CMS Job Trends in England

Content Management System (CMS)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring CMS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 415 318 318
Rank change year-on-year -97 0 +44
Permanent jobs citing CMS 282 341 694
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.38% 0.93% 0.86%
As % of the Application Platforms category 8.55% 9.34% 8.40%
Number of salaries quoted 187 195 620
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,875 £32,500 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,250 £64,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £79,500 £76,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £48,828
% change year-on-year +11.11% -7.84% -15.08%

All Application Platform Skills
England

CMS falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring application platform skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 3,297 3,652 8,265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.45% 9.99% 10.30%
Number of salaries quoted 2,396 2,633 6,476
10th Percentile £27,675 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £38,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -11.50%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £110,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

CMS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CMS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

CMS job vacancy trend in England

CMS
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CMS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CMS

CMS
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CMS in England over the 6 months to 10 April 2026.

Salary histogram for CMS in England

CMS
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CMS within the England region over the 6 months to 10 April 2026. 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
London -69 89 £55,000 -4.35% 55
South East -28 54 £52,500 -19.23% 32
North of England -79 54 £50,000 +51.52% 30
Midlands -54 35 £45,000 +28.57% 17
South West -36 31 £50,000 +8.11% 10
Yorkshire -39 26 £60,000 +77.78% 12
North West -62 22 £37,500 +13.64% 15
East Midlands -57 20 £25,000 -28.57% 6
East of England -30 19 £55,000 +15.79% 8
West Midlands -16 15 £50,000 -5.82% 11
North East -25 6 £45,000 - 3
CMS
UK

CMS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 35 (12.41%) WordPress
2 23 (8.16%) Confluence
3 17 (6.03%) Umbraco
4 12 (4.26%) Headless CMS
4 12 (4.26%) SharePoint
5 9 (3.19%) Sitecore CMS
6 8 (2.84%) Drupal
7 7 (2.48%) nginx
8 4 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
9 3 (1.06%) Apache
10 2 (0.71%) Joomla!
10 2 (0.71%) Strapi
11 1 (0.35%) IIS
Applications
1 17 (6.03%) Photoshop
2 14 (4.96%) Adobe Illustrator
3 13 (4.61%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 13 (4.61%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (3.55%) Spreadsheet
5 8 (2.84%) Microsoft Excel
5 8 (2.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.77%) InDesign
7 4 (1.42%) Adobe Premiere
8 3 (1.06%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.71%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.71%) Trello
10 1 (0.35%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.35%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.35%) MadCap Flare
10 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.35%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 13 (4.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (3.55%) Shopify
3 4 (1.42%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (1.06%) Yoast SEO
5 2 (0.71%) SAP Hybris
6 1 (0.35%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.35%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 29 (10.28%) Azure
2 26 (9.22%) Google Analytics
3 25 (8.87%) Figma
4 23 (8.16%) SaaS
5 18 (6.38%) Adobe Analytics
6 17 (6.03%) AWS
6 17 (6.03%) Contentsquare
7 11 (3.90%) Power Platform
8 10 (3.55%) Google Tag Manager
8 10 (3.55%) Microsoft 365
9 9 (3.19%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (2.84%) Canva
10 8 (2.84%) GitHub
10 8 (2.84%) Google Ads
10 8 (2.84%) Google Data Studio
11 7 (2.48%) PowerApps
12 6 (2.13%) Power Automate
13 4 (1.42%) DigitalOcean
13 4 (1.42%) Entra ID
14 3 (1.06%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.38%) Broadband
2 6 (2.13%) Intranet
3 2 (0.71%) DHCP
3 2 (0.71%) DNS
3 2 (0.71%) Ethernet
3 2 (0.71%) Firewall
3 2 (0.71%) HTTP
3 2 (0.71%) SSL
3 2 (0.71%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.71%) VLAN
3 2 (0.71%) Wireless
4 1 (0.35%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.96%) Looker
2 13 (4.61%) MySQL
3 8 (2.84%) Relational Database
4 7 (2.48%) Metadata
5 5 (1.77%) Power BI
5 5 (1.77%) SQL Server
6 4 (1.42%) MongoDB
7 3 (1.06%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.35%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
9 1 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.35%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.35%) Redis
9 1 (0.35%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 16 (5.67%) Git
2 11 (3.90%) JIRA
3 5 (1.77%) Vite
4 3 (1.06%) Postman
5 2 (0.71%) Charles Proxy
5 2 (0.71%) Fiddler
5 2 (0.71%) TestRail
6 1 (0.35%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 120 (42.55%) Marketing
2 106 (37.59%) Social Skills
3 45 (15.96%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (14.54%) Legal
5 39 (13.83%) Finance
6 35 (12.41%) Retail
7 32 (11.35%) Organisational Skills
8 27 (9.57%) Games
9 18 (6.38%) Advertising
10 15 (5.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 14 (4.96%) Law
12 11 (3.90%) Public Sector
13 10 (3.55%) Publishing
14 9 (3.19%) Manufacturing
15 8 (2.84%) Multimedia
16 7 (2.48%) Back Office
17 6 (2.13%) Banking
18 4 (1.42%) Local Government
18 4 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
18 4 (1.42%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 44 (15.60%) Developer
2 39 (13.83%) Senior
3 20 (7.09%) Content Manager
3 20 (7.09%) Lead
4 19 (6.74%) Architect
4 19 (6.74%) Web Manager
5 16 (5.67%) Marketing Manager
6 14 (4.96%) Analyst
6 14 (4.96%) Marketing Executive
6 14 (4.96%) Web Developer
7 13 (4.61%) Designer
8 11 (3.90%) Content Editor
8 11 (3.90%) Product Owner
8 11 (3.90%) Senior Developer
9 10 (3.55%) Content Designer
9 10 (3.55%) Junior
9 10 (3.55%) Solutions Architect
10 9 (3.19%) Web Content Editor
10 9 (3.19%) Web Content Manager
10 9 (3.19%) Web Editor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (15.25%) HTML
2 41 (14.54%) CSS
3 21 (7.45%) .NET
4 20 (7.09%) React
5 15 (5.32%) Next.js
6 14 (4.96%) Laravel
6 14 (4.96%) Vue
7 12 (4.26%) Node.js
7 12 (4.26%) RESTful
8 11 (3.90%) REST
9 8 (2.84%) GraphQL
10 7 (2.48%) ASP.NET
10 7 (2.48%) LEMP Stack
10 7 (2.48%) Tailwind CSS
10 7 (2.48%) YAML
11 6 (2.13%) Web Services
12 5 (1.77%) Middleware
13 4 (1.42%) .NET Framework
13 4 (1.42%) ASP.NET MVC
13 4 (1.42%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 40 (14.18%) Social Media
2 22 (7.80%) Product Ownership
3 13 (4.61%) Marketing Technology
4 11 (3.90%) Onboarding
5 10 (3.55%) Blog
6 9 (3.19%) Algorithms
6 9 (3.19%) Cloud Native
7 8 (2.84%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.48%) Podcast
9 6 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.77%) Graphic Design
10 5 (1.77%) Smart City
11 4 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.42%) Digital Media
11 4 (1.42%) Digital Signage
11 4 (1.42%) IoT
11 4 (1.42%) Photography
12 3 (1.06%) Management Information System
12 3 (1.06%) Mobile App
13 2 (0.71%) Over-the-Top Content
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.32%) Linux
2 8 (2.84%) Android
3 7 (2.48%) Windows
4 4 (1.42%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.71%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.71%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.35%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (34.04%) User Experience
2 88 (31.21%) SEO
3 86 (30.50%) Analytics
4 63 (22.34%) Agile
4 63 (22.34%) CRM
5 61 (21.63%) Roadmaps
6 57 (20.21%) Content Management
7 55 (19.50%) Problem-Solving
8 53 (18.79%) AI
9 52 (18.44%) Digital Marketing
10 43 (15.25%) Continuous Improvement
11 38 (13.48%) Customer Experience
12 37 (13.12%) Mentoring
13 35 (12.41%) Decision-Making
14 34 (12.06%) Project Management
15 33 (11.70%) B2B
16 31 (10.99%) Marketing Automation
17 26 (9.22%) Performance Metrics
17 26 (9.22%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
18 25 (8.87%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 43 (15.25%) JavaScript
2 24 (8.51%) C#
3 20 (7.09%) PHP
3 20 (7.09%) TypeScript
4 12 (4.26%) SQL
5 5 (1.77%) Bash
6 4 (1.42%) Python
7 2 (0.71%) Java
7 2 (0.71%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.71%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.35%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 42 (14.89%) Degree
2 6 (2.13%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (2.13%) DBS Check
2 6 (2.13%) Master's Degree
3 1 (0.35%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (0.35%) ISEB
3 1 (0.35%) ISTQB
3 1 (0.35%) SC Cleared
3 1 (0.35%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (21.28%) Accessibility
2 22 (7.80%) WCAG
3 19 (6.74%) QA
4 17 (6.03%) GDPR
5 9 (3.19%) Data Quality
6 6 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.06%) PERC
8 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.35%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.35%) PMO
System Software
1 10 (3.55%) Docker
2 6 (2.13%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.06%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 2 (0.71%) Terraform
4 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 44 (15.60%) Google
2 39 (13.83%) Adobe
3 34 (12.06%) Microsoft
4 14 (4.96%) Salesforce
5 12 (4.26%) HubSpot
6 10 (3.55%) Braze
7 9 (3.19%) Sitecore
8 6 (2.13%) Botify
8 6 (2.13%) Pardot
9 5 (1.77%) Ahrefs
9 5 (1.77%) SAP
9 5 (1.77%) YouTube
10 4 (1.42%) Apple
10 4 (1.42%) Optimizely
10 4 (1.42%) SolarWinds
11 3 (1.06%) Hotjar
11 3 (1.06%) Instagram
11 3 (1.06%) Red Hat
11 3 (1.06%) Scality
11 3 (1.06%) Veeam