Communications Manager Contracts with Work from Home Options

Communications Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Communications Manager daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £400, 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 304 383 551
Rank change year-on-year +79 +168 +11
Contract jobs requiring a Communications Manager 18 16 37
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.15% 0.085% 0.096%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.090% 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 11 29
10th Percentile £186 £313 £423
25th Percentile - £394 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £471 £523
Median % change year-on-year -15.10% -9.83% +14.84%
75th Percentile £538 £500 £538
90th Percentile £642 £515 £584
UK median daily rate £468 £471 £525
% change year-on-year -0.77% -10.26% +13.51%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

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

Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 11,313 17,773 36,914
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.20% 94.50% 95.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,133 12,477 26,633
10th Percentile £325 £325 £363
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £631 £645 £650
90th Percentile £738 £743 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 194 389 527
10th Percentile £19.39 £16.93 £15.15
25th Percentile £25.52 £24.97 £25.00
Median hourly rate £41.53 £50.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.94% - +101.61%
75th Percentile £66.00 £70.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £85.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £38.00 £45.00 £27.73
% change year-on-year -15.56% +62.28% +38.65%

Communications Manager
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Communications Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Communications Manager trend for jobs with a WFH option

Communications Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Communications Manager.

Communications Manager daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Communications Manager
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Communications Manager over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Communications Manager daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Communications Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Communications Manager.

Communications Manager hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Communications Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Communications Manager in the job title.

1 6 (33.33%) Social Media
1 6 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (22.22%) Analytics
2 4 (22.22%) Change Management
2 4 (22.22%) Banking
2 4 (22.22%) Marketing
2 4 (22.22%) Public Sector
3 3 (16.67%) B2G
3 3 (16.67%) Digital Analytics
3 3 (16.67%) Canva
3 3 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (16.67%) Google
3 3 (16.67%) Google Analytics
3 3 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
3 3 (16.67%) Copywriting
3 3 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 3 (16.67%) Finance
3 3 (16.67%) ERP
3 3 (16.67%) B2B
3 3 (16.67%) SAP
3 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (16.67%) Yammer
3 3 (16.67%) Business Transformation
3 3 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
3 3 (16.67%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (11.11%) B2B Marketing
4 2 (11.11%) Coaching
4 2 (11.11%) QA
4 2 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (11.11%) Disclosure Scotland

Communications Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 1 (5.56%) CMS
1 1 (5.56%) SharePoint
1 1 (5.56%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (16.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (5.56%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 3 (16.67%) Canva
1 3 (16.67%) Google Analytics
1 3 (16.67%) Yammer
2 1 (5.56%) Sprout Social
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.56%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 6 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (22.22%) Banking
2 4 (22.22%) Marketing
2 4 (22.22%) Public Sector
3 3 (16.67%) Finance
3 3 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (11.11%) Manufacturing
4 2 (11.11%) Publishing
5 1 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (33.33%) Social Media
2 1 (5.56%) Digital Media
2 1 (5.56%) FMCG
2 1 (5.56%) NHS
2 1 (5.56%) Photography
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (22.22%) Analytics
1 4 (22.22%) Change Management
2 3 (16.67%) B2B
2 3 (16.67%) B2G
2 3 (16.67%) Business Transformation
2 3 (16.67%) Copywriting
2 3 (16.67%) Digital Analytics
2 3 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (16.67%) ERP
3 2 (11.11%) Agile
3 2 (11.11%) B2B Marketing
3 2 (11.11%) Campaign Management
3 2 (11.11%) Coaching
3 2 (11.11%) Content Development
4 1 (5.56%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (5.56%) Content Curation
4 1 (5.56%) Creative Thinking
4 1 (5.56%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (5.56%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (5.56%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 3 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (11.11%) Degree
3 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.11%) Disclosure Scotland
1 2 (11.11%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) Google
1 3 (16.67%) SAP
2 1 (5.56%) Facebook