Social Media Jobs in Scotland

Social Media
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 243 188
Rank change year-on-year +107 -55 +25
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 30 45 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.99% 0.66% 0.55%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.90% 1.41% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1 27 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,000 £55,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -56.36% - -
UK median annual salary £38,325 £38,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +0.86% -15.56% -18.18%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 770 3,201 1,788
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 25.39% 46.89% 40.61%
Number of salaries quoted 377 854 749
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,750 £33,562
25th Percentile £48,688 £39,885 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £52,500 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year -1.63% -9.19% +5.11%
75th Percentile £68,750 £69,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,550 £81,750 £89,427
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 Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Media in Scotland

Social Media
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Social Media in Scotland

Social Media
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Media within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 31 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
Glasgow +148 10 - - 6
Edinburgh +29 9 £24,000 -26.15% 11
West Lothian -7 4 - -
Midlothian - 2 - - 1
East Lothian - 1 - -
Fife - 1 - -
Lanarkshire - 1 - - 1
Social Media
UK

Social Media
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 (10.00%) CMS
1 3 (10.00%) Drupal
Applications
1 3 (10.00%) Adobe Premiere
1 3 (10.00%) Photoshop
2 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (10.00%) Google Analytics
2 2 (6.67%) ChatGPT
2 2 (6.67%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 11 (36.67%) Broadband
General
1 4 (13.33%) Marketing
1 4 (13.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (10.00%) Advertising
2 3 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (10.00%) Legal
3 2 (6.67%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (40.00%) Senior
2 11 (36.67%) Analyst
2 11 (36.67%) Senior Analyst
3 10 (33.33%) Head of Digital
4 3 (10.00%) Consultant
4 3 (10.00%) IT Consultant
4 3 (10.00%) IT Recruitment Consultant
4 3 (10.00%) Recruitment Consultant
5 1 (3.33%) Account Manager
5 1 (3.33%) Administrator
5 1 (3.33%) Designer
5 1 (3.33%) Junior
5 1 (3.33%) Lead
5 1 (3.33%) Senior Designer
5 1 (3.33%) Senior Visual Designer
5 1 (3.33%) Visual Designer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (10.00%) Blog
2 2 (6.67%) Product Ownership
3 1 (3.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 11 (36.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (43.33%) Digital Strategy
1 13 (43.33%) SEO
2 11 (36.67%) Benchmarking
2 11 (36.67%) Compliance Audit
2 11 (36.67%) Data Analysis
2 11 (36.67%) Data Modelling
2 11 (36.67%) Project Delivery
2 11 (36.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (16.67%) User Experience
4 3 (10.00%) Analytics
4 3 (10.00%) Asset Management
4 3 (10.00%) Business Development
4 3 (10.00%) Commercial Awareness
4 3 (10.00%) Content Development
4 3 (10.00%) Decision-Making
4 3 (10.00%) Lead Generation
4 3 (10.00%) Market Research
4 3 (10.00%) Multichannel Marketing
4 3 (10.00%) Pay per click
4 3 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 3 (10.00%) Google
1 3 (10.00%) Salesforce
2 2 (6.67%) Adobe