Social Media Manager Job Trends in Manchester

Social Media Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Social Media Manager salary in Manchester is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 142 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Social Media Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.043% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
75th Percentile £37,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £35,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 2,175 3,471 2,317
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.83% 95.12% 96.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,431 1,758 1,897
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,425 £34,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £55,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% -7.60% +8.23%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,750 £84,056
North West median annual salary £48,979 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.04% -9.09% +4.76%

Social Media Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Social Media Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Social Media Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

Social Media Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Social Media Manager job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Social Media Manager job vacancies in Manchester

Social Media Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, Social Media Manager job roles required 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 Manchester region featuring Social Media Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Ahrefs
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Google Ads
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Hootsuite
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) Screaming Frog
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
1 1 (100.00%) Sprout Social
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
1 1 (100.00%) WordPress

Social Media Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Google Ads
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Sprout Social
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Ahrefs
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Hootsuite
1 1 (100.00%) Screaming Frog