Communications Officer
UK

The median Communications Officer salary in the UK is £36,539 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 April 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
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 837 1000 1192
Rank change year-on-year +163 +192 -311
Permanent jobs requiring a Communications Officer 60 1 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.062% 0.001% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% 0.001% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 57 1 15
10th Percentile £28,000 - £26,405
25th Percentile £31,875 £31,458 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,539 £33,065 £31,133
Median % change year-on-year +10.51% +6.21% -
75th Percentile £40,907 £34,672 -
90th Percentile £46,316 - £37,563
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,225 £33,065 £31,133
% change year-on-year +6.53% +6.21% -

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 92,025 97,996 146,640
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.64% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 66,479 61,282 85,815
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Communications Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Communications Officer in the UK

Communications Officer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Communications Officer in the UK

Communications Officer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Communications Officer over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Communications Officer in the UK

Communications Officer
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Communications Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 18 April 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 +182 50 £37,917 +14.67% 3
London - 35 £37,917 - 2
Work from Home +126 27 £36,539 +10.51% 1
UK excluding London +29 14 £35,225 +6.53% 1
South East - 6 £32,250 -
West Midlands - 4 £52,751 -
Midlands - 4 £52,751 - 1
North of England +56 2 £28,116 -14.97%
East of England - 2 £41,821 -
Yorkshire - 2 £28,116 -

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

For the 6 months to 18 April 2024, Communications Officer 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 Officer in the job title.

1 29 (48.33%) Social Media
2 28 (46.67%) Social Skills
3 23 (38.33%) Marketing
4 18 (30.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 17 (28.33%) Creative Thinking
6 15 (25.00%) Customer Service
7 12 (20.00%) Line Management
7 12 (20.00%) Degree
7 12 (20.00%) Microsoft
8 11 (18.33%) CMS
8 11 (18.33%) Blog
8 11 (18.33%) DBS Check
8 11 (18.33%) Storytelling
9 10 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
9 10 (16.67%) Content Management
9 10 (16.67%) Photoshop
10 9 (15.00%) Canva
11 8 (13.33%) Windows 10
11 8 (13.33%) Innovative Thinking
11 8 (13.33%) Windows Server 2016
11 8 (13.33%) Windows Server 2019
11 8 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
11 8 (13.33%) Windows
11 8 (13.33%) Cisco
11 8 (13.33%) CCNP
11 8 (13.33%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (13.33%) A+ Certification
11 8 (13.33%) Network+ Certification
11 8 (13.33%) VMware

Communications Officer 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 11 (18.33%) CMS
2 2 (3.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (16.67%) Photoshop
2 8 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (8.33%) InDesign
4 4 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (6.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (6.67%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (1.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (5.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 9 (15.00%) Canva
2 2 (3.33%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (13.33%) Wireless
2 3 (5.00%) Intranet
General
1 28 (46.67%) Social Skills
2 23 (38.33%) Marketing
3 18 (30.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 10 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (11.67%) Finance
6 5 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (8.33%) Public Sector
7 4 (6.67%) Publishing
8 3 (5.00%) French Language
8 3 (5.00%) Spanish Language
9 2 (3.33%) Humanities
10 1 (1.67%) Fire and Rescue
10 1 (1.67%) Indonesian Language
10 1 (1.67%) Law
10 1 (1.67%) Local Government
10 1 (1.67%) Music Industry
10 1 (1.67%) Portuguese Language
10 1 (1.67%) Social Science
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.67%) CSS
1 4 (6.67%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (48.33%) Social Media
2 11 (18.33%) Blog
3 10 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (13.33%) CCTV
4 8 (13.33%) Graphic Design
5 4 (6.67%) Photography
6 3 (5.00%) e-Learning
6 3 (5.00%) Housing Association
6 3 (5.00%) Management Information System
6 3 (5.00%) Video Editing
7 2 (3.33%) Taxonomies
7 2 (3.33%) Virtual Team
8 1 (1.67%) Digital Media
8 1 (1.67%) New Media
8 1 (1.67%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.67%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 8 (13.33%) Windows
1 8 (13.33%) Windows 10
1 8 (13.33%) Windows Server 2016
1 8 (13.33%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (28.33%) Creative Thinking
2 15 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 12 (20.00%) Line Management
4 11 (18.33%) Storytelling
5 10 (16.67%) Content Management
6 8 (13.33%) Email Marketing
6 8 (13.33%) Innovative Thinking
6 8 (13.33%) IT Governance
7 7 (11.67%) Decision-Making
8 6 (10.00%) Copywriting
8 6 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (8.33%) Content Strategy
9 5 (8.33%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 5 (8.33%) CRM
9 5 (8.33%) Digital Marketing
9 5 (8.33%) Project Delivery
9 5 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering
9 5 (8.33%) Social Media Monitoring
10 4 (6.67%) Analytics
10 4 (6.67%) Collaborative Working
Qualifications
1 12 (20.00%) Degree
2 11 (18.33%) DBS Check
3 8 (13.33%) A+ Certification
3 8 (13.33%) CCNP
3 8 (13.33%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (13.33%) Network+ Certification
4 2 (3.33%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.67%) MCP
System Software
1 8 (13.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 12 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (13.33%) Cisco
2 8 (13.33%) VMware
3 5 (8.33%) Adobe
3 5 (8.33%) Twitter
4 4 (6.67%) Salesforce
4 4 (6.67%) TikTok
5 3 (5.00%) Facebook
5 3 (5.00%) Instagram
5 3 (5.00%) YouTube