Social Media Job Trends in the West Midlands

Social Media
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 175 147
Rank change year-on-year +56 -28 +96
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 59 23 31
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.11% 0.55% 0.83%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.03% 1.50% 2.35%
Number of salaries quoted 53 15 28
10th Percentile £26,375 £24,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,694 £30,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +14.29% -17.65%
75th Percentile - £57,000 £35,750
90th Percentile - £58,800 £42,175
England median annual salary £35,000 £30,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -25.00% -28.57%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,949 1,529 1,318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 36.75% 36.84% 35.09%
Number of salaries quoted 679 616 1,091
10th Percentile £26,375 £32,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,004 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -6.54%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,875 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Social Media
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Social Media relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Social Media job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Social Media
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Social Media.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Social Media

Social Media
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Media in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Social Media in the West Midlands

Social Media
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Media within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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
Worcestershire - 24 £39,000 - 6
Staffordshire +11 23 £27,034 -9.89% 5
Warwickshire - 2 £27,000 - 1
Herefordshire - 2 - -
Birmingham +21 1 £42,500 +21.43% 3
Solihull 0 1 £40,000 -30.43%
Shropshire - 1 £31,500 - 4
Social Media
England

Social Media
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 4 (6.78%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (15.25%) Spreadsheet
2 2 (3.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (1.69%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (1.69%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.69%) Shopify
1 1 (1.69%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 4 (6.78%) Canva
1 4 (6.78%) Google Ads
2 3 (5.08%) Google Analytics
3 2 (3.39%) SaaS
4 1 (1.69%) Figma
4 1 (1.69%) Wix.com
Communications & Networking
1 9 (15.25%) Internet
General
1 33 (55.93%) Social Skills
2 7 (11.86%) Marketing
3 4 (6.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (5.08%) Advertising
5 2 (3.39%) Electronics
5 2 (3.39%) Public Sector
5 2 (3.39%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.69%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.69%) Brand Awareness
6 1 (1.69%) Law
6 1 (1.69%) Legal
6 1 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.69%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 18 (30.51%) Instructor
2 5 (8.47%) Coordinator
3 2 (3.39%) Associate Consultant
3 2 (3.39%) Consultant
3 2 (3.39%) Recruitment Consultant
3 2 (3.39%) Social Media Manager
4 1 (1.69%) Administrator
4 1 (1.69%) Analyst
4 1 (1.69%) Business Analyst
4 1 (1.69%) Customer Services Manager
4 1 (1.69%) Designer
4 1 (1.69%) E-Commerce Executive
4 1 (1.69%) Marketing Executive
4 1 (1.69%) Product Designer
4 1 (1.69%) Senior
4 1 (1.69%) Senior Manager
4 1 (1.69%) Service Manager
4 1 (1.69%) Social Media Analyst
4 1 (1.69%) Social Media Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.69%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (49.15%) Digital Media
2 3 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.39%) Driving Licence
3 2 (3.39%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.69%) Blog
4 1 (1.69%) Graphic Design
4 1 (1.69%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.69%) PropTech
4 1 (1.69%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 42 (71.19%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (40.68%) Pedagogy
2 10 (16.95%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (5.08%) Analytics
3 3 (5.08%) B2B
3 3 (5.08%) Digital Marketing
3 3 (5.08%) E-Commerce
3 3 (5.08%) Marketing Strategy
3 3 (5.08%) SEO
3 3 (5.08%) Time Management
3 3 (5.08%) User Experience
4 2 (3.39%) B2B Sales
4 2 (3.39%) Business Development
4 2 (3.39%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (3.39%) Content Strategy
4 2 (3.39%) Customer Acquisition
4 2 (3.39%) Customer Engagement
4 2 (3.39%) Marketing Management
4 2 (3.39%) Pay per click
4 2 (3.39%) Product Management
4 2 (3.39%) Storytelling
Qualifications
1 45 (76.27%) DBS Check
2 3 (5.08%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.69%) COSHH
1 1 (1.69%) GDPR
Vendors
1 4 (6.78%) Google
1 4 (6.78%) TikTok
1 4 (6.78%) YouTube
2 3 (5.08%) Adobe
2 3 (5.08%) Facebook
2 3 (5.08%) Instagram
3 2 (3.39%) Apple
4 1 (1.69%) Pardot