What salary will I get for a junior role in PR, comms or public affairs?

Here's our quick-reference guide to recently advertised salaries for entry-level roles in PR, communications and public affairs. Job titles and salaries sourced October - November 2024.

AGENCY ROLES

London

• Intern, The Romans: London, £27,500

• Intern, APCO: London, £25,000

• Junior Communications Associate, Hard Numbers: London, £24,000 - £26,250

• Corporate Reputation Intern, Edelman: London, £24,000

• Account Executive, PLMR: London, from £25,000

• Account Executive, SourceCode Communications: £25,000 - £28,000

• Junior Account Executive, Sport, Premier: London, £25,700

• Junior Account Executive (international publicity), DDA: London, £26,000

• Junior Account Executive, Purple PR: London, £25,000

• Account Executive, PLMR: London, from £25,000

• PR and Social Media Junior Account Executive, Faust PR: London, £22,000

Outside London

• Digital PR Outreach Executive, Conscious Solutions: Bristol, £23,500 - £26,500

• Digital PR Executive, Bottled Imagination: Manchester, £21,000 - £25,000

  
  

IN-HOUSE ROLES

London

• PR & Communications Assistant, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust: London, £31,944 - £34,937

• Media & Communications Officer, British Future: London, £32,000 - £35,000

• Press & Marketing Assistant, Lyric Theatre: London, £28,167

• Press Officer, Hachette: London, from £28,500

• Publicity Assistant, Simon & Schuster: London, £27,000

• Children's Communications Assistant, Faber: London, £28,750

• Communication & Events Assistant, London School of Economics: London, 32,135 - £35,304

• Communications Officer, UCL: London, £31,163 - £34,784

• External Affairs Support Officer, Which: London, £26,000 - £28,000

• Local Public Affairs Officer, Marie Curie: £25,600 – £28,444 (plus £3,500 London weighting allowance if applicable)

• Fundraising & Communications Assistant, James' Place: London, £25,000 (£28,750 with London weighting)

Outside London

• Communications Executive, Alzheimer's Research UK: Cambridge, £23,000

• Fundraising & Communications Officer, Pump Aid: Remote, £25,000 - £28,000

• Marketing & Communications Executive, British Skydiving: Leicester, £21,000 - £26,000

• Communications Administrator, TRAFFIC International: Cambridge, £23,000 - £25,000

• Marketing & Communications Officer, Kent Downs National Landscape, Kent County Council: Ashford, £26,515 - £28,850

• Communications Officer, Pioneer Housing Group: Birmingham, £23,088 rising to £25,656.57

• Digital Communications Assistant, Herts Young Homeless: Hatfield, £24,500 - £26,000

• Policy & Communications Officer, Refugee & Migrant Centre: Birmingham, £26,000 - £28,000