Social Media Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Social Media
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Social Media over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 228 188 432
Rank change year-on-year -40 +244 -111
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 267 589 234
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.44% 1.74% 0.58%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.41% 4.88% 1.50%
Number of salaries quoted 85 327 135
10th Percentile £27,500 £24,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,008 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £39,500 £55,268
Median % change year-on-year +1.27% -28.53% -7.89%
75th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £98,750
90th Percentile £57,000 £62,500 £122,500
UK median annual salary £38,325 £38,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +0.86% -15.56% -18.18%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 7,839 12,080 15,595
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 42.33% 35.72% 38.75%
Number of salaries quoted 3,558 9,243 11,362
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £39,294
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £59,556 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.14% -8.38% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £122,500 £102,500 £109,865
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Social Media
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Social Media as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Social Media trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Social Media
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Social Media.

Social Media salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Social Media
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Social Media over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Social Media salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Social Media
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 31 (11.61%) CMS
2 27 (10.11%) WordPress
3 9 (3.37%) SharePoint
4 6 (2.25%) Drupal
5 4 (1.50%) Confluence
5 4 (1.50%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.75%) Ethereum
Applications
1 35 (13.11%) Photoshop
2 26 (9.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (8.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (7.49%) Microsoft Office
5 19 (7.12%) Adobe Premiere
6 18 (6.74%) Adobe Illustrator
7 14 (5.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 14 (5.24%) InDesign
8 10 (3.75%) Trello
9 8 (3.00%) Microsoft Project
9 8 (3.00%) MS Visio
10 3 (1.12%) Final Cut Pro
11 2 (0.75%) Adobe After Effects
11 2 (0.75%) CINEMA 4D
11 2 (0.75%) Notion
12 1 (0.37%) Blender
12 1 (0.37%) Chatbot
12 1 (0.37%) Sketch
12 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (6.74%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 6 (2.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.50%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.37%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 48 (17.98%) Google Analytics
2 28 (10.49%) Google Ads
3 26 (9.74%) Canva
4 17 (6.37%) SaaS
5 12 (4.49%) Power Platform
6 11 (4.12%) Azure
6 11 (4.12%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (3.75%) Google Sheets
7 10 (3.75%) Microsoft Advertising
8 7 (2.62%) Google Data Studio
9 6 (2.25%) PaaS
10 4 (1.50%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 4 (1.50%) Figma
10 4 (1.50%) Fivetran
10 4 (1.50%) GCP
10 4 (1.50%) GitHub
10 4 (1.50%) Google Workspace
10 4 (1.50%) MailChimp
10 4 (1.50%) Power Automate
10 4 (1.50%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.74%) WPA
2 15 (5.62%) Broadband
3 6 (2.25%) Internet
4 3 (1.12%) VoIP
4 3 (1.12%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.75%) Intranet
5 2 (0.75%) LAN
5 2 (0.75%) WAN
6 1 (0.37%) SMS
6 1 (0.37%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.49%) Power BI
2 6 (2.25%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.50%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (1.50%) Power Query
4 2 (0.75%) Looker
4 2 (0.75%) MySQL
4 2 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.75%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.75%) Tableau
5 1 (0.37%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 10 (3.75%) JIRA
2 4 (1.50%) Bazaar
2 4 (1.50%) Visual Studio
General
1 148 (55.43%) Marketing
2 137 (51.31%) Social Skills
3 48 (17.98%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (14.61%) Advertising
5 30 (11.24%) Finance
5 30 (11.24%) Organisational Skills
6 24 (8.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (7.49%) Legal
7 20 (7.49%) Local Government
8 13 (4.87%) Brand Awareness
8 13 (4.87%) Retail
9 10 (3.75%) Police
9 10 (3.75%) Public Sector
10 8 (3.00%) Automotive
11 6 (2.25%) Electronics
11 6 (2.25%) Multimedia
12 5 (1.87%) Public Speaking
13 4 (1.50%) Czech Language
13 4 (1.50%) Law
13 4 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (10.49%) Development Manager
2 26 (9.74%) Senior
3 25 (9.36%) Analyst
4 23 (8.61%) Business Development Manager
4 23 (8.61%) Business Manager
5 17 (6.37%) Designer
6 13 (4.87%) Marketing Manager
7 12 (4.49%) Senior Analyst
8 10 (3.75%) Project Manager
9 9 (3.37%) Communications Officer
9 9 (3.37%) Marketing Executive
10 8 (3.00%) Account Manager
10 8 (3.00%) Consultant
10 8 (3.00%) Coordinator
11 7 (2.62%) Business Analyst
11 7 (2.62%) Digital Executive
11 7 (2.62%) Digital Producer
11 7 (2.62%) Recruitment Consultant
11 7 (2.62%) Sales Executive
12 6 (2.25%) Head of Digital
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (5.62%) HTML
2 7 (2.62%) CSS
3 4 (1.50%) HTML5
3 4 (1.50%) JSON
4 2 (0.75%) EDI
4 2 (0.75%) REST
4 2 (0.75%) SOAP
4 2 (0.75%) web3js
5 1 (0.37%) SWT
5 1 (0.37%) WF
5 1 (0.37%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 28 (10.49%) Blog
2 16 (5.99%) Graphic Design
3 11 (4.12%) Algorithms
3 11 (4.12%) Management Information System
4 10 (3.75%) Onboarding
4 10 (3.75%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (3.75%) Video Editing
5 9 (3.37%) Animation
5 9 (3.37%) Digital Media
5 9 (3.37%) Photography
6 6 (2.25%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.87%) Life Science
7 5 (1.87%) Motion Graphics
8 4 (1.50%) Augmented Reality
8 4 (1.50%) Virtual Reality
9 3 (1.12%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.12%) Podcast
9 3 (1.12%) W3C
10 2 (0.75%) Blockchain
10 2 (0.75%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 47 (17.60%) Windows
2 33 (12.36%) Windows Vista
3 1 (0.37%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (33.71%) Analytics
2 64 (23.97%) Digital Marketing
3 62 (23.22%) CRM
4 48 (17.98%) SEO
5 43 (16.10%) Project Management
6 40 (14.98%) Business Development
7 38 (14.23%) B2B
8 31 (11.61%) Data Analysis
9 30 (11.24%) Agile
10 29 (10.86%) Collaborative Working
11 28 (10.49%) Business Strategy
11 28 (10.49%) Project Delivery
12 26 (9.74%) Decision-Making
13 25 (9.36%) Stakeholder Management
14 24 (8.99%) Budget Management
15 23 (8.61%) Problem-Solving
15 23 (8.61%) User Experience
16 22 (8.24%) Strategic Thinking
17 21 (7.87%) Data-Driven Decision Making
17 21 (7.87%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 10 (3.75%) SQL
2 4 (1.50%) T-SQL
3 2 (0.75%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.75%) Python
4 1 (0.37%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 56 (20.97%) DBS Check
2 47 (17.60%) Degree
3 6 (2.25%) PMI Certification
3 6 (2.25%) PMP
4 5 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.37%) ACCA
6 1 (0.37%) CIMA
6 1 (0.37%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.37%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.37%) NVQ Level 4
6 1 (0.37%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (7.12%) Accessibility
2 7 (2.62%) SLA
3 6 (2.25%) GDPR
3 6 (2.25%) QA
4 4 (1.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (1.50%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (0.75%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (2.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (1.87%) Jamf Pro
1 5 (1.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.75%) SmoothWall
3 1 (0.37%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 68 (25.47%) Google
2 49 (18.35%) Microsoft
3 29 (10.86%) Adobe
3 29 (10.86%) Instagram
4 24 (8.99%) Salesforce
5 20 (7.49%) Facebook
6 18 (6.74%) YouTube
7 11 (4.12%) TikTok
8 8 (3.00%) Twitter
9 7 (2.62%) Cisco
10 6 (2.25%) HubSpot
10 6 (2.25%) Pinterest
11 5 (1.87%) Hotjar
11 5 (1.87%) Meraki
12 4 (1.50%) Hootsuite
12 4 (1.50%) Intel
12 4 (1.50%) Pardot
12 4 (1.50%) Xero
13 3 (1.12%) Screaming Frog
13 3 (1.12%) Spotify