Head of Communications Contracts in the Midlands

Head of Communications
England > Midlands

The median Head of Communications daily rate in the Midlands is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 133 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Communications 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.036% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £450 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 2,534 3,233 4,817
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.91% 94.62% 95.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,713 2,270 3,532
10th Percentile £213 £223 £210
25th Percentile £325 £363 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £475 £460
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% +3.26% +15.00%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £550
90th Percentile £688 £675 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 213 127 173
10th Percentile £11.84 £12.30 £10.50
25th Percentile £14.27 £15.17 £13.75
Median hourly rate £19.59 £20.00 £17.11
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% +16.92% +12.61%
75th Percentile £35.00 £28.25 £22.00
90th Percentile £52.78 £60.50 £33.90
England median hourly rate £36.34 £44.77 £22.50
% change year-on-year -18.83% +98.96% +0.36%

Head of Communications
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured Head of Communications in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Communications in the Midlands

Head of Communications
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Communications in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Head of Communications in the Midlands

Head of Communications
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Communications within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands - 1 £550 -
Head of Communications
England

Head of Communications Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 2 May 2024, Head of Communications contract 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 contract job ads across the Midlands region featuring Head of Communications in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Management
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Graphic Design
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Data Collection
1 1 (100.00%) Culture Change
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

Head of Communications Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Graphic Design
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Culture Change
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Collection
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Management