Communications Officer Contracts

Communications Officer
UK

The median Communications Officer daily rate in the UK is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 500 591 709
Rank change year-on-year +91 +118 +130
Contract jobs requiring a Communications Officer 20 7 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.068% 0.016% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.074% 0.017% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 3
10th Percentile £170 - £229
25th Percentile £318 £188 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £195 £325
Median % change year-on-year +105.13% -40.00% +59.71%
75th Percentile £753 £203 £344
90th Percentile £1,388 - £348
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 - £350
% change year-on-year - - +77.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31.25 £18.67 -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £21.10 -
Median % change year-on-year +54.03% - -
75th Percentile £33.75 £23.54 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £21.10 -
% change year-on-year +54.03% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 27,138 40,367 56,304
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,714 26,265 39,350
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.55% -1.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,034 2,668 1,565
10th Percentile £14.06 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.40
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.02 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.49% -19.95% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.50 £42.43
% change year-on-year -29.11% -6.91% +117.60%

Communications Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Communications Officer in the UK

Communications Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Communications Officer in the UK

Communications Officer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Communications Officer over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Communications Officer in the UK

Communications Officer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Communications Officer in the UK

Communications Officer
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Communications Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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
UK excluding London +73 18 £400 - 11
England +68 15 £942 +383.08% 8
North of England - 11 - - 2
Yorkshire - 11 - -
Work from Home +50 5 £400 +105.13% 5
Scotland +16 5 £400 - 7
London +42 2 £1,812 +829.23% 4
South West - 1 £72 - 1
East of England - 1 - -

Communications Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Communications Officer 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 featuring Communications Officer in the job title.

1 17 (85.00%) Social Skills
2 16 (80.00%) SharePoint
3 13 (65.00%) Intranet
3 13 (65.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 12 (60.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (60.00%) Local Government
4 12 (60.00%) Degree
5 11 (55.00%) Business Development
5 11 (55.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (55.00%) Business Continuity
5 11 (55.00%) Microsoft Office
5 11 (55.00%) Public Speaking
6 5 (25.00%) Social Media
7 4 (20.00%) Data Protection
7 4 (20.00%) Marketing
7 4 (20.00%) Public Sector
8 3 (15.00%) Accessibility
8 3 (15.00%) Project Management
8 3 (15.00%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (10.00%) Twitter
9 2 (10.00%) Analytics
9 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (10.00%) Blog
9 2 (10.00%) Drupal
9 2 (10.00%) Network Management
9 2 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
9 2 (10.00%) CRM
9 2 (10.00%) Data Management
9 2 (10.00%) GDPR
9 2 (10.00%) CiviCRM

Communications Officer 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 16 (80.00%) SharePoint
2 2 (10.00%) Drupal
Applications
1 12 (60.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (55.00%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (55.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (10.00%) CiviCRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.00%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 13 (65.00%) Intranet
General
1 17 (85.00%) Social Skills
2 13 (65.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 12 (60.00%) Local Government
4 11 (55.00%) Public Speaking
5 4 (20.00%) Marketing
5 4 (20.00%) Public Sector
6 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (25.00%) Social Media
2 2 (10.00%) Blog
2 2 (10.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (5.00%) Photography
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (55.00%) Business Continuity
1 11 (55.00%) Business Development
2 4 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 3 (15.00%) Project Management
4 2 (10.00%) Analytics
4 2 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (10.00%) CRM
4 2 (10.00%) Data Management
4 2 (10.00%) Network Management
4 2 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (5.00%) Commercial Awareness
5 1 (5.00%) Mentoring
5 1 (5.00%) Social Media Management
5 1 (5.00%) Time Management
5 1 (5.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 12 (60.00%) Degree
2 1 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (5.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (15.00%) Accessibility
2 2 (10.00%) GDPR
3 1 (5.00%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 2 (10.00%) Twitter
2 1 (5.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.00%) SAP