Hybrid/Remote Communications Officer Job Trends

Communications Officer
UK > Work from Home

The median Communications Officer salary for remote/hybrid work is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 357 437 465
Rank change year-on-year +80 +28 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Communications Officer 8 3 3
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.053% 0.018% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.057% 0.018% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £29,844
25th Percentile - - £31,860
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - £35,999
75th Percentile - - £40,995
90th Percentile - - £43,524
UK median annual salary £32,000 - £37,857

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,145 16,379 19,561
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 96.15% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 9,116 10,040 15,901
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,015
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £61,206 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.05% +2.01% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,563 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Communications Officer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Communications Officer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Communications Officer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Communications Officer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Communications Officer job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Communications Officer job vacancies

Communications Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Communications Officer in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) Analytics
2 4 (50.00%) Adobe
2 4 (50.00%) Content Management
2 4 (50.00%) Google
2 4 (50.00%) Google Analytics
2 4 (50.00%) Hootsuite
3 3 (37.50%) Instagram
3 3 (37.50%) Storytelling
3 3 (37.50%) Time Management
3 3 (37.50%) YouTube
4 2 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (25.00%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (25.00%) Canva
4 2 (25.00%) Copywriting
4 2 (25.00%) CRM
4 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 2 (25.00%) Digital Analytics
4 2 (25.00%) InDesign
4 2 (25.00%) Infographics
4 2 (25.00%) Logistics
4 2 (25.00%) MailChimp
4 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (25.00%) Photoshop
4 2 (25.00%) Project Management
4 2 (25.00%) SEO
4 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
4 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (12.50%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 1 (12.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (12.50%) Agile

Communications Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (12.50%) CMS
2 1 (12.50%) DNN
2 1 (12.50%) Umbraco
2 1 (12.50%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 2 (25.00%) InDesign
1 2 (25.00%) Photoshop
2 1 (12.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) Google Analytics
2 2 (25.00%) Canva
2 2 (25.00%) MailChimp
3 1 (12.50%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Intranet
General
1 6 (75.00%) Marketing
2 5 (62.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Advertising
3 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Legal
4 2 (25.00%) Finance
4 2 (25.00%) Financial Institution
4 2 (25.00%) French Language
4 2 (25.00%) Mandarin Language
4 2 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (25.00%) Portuguese Language
4 2 (25.00%) Spanish Language
5 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (12.50%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) SWT
Miscellaneous
1 7 (87.50%) Social Media
2 3 (37.50%) Blog
3 2 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (25.00%) Digital Media
3 2 (25.00%) Video Editing
3 2 (25.00%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Analytics
2 4 (50.00%) Content Management
3 3 (37.50%) Storytelling
3 3 (37.50%) Time Management
4 2 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (25.00%) Copywriting
4 2 (25.00%) CRM
4 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 2 (25.00%) Digital Analytics
4 2 (25.00%) Infographics
4 2 (25.00%) Logistics
4 2 (25.00%) Project Management
4 2 (25.00%) SEO
4 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (12.50%) Agile
5 1 (12.50%) B2B
5 1 (12.50%) Data Collection
5 1 (12.50%) Digital Innovation
5 1 (12.50%) Digital Strategy
5 1 (12.50%) Web Design
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Adobe
1 4 (50.00%) Google
1 4 (50.00%) Hootsuite
2 3 (37.50%) Instagram
2 3 (37.50%) YouTube
3 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (12.50%) Facebook
4 1 (12.50%) Hotjar
4 1 (12.50%) HubSpot
4 1 (12.50%) Salesforce