Google
2 103 (10.17%) Microsoft
3 84 (8.29%) Adobe
4 65 (6.42%) Instagram
5 64 (6.32%) Facebook
6 34 (3.36%) TikTok
6 34 (3.36%) YouTube
7 21 (2.07%) Pinterest
8 19 (1.88%) Twitter
9 16 (1.58%) HubSpot
10 13 (1.28%) Cisco
10 13 (1.28%) Salesforce
11 10 (0.99%) Meraki
12 9 (0.89%) Commvault
13 8 (0.79%) Sun
14 7 (0.69%) Hotjar
15 5 (0.49%) Hootsuite
15 5 (0.49%) Pardot
16 4 (0.39%) Ahrefs
16 4 (0.39%) Screaming Frog