Communications Manager Contract Job Trends in London

Communications Manager
England > London

The median Communications Manager daily rate in London is £386, 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 349 347 401
Rank change year-on-year -2 +54 +135
Contract jobs requiring a Communications Manager 12 32 38
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.090% 0.20% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.098% 0.21% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 17 23
10th Percentile £343 £400 £343
25th Percentile £356 £433 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £386 £500 £471
Median % change year-on-year -22.75% +6.13% -14.34%
75th Percentile £510 £590 £575
90th Percentile £540 £775 £670
England median daily rate £450 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 12,290 14,901 19,642
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 94.07% 94.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,177 9,672 14,311
10th Percentile £335 £348 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £664 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £511 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.73% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 212 168 214
10th Percentile £17.00 £17.25 £18.38
25th Percentile £22.38 £23.80 £22.29
Median hourly rate £26.54 £37.15 £40.17
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% -7.51% +19.90%
75th Percentile £48.38 £58.75 £61.15
90th Percentile £67.31 £79.35 £75.88
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £45.88
% change year-on-year -41.51% -6.28% +58.75%

Communications Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in 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 London.

Communications Manager job vacancy trend in London

Communications Manager
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Communications Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Communications Manager in London over the 6 months to 20 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Communications Manager in London

Communications Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Communications Manager
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 20 October 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
Central London +7 4 £475 +22.58% 1
Communications Manager
England

Communications Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 London region featuring Communications Manager in the job title.

1 5 (41.67%) Decision-Making
1 5 (41.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 4 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 4 (33.33%) SaaS
3 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (16.67%) Change Management
4 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (16.67%) Storytelling
5 1 (8.33%) Agile
5 1 (8.33%) Business Change Management
5 1 (8.33%) Business Development
5 1 (8.33%) Campaign Management
5 1 (8.33%) Coaching
5 1 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (8.33%) Intranet
5 1 (8.33%) Logistics
5 1 (8.33%) Project Delivery
5 1 (8.33%) Project Management
5 1 (8.33%) SharePoint
5 1 (8.33%) Thought Leadership

Communications Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 (8.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) Intranet
General
1 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (25.00%) Finance
3 3 (25.00%) Marketing
3 3 (25.00%) Retail
4 2 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (16.67%) Public Sector
5 1 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Decision-Making
1 5 (41.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 4 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (16.67%) Change Management
4 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (16.67%) Storytelling
5 1 (8.33%) Agile
5 1 (8.33%) Business Change Management
5 1 (8.33%) Business Development
5 1 (8.33%) Campaign Management
5 1 (8.33%) Coaching
5 1 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (8.33%) Logistics
5 1 (8.33%) Project Delivery
5 1 (8.33%) Project Management
5 1 (8.33%) Thought Leadership