Communications Officer Job Trends in England

Communications Officer
UK > England

The median Communications Officer salary in England is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 605 655 665
Rank change year-on-year +50 +10 +320
Permanent jobs requiring a Communications Officer 4 18 6
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.008% 0.036% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.039% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile - - £28,454
25th Percentile - - £29,273
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - £38,401
75th Percentile - - £64,010
90th Percentile - - £70,276
UK median annual salary £32,000 - £38,401

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

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

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 47,257 46,319 43,360
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.65% 93.21% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 29,652 24,705 33,958
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,125 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Communications Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Communications Officer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Communications Officer job vacancy trend in England

Communications Officer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Communications Officer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Communications Officer job vacancies in England

Communications Officer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Communications Officer within the England region over the 6 months to 29 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +27 2 - -
South East - 2 £32,000 - 1
Communications Officer
UK

Communications Officer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Communications Officer 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Communications Officer in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) Google
1 3 (75.00%) Google Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) Hootsuite
2 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 2 (50.00%) Content Management
2 2 (50.00%) Copywriting
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Instagram
2 2 (50.00%) MailChimp
2 2 (50.00%) SEO
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (50.00%) Storytelling
2 2 (50.00%) Time Management
2 2 (50.00%) YouTube
3 1 (25.00%) B2B
3 1 (25.00%) CRM
3 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Infographics
3 1 (25.00%) Market Research
3 1 (25.00%) Marketing Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Salesforce
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Web Design
3 1 (25.00%) WordPress

Communications Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 (25.00%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Google Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) MailChimp
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (75.00%) Legal
1 3 (75.00%) Marketing
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Advertising
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Financial Institution
2 2 (50.00%) French Language
2 2 (50.00%) Mandarin Language
2 2 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Portuguese Language
2 2 (50.00%) Spanish Language
3 1 (25.00%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Social Media
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (50.00%) Blog
2 2 (50.00%) Video Editing
2 2 (50.00%) Web Conferencing
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 2 (50.00%) Content Management
2 2 (50.00%) Copywriting
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) SEO
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (50.00%) Storytelling
2 2 (50.00%) Time Management
3 1 (25.00%) B2B
3 1 (25.00%) CRM
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Infographics
3 1 (25.00%) Market Research
3 1 (25.00%) Marketing Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Web Design
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Google
1 3 (75.00%) Hootsuite
2 2 (50.00%) Instagram
2 2 (50.00%) YouTube
3 1 (25.00%) Salesforce