Communications Manager
UK

The median Communications Manager salary in the UK is £43,116 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 812 982 1171
Rank change year-on-year +170 +189 -314
Permanent jobs requiring a Communications Manager 82 7 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.084% 0.007% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.088% 0.007% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 70 5 7
10th Percentile £35,744 £46,379 £43,800
25th Percentile £40,745 £53,696 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,116 £55,148 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +0.27% +22.22%
75th Percentile £47,500 £56,599 £66,875
90th Percentile £50,000 £61,640 £79,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,790 £55,148 £55,000
% change year-on-year -22.41% +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 92,894 96,310 147,847
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.58% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,756 60,420 85,018
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,923 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.80% - +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 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 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Communications Manager in the UK

Communications Manager
Top 11 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 25 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 +167 64 £43,500 -21.12% 10
London +165 41 £44,000 -19.27% 4
Work from Home +131 33 £44,000 -19.27% 7
UK excluding London +31 30 £42,790 -22.41% 6
South East - 12 £42,790 - 3
Yorkshire +90 7 £45,000 -18.40% 1
North of England +44 7 £45,000 -18.40% 2
Northern Ireland - 6 - -
East of England - 2 £45,000 - 1
South West - 2 £36,500 -
Wales - 1 £36,336 -

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 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 50 (60.98%) Social Media
2 43 (52.44%) Social Skills
3 37 (45.12%) Marketing
4 23 (28.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 16 (19.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 13 (15.85%) Line Management
6 13 (15.85%) Thought Leadership
7 12 (14.63%) Project Management
8 11 (13.41%) Degree
9 10 (12.20%) Collaborative Working
10 9 (10.98%) Retail
10 9 (10.98%) Blog
11 8 (9.76%) Content Management
11 8 (9.76%) Problem-Solving
12 7 (8.54%) Biomedicine
12 7 (8.54%) Publishing
12 7 (8.54%) Change Management
13 6 (7.32%) Law
13 6 (7.32%) SharePoint
13 6 (7.32%) ERP
13 6 (7.32%) CMS
13 6 (7.32%) Multimedia
13 6 (7.32%) Coaching
13 6 (7.32%) DBS Check
13 6 (7.32%) Drupal
13 6 (7.32%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (7.32%) Conflict Resolution
13 6 (7.32%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (7.32%) Strategic Thinking
13 6 (7.32%) Social Media Management

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 (7.32%) CMS
1 6 (7.32%) Drupal
1 6 (7.32%) SharePoint
2 5 (6.10%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (1.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (1.22%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (1.22%) InDesign
1 1 (1.22%) Photoshop
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.44%) Intranet
2 1 (1.22%) Broadband
General
1 43 (52.44%) Social Skills
2 37 (45.12%) Marketing
3 23 (28.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (10.98%) Retail
5 7 (8.54%) Publishing
6 6 (7.32%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (7.32%) Law
6 6 (7.32%) Multimedia
6 6 (7.32%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (4.88%) Military
8 3 (3.66%) Legal
9 2 (2.44%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (1.22%) Finance
10 1 (1.22%) Local Government
10 1 (1.22%) Police
10 1 (1.22%) Portuguese Language
10 1 (1.22%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.66%) .NET
2 2 (2.44%) HTML
3 1 (1.22%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 50 (60.98%) Social Media
2 9 (10.98%) Blog
3 4 (4.88%) Video Editing
4 3 (3.66%) Digital Media
5 2 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.44%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.22%) Graphic Design
6 1 (1.22%) Podcast
6 1 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (19.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 13 (15.85%) Line Management
2 13 (15.85%) Thought Leadership
3 12 (14.63%) Project Management
4 10 (12.20%) Collaborative Working
5 8 (9.76%) Content Management
5 8 (9.76%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (8.54%) Biomedicine
6 7 (8.54%) Change Management
7 6 (7.32%) Coaching
7 6 (7.32%) Conflict Resolution
7 6 (7.32%) ERP
7 6 (7.32%) Social Media Management
7 6 (7.32%) Strategic Thinking
8 5 (6.10%) Copywriting
8 5 (6.10%) Infographics
8 5 (6.10%) Storytelling
9 4 (4.88%) Channel Management
9 4 (4.88%) Collaborative Culture
9 4 (4.88%) Content Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.22%) JavaScript
1 1 (1.22%) sed
Qualifications
1 11 (13.41%) Degree
2 6 (7.32%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.22%) DV Cleared
3 1 (1.22%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.22%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.10%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (2.44%) Facebook
1 2 (2.44%) Instagram
1 2 (2.44%) YouTube
2 1 (1.22%) Adobe