Social Media Jobs in the UK excluding London

Social Media
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 160 304 494
Rank change year-on-year +144 +190 -205
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 800 615 266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.02% 0.82% 0.46%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.91% 2.51% 1.09%
Number of salaries quoted 569 446 124
10th Percentile £25,480 £24,250 £25,900
25th Percentile £32,500 £26,250 £29,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,325 £36,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -8.75% -20.00%
75th Percentile £42,000 £47,500 £56,313
90th Percentile £48,150 £64,231 £78,850
UK median annual salary £38,325 £38,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +0.86% -15.56% -18.18%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 13,541 24,499 24,363
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.12% 32.71% 42.50%
Number of salaries quoted 5,957 15,292 10,888
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,925 £35,000 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
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 the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Social Media as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Social Media in the UK excluding London

Social Media
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Social Media in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Social Media in the UK excluding London

Social Media
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Media in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Social Media in the UK excluding London

Social Media
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Media within the UK excluding London 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
South East +96 266 £38,325 +9.50% 100
North of England +89 222 £42,000 +1.82% 176
Midlands +136 206 £36,925 +17.22% 64
West Midlands +149 187 £36,925 +23.08% 44
North West +57 161 £34,500 -18.82% 123
South West +135 57 £33,500 +5.42% 38
Yorkshire +53 47 £42,000 +4.35% 39
East of England +33 33 £32,250 +24.04% 21
Scotland +107 30 £24,000 -56.36% 25
East Midlands +23 19 £42,500 +10.39% 19
North East +54 12 £48,000 +28.86% 15
Wales +13 6 £26,500 -29.33% 13
Social Media
UK

Social Media
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 19 (2.38%) WordPress
2 18 (2.25%) CMS
3 10 (1.25%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.50%) Drupal
5 2 (0.25%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.13%) SAS
Applications
1 36 (4.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (4.13%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (3.00%) Photoshop
4 20 (2.50%) Microsoft Project
4 20 (2.50%) Trello
5 19 (2.38%) Adobe Premiere
6 16 (2.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 13 (1.63%) Adobe Illustrator
8 11 (1.38%) InDesign
8 11 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 6 (0.75%) MS Visio
10 5 (0.63%) Final Cut Pro
11 4 (0.50%) Adobe After Effects
12 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
12 1 (0.13%) Blender
12 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
12 1 (0.13%) CINEMA 4D
12 1 (0.13%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 7 (0.88%) Shopify
2 4 (0.50%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.38%) Magento
4 2 (0.25%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
5 1 (0.13%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 36 (4.50%) Microsoft 365
2 35 (4.38%) Google Analytics
3 28 (3.50%) SaaS
4 20 (2.50%) Google Ads
5 15 (1.88%) Power Platform
6 13 (1.63%) Azure
7 11 (1.38%) Canva
8 9 (1.13%) Facebook Ads
9 8 (1.00%) Entra ID
10 6 (0.75%) ChatGPT
10 6 (0.75%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (0.63%) Figma
11 5 (0.63%) Google Data Studio
12 4 (0.50%) Google Sheets
13 3 (0.38%) Contentsquare
13 3 (0.38%) Google Docs
13 3 (0.38%) MailChimp
14 2 (0.25%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Advertising
14 2 (0.25%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.50%) Broadband
2 11 (1.38%) LAN
2 11 (1.38%) WAN
3 7 (0.88%) VoIP
4 6 (0.75%) Firewall
4 6 (0.75%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (0.63%) Internet
6 3 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.25%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.25%) SMS
7 2 (0.25%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (1.50%) Power BI
2 8 (1.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 20 (2.50%) JIRA
2 1 (0.13%) GitLab
2 1 (0.13%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.13%) Selenium
General
1 174 (21.75%) Social Skills
2 144 (18.00%) Marketing
3 80 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
4 78 (9.75%) Analytical Skills
5 76 (9.50%) Esports
6 69 (8.63%) Finance
7 43 (5.38%) Advertising
8 24 (3.00%) Retail
9 23 (2.88%) Legal
10 17 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (2.00%) Brand Awareness
12 13 (1.63%) Automotive
12 13 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (1.50%) Games
13 12 (1.50%) Public Sector
14 9 (1.13%) Manufacturing
14 9 (1.13%) Publishing
15 7 (0.88%) Law
16 6 (0.75%) Electronics
17 5 (0.63%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 38 (4.75%) Lead
2 32 (4.00%) Analyst
3 27 (3.38%) Instructor
3 27 (3.38%) Senior
4 23 (2.88%) Marketing Manager
5 20 (2.50%) Sales Executive
6 17 (2.13%) Administrator
7 16 (2.00%) IT Administrator
7 16 (2.00%) IT Engineer
8 14 (1.75%) Head of Delivery
8 14 (1.75%) Head of Digital
8 14 (1.75%) Head of IT
9 13 (1.63%) Vendor Manager
10 12 (1.50%) IT Support
10 12 (1.50%) Senior Analyst
11 11 (1.38%) Developer
12 10 (1.25%) Sales Representative
13 9 (1.13%) Business Development Manager
13 9 (1.13%) Designer
13 9 (1.13%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.13%) HTML
2 5 (0.63%) HTML5
3 4 (0.50%) CSS
4 3 (0.38%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.25%) Node.js
5 2 (0.25%) React
6 1 (0.13%) .NET
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Cordova
6 1 (0.13%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.13%) DCOM
6 1 (0.13%) Ionic Framework
6 1 (0.13%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 45 (5.63%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (3.38%) Blog
3 19 (2.38%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 16 (2.00%) Data Protection Act
5 15 (1.88%) Graphic Design
6 13 (1.63%) Management Information System
7 10 (1.25%) Digital Media
7 10 (1.25%) Onboarding
8 9 (1.13%) Algorithms
8 9 (1.13%) Photography
9 8 (1.00%) Driving Licence
9 8 (1.00%) Video Editing
10 7 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (0.88%) Motion Graphics
11 6 (0.75%) Security Posture
12 5 (0.63%) Animation
12 5 (0.63%) Robotics
13 4 (0.50%) Augmented Reality
13 4 (0.50%) FMCG
13 4 (0.50%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 546 (68.25%) Windows
2 521 (65.13%) Windows Vista
3 3 (0.38%) Android
4 2 (0.25%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.25%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (18.38%) Computer Science
2 79 (9.88%) Problem-Solving
3 76 (9.50%) SEO
4 71 (8.88%) Digital Marketing
5 63 (7.88%) Analytics
6 58 (7.25%) Continuous Improvement
7 55 (6.88%) Line Management
8 52 (6.50%) Decision-Making
9 47 (5.88%) Customer Service
10 44 (5.50%) B2B
11 42 (5.25%) Project Management
12 40 (5.00%) Mentoring
13 39 (4.88%) Collaborative Working
13 39 (4.88%) Data Protection
13 39 (4.88%) Process Improvement
13 39 (4.88%) Project Delivery
14 38 (4.75%) CRM
14 38 (4.75%) Mathematics
15 37 (4.63%) Agile
15 37 (4.63%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (0.63%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.13%) C#
2 1 (0.13%) Python
2 1 (0.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 582 (72.75%) DBS Check
2 135 (16.88%) Degree
3 24 (3.00%) Master's Degree
4 20 (2.50%) PMI Certification
4 20 (2.50%) PMP
5 9 (1.13%) ACCA
5 9 (1.13%) CIMA
6 7 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (0.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 6 (0.75%) CEH
7 6 (0.75%) CISA
7 6 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (0.75%) CISM
7 6 (0.75%) CISSP
8 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.13%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.13%) MRICS
9 1 (0.13%) NVQ Level 4
9 1 (0.13%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (2.88%) SLA
2 10 (1.25%) GDPR
3 7 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (0.75%) NIST
4 6 (0.75%) QA
5 4 (0.50%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.38%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 26 (3.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (1.25%) Jamf Pro
1 10 (1.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.88%) SmoothWall
3 1 (0.13%) PaperCut
3 1 (0.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 70 (8.75%) Microsoft
2 53 (6.63%) Google
3 37 (4.63%) Facebook
4 35 (4.38%) Adobe
5 32 (4.00%) Instagram
6 14 (1.75%) Twitter
7 12 (1.50%) YouTube
8 10 (1.25%) Cisco
8 10 (1.25%) Meraki
9 9 (1.13%) Commvault
10 8 (1.00%) Salesforce
11 7 (0.88%) HubSpot
11 7 (0.88%) Pinterest
12 5 (0.63%) Hotjar
12 5 (0.63%) TikTok
13 4 (0.50%) Cognos
14 3 (0.38%) SAP
14 3 (0.38%) Screaming Frog
14 3 (0.38%) Spotify
15 2 (0.25%) WooCommerce