Head of Communications Jobs in the UK excluding London

Head of Communications
UK > UK excluding London

The median Head of Communications salary in the UK excluding London is £56,075 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 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
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 758 - 866
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Communications 13 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.018% - 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% - 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £49,225 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,075 - -
75th Percentile £71,650 - -
90th Percentile £79,915 - -
UK median annual salary £54,250 - £120,000
% change year-on-year - - +7.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

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

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 66,883 54,717 68,218
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.80% 89.25% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 47,333 31,108 43,002
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%

Head of Communications
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Head of Communications in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Communications in the UK excluding London

Head of Communications
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Communications in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Head of Communications in the UK excluding London

Head of Communications
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Communications in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Communications in the UK excluding London

Head of Communications
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Communications within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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
East of England - 4 £74,391 -
Scotland - 3 £49,225 -
North of England - 2 £56,075 - 1
North East - 2 £56,075 -
South East - 2 £59,156 - 1
South West - 2 £45,000 -
Head of Communications
UK

Head of Communications Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 6 May 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 UK excluding London region featuring Head of Communications in the job title.

1 6 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 5 (38.46%) Influencing Skills
2 5 (38.46%) Line Management
2 5 (38.46%) Finance
2 5 (38.46%) Marketing
3 4 (30.77%) Degree
3 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (23.08%) Analytics
4 3 (23.08%) Campaign Management
4 3 (23.08%) Content Development
4 3 (23.08%) SharePoint
4 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
4 3 (23.08%) Copywriting
4 3 (23.08%) People Management
4 3 (23.08%) Budget Management
5 2 (15.38%) DBS Check
5 2 (15.38%) OpenUP
5 2 (15.38%) Social Media
5 2 (15.38%) Self-Awareness
5 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
5 2 (15.38%) Value Proposition
6 1 (7.69%) Marketing Strategy
6 1 (7.69%) Local Government
6 1 (7.69%) Onboarding

Head of Communications Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (23.08%) SharePoint
General
1 6 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 5 (38.46%) Finance
2 5 (38.46%) Influencing Skills
2 5 (38.46%) Marketing
3 1 (7.69%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Social Media
2 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (38.46%) Line Management
2 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (23.08%) Analytics
3 3 (23.08%) Budget Management
3 3 (23.08%) Campaign Management
3 3 (23.08%) Content Development
3 3 (23.08%) Copywriting
3 3 (23.08%) People Management
4 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
4 2 (15.38%) OpenUP
4 2 (15.38%) Self-Awareness
4 2 (15.38%) Value Proposition
5 1 (7.69%) Marketing Strategy
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) Degree
2 2 (15.38%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft