Social Media Jobs in Manchester

Social Media
North West > Manchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in permanent job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 173 222
Rank change year-on-year +122 +49 -2
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 135 52 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 6.16% 0.96% 0.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 13.27% 2.90% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 114 50 12
10th Percentile £25,480 £25,950 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,250 £30,000 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -50.00% +5.88%
75th Percentile £58,438 £51,875 £124,375
90th Percentile £77,500 £62,500 £130,000
North West median annual salary £34,500 £42,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -18.82% -39.29% +27.27%

All Generic Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,017 1,792 2,056
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 46.42% 33.14% 43.90%
Number of salaries quoted 522 1,276 1,000
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,500 £37,150
25th Percentile £38,750 £38,750 £45,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,250 £54,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.05% -5.22% +5.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,163 £70,063
90th Percentile £89,875 £82,837 £85,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Social Media
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Media in Manchester

Social Media
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Social Media in Manchester

Social Media
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Media in Manchester over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Social Media in Manchester

Social Media
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Media within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 29 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
Bolton +27 90 £40,000 +53.85% 40
Wigan - 13 £34,500 - 3
Social Media
North West

Social Media
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 3 (2.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 24 (17.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (14.81%) Microsoft Project
2 20 (14.81%) Trello
3 6 (4.44%) MS Visio
4 4 (2.96%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (2.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (2.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (1.48%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (1.48%) InDesign
6 2 (1.48%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.74%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.74%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.74%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.74%) Blender
7 1 (0.74%) CINEMA 4D
Cloud Services
1 21 (15.56%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (6.67%) Power Platform
3 6 (4.44%) Azure
4 5 (3.70%) Google Analytics
5 3 (2.22%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.48%) Contentsquare
7 1 (0.74%) AppsFlyer
7 1 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.74%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.74%) Figma
7 1 (0.74%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.74%) Sprout Social
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.93%) Firewall
1 8 (5.93%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (1.48%) LAN
2 2 (1.48%) VoIP
2 2 (1.48%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.93%) Power BI
2 5 (3.70%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 20 (14.81%) JIRA
General
1 85 (62.96%) Social Skills
2 49 (36.30%) Finance
3 38 (28.15%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (15.56%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (11.85%) Legal
6 13 (9.63%) Marketing
7 9 (6.67%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (5.19%) Retail
9 4 (2.96%) Arabic Language
9 4 (2.96%) German Language
9 4 (2.96%) Italian Language
10 3 (2.22%) Financial Institution
11 2 (1.48%) Brand Awareness
11 2 (1.48%) Law
12 1 (0.74%) Advertising
12 1 (0.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 19 (14.07%) Analyst
2 16 (11.85%) Administrator
2 16 (11.85%) IT Administrator
3 14 (10.37%) Head of Delivery
3 14 (10.37%) Head of IT
4 13 (9.63%) Vendor Manager
5 8 (5.93%) Architect
5 8 (5.93%) Security Architect
6 7 (5.19%) Business Analyst
7 6 (4.44%) Project Manager
8 5 (3.70%) IT Engineer
8 5 (3.70%) Lead
9 4 (2.96%) Financial Analyst
9 4 (2.96%) Market Analyst
9 4 (2.96%) Senior
10 3 (2.22%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 3 (2.22%) Business Development Manager
10 3 (2.22%) Business Manager
10 3 (2.22%) Development Manager
11 2 (1.48%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 24 (17.78%) Self-Motivation
2 21 (15.56%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 16 (11.85%) Data Protection Act
4 12 (8.89%) Management Information System
5 8 (5.93%) Security Posture
6 4 (2.96%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (2.22%) Blog
8 2 (1.48%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.48%) NHS
8 2 (1.48%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.74%) Animation
9 1 (0.74%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.74%) FMCG
9 1 (0.74%) Graphic Design
9 1 (0.74%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.74%) Motion Graphics
9 1 (0.74%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 77 (57.04%) Windows
2 75 (55.56%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (42.96%) Continuous Improvement
2 57 (42.22%) Computer Science
3 52 (38.52%) Problem-Solving
4 36 (26.67%) Data Protection
4 36 (26.67%) Process Improvement
5 35 (25.93%) Collaborative Working
6 27 (20.00%) Service Delivery
7 25 (18.52%) Agile
7 25 (18.52%) Customer Service
7 25 (18.52%) Decision-Making
8 22 (16.30%) Cybersecurity
9 21 (15.56%) Project Management
10 20 (14.81%) PRINCE2
10 20 (14.81%) Project Delivery
11 19 (14.07%) ITIL
11 19 (14.07%) Line Management
12 17 (12.59%) Asset Management
12 17 (12.59%) Budgeting
12 17 (12.59%) Market Research
13 16 (11.85%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 120 (88.89%) DBS Check
2 95 (70.37%) Degree
3 25 (18.52%) Master's Degree
4 20 (14.81%) PMI Certification
4 20 (14.81%) PMP
5 8 (5.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 8 (5.93%) ACCA
5 8 (5.93%) CEH
5 8 (5.93%) CIMA
5 8 (5.93%) CISA
5 8 (5.93%) Cisco Certification
5 8 (5.93%) CISM
5 8 (5.93%) CISSP
5 8 (5.93%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (17.04%) SLA
2 8 (5.93%) GDPR
2 8 (5.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (5.93%) NIST
3 6 (4.44%) QA
System Software
1 21 (15.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (3.70%) Jamf Pro
1 5 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.48%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 28 (20.74%) Microsoft
2 5 (3.70%) Cisco
2 5 (3.70%) Google
2 5 (3.70%) Meraki
3 4 (2.96%) Cognos
3 4 (2.96%) Facebook
4 3 (2.22%) Adobe
4 3 (2.22%) Instagram
5 1 (0.74%) Hootsuite
5 1 (0.74%) Pinterest
5 1 (0.74%) TikTok