Communications Officer Job Trends

Communications Officer
UK

The median Communications Officer salary in the UK is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 627 696 695
Rank change year-on-year +69 -1 +350
Permanent jobs requiring a Communications Officer 17 20 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.029% 0.036% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.039% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 6
10th Percentile - - £28,454
25th Percentile - - £29,273
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - £38,401
75th Percentile £34,625 - £64,010
90th Percentile £36,200 - £70,276
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,000 - £70,276

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 53,514 51,675 48,695
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.18% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 32,893 27,368 37,623
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,173 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Communications Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Communications Officer job vacancy trend 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 5 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 31 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
Work from Home +78 8 £32,000 - 1
England +54 4 £32,000 - 1
UK excluding London +53 2 £32,000 - 1
London +44 2 - -
South East - 2 £32,000 - 1

Communications Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 31 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 featuring Communications Officer in the job title.

1 8 (47.06%) Analytics
2 6 (35.29%) Google
2 6 (35.29%) Google Analytics
3 5 (29.41%) Adobe
3 5 (29.41%) Canva
3 5 (29.41%) Content Management
3 5 (29.41%) Infographics
3 5 (29.41%) Instagram
3 5 (29.41%) Storytelling
3 5 (29.41%) Time Management
4 4 (23.53%) Copywriting
4 4 (23.53%) Hootsuite
4 4 (23.53%) MailChimp
4 4 (23.53%) YouTube
5 3 (17.65%) Actionable Insight
5 3 (17.65%) CMS
5 3 (17.65%) Creative Thinking
5 3 (17.65%) CRM
5 3 (17.65%) Email Marketing
5 3 (17.65%) Project Management
5 3 (17.65%) SEO
5 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (11.76%) Accessibility
6 2 (11.76%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 2 (11.76%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (11.76%) Agile
6 2 (11.76%) Coaching
6 2 (11.76%) Decision-Making
6 2 (11.76%) Degree
6 2 (11.76%) Digital Analytics

Communications Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 3 (17.65%) CMS
2 2 (11.76%) SharePoint
2 2 (11.76%) WordPress
3 1 (5.88%) DNN
3 1 (5.88%) Drupal
3 1 (5.88%) Umbraco
Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Adobe Illustrator
1 2 (11.76%) InDesign
1 2 (11.76%) Photoshop
2 1 (5.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (5.88%) CapCut
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 6 (35.29%) Google Analytics
2 5 (29.41%) Canva
3 4 (23.53%) MailChimp
4 2 (11.76%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 1 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) GIS
General
1 9 (52.94%) Marketing
1 9 (52.94%) Social Skills
2 5 (29.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (23.53%) Advertising
3 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (23.53%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (17.65%) Finance
4 3 (17.65%) Legal
5 2 (11.76%) Financial Institution
5 2 (11.76%) French Language
5 2 (11.76%) Mandarin Language
5 2 (11.76%) Portuguese Language
5 2 (11.76%) Publishing
5 2 (11.76%) Spanish Language
6 1 (5.88%) Games
6 1 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (5.88%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) EDI
1 1 (5.88%) SWT
Miscellaneous
1 14 (82.35%) Social Media
2 6 (35.29%) Blog
3 3 (17.65%) Video Editing
4 2 (11.76%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (11.76%) Augmented Reality
4 2 (11.76%) Digital Media
4 2 (11.76%) Photography
4 2 (11.76%) Virtual Reality
4 2 (11.76%) Web Conferencing
5 1 (5.88%) Podcast
5 1 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) Analytics
2 5 (29.41%) Content Management
2 5 (29.41%) Infographics
2 5 (29.41%) Storytelling
2 5 (29.41%) Time Management
3 4 (23.53%) Copywriting
4 3 (17.65%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (17.65%) Creative Thinking
4 3 (17.65%) CRM
4 3 (17.65%) Email Marketing
4 3 (17.65%) Project Management
4 3 (17.65%) SEO
4 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (11.76%) Agile
5 2 (11.76%) Coaching
5 2 (11.76%) Decision-Making
5 2 (11.76%) Digital Analytics
5 2 (11.76%) Logistics
5 2 (11.76%) User Experience
6 1 (5.88%) Data Analysis
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) Accessibility
2 1 (5.88%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 6 (35.29%) Google
2 5 (29.41%) Adobe
2 5 (29.41%) Instagram
3 4 (23.53%) Hootsuite
3 4 (23.53%) YouTube
4 2 (11.76%) dotdigital
4 2 (11.76%) Facebook
4 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
4 2 (11.76%) Salesforce
5 1 (5.88%) Hotjar
5 1 (5.88%) HubSpot