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 11 May 2025.

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

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 668 831 980
Rank change year-on-year +163 +149 +199
Permanent jobs requiring a Communications Officer 38 67 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.069% 0.068% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.077% 0.071% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 1 63 1
10th Percentile - £28,000 -
25th Percentile - £33,438 £31,458
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,705 £33,065
Median % change year-on-year +32.61% +14.03% +6.21%
75th Percentile - £39,569 £34,672
90th Percentile - £45,119 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £33,625 £33,065
% change year-on-year +48.70% +1.69% +6.21%

All Permanent 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.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 49,511 93,886 92,389
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.48% 94.63% 91.46%
Number of salaries quoted 27,626 67,255 58,266
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.41% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -5.66% +6.00%

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

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Communications Officer.

Salary trend for Communications Officer in the UK

Communications Officer
Top 9 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 11 May 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
England +119 17 - - 3
London +83 13 - - 1
Work from Home +135 8 - - 3
UK excluding London +176 6 £50,000 +48.70% 6
Yorkshire +68 3 - -
North of England +64 3 - - 1
South East +95 1 - -
Wales - 1 - -
Scotland - 1 £50,000 - 1

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

For the 6 months to 11 May 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 34 (89.47%) Social Media
2 17 (44.74%) Analytics
3 16 (42.11%) Google
4 15 (39.47%) Google Analytics
4 15 (39.47%) Canva
5 14 (36.84%) CRM
6 13 (34.21%) Adobe
6 13 (34.21%) Marketing
7 11 (28.95%) CMS
7 11 (28.95%) Microsoft
7 11 (28.95%) SEO
7 11 (28.95%) Advertising
7 11 (28.95%) Instagram
7 11 (28.95%) Accessibility
8 10 (26.32%) WordPress
9 9 (23.68%) Facebook
9 9 (23.68%) Storytelling
10 8 (21.05%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (21.05%) Social Skills
10 8 (21.05%) Multimedia
10 8 (21.05%) Content Management
11 7 (18.42%) Video Editing
11 7 (18.42%) Blog
11 7 (18.42%) Email Marketing
11 7 (18.42%) Digital Marketing
11 7 (18.42%) Time Management
11 7 (18.42%) Analytical Skills
12 6 (15.79%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 6 (15.79%) Graphic Design
12 6 (15.79%) Finance

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 11 (28.95%) CMS
2 10 (26.32%) WordPress
3 5 (13.16%) Drupal
4 2 (5.26%) Umbraco
Applications
1 6 (15.79%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (10.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 4 (10.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.63%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.63%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (13.16%) CiviCRM
2 4 (10.53%) Shopify
3 2 (5.26%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 15 (39.47%) Canva
1 15 (39.47%) Google Analytics
2 6 (15.79%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 5 (13.16%) Google Ads
4 4 (10.53%) MailChimp
5 1 (2.63%) Asana
5 1 (2.63%) Google Sheets
5 1 (2.63%) Sprout Social
5 1 (2.63%) Squarespace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.26%) Intranet
2 1 (2.63%) Internet
General
1 13 (34.21%) Marketing
2 11 (28.95%) Advertising
3 8 (21.05%) Multimedia
3 8 (21.05%) Social Skills
4 7 (18.42%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (15.79%) Finance
6 3 (7.89%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (5.26%) Police
7 2 (5.26%) Retail
8 1 (2.63%) Arabic Language
8 1 (2.63%) French Language
8 1 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.63%) Local Government
8 1 (2.63%) Publishing
8 1 (2.63%) Spanish Language
8 1 (2.63%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 34 (89.47%) Social Media
2 8 (21.05%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (18.42%) Blog
3 7 (18.42%) Video Editing
4 6 (15.79%) Graphic Design
5 4 (10.53%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (10.53%) Digital Media
6 3 (7.89%) Management Information System
6 3 (7.89%) Onboarding
6 3 (7.89%) Podcast
7 1 (2.63%) Algorithms
7 1 (2.63%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (44.74%) Analytics
2 14 (36.84%) CRM
3 11 (28.95%) SEO
4 9 (23.68%) Storytelling
5 8 (21.05%) Content Management
6 7 (18.42%) Digital Marketing
6 7 (18.42%) Email Marketing
6 7 (18.42%) Time Management
7 5 (13.16%) Copywriting
7 5 (13.16%) Decision-Making
7 5 (13.16%) Open Source
7 5 (13.16%) Sentiment Analysis
7 5 (13.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 4 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (10.53%) Data Cleansing
8 4 (10.53%) Data Collection
8 4 (10.53%) Line Management
8 4 (10.53%) Process Management
8 4 (10.53%) Social Media Management
9 3 (7.89%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (7.89%) DBS Check
2 1 (2.63%) GISF
2 1 (2.63%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (28.95%) Accessibility
2 5 (13.16%) GDPR
3 1 (2.63%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (2.63%) QA
Vendors
1 16 (42.11%) Google
2 13 (34.21%) Adobe
3 11 (28.95%) Instagram
3 11 (28.95%) Microsoft
4 9 (23.68%) Facebook
5 5 (13.16%) YouTube
6 3 (7.89%) Hootsuite
6 3 (7.89%) Salesforce
7 2 (5.26%) Twitter
8 1 (2.63%) Bloomberg
8 1 (2.63%) dotdigital
8 1 (2.63%) Spotify
8 1 (2.63%) TikTok