Source: https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/united-kingdom/ Title: Social Media Manager jobs in the United Kingdom | Deftridge Summary: 64 part-time Social Media Manager tasks in the United Kingdom, from £21 to £45 an hour. Typical rate £23 an hour; median market wage £16. United Kingdom · **Updated November 4, 2026** # Part-time Social Media Manager jobs in United Kingdom 64 open Social Media Manager tasks are listed for the United Kingdom, from £21 to £45 an hour. The typical rate for a senior Social Media Manager here is **£23 an hour**, built from a market median wage of £15.91. At five hours a week that is about **£500 a month**. **£23/hr** typical rate, senior level **£15.91/hr** market median wage **£21–£45** range of open task rates **64** open tasks tied to United Kingdom or remote in United Kingdom ## Open Social Media Manager tasks in United Kingdom Remote tasks and tasks tied to a city in United Kingdom. [See all 64](https://deftridge.com/jobs/#role=social-media-manager&place=united-kingdom) Bundle Posted Nov 3 ### [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-london-dt-4893517/) Senior · Social Media Manager Food producer · 201–500 employees **£29–£34** / hour About £250–£500 a month - 8–16 h a month - Hybrid · London - Starts next week - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-london-dt-4893517/) Regular Posted Nov 3 ### [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-london-dt-7651950/) Specialist · Social Media Manager Performance marketing agency for B2B software · 51–200 employees **£22–£28** / hour About £600 a month at 6 h a week - 3–8 h a week - Hybrid · London - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-london-dt-7651950/) One-off Posted Nov 3 ### [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-london-dt-8099286/) Manager · Social Media Manager Digital media company covering technology · 501–1,000 employees **£38–£45** / hour About £170–£330 in total - about 6 h in total - Hybrid · London - Starts within 2 weeks - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-london-dt-8099286/) One-off Posted Nov 2 ### [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup · Media](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-london-dt-2079261/) Senior · Social Media Manager Digital media company covering technology · 501–1,000 employees **£29–£34** / hour About £190–£380 in total - about 9 h in total - Hybrid · London - Starts within 2 weeks - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-london-dt-2079261/) Regular Posted Nov 3 ### [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-crawley-dt-8943221/) Senior · Social Media Manager Series C corporate card and spend platform for travel companies · 201–500 employees **£22–£26** / hour About £730 a month at 7 h a week - 4–10 h a week - Hybrid · Crawley - Starts within 7 days [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-crawley-dt-8943221/) One-off Posted Oct 27 ### [Social Listening Brief](https://deftridge.com/job/social-listening-brief-london-dt-8728392/) Manager · Social Media Manager Hospitality operator in corporate travel · 5,000+ employees **£36–£43** / hour About £120–£240 in total - about 4 h in total - Hybrid · London - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role - Shortlisting [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/social-listening-brief-london-dt-8728392/) Bundle Posted Nov 2 ### [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-london-dt-1163452/) Specialist · Social Media Manager Omnichannel retailer with 120 stores · 501–1,000 employees **£23–£28** / hour About £200–£410 a month - 8–16 h a month - On-site · London - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role - 3 interested [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-london-dt-1163452/) One-off Posted Oct 30 ### [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-london-dt-6024948/) Senior · Social Media Manager Utility company in energy storage · 1,001–5,000 employees **£28–£36** / hour About £130–£260 in total - about 6 h in total - Hybrid · London - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role - Shortlisting [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-london-dt-6024948/) One-off Posted Nov 4 ### [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-united-kingdom-dt-4013228/) Manager · Social Media Manager Omnichannel retailer · 501–1,000 employees **£28–£33** / hour About £120–£240 in total - about 6 h in total - Remote · United Kingdom - Starts within 7 days [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-united-kingdom-dt-4013228/) ### All 64 open Social Media Manager tasks for United Kingdom Newest first, with the hourly range and where the work is done. - [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-london-dt-4893517/)£29-£34/hr · hybrid in London - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-london-dt-7651950/)£22-£28/hr · hybrid in London - [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-london-dt-8099286/)£38-£45/hr · hybrid in London - [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-london-dt-2079261/)£29-£34/hr · hybrid in London - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-crawley-dt-8943221/)£22-£26/hr · hybrid in Crawley - [Social Listening Brief](https://deftridge.com/job/social-listening-brief-london-dt-8728392/)£36-£43/hr · hybrid in London - [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-london-dt-1163452/)£23-£28/hr · on site in London - [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-london-dt-6024948/)£28-£36/hr · hybrid in London - [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-united-kingdom-dt-4013228/)£28-£33/hr · remote in the UK - [Community Management (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-kingdom-dt-5135362/)£21-£26/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-3411972/)£28-£36/hr · remote in the UK - [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-kingdom-dt-4085936/)£22-£28/hr · remote in the UK - [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-edinburgh-dt-2114781/)£27-£35/hr · hybrid in Edinburgh - [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-nottingham-dt-2228095/)£28-£33/hr · hybrid in Nottingham - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-kingdom-dt-5156499/)£21-£27/hr · remote in the UK - [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-kingdom-dt-8314908/)£29-£33/hr · remote in the UK - [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-kingdom-dt-3370532/)£29-£33/hr · remote in the UK - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-birmingham-dt-7408396/)£24-£28/hr · hybrid in Birmingham - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-3096544/)£29-£36/hr · remote in the UK - [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-hemel-hempstead-dt-8947432/)£22-£26/hr · hybrid in Hemel Hempstead - [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-united-kingdom-dt-2847070/)£27-£35/hr · remote in the UK - [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-kingdom-dt-6115416/)£24-£28/hr · remote in the UK - [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-united-kingdom-dt-2048786/)£28-£35/hr · remote in the UK - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-kingdom-dt-5003413/)£22-£26/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-8686952/)£22-£26/hr · remote in the UK - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-kingdom-dt-9181648/)£21-£25/hr · remote in the UK - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-leeds-dt-5105721/)£22-£27/hr · hybrid in Leeds - [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-kingdom-dt-9068334/)£22-£28/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-darlington-dt-9552024/)£22-£26/hr · on site in Darlington - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-kingdom-dt-9742298/)£29-£33/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-1622587/)£29-£35/hr · remote in the UK - [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-kingdom-dt-4261786/)£29-£34/hr · remote in the UK - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-newcastle-upon-tyne-dt-6570340/)£22-£27/hr · on site in Newcastle upon Tyne - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-1077988/)£21-£27/hr · remote in the UK - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-basingstoke-dt-4787750/)£21-£25/hr · hybrid in Basingstoke - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-kingdom-dt-3156537/)£29-£34/hr · remote in the UK - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-kingdom-dt-4113786/)£29-£36/hr · remote in the UK - [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-maidstone-dt-9511418/)£27-£33/hr · hybrid in Maidstone - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-kingdom-dt-3223325/)£22-£27/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-3393296/)£22-£26/hr · remote in the UK - [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-crawley-dt-1535455/)£28-£34/hr · hybrid in Crawley - [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-kingdom-dt-8040004/)£27-£33/hr · remote in the UK - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-swansea-dt-5675627/)£22-£26/hr · hybrid in Swansea - [Community Management (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-kingdom-dt-1135438/)£24-£28/hr · remote in the UK - [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-reading-dt-3625803/)£29-£33/hr · on site in Reading - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-8066186/)£21-£25/hr · remote in the UK - [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-kingdom-dt-8462785/)£23-£27/hr · remote in the UK - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-chester-dt-5570735/)£22-£26/hr · hybrid in Chester - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-london-dt-9771775/)£28-£34/hr · hybrid in London - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-wolverhampton-dt-3218198/)£24-£28/hr · hybrid in Wolverhampton - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-6713172/)£28-£34/hr · remote in the UK - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-kingdom-dt-3126021/)£22-£27/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-4538194/)£27-£32/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-6756280/)£22-£26/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-lisburn-dt-4430800/)£23-£29/hr · on site in Lisburn - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-6843371/)£29-£33/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-3560642/)£28-£33/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-7064913/)£22-£26/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-portsmouth-dt-6003647/)£24-£29/hr · on site in Portsmouth - [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-kingdom-dt-5103055/)£27-£36/hr · remote in the UK - [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-kingdom-dt-6664896/)£21-£27/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-5707647/)£21-£27/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-kingdom-dt-4602357/)£22-£26/hr · remote in the UK - [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-belfast-dt-9726835/)£23-£28/hr · hybrid in Belfast ## What Social Media Manager pays in United Kingdom Employee wage percentiles for the role. Contractors on Deftridge earn more than the median because they carry their own costs. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | £11.98 | £260 | £24,900 | | 25th | £13.28 | £290 | £27,600 | | Median | £15.91 | £340 | £33,100 | | 75th | £20.50 | £440 | £42,600 | | 90th | £26.10 | £570 | £54,300 | Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026 with a wage index and calibrated on posted pay. [Method](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ### Deftridge rate by level | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist (country floor) | £23 | £500 | | Senior (country floor) | £23 | £500 | | Manager | £30 | £650 | Where two levels show the same figure, the minimum rate for the country applies: Deftridge does not list work below it. ### About this role Plans, posts and reports on a company's social channels. Usual tools: Buffer, Hootsuite, Canva, Sprout Social. [All Social Media Manager rates by country](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/) ## Working on the side in United Kingdom What to check before you take a task next to a full-time job. Orientation only; none of it is legal or tax advice. Checked on official pages, November 2026 - For tax year 2026 to 2027, self-employed Class 4 National Insurance is 6% on profits over £12,570 up to £50,270 and 2% on profits over £50,270. [Source](https://www.gov.uk/self-employed-national-insurance-rates) - Class 2 National Insurance does not have to be paid: with profits of £7,105 or more it is treated as paid; below that, voluntary Class 2 is £3.65 a week for 2026 to 2027. [Source](https://www.gov.uk/self-employed-national-insurance-rates) - Self Assessment: the online tax return is due by 31 January after the tax year; a second payment deadline of 31 July applies when payments on account are made; a person who needs to file and has not before must tell HMRC by 5 October. [Source](https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns/deadlines) Your recruiter walks through these points with you before you accept a task. [Read the guides](https://deftridge.com/guides/) ## Social Media Manager rates nearby - [London 46 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/london/) - [North West 39 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/north-west/) - [West Midlands 40 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/west-midlands/) - [South East 44 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/south-east/) - [Yorkshire and The Humber 39 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/yorkshire-and-the-humber/) - [East of England 39 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/east-of-england/) - [South West 38 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/south-west/) - [East Midlands 39 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/east-midlands/) - [Scotland 39 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/scotland/) - [Wales 39 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/wales/) ## Other Marketing & Content roles in United Kingdom - [Fractional CMO £95/hr typical · 51 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-cmo/united-kingdom/) - [Content Lead £45/hr typical · 40 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/content-lead/united-kingdom/) - [B2B Content Writer £30/hr typical · 24 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/b2b-content-writer/united-kingdom/) - [SEO Specialist £30/hr typical · 49 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/seo-specialist/united-kingdom/) - [Paid Ads Specialist £30/hr typical · 30 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/united-kingdom/) - [Email & Lifecycle Marketer £30/hr typical · 15 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/email-and-lifecycle-marketer/united-kingdom/) - [LinkedIn Ghostwriter £30/hr typical · 10 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/linkedin-ghostwriter/united-kingdom/) - [Case Study Writer £35/hr typical · 9 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/case-study-writer/united-kingdom/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.