Public relations and communications directors salary in South West
Full-time average annual pay in South West
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2025 · high suppression
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£77,200
Employment patterns
- 89% of Public relations work full-time
- 13% are self-employed
- 98.5% of employees have permanent contracts
How Public relations and communications directors pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for public relations and communications directors at £81,699 — 13% above the UK median. Scotland is lowest at £43,580.
UK median £72,020
| Region | Median payUK median £72,020 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £81,699 | £81,699 | £96,439 | +13% |
| South East | £75,094 | £75,094 | £88,907 | +4% |
| North West | £69,990 | £69,990 | £82,879 | -3% |
| West Midlands | £69,869 | £69,869 | £70,122 | -3% |
| South West (current region) | £61,957 | £61,957 | £70,358 | -14% |
| East of England | £60,131 | £60,131 | £64,799 | -17% |
| East Midlands | £58,999 | £58,999 | £63,043 | -18% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £47,352 | £47,352 | £49,636 | -34% |
| Scotland | £43,580 | £43,580 | £48,483 | -39% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London £81,699 | £81,699Mean £96,439 | +13% |
| South East £75,094 | £75,094Mean £88,907 | +4% |
| North West £69,990 | £69,990Mean £82,879 | -3% |
| West Midlands £69,869 | £69,869Mean £70,122 | -3% |
| South West (current region) £61,957 | £61,957Mean £70,358 | -14% |
| East of England £60,131 | £60,131Mean £64,799 | -17% |
| East Midlands £58,999 | £58,999Mean £63,043 | -18% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £47,352 | £47,352Mean £49,636 | -34% |
| Scotland £43,580 | £43,580Mean £48,483 | -39% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£72,020); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
How public relations and communications directors pay in South West has changed over time
Median annual pay for public relations and communications directors in South West by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.
South West median
UK median
▪ UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
How the figures are sourced
Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)
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