Communications Manager Contracts in the UK excluding London

Communications Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Communications Manager daily rate in the UK excluding London is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024.

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

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 347 401 479
Rank change year-on-year +54 +78 +16
Contract jobs requiring a Communications Manager 22 12 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.13% 0.057% 0.093%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.061% 0.098%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 9 21
10th Percentile £210 £61 £425
25th Percentile £335 £250 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £375 £523
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -28.23% +22.94%
75th Percentile £475 £500 £538
90th Percentile £570 £572 £575
UK median daily rate £468 £471 £525
% change year-on-year -0.77% -10.26% +13.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £22.50 -
UK median hourly rate - £22.50 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 15,430 19,609 28,575
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.10% 93.93% 95.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,847 13,032 20,128
10th Percentile £220 £213 £215
25th Percentile £375 £381 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £588
90th Percentile £675 £688 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,078 1,268 1,341
10th Percentile £14.73 £14.25 £12.48
25th Percentile £19.41 £18.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £37.50 £44.50 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.73% +89.36% +31.43%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.50 £70.30
UK median hourly rate £38.00 £45.00 £27.73
% change year-on-year -15.56% +62.28% +38.65%

Communications Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Communications Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Communications Manager in the UK excluding London

Communications Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Communications Manager in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Communications Manager in the UK excluding London

Communications Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Communications Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Communications Manager in the UK excluding London

Communications Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Communications Manager in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Communications Manager in the UK excluding London

Communications Manager
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Communications Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 October 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Scotland +33 8 £195 -30.97% 1
North of England +34 7 £450 -43.75% 1
North West +28 4 £450 -43.75% 1
Yorkshire +19 3 £550 -
East of England - 3 £475 -
South West +25 2 £348 +426.52%
Midlands - 2 £443 -
West Midlands - 1 £550 -
East Midlands - 1 £335 -
Communications Manager
UK

Communications Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, Communications Manager contract 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 contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Communications Manager in the job title.

1 13 (59.09%) Social Skills
2 9 (40.91%) Social Media
3 8 (36.36%) Marketing
4 6 (27.27%) Degree
4 6 (27.27%) Public Sector
5 5 (22.73%) Content Management
5 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (22.73%) Project Management
5 5 (22.73%) CMS
6 4 (18.18%) Intranet
6 4 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (18.18%) Creative Thinking
6 4 (18.18%) Strategic Thinking
6 4 (18.18%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (13.64%) Disclosure Scotland
7 3 (13.64%) Impact Assessments
7 3 (13.64%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (13.64%) Banking
7 3 (13.64%) Email Marketing
7 3 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (13.64%) Change Management
7 3 (13.64%) Finance
7 3 (13.64%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (9.09%) CISM
8 2 (9.09%) CISSP
8 2 (9.09%) NHS
8 2 (9.09%) Knowledge Transfer
8 2 (9.09%) Roadmaps
8 2 (9.09%) Social Media Management

Communications Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (22.73%) CMS
2 1 (4.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (18.18%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle Forms
General
1 13 (59.09%) Social Skills
2 8 (36.36%) Marketing
3 6 (27.27%) Public Sector
4 3 (13.64%) Banking
4 3 (13.64%) Finance
4 3 (13.64%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (13.64%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (4.55%) Multimedia
6 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 9 (40.91%) Social Media
2 2 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (9.09%) NHS
3 1 (4.55%) Blog
3 1 (4.55%) Digital Media
3 1 (4.55%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (22.73%) Content Management
1 5 (22.73%) Project Management
1 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 4 (18.18%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (18.18%) Creative Thinking
2 4 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (18.18%) Strategic Thinking
3 3 (13.64%) Change Management
3 3 (13.64%) Email Marketing
3 3 (13.64%) Impact Assessments
3 3 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (9.09%) Knowledge Transfer
4 2 (9.09%) Organisational Awareness
4 2 (9.09%) Programme Delivery
4 2 (9.09%) Roadmaps
4 2 (9.09%) Social Media Management
5 1 (4.55%) Budget Management
5 1 (4.55%) Budgeting
5 1 (4.55%) Digital Transformation Programme
Qualifications
1 6 (27.27%) Degree
2 2 (9.09%) CISM
2 2 (9.09%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.64%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (4.55%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (4.55%) Facebook
1 1 (4.55%) Instagram
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle