Social Media Manager Salary in East
Official ONS earnings for East, covering 15,000 jobs.
Median salary — East
£30,127
gross, per year
▲ 0.8% change on the previous year
Mean
£32,301
Jobs measured
15,000
What most social media managers actually earn
Half of social media managers in East earn between £28,574 and £59,113. Earning above £59,113 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals” group in East.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of social media managers earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Marketing associate professionals
- SOC 2020 code
- 3554
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “social media manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Marketing associate professionals”, which includes this role alongside others.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Social Media Manager salary FAQs
What is the average Social Media Manager salary in East?
The median is £30,127 a year and the mean is £32,301, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Social Media Manager salary?
Half of social media managers earn between £28,574 and £59,113. Anything above £59,113 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 15,000 jobs in this occupation.
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