Social Media Manager Jobs in London

Social Media Manager
England > London

The median Social Media Manager salary in London is £44,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 502 597 908
Rank change year-on-year +95 +311 -261
Permanent jobs requiring a Social Media Manager 7 6 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.028% 0.019% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% 0.020% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 6 6 18
10th Percentile £35,125 £34,375 £39,925
25th Percentile £37,688 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,500 £45,000 £43,250
Median % change year-on-year -1.11% +4.05% +2.98%
75th Percentile £51,813 £64,375 £50,625
90th Percentile £58,750 £70,000 £64,625
England median annual salary £44,000 £45,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year -2.22% +8.43% +3.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in London with a recognized job title 23,403 29,645 71,541
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 94.97% 96.13%
Number of salaries quoted 17,198 22,316 34,853
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £54,988 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%

Social Media Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Social Media Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Social Media Manager in London

Social Media Manager
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Social Media Manager in London

Social Media Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Media Manager in London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Social Media Manager in London

Social Media Manager
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Media Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Central London +44 1 £52,500 +16.67% 2
Social Media Manager
England

Social Media Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Social Media Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Social Media Manager in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Social Media
2 6 (85.71%) Marketing
2 6 (85.71%) Instagram
3 5 (71.43%) Facebook
4 4 (57.14%) Analytics
4 4 (57.14%) TikTok
5 3 (42.86%) Brand Awareness
5 3 (42.86%) Social Media Marketing
5 3 (42.86%) Copywriting
6 2 (28.57%) B2B
6 2 (28.57%) B2C
6 2 (28.57%) Digital Marketing
6 2 (28.57%) Twitter
6 2 (28.57%) Social Media Analytics
6 2 (28.57%) Algorithms
6 2 (28.57%) Google
6 2 (28.57%) Thought Leadership
6 2 (28.57%) Content Strategy
6 2 (28.57%) Sprout Social
6 2 (28.57%) YouTube
7 1 (14.29%) Pinterest
7 1 (14.29%) Crowdfunding
7 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
7 1 (14.29%) CapCut
7 1 (14.29%) Storytelling
7 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
7 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (14.29%) Performance Metrics
7 1 (14.29%) Social Listening
7 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation

Social Media Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 1 (14.29%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Adobe Premiere
1 1 (14.29%) CapCut
1 1 (14.29%) InDesign
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (14.29%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Sprout Social
2 1 (14.29%) Canva
2 1 (14.29%) Google Workspace
2 1 (14.29%) MailChimp
2 1 (14.29%) SaaS
General
1 6 (85.71%) Marketing
2 3 (42.86%) Brand Awareness
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (14.29%) Legal
3 1 (14.29%) Publishing
3 1 (14.29%) Retail
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Social Media
2 2 (28.57%) Algorithms
3 1 (14.29%) Podcast
3 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (14.29%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Analytics
2 3 (42.86%) Copywriting
2 3 (42.86%) Social Media Marketing
3 2 (28.57%) B2B
3 2 (28.57%) B2C
3 2 (28.57%) Content Strategy
3 2 (28.57%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (28.57%) Social Media Analytics
3 2 (28.57%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (14.29%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (14.29%) Content Management
4 1 (14.29%) Crowdfunding
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
4 1 (14.29%) Global Marketing
4 1 (14.29%) Line Management
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (14.29%) Social Listening
4 1 (14.29%) Social Media Management
4 1 (14.29%) Storytelling
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Instagram
2 5 (71.43%) Facebook
3 4 (57.14%) TikTok
4 2 (28.57%) Google
4 2 (28.57%) Twitter
4 2 (28.57%) YouTube
5 1 (14.29%) Adobe
5 1 (14.29%) Marketo
5 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
5 1 (14.29%) Pinterest
5 1 (14.29%) Snapchat