Our specialist PR recruitment consultants have released our communications salary guide for ...
Our specialist PR recruitment consultants have released our communications salary guide for 2025. This resource is perfect for candidates and employers wanting to benchmark salaries and learn the latest recruitment trends.
We've compiled data from over 1,300 respondents to our 2025 Salary Survey and our recruiters' expertise to create our latest comms salary guide. Whether you're starting a job search or wanting to grow your team with top-tier talent, our salary guide is an invaluable resource.
By downloading the guide, you'll receive salary ranges for a variety of roles in public relations and communications, including:
For more salary information across each of our specialities, access our complete 2025 Annual Pay & Hiring Report.
Our Annual Pay & Hiring Survey revealed that 70% of communications employees intend to search for a new job in 2025. To retain this talent, we recommend salary benchmarking your communications pay brackets so they meet the industry average. Respondents told us that salary is the most important factor in job searches, highlighting the importance of meeting PR salary expectations.
According to our survey respondents, the average communications professional earns between £70,000 - £89,999. This placed the skill set as the third highest earner - behind product management and marketing.
Below, you can find some example job titles and their salary ranges. For more roles and day rates for all, download the complete salary guide!
A Communications Manager working full time in-house can expect an average salary of £45,000 - £70,000. It's important to remember that this can vary based on the candidate's PR experience, your industry and company size.
PR Account Managers, responsible for working with clients on their communications strategy, can expect a salary between £38,000 - £42,000.
55% of all hiring managers told us they would be recruiting in 2025. When looking at just Communications Leaders, 40% told us they would be hiring new talent. We expect there to be a steady number of communications and PR jobs available as the year progresses and recruitment sentiment grows.
While salary is the most important factor for anyone searching for a new job in 2025, there are other factors to consider.
For example, the biggest motivator for comms professionals to find a new job is a better company culture. Organisations should consider their working environment and hybrid working policies to continue attracting strong PR talent to their business.
Our recruiters speak to hundreds of candidates every week, striving to deliver the best recruitment experience you will ever have. For support with your next talent search, get in touch with our specialist recruiters.
