Public relations professionals: salary in the UK
About £32,350 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +6.3% on last year
£3,337 a month About £2,696 a month after tax 36 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £31,199 in 2021 to £40,043 in 2026 (+28%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £20,921 | £25,157 | £31,199 | £39,460 | x |
| 2022 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2023 | £25,872 | £29,393 | £36,676 | £46,060 | x |
| 2024 | £24,587 | £30,048 | £36,952 | £48,067 | x |
| 2025 | £27,786 | £30,942 | £37,671 | £48,579 | x |
| 2026 | x | £32,260 | £40,043 | £49,620 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £40,043 a year and half earn more. That is 2% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £32,260 and £49,620.
Ranked by median, it is number 151 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,696 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,690 in Scotland.
The median for men is £41,260 and for women £38,503, a gap of 7% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £30,793 | £2,566 |
| 25th (P25) | £32,260 | £2,688 |
| 30th | £34,171 | £2,848 |
| 40th | £36,595 | £3,050 |
| Median (50th) | £40,043 | £3,337 |
| 60th | £43,088 | £3,591 |
| 70th | £47,958 | £3,997 |
| 75th (P75) | £49,620 | £4,135 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £41,260 | £45,132 | 14 |
| Women | £38,503 | £42,221 | 22 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £32,350 | £2,696 |
| Scotland | £32,285 | £2,690 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £40,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 64 job titles to SOC 2493 Public relations professionals. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Account executive
- Account manager
- Alumni relations manager
- Alumni relations officer
- Communications aide
- Communications assistant
- Communications consultant
- Communications manager
- Communications officer
- Corporate affairs manager
- Corporate communications manager
- Corporate social responsibility manager
- Digital communications assistant
- Digital PR executive
- Esports community manager
- Information officer
- Internal communications consultant
- Internal communications manager
- Liaison officer
- Lobbyist
- Manager
- Media consultant
- Media coordinator
- Media liaison executive
- Media manager
- Media officer
- Media relations manager
- Media relations officer
- Pr adviser
- Pr assistant
- Pr consultant
- PR executive
- PR manager
- PR officer
- Press agent
- Press and information officer
- Press interviewer
- Press liaison officer
- Press officer
- Press representative
- Press secretary
- Public affairs consultant
- Public affairs manager
- Public engagement manager
- Public relations adviser
- Public relations assistant
- Public relations consultant
- Public relations executive
- Public relations manager
- Public relations officer
- Publications assistant
- Publicist
- Publicity agent
- Publicity assistant
- Publicity consultant
- Publicity manager
- Publicity officer
- Publicity organiser
- Publishing assistant
- Research information officer
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- Social media consultant
- Social media executive
- Social media manager
- Social media specialist
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.