Communications Manager Contracts in England

Communications Manager
UK > England

The median Communications Manager daily rate in England is £339, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 456 503 598
Rank change year-on-year +47 +95 +109
Contract jobs requiring a Communications Manager 23 43 44
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.095% 0.12% 0.091%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.13% 0.096%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 17 23
10th Percentile £205 £263 £368
25th Percentile £263 £320 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £339 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -28.58% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £641 £525 £535
90th Percentile £670 £606 £548
UK median daily rate £352 £475 £455
% change year-on-year -25.95% +4.40% -9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 4
10th Percentile £49.04 - £27.38
25th Percentile £50.87 £34.25 £29.06
Median hourly rate £54.75 £35.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +54.23% +18.33% -24.78%
75th Percentile £57.80 £36.75 £35.94
90th Percentile £59.12 - £46.63
UK median hourly rate £54.75 £35.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +54.23% +18.33% +14.20%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 22,424 33,720 45,699
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.39% 92.73% 94.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,926 22,354 32,457
10th Percentile £300 £281 £313
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £524 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.26% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £645 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £760
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 908 2,424 1,347
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.86 £14.54
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £37.18 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.31% -17.38% +95.65%
75th Percentile £63.38 £61.30 £65.30
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £77.20
UK median hourly rate £28.18 £36.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.79% -18.89% +87.50%

Communications Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Communications Manager in England

Communications Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Communications Manager in England.

Daily rate trend for Communications Manager in England

Communications Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Communications Manager in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Communications Manager in England

Communications Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Communications Manager in England.

Hourly rate trend for Communications Manager in England

Communications Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Communications Manager in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Communications Manager in England

Communications Manager
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Communications Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 16 May 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +14 17 £451 +4.72% 12
Midlands +15 2 - -
West Midlands +12 2 - -
South West - 2 £72 - 2
South East +40 1 £404 -15.05% 3
Yorkshire - 1 - - 1
North of England - 1 - - 1
Communications Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Communications Manager contract 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 contract job ads across the England region featuring Communications Manager in the job title.

1 12 (52.17%) Social Skills
2 8 (34.78%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (26.09%) SharePoint
3 6 (26.09%) Marketing
4 5 (21.74%) User Experience
4 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (21.74%) Change Management
5 4 (17.39%) Finance
5 4 (17.39%) CMS
5 4 (17.39%) Migration
5 4 (17.39%) Windows
5 4 (17.39%) Microsoft
5 4 (17.39%) Customer Engagement
5 4 (17.39%) Social Media
5 4 (17.39%) Content Management
5 4 (17.39%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (17.39%) Digital Engineering
6 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (13.04%) Google
6 3 (13.04%) Incident Management
6 3 (13.04%) Degree
6 3 (13.04%) Release Management
6 3 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (13.04%) Photoshop
6 3 (13.04%) Project Management
7 2 (8.70%) Programme Management
7 2 (8.70%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (8.70%) Manufacturing
7 2 (8.70%) Financial Institution
7 2 (8.70%) Business Intelligence

Communications Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (26.09%) SharePoint
2 4 (17.39%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (13.04%) Photoshop
3 2 (8.70%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (4.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) Google Workspace
1 2 (8.70%) Slack
1 2 (8.70%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.35%) Intranet
General
1 12 (52.17%) Social Skills
2 6 (26.09%) Marketing
3 4 (17.39%) Finance
3 4 (17.39%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Banking
4 2 (8.70%) Financial Institution
4 2 (8.70%) International Banking
4 2 (8.70%) Manufacturing
5 1 (4.35%) Advertising
5 1 (4.35%) Aerospace
5 1 (4.35%) Automotive
5 1 (4.35%) Electronics
5 1 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (4.35%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Local Government
5 1 (4.35%) Military
5 1 (4.35%) Public Sector
5 1 (4.35%) Publishing
5 1 (4.35%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Social Media
2 1 (4.35%) NHS
2 1 (4.35%) PACS
2 1 (4.35%) Photography
2 1 (4.35%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 4 (17.39%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (34.78%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (21.74%) Change Management
2 5 (21.74%) User Experience
3 4 (17.39%) Content Management
3 4 (17.39%) Customer Engagement
3 4 (17.39%) Digital Engineering
3 4 (17.39%) Migration
4 3 (13.04%) Incident Management
4 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (13.04%) Project Management
4 3 (13.04%) Release Management
4 3 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (8.70%) Customer Experience
5 2 (8.70%) Customer-Centricity
5 2 (8.70%) Decision-Making
5 2 (8.70%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 2 (8.70%) Storytelling
5 2 (8.70%) Thought Leadership
5 2 (8.70%) Value Proposition
Qualifications
1 3 (13.04%) Degree
2 2 (8.70%) SC Cleared
2 2 (8.70%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.35%) PMI Certification
3 1 (4.35%) PMP
3 1 (4.35%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) PMBOK
Vendors
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft
2 3 (13.04%) Google
3 2 (8.70%) Adobe
3 2 (8.70%) SAP