Communications Officer Jobs

Communications Officer
UK

The median Communications Officer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 687 787 840
Rank change year-on-year +100 +53 +380
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Communications Officer 29 49 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.047% 0.056% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% 0.059% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 1 44 1
10th Percentile - £27,510 -
25th Percentile - £31,500 £31,458
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,728 £33,065
Median % change year-on-year +32.53% +14.10% +6.21%
75th Percentile - £38,625 £34,672
90th Percentile - £42,022 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £28,000 £33,065
% change year-on-year +78.57% -15.32% +6.21%

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

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

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 54,940 82,860 67,807
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.20% 95.20% 92.14%
Number of salaries quoted 30,162 52,698 48,205
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £44,450
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,000 £71,991 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £90,822 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year - -6.54% +1.90%

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
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Communications Officer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Communications Officer job vacancies in the UK

Communications Officer
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Communications Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 19 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Work from Home +38 10 - -
England +42 5 - -
London +57 4 - -
UK excluding London +89 3 £50,000 +78.57%
South East +32 1 - -
Wales - 1 - -
Scotland - 1 £50,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 19 August 2025, Communications Officer 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 featuring Communications Officer in the job title.

1 27 (93.10%) Social Media
2 16 (55.17%) Marketing
3 14 (48.28%) Analytics
4 13 (44.83%) CMS
5 12 (41.38%) Social Skills
6 10 (34.48%) Google
6 10 (34.48%) SEO
7 9 (31.03%) CRM
7 9 (31.03%) Google Analytics
7 9 (31.03%) WordPress
7 9 (31.03%) Canva
7 9 (31.03%) Instagram
8 8 (27.59%) Email Marketing
9 7 (24.14%) Facebook
9 7 (24.14%) Adobe
9 7 (24.14%) Content Management
9 7 (24.14%) Analytical Skills
10 6 (20.69%) Storytelling
10 6 (20.69%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (20.69%) Accessibility
10 6 (20.69%) Time Management
10 6 (20.69%) Blog
11 5 (17.24%) Digital Marketing
12 4 (13.79%) YouTube
12 4 (13.79%) Creative Thinking
12 4 (13.79%) Collaborative Working
12 4 (13.79%) MailChimp
12 4 (13.79%) Copywriting
12 4 (13.79%) Microsoft
12 4 (13.79%) Project Management

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 13 (44.83%) CMS
2 9 (31.03%) WordPress
3 2 (6.90%) Umbraco
4 1 (3.45%) Drupal
Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (3.45%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (3.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (3.45%) Photoshop
3 1 (3.45%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (6.90%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (6.90%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 9 (31.03%) Canva
1 9 (31.03%) Google Analytics
2 4 (13.79%) MailChimp
3 3 (10.34%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 1 (3.45%) Asana
4 1 (3.45%) Google Ads
4 1 (3.45%) Google Sheets
4 1 (3.45%) Sprout Social
4 1 (3.45%) Squarespace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.90%) Intranet
2 1 (3.45%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.90%) GIS
General
1 16 (55.17%) Marketing
2 12 (41.38%) Social Skills
3 7 (24.14%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (20.69%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (10.34%) Advertising
5 3 (10.34%) Finance
5 3 (10.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (10.34%) Multimedia
6 2 (6.90%) Retail
7 1 (3.45%) Brand Awareness
7 1 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.45%) Legal
7 1 (3.45%) Local Government
7 1 (3.45%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 27 (93.10%) Social Media
2 6 (20.69%) Blog
3 3 (10.34%) Management Information System
3 3 (10.34%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (6.90%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (6.90%) Augmented Reality
4 2 (6.90%) Graphic Design
4 2 (6.90%) Podcast
4 2 (6.90%) Video Editing
4 2 (6.90%) Virtual Reality
5 1 (3.45%) Algorithms
5 1 (3.45%) Digital Media
5 1 (3.45%) Photography
5 1 (3.45%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (48.28%) Analytics
2 10 (34.48%) SEO
3 9 (31.03%) CRM
4 8 (27.59%) Email Marketing
5 7 (24.14%) Content Management
6 6 (20.69%) Storytelling
6 6 (20.69%) Time Management
7 5 (17.24%) Digital Marketing
8 4 (13.79%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (13.79%) Copywriting
8 4 (13.79%) Creative Thinking
8 4 (13.79%) Project Management
9 3 (10.34%) Infographics
9 3 (10.34%) Social Media Management
10 2 (6.90%) Data Collection
10 2 (6.90%) Digital Analytics
10 2 (6.90%) Emotional Intelligence
10 2 (6.90%) Problem-Solving
10 2 (6.90%) Process Management
10 2 (6.90%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 2 (6.90%) DBS Check
1 2 (6.90%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (20.69%) Accessibility
2 3 (10.34%) GDPR
3 1 (3.45%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (3.45%) Data Quality
3 1 (3.45%) QA
Vendors
1 10 (34.48%) Google
2 9 (31.03%) Instagram
3 7 (24.14%) Adobe
3 7 (24.14%) Facebook
4 4 (13.79%) Microsoft
4 4 (13.79%) YouTube
5 3 (10.34%) Hootsuite
6 2 (6.90%) Salesforce
7 1 (3.45%) dotdigital
7 1 (3.45%) TikTok