Head of Communications
UK

The median Head of Communications salary in the UK is £55,538 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 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
16 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 866 - 1196
Rank change year-on-year - - -303
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Communications 25 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.026% - 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% - 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 22 0 0
10th Percentile £49,225 - -
25th Percentile £49,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,538 - -
75th Percentile £70,525 - -
90th Percentile £81,144 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,075 - -

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 91,973 98,868 146,086
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.65% 91.69% 96.03%
Number of salaries quoted 66,504 61,753 85,740
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,308 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.15% - +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%

Head of Communications
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Communications in the UK

Head of Communications
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Head of Communications in the UK

Head of Communications
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Communications over the 6 months to 16 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Communications in the UK

Head of Communications
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Communications within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 - 19 £56,075 - 1
UK excluding London - 13 £56,075 -
Work from Home - 11 £50,500 -
London - 9 £53,500 - 1
East of England - 4 £74,391 -
Scotland - 3 £49,225 -
North of England - 2 £56,075 -
North East - 2 £56,075 -
South East - 2 £59,156 -
South West - 2 £45,000 -

Head of Communications Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 April 2024, Head of Communications 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 Head of Communications in the job title.

1 13 (52.00%) Social Skills
2 11 (44.00%) Marketing
3 8 (32.00%) Influencing Skills
4 6 (24.00%) Line Management
4 6 (24.00%) Finance
4 6 (24.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (20.00%) Social Media
5 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (20.00%) Campaign Management
6 4 (16.00%) Degree
6 4 (16.00%) Decision-Making
7 3 (12.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (12.00%) Budget Management
7 3 (12.00%) People Management
7 3 (12.00%) DBS Check
7 3 (12.00%) Content Development
7 3 (12.00%) Copywriting
7 3 (12.00%) Retail
7 3 (12.00%) SharePoint
7 3 (12.00%) Microsoft
7 3 (12.00%) Analytics
8 2 (8.00%) Local Government
8 2 (8.00%) Games
8 2 (8.00%) OpenUP
8 2 (8.00%) Matrix Organization
8 2 (8.00%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (8.00%) Self-Awareness
8 2 (8.00%) Budget Responsibility
8 2 (8.00%) Value Proposition
8 2 (8.00%) Presentation Skills

Head of Communications 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 3 (12.00%) SharePoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.00%) Intranet
General
1 13 (52.00%) Social Skills
2 11 (44.00%) Marketing
3 8 (32.00%) Influencing Skills
4 6 (24.00%) Finance
5 3 (12.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (12.00%) Retail
6 2 (8.00%) Games
6 2 (8.00%) Local Government
6 2 (8.00%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (4.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.00%) Social Media
2 1 (4.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (24.00%) Line Management
1 6 (24.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (20.00%) Campaign Management
2 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 4 (16.00%) Decision-Making
4 3 (12.00%) Analytics
4 3 (12.00%) Budget Management
4 3 (12.00%) Content Development
4 3 (12.00%) Copywriting
4 3 (12.00%) People Management
5 2 (8.00%) Budget Responsibility
5 2 (8.00%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (8.00%) Matrix Organization
5 2 (8.00%) OpenUP
5 2 (8.00%) Self-Awareness
5 2 (8.00%) Value Proposition
6 1 (4.00%) Coaching
6 1 (4.00%) Creative Thinking
6 1 (4.00%) Kalman Filter
6 1 (4.00%) Marketing Strategy
Qualifications
1 4 (16.00%) Degree
2 3 (12.00%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft