Social Media Contracts with Work from Home Options

Social Media
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Social Media over the 6 months to 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 303 380 481
Rank change year-on-year +77 +101 -109
Contract jobs citing Social Media 38 71 142
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.26% 0.30% 0.32%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.89% 0.94% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 45 99
10th Percentile £121 £208 £214
25th Percentile £169 £263 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £391 £400
Median % change year-on-year -42.46% -2.25% +8.11%
75th Percentile £409 £547 £531
90th Percentile £578 £645 £692
UK median daily rate £275 £375 £382
% change year-on-year -26.67% -1.83% +3.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 5
10th Percentile - - £22.38
25th Percentile £15.25 £21.00 £23.00
Median hourly rate £15.50 £27.50 £50.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.64% -45.54% +117.81%
75th Percentile £15.75 £30.00 £55.75
90th Percentile - - £61.76
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £30.00 £50.50
% change year-on-year +21.67% -40.59% +41.26%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Social Media is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,275 7,558 14,060
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 29.17% 31.59% 31.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,908 5,350 10,149
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £434 £454 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £683 £650
90th Percentile £825 £800 £750
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 186 147 226
10th Percentile £15.88 £19.00 £15.00
25th Percentile £25.50 £25.36 £20.75
Median hourly rate £51.00 £52.50 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +17.98% +27.98%
75th Percentile £69.38 £70.00 £62.06
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £22.13 £26.99
% change year-on-year +60.45% -18.03% +5.84%

Social Media
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Social Media as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Social Media trend for jobs with a WFH option

Social Media
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Social Media.

Social Media daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Social Media
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Social Media over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

Social Media daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Social Media
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Social Media.

Social Media hourly rate 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 3 (7.89%) CMS
2 1 (2.63%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (7.89%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 3 (7.89%) Adobe Illustrator
1 3 (7.89%) Photoshop
2 2 (5.26%) InDesign
2 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (10.53%) Canva
2 3 (7.89%) Fivetran
2 3 (7.89%) GitHub
2 3 (7.89%) GitHub Actions
2 3 (7.89%) Google Analytics
3 2 (5.26%) Sprout Social
4 1 (2.63%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 1 (2.63%) Adverity
4 1 (2.63%) GCP
4 1 (2.63%) Google Data Studio
4 1 (2.63%) Google Sheets
4 1 (2.63%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.63%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.26%) Tableau
2 1 (2.63%) Big Data
2 1 (2.63%) BigQuery
2 1 (2.63%) Hadoop
2 1 (2.63%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Git
General
1 12 (31.58%) Marketing
2 8 (21.05%) Social Skills
3 6 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (13.16%) Public Sector
5 4 (10.53%) Finance
6 3 (7.89%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (5.26%) Advertising
7 2 (5.26%) Banking
7 2 (5.26%) German Language
8 1 (2.63%) Brand Awareness
8 1 (2.63%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 6 (15.79%) Designer
2 5 (13.16%) Account Executive
2 5 (13.16%) Communications Manager
3 3 (7.89%) Analyst
3 3 (7.89%) Data Analyst
3 3 (7.89%) Digital Designer
3 3 (7.89%) Social Media Analyst
3 3 (7.89%) Software Engineer
4 2 (5.26%) Business Change Manager
4 2 (5.26%) Business Manager
4 2 (5.26%) Change Manager
4 2 (5.26%) Copywriter
4 2 (5.26%) Digital Marketing Manager
4 2 (5.26%) Marketing Manager
4 2 (5.26%) Project Manager
4 2 (5.26%) Social Media Manager
4 2 (5.26%) Web Designer
4 2 (5.26%) Web Manager
4 2 (5.26%) Web Project Manager
4 2 (5.26%) Website Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) .NET
1 1 (2.63%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.16%) Mobile App
2 3 (7.89%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (7.89%) Data Structures
2 3 (7.89%) Video Editing
3 2 (5.26%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.63%) 3D Graphics
4 1 (2.63%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.63%) Blog
4 1 (2.63%) Digital Media
4 1 (2.63%) Graphic Design
4 1 (2.63%) Motion Graphics
4 1 (2.63%) NHS
4 1 (2.63%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.63%) PMI
4 1 (2.63%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.89%) Android
1 3 (7.89%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (34.21%) Analytics
2 11 (28.95%) B2B
3 6 (15.79%) Copywriting
4 5 (13.16%) Business Development
4 5 (13.16%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (13.16%) Digital Marketing
4 5 (13.16%) Lead Generation
5 4 (10.53%) Data Analysis
5 4 (10.53%) Digital Analytics
6 3 (7.89%) Android Development
6 3 (7.89%) B2G
6 3 (7.89%) Data Protection
6 3 (7.89%) Infographics
6 3 (7.89%) iOS Development
6 3 (7.89%) Mobile Application Development
6 3 (7.89%) Project Management
6 3 (7.89%) Social Media Analytics
6 3 (7.89%) Software Engineering
6 3 (7.89%) TDD
6 3 (7.89%) Typography
Programming Languages
1 5 (13.16%) Python
2 3 (7.89%) Java
2 3 (7.89%) PHP
2 3 (7.89%) SQL
3 2 (5.26%) R
Qualifications
1 6 (15.79%) Security Cleared
2 4 (10.53%) Degree
2 4 (10.53%) SC Cleared
3 2 (5.26%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.63%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.63%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.63%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.26%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (2.63%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 7 (18.42%) Instagram
1 7 (18.42%) Twitter
2 5 (13.16%) Facebook
3 4 (10.53%) Adobe
3 4 (10.53%) Google
3 4 (10.53%) YouTube
4 2 (5.26%) Brandwatch
5 1 (2.63%) Hootsuite
5 1 (2.63%) Microsoft
5 1 (2.63%) Salesforce