Communications Manager Contract Job Trends in the South East

Communications Manager
England > South East

The median Communications Manager daily rate in the South East is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 162 195
Rank change year-on-year -17 +33 +38
Contract jobs requiring a Communications Manager 5 2 6
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.11% 0.060% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.064% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile £433 - -
25th Percentile £444 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £404 £425
Median % change year-on-year +17.72% -5.06% -
75th Percentile £556 £405 £438
90th Percentile £658 - -
England median daily rate £475 £468 £450
% change year-on-year +1.60% +3.89% -11.76%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 3,971 3,108 4,661
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.50% 92.64% 93.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,584 1,940 2,995
10th Percentile £238 £237 £205
25th Percentile £400 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £600 £613 £608
90th Percentile £688 £675 £688
England median daily rate £501 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.67% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 352 117 282
10th Percentile £13.88 £19.06 £16.00
25th Percentile £16.50 £24.50 £24.38
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £54.44
Median % change year-on-year -40.82% -21.94% +25.16%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.50 £65.19
90th Percentile £84.25 £69.75 £76.53
England median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £43.63
% change year-on-year -21.43% -19.77% +24.64%

Communications Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 South East.

Communications Manager job vacancy trend in the South East

Communications Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Communications Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Communications Manager job vacancies in the South East

Communications Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Communications Manager in the South East over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Communications Manager in the South East

Communications Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Communications Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Communications Manager job vacancies in the South East

Communications Manager
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Thames Valley -11 3 £475 +17.72%
Buckinghamshire -3 2 £475 +17.72%
West Sussex - 2 £575 -
Berkshire -8 1 - -
Communications Manager
England

Communications Manager Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 South East region featuring Communications Manager in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Change Management
1 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (60.00%) Impact Assessments
2 3 (60.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (40.00%) Content Management
4 1 (20.00%) Adobe
4 1 (20.00%) Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) APMG
4 1 (20.00%) Business Transformation
4 1 (20.00%) Canva
4 1 (20.00%) CMS
4 1 (20.00%) Content Development
4 1 (20.00%) Culture Change
4 1 (20.00%) Cyber Resilience
4 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (20.00%) NCSC
4 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (20.00%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Identification
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Map
4 1 (20.00%) Storytelling
4 1 (20.00%) User Experience
4 1 (20.00%) Viva Engage

Communications Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 3 (60.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (20.00%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Canva
1 1 (20.00%) Viva Engage
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (20.00%) Agriculture
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Graphic Design
1 1 (20.00%) Life Science
1 1 (20.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (20.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Change Management
1 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (60.00%) Impact Assessments
3 2 (40.00%) Content Management
4 1 (20.00%) Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Business Transformation
4 1 (20.00%) Content Development
4 1 (20.00%) Culture Change
4 1 (20.00%) Cyber Resilience
4 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (20.00%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Identification
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Map
4 1 (20.00%) Storytelling
4 1 (20.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) APMG
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) NCSC
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Adobe
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft