Head of Communications Jobs in Edinburgh

Head of Communications
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Head of Communications salary in Edinburgh is £49,225 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 110 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Communications 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.20% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,225 - -
Scotland median annual salary £49,225 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 1,466 2,033 2,268
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.88% 95.49% 97.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,036 1,188 1,420
10th Percentile £32,625 £36,306 £32,988
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £72,433 £77,715 £68,750
90th Percentile £91,934 £90,000 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%

Head of Communications Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, Head of Communications 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 permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Head of Communications in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Marketing
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Copywriting
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Campaign Management
1 3 (100.00%) Line Management
1 3 (100.00%) People Management
1 3 (100.00%) Content Development
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Budget Management

Head of Communications Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 3 (100.00%) SharePoint
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Marketing
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 3 (100.00%) Campaign Management
1 3 (100.00%) Content Development
1 3 (100.00%) Copywriting
1 3 (100.00%) Line Management
1 3 (100.00%) People Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft