📊 Welcome to the 2026 MedComms Salary & Market Insights Survey 📊
Each year, WE3 produces an independent, data-led review of the Medical & Healthcare Communications sector. We combine direct survey responses with validated recruitment data and ongoing conversations across the industry to provide a clear and honest picture of the market.
Our 2026 survey is the most comprehensive yet. The 78-page report draws on more than 1,000 cleaned permanent and freelance records, covering 💷 salaries and freelance rates, 🎁 pay and benefits, 🏡 flexibility and workload, 📈 progression and retention, ⚖️ EDI, 🤖 AI adoption and 🔎 recruitment and candidate experience.
This year’s findings go far beyond headline salary figures. They show an industry facing increased commercial pressure, changing skills requirements and growing expectations around pay, progression, flexibility and AI governance.
The central message is clear: clarity is now the differentiator.
Whether you are building a team, reviewing your reward strategy, considering your next career move or developing your freelance business, this report provides practical evidence to help you benchmark confidently and make better-informed decisions.
📰 Want a deeper look at what the findings mean? Read Craig Sargent’s article exploring the biggest themes from the 2026 survey, what they tell us about the current MedComms market and why future editions will move to a two-year cycle.
👉 Read the full article here
👇 View or download the full 2026 survey below
Each year, WE3 produces an independent, data-led review of the Medical & Healthcare Communications sector. We combine direct survey responses with validated recruitment data and ongoing conversations across the industry to provide a clear and honest picture of the market.
Our 2026 survey is the most comprehensive yet. The 78-page report draws on more than 1,000 cleaned permanent and freelance records, covering 💷 salaries and freelance rates, 🎁 pay and benefits, 🏡 flexibility and workload, 📈 progression and retention, ⚖️ EDI, 🤖 AI adoption and 🔎 recruitment and candidate experience.
This year’s findings go far beyond headline salary figures. They show an industry facing increased commercial pressure, changing skills requirements and growing expectations around pay, progression, flexibility and AI governance.
The central message is clear: clarity is now the differentiator.
Whether you are building a team, reviewing your reward strategy, considering your next career move or developing your freelance business, this report provides practical evidence to help you benchmark confidently and make better-informed decisions.
📰 Want a deeper look at what the findings mean? Read Craig Sargent’s article exploring the biggest themes from the 2026 survey, what they tell us about the current MedComms market and why future editions will move to a two-year cycle.
👉 Read the full article here
👇 View or download the full 2026 survey below
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Slides Presentation of WE3 MedComms 2026 Salary & Market Insights Survey |
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