Communications Manager
UK

The median Communications Manager salary in the UK is £43,308 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

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

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 821 992 1187
Rank change year-on-year +171 +195 -317
Permanent jobs requiring a Communications Manager 90 7 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.091% 0.007% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.097% 0.007% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 78 5 7
10th Percentile £35,732 £46,379 £43,800
25th Percentile £40,576 £53,696 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,308 £55,148 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.47% +0.27% +33.33%
75th Percentile £47,500 £56,599 £66,875
90th Percentile £50,000 £61,640 £79,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £55,148 £55,000
% change year-on-year -22.93% +0.27% +62.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

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

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 93,212 94,769 150,357
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.51% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,814 59,630 85,382
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,225
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Communications Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Communications Manager in the UK

Communications Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Communications Manager.

Salary trend for Communications Manager in the UK

Communications Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Communications Manager over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Communications Manager in the UK

Communications Manager
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Communications Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +151 68 £43,500 -21.12% 9
London +162 44 £44,000 -19.27% 5
Work from Home +111 34 £44,000 -19.27% 4
UK excluding London +17 31 £42,500 -22.93% 4
South East - 12 £42,790 -
North of England +39 8 £40,000 -27.47% 3
Yorkshire +93 7 £45,000 -18.40% 2
Northern Ireland - 6 - -
South West - 2 £36,500 -
East of England - 2 £45,000 - 1
Wales - 1 £36,336 -
North East - 1 £34,063 -

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

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Communications Manager 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 permanent job ads featuring Communications Manager in the job title.

1 54 (60.00%) Social Media
2 45 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 37 (41.11%) Marketing
4 24 (26.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 16 (17.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 16 (17.78%) Line Management
6 14 (15.56%) Degree
7 13 (14.44%) Project Management
7 13 (14.44%) Thought Leadership
8 12 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
9 10 (11.11%) Blog
10 9 (10.00%) Retail
10 9 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
11 8 (8.89%) Biomedicine
11 8 (8.89%) Content Management
12 7 (7.78%) Coaching
12 7 (7.78%) Publishing
12 7 (7.78%) Change Management
13 6 (6.67%) Law
13 6 (6.67%) SharePoint
13 6 (6.67%) ERP
13 6 (6.67%) CMS
13 6 (6.67%) Multimedia
13 6 (6.67%) DBS Check
13 6 (6.67%) Drupal
13 6 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (6.67%) Conflict Resolution
13 6 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (6.67%) Social Media Management
13 6 (6.67%) Strategic Thinking

Communications Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 6 (6.67%) CMS
1 6 (6.67%) Drupal
1 6 (6.67%) SharePoint
2 5 (5.56%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (1.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (1.11%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (1.11%) InDesign
1 1 (1.11%) Photoshop
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.22%) Broadband
1 2 (2.22%) Intranet
General
1 45 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 37 (41.11%) Marketing
3 24 (26.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (10.00%) Retail
5 7 (7.78%) Publishing
6 6 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (6.67%) Law
6 6 (6.67%) Multimedia
6 6 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (4.44%) Military
8 3 (3.33%) Legal
8 3 (3.33%) Local Government
9 2 (2.22%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (2.22%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.11%) Finance
10 1 (1.11%) Police
10 1 (1.11%) Portuguese Language
10 1 (1.11%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.33%) .NET
2 2 (2.22%) HTML
3 1 (1.11%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 54 (60.00%) Social Media
2 10 (11.11%) Blog
3 4 (4.44%) Video Editing
4 3 (3.33%) Digital Media
5 2 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.22%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.11%) Graphic Design
6 1 (1.11%) Podcast
6 1 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (17.78%) Line Management
1 16 (17.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 13 (14.44%) Project Management
2 13 (14.44%) Thought Leadership
3 12 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
4 9 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (8.89%) Biomedicine
5 8 (8.89%) Content Management
6 7 (7.78%) Change Management
6 7 (7.78%) Coaching
7 6 (6.67%) Conflict Resolution
7 6 (6.67%) ERP
7 6 (6.67%) Social Media Management
7 6 (6.67%) Strategic Thinking
8 5 (5.56%) Biology
8 5 (5.56%) Collaborative Culture
8 5 (5.56%) Copywriting
8 5 (5.56%) Creative Thinking
8 5 (5.56%) Infographics
8 5 (5.56%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.11%) JavaScript
1 1 (1.11%) sed
Qualifications
1 14 (15.56%) Degree
2 6 (6.67%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.11%) DV Cleared
3 1 (1.11%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.56%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (2.22%) Facebook
1 2 (2.22%) Instagram
1 2 (2.22%) YouTube
2 1 (1.11%) Adobe