Communications Officer Jobs

Communications Officer
UK

The median Communications Officer salary in the UK is £37,705 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 839 946 1235
Rank change year-on-year +107 +289 -304
Permanent jobs requiring a Communications Officer 68 1 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.065% 0.001% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.068% 0.001% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 63 1 26
10th Percentile £28,000 - £27,453
25th Percentile £33,438 £31,458 £28,812
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,705 £33,065 £31,133
Median % change year-on-year +14.03% +6.21% -
75th Percentile £39,569 £34,672 £36,752
90th Percentile £45,119 - £39,989
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,625 £33,065 £31,133
% change year-on-year +1.69% +6.21% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 99,552 86,380 162,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 91.27% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,786 55,655 84,889
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

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
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Communications Officer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Communications Officer in the UK

Communications Officer
Top 12 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 1 June 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +93 58 £37,750 +14.17% 6
London - 41 £37,917 -
Work from Home +73 29 £36,539 +10.51% 3
UK excluding London -17 16 £33,625 +1.69% 5
South East - 7 £32,250 - 2
Midlands - 4 £31,500 -
West Midlands - 3 £28,000 -
North of England +34 2 £28,116 -14.97% 2
East of England - 2 £41,821 - 1
Yorkshire - 2 £28,116 - 1
East Midlands - 1 £35,000 -
South West - 1 £43,076 -

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

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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 35 (51.47%) Social Media
2 34 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 26 (38.24%) Marketing
4 21 (30.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 17 (25.00%) Creative Thinking
6 14 (20.59%) DBS Check
6 14 (20.59%) Customer Service
7 13 (19.12%) Line Management
7 13 (19.12%) Degree
8 12 (17.65%) Blog
8 12 (17.65%) Microsoft
8 12 (17.65%) Organisational Skills
8 12 (17.65%) Storytelling
9 11 (16.18%) CMS
10 10 (14.71%) Content Management
10 10 (14.71%) Photoshop
10 10 (14.71%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (13.24%) Canva
12 8 (11.76%) Windows Server 2016
12 8 (11.76%) Windows Server 2019
12 8 (11.76%) Innovative Thinking
12 8 (11.76%) Windows 10
12 8 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
12 8 (11.76%) Windows
12 8 (11.76%) CCNP
12 8 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
12 8 (11.76%) A+ Certification
12 8 (11.76%) Network+ Certification
12 8 (11.76%) VMware
12 8 (11.76%) Wireless

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 (16.18%) CMS
2 2 (2.94%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (14.71%) Photoshop
2 8 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (7.35%) InDesign
4 4 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (5.88%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (1.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (4.41%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 9 (13.24%) Canva
2 2 (2.94%) MailChimp
3 1 (1.47%) Facebook Ads
3 1 (1.47%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 8 (11.76%) Wireless
2 5 (7.35%) Intranet
General
1 34 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 26 (38.24%) Marketing
3 21 (30.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 12 (17.65%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (11.76%) Finance
6 5 (7.35%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (7.35%) Public Sector
7 4 (5.88%) Publishing
8 3 (4.41%) French Language
8 3 (4.41%) Local Government
8 3 (4.41%) Spanish Language
9 2 (2.94%) Humanities
10 1 (1.47%) Advertising
10 1 (1.47%) Fire and Rescue
10 1 (1.47%) Indonesian Language
10 1 (1.47%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.47%) Law
10 1 (1.47%) Music Industry
10 1 (1.47%) Portuguese Language
10 1 (1.47%) Social Science
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.88%) CSS
1 4 (5.88%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (51.47%) Social Media
2 12 (17.65%) Blog
3 10 (14.71%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (11.76%) CCTV
4 8 (11.76%) Graphic Design
5 4 (5.88%) Photography
6 3 (4.41%) e-Learning
6 3 (4.41%) Housing Association
6 3 (4.41%) Management Information System
6 3 (4.41%) Video Editing
7 2 (2.94%) Taxonomies
7 2 (2.94%) Virtual Team
8 1 (1.47%) Digital Media
8 1 (1.47%) New Media
8 1 (1.47%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.47%) Podcast
8 1 (1.47%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (11.76%) Windows
1 8 (11.76%) Windows 10
1 8 (11.76%) Windows Server 2016
1 8 (11.76%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (25.00%) Creative Thinking
2 14 (20.59%) Customer Service
3 13 (19.12%) Line Management
4 12 (17.65%) Storytelling
5 10 (14.71%) Content Management
6 8 (11.76%) Email Marketing
6 8 (11.76%) Innovative Thinking
6 8 (11.76%) IT Governance
7 7 (10.29%) Decision-Making
8 6 (8.82%) Collaborative Working
8 6 (8.82%) Copywriting
8 6 (8.82%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (7.35%) Content Strategy
9 5 (7.35%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 5 (7.35%) CRM
9 5 (7.35%) Digital Marketing
9 5 (7.35%) Project Delivery
9 5 (7.35%) Requirements Gathering
9 5 (7.35%) Social Media Monitoring
10 4 (5.88%) Analytics
Qualifications
1 14 (20.59%) DBS Check
2 13 (19.12%) Degree
3 8 (11.76%) A+ Certification
3 8 (11.76%) CCNP
3 8 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (11.76%) Network+ Certification
4 2 (2.94%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.47%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.41%) Accessibility
System Software
1 8 (11.76%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 12 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 8 (11.76%) Cisco
2 8 (11.76%) VMware
3 5 (7.35%) Adobe
3 5 (7.35%) Twitter
4 4 (5.88%) Facebook
4 4 (5.88%) Salesforce
4 4 (5.88%) TikTok
5 3 (4.41%) Instagram
5 3 (4.41%) YouTube
6 1 (1.47%) Google