Social Media Jobs

Social Media
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 250 523 278
Rank change year-on-year +273 -245 +14
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 980 409 2,620
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.08% 0.51% 1.49%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.26% 1.23% 3.10%
Number of salaries quoted 610 280 991
10th Percentile £24,250 £28,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £28,500 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.56% -18.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £50,000 £70,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £92,625 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,225 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.94% -20.00% +53.85%

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 30,081 33,205 84,438
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.28% 41.15% 48.18%
Number of salaries quoted 18,138 20,787 36,075
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,416 £34,500
25th Percentile £40,013 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £64,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.06% +2.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Social Media
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Social Media in the UK

Social Media
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Social Media in the UK

Social Media
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Media over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Social Media in the UK

Social Media
Top 17 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
England +231 848 £37,500 -16.67% 309
UK excluding London +210 502 £35,225 -11.94% 282
Work from Home +224 486 £37,127 -32.50% 126
London +200 402 £39,434 -12.37% 64
South East +93 172 £35,000 -12.50% 71
North of England +87 112 £43,000 +32.31% 76
Midlands +47 76 £30,000 -40.00% 65
North West +38 64 £42,500 -62.22% 47
East of England +14 45 £28,250 +2.73% 27
Yorkshire +86 43 £45,000 +38.46% 24
West Midlands +29 39 £29,000 -28.40% 41
East Midlands +9 37 £35,750 - 25
South West +15 36 £27,500 -26.67% 39
Scotland -11 36 £65,000 - 7
Wales +41 18 £39,367 -1.58% 10
Northern Ireland - 7 £42,000 - 9
North East - 5 £50,000 - 8

Social Media
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 50 (5.10%) CMS
2 43 (4.39%) WordPress
3 9 (0.92%) Confluence
4 7 (0.71%) SharePoint
5 6 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.41%) Drupal
6 4 (0.41%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.10%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 94 (9.59%) Microsoft Office
2 64 (6.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 60 (6.12%) Photoshop
4 48 (4.90%) Adobe Illustrator
4 48 (4.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 43 (4.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 34 (3.47%) InDesign
7 21 (2.14%) Adobe Premiere
8 20 (2.04%) Adobe After Effects
9 7 (0.71%) Trello
10 4 (0.41%) Adobe XD
11 3 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
12 2 (0.20%) Avid Media Composer
12 2 (0.20%) CapCut
12 2 (0.20%) Sketch
12 2 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
13 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
13 1 (0.10%) Adobe Captivate
13 1 (0.10%) Blender
13 1 (0.10%) SketchUp
Business Applications
1 11 (1.12%) Shopify
2 8 (0.82%) Magento
3 3 (0.31%) Sage 200
3 3 (0.31%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.10%) Sprinklr
5 1 (0.10%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 280 (28.57%) Azure
2 213 (21.73%) Entra ID
3 58 (5.92%) Google Analytics
4 27 (2.76%) Microsoft 365
5 23 (2.35%) Google Ads
6 22 (2.24%) SaaS
7 20 (2.04%) Canva
7 20 (2.04%) dbt
8 18 (1.84%) Power Platform
9 13 (1.33%) MailChimp
10 10 (1.02%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 9 (0.92%) Google Data Studio
12 7 (0.71%) Asana
12 7 (0.71%) Google Docs
12 7 (0.71%) Google Workspace
13 6 (0.61%) Adobe Analytics
14 5 (0.51%) Figma
15 4 (0.41%) Google Sheets
15 4 (0.41%) Google Tag Manager
15 4 (0.41%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 233 (23.78%) Broadband
2 210 (21.43%) 5G
3 15 (1.53%) Internet
4 13 (1.33%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (1.02%) Intranet
6 4 (0.41%) Peer-to-Peer Networking
6 4 (0.41%) Unified Communications
6 4 (0.41%) VoIP
7 3 (0.31%) DNS
8 2 (0.20%) SNA
9 1 (0.10%) DKIM
9 1 (0.10%) DMARC
9 1 (0.10%) ISDN
9 1 (0.10%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (1.63%) Power BI
2 11 (1.12%) SQL Server
3 6 (0.61%) MySQL
4 5 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (0.51%) Tableau
5 4 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (0.41%) MongoDB
5 4 (0.41%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.41%) Power Query
5 4 (0.41%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.31%) QGIS
7 2 (0.20%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.20%) SQLite
8 1 (0.10%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.10%) Looker
8 1 (0.10%) Metadata
8 1 (0.10%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 19 (1.94%) JIRA
2 6 (0.61%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.51%) Selenium
4 4 (0.41%) Cucumber
4 4 (0.41%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.20%) Git
6 1 (0.10%) Dreamweaver
6 1 (0.10%) JMeter
6 1 (0.10%) JUnit
6 1 (0.10%) WebDriver
General
1 426 (43.47%) Marketing
2 321 (32.76%) Analytical Skills
3 297 (30.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 277 (28.27%) Social Skills
5 107 (10.92%) Advertising
6 97 (9.90%) Finance
7 86 (8.78%) Retail
8 63 (6.43%) German Language
9 57 (5.82%) Organisational Skills
10 48 (4.90%) Public Sector
11 36 (3.67%) Local Government
12 22 (2.24%) Publishing
13 20 (2.04%) Digital Economy
14 17 (1.73%) Brand Awareness
14 17 (1.73%) Legal
15 16 (1.63%) Multimedia
16 14 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
16 14 (1.43%) Law
16 14 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
17 12 (1.22%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 210 (21.43%) Linux Specialist
1 210 (21.43%) Technical Specialist
2 191 (19.49%) Senior
3 130 (13.27%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
4 127 (12.96%) Senior Linux Specialist
4 127 (12.96%) Senior Technical Specialist
4 127 (12.96%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
5 69 (7.04%) Developer
6 63 (6.43%) Graduate
7 54 (5.51%) Designer
8 48 (4.90%) .NET Developer
9 45 (4.59%) Social Media Developer
10 41 (4.18%) Analyst
10 41 (4.18%) Communications Manager
11 29 (2.96%) Graphic Designer
12 28 (2.86%) Coordinator
13 25 (2.55%) Lead
14 24 (2.45%) Communications Officer
14 24 (2.45%) Senior Manager
15 22 (2.24%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (5.41%) HTML
2 50 (5.10%) .NET
3 47 (4.80%) .NET Framework
3 47 (4.80%) ASP.NET Web API
3 47 (4.80%) Entity Framework
4 40 (4.08%) CSS
5 12 (1.22%) HTML5
6 8 (0.82%) ASP.NET
6 8 (0.82%) ASP.NET MVC
6 8 (0.82%) JSON
7 7 (0.71%) .NET Core
7 7 (0.71%) AngularJS
7 7 (0.71%) React
7 7 (0.71%) Twitter Bootstrap
8 6 (0.61%) Django
8 6 (0.61%) RESTful
9 4 (0.41%) Play Framework
9 4 (0.41%) Spring
10 3 (0.31%) EDI
10 3 (0.31%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 96 (9.80%) Blog
2 89 (9.08%) Self-Motivation
3 68 (6.94%) Photography
4 56 (5.71%) Analytical Mindset
5 52 (5.31%) Graphic Design
6 26 (2.65%) Driving Licence
7 22 (2.24%) Video Editing
8 18 (1.84%) Digital Media
9 16 (1.63%) Onboarding
10 15 (1.53%) Animation
10 15 (1.53%) Management Information System
11 10 (1.02%) NHS
11 10 (1.02%) Podcast
12 9 (0.92%) e-Learning
13 8 (0.82%) Motion Graphics
13 8 (0.82%) Security Operations Centre
14 7 (0.71%) Algorithms
14 7 (0.71%) BBC
14 7 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
14 7 (0.71%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 214 (21.84%) Linux
2 210 (21.43%) Ubuntu
3 46 (4.69%) Windows
4 23 (2.35%) Windows Vista
5 14 (1.43%) Android
5 14 (1.43%) Mac OS
6 12 (1.22%) Apple iOS
6 12 (1.22%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.10%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 279 (28.47%) CRM
2 244 (24.90%) Cybersecurity
3 218 (22.24%) Artificial Intelligence
4 210 (21.43%) IT Strategy
4 210 (21.43%) Technology Strategy
5 112 (11.43%) Analytics
6 101 (10.31%) Digital Marketing
7 93 (9.49%) SEO
8 60 (6.12%) Line Management
9 58 (5.92%) Strategic Planning
9 58 (5.92%) User Experience
10 56 (5.71%) Project Management
11 55 (5.61%) Agile
11 55 (5.61%) E-Commerce
12 53 (5.41%) Business Development
13 52 (5.31%) Microservices
14 50 (5.10%) Decision-Making
15 49 (5.00%) Customer Service
16 47 (4.80%) Full Stack Development
16 47 (4.80%) Marketing Strategy
Programming Languages
1 210 (21.43%) Bash
2 44 (4.49%) C#
3 38 (3.88%) JavaScript
4 24 (2.45%) SQL
5 16 (1.63%) Python
6 8 (0.82%) PHP
7 6 (0.61%) Java
8 4 (0.41%) Ruby
8 4 (0.41%) Scala
9 3 (0.31%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.31%) VBA
10 2 (0.20%) C
10 2 (0.20%) C++
10 2 (0.20%) R
10 2 (0.20%) Rust
10 2 (0.20%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.10%) Google Apps Script
11 1 (0.10%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 162 (16.53%) Degree
2 97 (9.90%) DBS Check
3 14 (1.43%) ACCA
3 14 (1.43%) CIMA
4 9 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (0.61%) Security Cleared
7 4 (0.41%) CCNA
7 4 (0.41%) CCNA CyberOps
7 4 (0.41%) CCNP
7 4 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.31%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.20%) CISA
9 2 (0.20%) CRISC
9 2 (0.20%) ISACA
9 2 (0.20%) PMP
9 2 (0.20%) Postgraduate
9 2 (0.20%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.10%) CISM
10 1 (0.10%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (2.45%) Accessibility
2 10 (1.02%) QA
3 3 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (0.20%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.20%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (0.20%) NIST
5 1 (0.10%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.10%) GDPR
5 1 (0.10%) WCAG
System Software
1 213 (21.73%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.31%) Docker
3 2 (0.20%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 211 (21.53%) Jamf Pro
1 211 (21.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.41%) Progress Chef
2 4 (0.41%) Puppet
3 3 (0.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.10%) Core Impact
4 1 (0.10%) SCCM
4 1 (0.10%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.10%) Terraform
Vendors
1 304 (31.02%) Microsoft
2 210 (21.43%) CyberArk
2 210 (21.43%) Tanium
3 103 (10.51%) Google
4 84 (8.57%) Adobe
5 67 (6.84%) Facebook
6 53 (5.41%) Instagram
7 34 (3.47%) Twitter
8 28 (2.86%) TikTok
9 25 (2.55%) SAP
9 25 (2.55%) YouTube
10 19 (1.94%) Salesforce
11 15 (1.53%) Apple
12 11 (1.12%) Ahrefs
12 11 (1.12%) CA
13 9 (0.92%) Sage
14 8 (0.82%) Pinterest
15 7 (0.71%) Screaming Frog
15 7 (0.71%) Sony
15 7 (0.71%) Yahoo!