Communications Manager Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Communications Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Communications Manager daily rate in the City of London is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 119 125 142
Rank change year-on-year +6 +17 +48
Contract jobs requiring a Communications Manager 4 1 5
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.24% 0.047% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.051% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £419 - £289
25th Percentile £439 £213 £298
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £225 £325
Median % change year-on-year +111.11% -30.77% -42.22%
75th Percentile £509 £238 £419
90th Percentile £528 - £468
Central London median daily rate £475 £388 £325
% change year-on-year +22.58% +19.23% -42.22%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,587 1,972 2,706
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.91% 93.64% 93.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,090 1,216 1,881
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £423 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £588
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -2.13% +2.17%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £782 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 15 14
10th Percentile £16.85 £16.60 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.18 £25.06 £18.06
Median hourly rate £26.57 £57.50 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.79% +55.41% -10.30%
75th Percentile £36.00 £112.00 £48.25
90th Percentile £64.48 £137.50 £63.88
Central London median hourly rate £27.04 £35.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year -22.76% -2.78% -12.20%

Communications Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Communications Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Communications Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Communications Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Communications Manager job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Communications Manager job vacancies in the City of London

Communications Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Communications Manager job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Communications Manager job vacancies in the City of London

Communications Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, Communications Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region featuring Communications Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (50.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Business Development
2 1 (25.00%) Campaign Management
2 1 (25.00%) Change Management
2 1 (25.00%) Coaching
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Intranet
2 1 (25.00%) SaaS
2 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Thought Leadership

Communications Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Intranet
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (50.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Business Development
2 1 (25.00%) Campaign Management
2 1 (25.00%) Change Management
2 1 (25.00%) Coaching
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Thought Leadership