Senior Communications Officer Jobs

Senior Communications Officer
UK

The median Senior Communications Officer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 702 892 -
Rank change year-on-year +190 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Communications Officer 7 20 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.013% 0.019% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.020% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 19 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,917 -
Median % change year-on-year +31.87% - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £35,225 -
% change year-on-year +41.94% - -

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 50,066 97,923 88,829
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.36% 94.81% 91.43%
Number of salaries quoted 26,124 69,761 56,179
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,750 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.63%

Senior Communications Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Senior Communications Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Communications Officer in the UK

Senior Communications Officer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Communications Officer in the UK

Senior 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 Senior Communications Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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
UK excluding London +194 3 £50,000 +41.94%
England +140 1 - -
Scotland - 1 £50,000 -
South East - 1 - -
Wales - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Communications Officer in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Social Media
2 5 (71.43%) Analytics
2 5 (71.43%) Adobe
2 5 (71.43%) CMS
2 5 (71.43%) Google
2 5 (71.43%) Marketing
2 5 (71.43%) Google Analytics
2 5 (71.43%) Email Marketing
2 5 (71.43%) Canva
2 5 (71.43%) Instagram
2 5 (71.43%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (57.14%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (57.14%) GDPR
3 4 (57.14%) Data Collection
3 4 (57.14%) Digital Marketing
3 4 (57.14%) Time Management
3 4 (57.14%) Process Management
3 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (57.14%) CRM
3 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
3 4 (57.14%) Facebook
3 4 (57.14%) Shopify
3 4 (57.14%) Finance
3 4 (57.14%) Copywriting
3 4 (57.14%) Data Cleansing
4 1 (14.29%) Social Media Management
4 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (14.29%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (14.29%) Trello
4 1 (14.29%) Coaching

Senior 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 5 (71.43%) CMS
2 1 (14.29%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (14.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (14.29%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (57.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 5 (71.43%) Canva
1 5 (71.43%) Google Analytics
2 1 (14.29%) Asana
2 1 (14.29%) Sprout Social
General
1 5 (71.43%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (71.43%) Marketing
2 4 (57.14%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Local Government
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) Social Media
2 4 (57.14%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Analytics
1 5 (71.43%) Email Marketing
2 4 (57.14%) Copywriting
2 4 (57.14%) CRM
2 4 (57.14%) Data Cleansing
2 4 (57.14%) Data Collection
2 4 (57.14%) Digital Marketing
2 4 (57.14%) Process Management
2 4 (57.14%) Time Management
3 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (14.29%) Channel Management
3 1 (14.29%) Coaching
3 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (14.29%) Communications Security
3 1 (14.29%) Content Management
3 1 (14.29%) Content Marketing
3 1 (14.29%) Project Management
3 1 (14.29%) SEO
3 1 (14.29%) Social Media Management
3 1 (14.29%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) GDPR
2 1 (14.29%) Accessibility
2 1 (14.29%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (14.29%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Adobe
1 5 (71.43%) Google
1 5 (71.43%) Instagram
2 4 (57.14%) Facebook
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) YouTube