Communications Manager Contracts in Scotland

Communications Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Communications Manager daily rate in Scotland is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 120 165 175
Rank change year-on-year +45 +10 -
Contract jobs requiring a Communications Manager 9 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.41% 0.035% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.037% 0.030%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £293 - -
25th Percentile £313 - £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £458
75th Percentile £538 - £479
90th Percentile £620 - -
UK median daily rate £450 £450 £498
% change year-on-year - -9.59% +4.79%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,071 2,688 3,388
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 95.32% 95.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,253 1,924 2,411
10th Percentile £201 £230 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £460
Median % change year-on-year - +3.26% +8.24%
75th Percentile £586 £555 £550
90th Percentile £659 £650 £623
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 44 52
10th Percentile £12.33 £12.86 £14.65
25th Percentile £16.13 £15.93 £17.50
Median hourly rate £24.29 £22.13 £26.85
Median % change year-on-year +9.79% -17.60% -28.40%
75th Percentile £60.00 £58.82 £48.19
90th Percentile £66.00 £67.22 £54.25
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.50
% change year-on-year -18.89% +91.49% +4.44%

Communications Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Communications Manager in Scotland

Communications Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Communications Manager in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Communications Manager in Scotland

Communications Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Communications Manager in Scotland over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Communications Manager in Scotland

Communications Manager
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Communications Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 3 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
Glasgow - 5 £500 -
Edinburgh +38 3 £280 -
Communications Manager
UK

Communications Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Communications Manager 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 Scotland region featuring Communications Manager in the job title.

1 5 (55.56%) Public Sector
2 4 (44.44%) Project Management
3 3 (33.33%) Photoshop
3 3 (33.33%) SharePoint
3 3 (33.33%) Intranet
3 3 (33.33%) CMS
3 3 (33.33%) Video Editing
3 3 (33.33%) Content Management
3 3 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (33.33%) Infographics
3 3 (33.33%) Wireframes
3 3 (33.33%) Slack
3 3 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 3 (33.33%) Canva
4 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (22.22%) Storytelling
4 2 (22.22%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (22.22%) Social Media Management
4 2 (22.22%) Analytics
4 2 (22.22%) Social Media
4 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (22.22%) Copywriting
5 1 (11.11%) Law
5 1 (11.11%) Agile
5 1 (11.11%) Blog
5 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
5 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
5 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (11.11%) Channel Management

Communications Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 (33.33%) CMS
1 3 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Canva
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (33.33%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Intranet
General
1 5 (55.56%) Public Sector
2 3 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Video Editing
2 2 (22.22%) Social Media
3 1 (11.11%) Blog
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Project Management
2 3 (33.33%) Content Management
2 3 (33.33%) Infographics
2 3 (33.33%) Wireframes
3 2 (22.22%) Analytics
3 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (22.22%) Copywriting
3 2 (22.22%) Social Media Management
3 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (22.22%) Storytelling
4 1 (11.11%) Agile
4 1 (11.11%) Channel Management
4 1 (11.11%) Content Development
4 1 (11.11%) Logistics
4 1 (11.11%) Self-Awareness
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) Accessibility
1 1 (11.11%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Facebook
1 1 (11.11%) Instagram