Content Management System (CMS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited CMS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 354 381 312
Rank change year-on-year +27 -69 -63
Permanent jobs citing CMS 765 896 2,037
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.78% 0.86% 1.32%
As % of the Application Platforms category 7.16% 7.43% 9.60%
Number of salaries quoted 674 668 1,031
10th Percentile £27,750 £35,120 £28,625
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,278 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £56,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.18% +12.00% -
75th Percentile £64,750 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,772 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +14.94% -3.33%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

CMS is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 10,690 12,060 21,210
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.90% 11.52% 13.76%
Number of salaries quoted 7,047 7,947 11,793
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +1.85% +2.86%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £91,250 £97,290 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -

CMS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CMS in the UK

CMS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CMS.

Salary trend for CMS in the UK

CMS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CMS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for CMS in the UK

CMS
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CMS within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +38 703 £48,825 -15.09% 230
UK excluding London +40 512 £45,000 -10.00% 149
Work from Home +78 345 £48,831 -12.80% 118
London +32 222 £51,000 -21.54% 84
South East 0 168 £52,500 -2.33% 40
North of England +94 125 £44,000 -12.00% 42
North West +47 72 £42,500 -15.00% 25
Midlands +39 67 £42,500 +6.25% 32
South West +3 65 £61,500 +36.67% 17
East of England +6 51 £41,250 -38.89% 13
Yorkshire +112 48 £50,000 +14.29% 16
West Midlands +44 35 £37,500 -16.67% 13
East Midlands -1 32 £42,500 +11.84% 19
Scotland -56 16 £55,000 - 7
Northern Ireland +38 10 £33,500 -4.29%
Wales +17 10 £31,250 -51.92% 2
North East -13 5 £59,402 +18.80% 1
Channel Islands - 1 £57,500 -

CMS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 131 (17.12%) WordPress
2 123 (16.08%) Umbraco
3 73 (9.54%) Sitecore CMS
4 68 (8.89%) Drupal
5 58 (7.58%) Kentico
6 56 (7.32%) Headless CMS
7 45 (5.88%) IIS
8 24 (3.14%) SharePoint
9 20 (2.61%) EPiServer
10 17 (2.22%) Apache
11 15 (1.96%) nginx
12 13 (1.70%) Microsoft Exchange
13 11 (1.44%) Adobe Experience Manager
14 10 (1.31%) Joomla!
15 9 (1.18%) Apache Solr
16 6 (0.78%) DNN
16 6 (0.78%) Immediacy CMS
16 6 (0.78%) Sitefinity
17 5 (0.65%) Skype for Business
18 4 (0.52%) Magnolia
Applications
1 55 (7.19%) Photoshop
2 42 (5.49%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (3.01%) Microsoft Excel
4 18 (2.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 15 (1.96%) Adobe Illustrator
6 9 (1.18%) InDesign
6 9 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 8 (1.05%) MS Visio
8 7 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
9 6 (0.78%) Acrobat
9 6 (0.78%) Trello
10 4 (0.52%) Adobe Premiere
10 4 (0.52%) Adobe XD
10 4 (0.52%) Maya
11 2 (0.26%) Windchill
12 1 (0.13%) Adobe After Effects
12 1 (0.13%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 27 (3.53%) SDL Web 8
2 24 (3.14%) Shopify
3 21 (2.75%) Magento
4 7 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.65%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.13%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.13%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 139 (18.17%) Azure
2 97 (12.68%) AWS
3 66 (8.63%) Azure DevOps
4 57 (7.45%) Google Analytics
5 40 (5.23%) Kontent
6 30 (3.92%) GitHub
7 26 (3.40%) Microsoft 365
8 21 (2.75%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 17 (2.22%) SaaS
10 15 (1.96%) Power Platform
11 14 (1.83%) Canva
11 14 (1.83%) NuGet
12 12 (1.57%) Figma
12 12 (1.57%) PaaS
13 10 (1.31%) Google Tag Manager
14 9 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
14 9 (1.18%) npm
14 9 (1.18%) Serverless
15 7 (0.92%) Azure Cognitive Search
15 7 (0.92%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 36 (4.71%) DNS
2 18 (2.35%) Firewall
3 16 (2.09%) Internet
3 16 (2.09%) Intranet
4 13 (1.70%) SSL
5 9 (1.18%) Extranet
5 9 (1.18%) WAN
6 8 (1.05%) MPLS
6 8 (1.05%) SD-WAN
7 5 (0.65%) NAS
7 5 (0.65%) SAN
7 5 (0.65%) Skype
7 5 (0.65%) VoIP
8 2 (0.26%) Multicast
8 2 (0.26%) SNA
8 2 (0.26%) VPN
9 1 (0.13%) FTP
9 1 (0.13%) HTTP
9 1 (0.13%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (0.13%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (14.51%) SQL Server
2 46 (6.01%) MySQL
3 12 (1.57%) MongoDB
3 12 (1.57%) Power BI
4 11 (1.44%) Elasticsearch
5 10 (1.31%) NoSQL
6 9 (1.18%) MariaDB
7 7 (0.92%) Azure SQL Database
8 6 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (0.78%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.52%) MS Access
9 4 (0.52%) Redis
10 3 (0.39%) Jackrabbit
10 3 (0.39%) Metadata
10 3 (0.39%) Tableau
11 2 (0.26%) DTS
11 2 (0.26%) DynamoDB
11 2 (0.26%) Looker
11 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 141 (18.43%) Git
2 51 (6.67%) JIRA
3 39 (5.10%) Visual Studio
4 29 (3.79%) Moq
5 27 (3.53%) NUnit
5 27 (3.53%) TeamCity
6 17 (2.22%) Octopus Deploy
7 16 (2.09%) GitLab
7 16 (2.09%) Jenkins
8 14 (1.83%) git-flow
8 14 (1.83%) Sourcetree
8 14 (1.83%) SpecFlow
9 11 (1.44%) webpack
10 8 (1.05%) Team Foundation Server
11 5 (0.65%) gulp
12 3 (0.39%) Grunt
12 3 (0.39%) Selenium
12 3 (0.39%) WiX
13 2 (0.26%) Karma Test Runner
13 2 (0.26%) WebDriver
General
1 224 (29.28%) Marketing
2 204 (26.67%) Social Skills
3 66 (8.63%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (7.71%) Finance
5 42 (5.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (5.23%) Retail
7 38 (4.97%) Organisational Skills
8 31 (4.05%) Legal
9 27 (3.53%) Publishing
10 16 (2.09%) Advertising
10 16 (2.09%) Law
11 13 (1.70%) Automotive
11 13 (1.70%) Public Sector
12 8 (1.05%) Multimedia
13 6 (0.78%) Games
13 6 (0.78%) Manufacturing
13 6 (0.78%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (0.65%) Brand Awareness
14 5 (0.65%) Local Government
14 5 (0.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 344 (44.97%) Developer
2 146 (19.08%) Senior
3 107 (13.99%) Senior Developer
4 103 (13.46%) .NET Developer
5 71 (9.28%) Web Developer
6 70 (9.15%) CMS Developer
7 68 (8.89%) C# Developer
8 63 (8.24%) Applications Developer
9 62 (8.10%) .NET Applications Developer
9 62 (8.10%) Senior C# Developer
10 60 (7.84%) Lead
11 59 (7.71%) Full Stack Developer
12 58 (7.58%) Project Manager
13 57 (7.45%) Senior .NET Developer
14 53 (6.93%) C# .NET Developer
15 48 (6.27%) Senior C# .NET Developer
16 47 (6.14%) ASP.NET Developer
16 47 (6.14%) C# Application Developer
16 47 (6.14%) C# ASP.NET Developer
17 46 (6.01%) Senior Applications Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 231 (30.20%) HTML
2 227 (29.67%) CSS
3 224 (29.28%) .NET
4 149 (19.48%) React
5 148 (19.35%) ASP.NET
6 121 (15.82%) .NET Framework
7 81 (10.59%) .NET Core
8 78 (10.20%) ASP.NET MVC
9 76 (9.93%) RESTful
10 61 (7.97%) jQuery
11 52 (6.80%) Web Services
12 51 (6.67%) Entity Framework
13 50 (6.54%) Next.js
14 49 (6.41%) Node.js
14 49 (6.41%) Vue
15 46 (6.01%) SOAP
16 40 (5.23%) REST
16 40 (5.23%) XML
17 36 (4.71%) AngularJS
18 32 (4.18%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 66 (8.63%) Social Media
2 53 (6.93%) Self-Motivation
3 33 (4.31%) Greenfield Project
4 30 (3.92%) Blog
5 27 (3.53%) Legacy Code
5 27 (3.53%) Management Information System
6 25 (3.27%) Graphic Design
7 24 (3.14%) Digital Signage
8 23 (3.01%) Mobile App
9 17 (2.22%) Video Editing
10 12 (1.57%) Marketing Technology
11 11 (1.44%) Client/Server
12 9 (1.18%) e-Learning
12 9 (1.18%) Product Ownership
13 8 (1.05%) Operational Technology
14 7 (0.92%) Cloud Native
14 7 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (0.92%) Photography
15 6 (0.78%) Tandem
15 6 (0.78%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 45 (5.88%) Windows
2 20 (2.61%) Android
3 17 (2.22%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.44%) Apple iOS
4 11 (1.44%) Linux
5 10 (1.31%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.65%) VMS
7 3 (0.39%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (28.24%) Content Management
2 186 (24.31%) Web Development
3 168 (21.96%) E-Commerce
4 153 (20.00%) DevOps
5 144 (18.82%) Problem-Solving
6 133 (17.39%) MVC
7 128 (16.73%) Agile
8 126 (16.47%) CRM
9 104 (13.59%) Project Management
10 99 (12.94%) Full Stack Development
11 96 (12.55%) SEO
12 90 (11.76%) User Experience
13 85 (11.11%) Project Delivery
14 84 (10.98%) Analytics
15 72 (9.41%) Front End Development
16 61 (7.97%) Digital Marketing
17 56 (7.32%) Scrum
18 49 (6.41%) Customer Service
19 48 (6.27%) CI/CD
20 45 (5.88%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 268 (35.03%) JavaScript
2 184 (24.05%) C#
3 132 (17.25%) SQL
4 115 (15.03%) PHP
5 48 (6.27%) T-SQL
6 33 (4.31%) TypeScript
7 30 (3.92%) XPath
8 16 (2.09%) Python
9 14 (1.83%) PowerShell
10 7 (0.92%) Bash
10 7 (0.92%) C
11 6 (0.78%) Java
12 3 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.26%) C++
13 2 (0.26%) Go
13 2 (0.26%) JSX
13 2 (0.26%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.26%) VB
13 2 (0.26%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.26%) XAML
Qualifications
1 111 (14.51%) Degree
2 18 (2.35%) Security Cleared
3 16 (2.09%) SC Cleared
4 13 (1.70%) DV Cleared
5 10 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (1.18%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (0.92%) HND
8 5 (0.65%) CCNA
8 5 (0.65%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (0.65%) MCSE
9 3 (0.39%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.26%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.26%) ISEB
10 2 (0.26%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.26%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.26%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.13%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.13%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.13%) MCP
11 1 (0.13%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (5.49%) QA
2 34 (4.44%) Accessibility
3 18 (2.35%) GDPR
4 10 (1.31%) SLA
5 9 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.52%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.39%) ISO 9000
7 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.39%) WCAG
8 2 (0.26%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 46 (6.01%) Docker
2 17 (2.22%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.05%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.13%) Firmware
4 1 (0.13%) Varnish
4 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (1.70%) Kubernetes
1 13 (1.70%) SCOM
2 5 (0.65%) Terraform
3 2 (0.26%) cPanel
3 2 (0.26%) Plesk
3 2 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.13%) Kibana
4 1 (0.13%) TeamSite
4 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 146 (19.08%) Microsoft
2 84 (10.98%) Adobe
3 75 (9.80%) Google
4 73 (9.54%) Sitecore
5 44 (5.75%) Optimizely
6 18 (2.35%) WooCommerce
7 16 (2.09%) HP
8 14 (1.83%) Cognizant
8 14 (1.83%) Instagram
8 14 (1.83%) ServiceNow
9 13 (1.70%) Dynatrace
9 13 (1.70%) Riverbed
10 12 (1.57%) Salesforce
11 11 (1.44%) Marketo
12 8 (1.05%) Facebook
12 8 (1.05%) Meraki
13 7 (0.92%) Apple
13 7 (0.92%) HubSpot
14 6 (0.78%) Alterian
14 6 (0.78%) Twitter