Content Development Jobs in England

Content Development
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Content Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Content Development over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 624 759 897
Rank change year-on-year +135 +138 +35
Permanent jobs citing Content Development 59 83 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.12% 0.094% 0.028%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% 0.11% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 17 51 13
10th Percentile - £29,750 -
25th Percentile £29,500 £35,000 £45,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -17.36% +15.24%
75th Percentile £47,500 £63,125 £68,750
90th Percentile £54,750 £73,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £43,116 £60,500
% change year-on-year -1.43% -28.73% +15.24%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Content Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45,477 74,482 83,229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 94.01% 84.24% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 22,533 54,432 49,691
10th Percentile £29,625 £29,000 £34,375
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £46,105
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,695 £93,750 £102,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

Content Development
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Content Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Content Development in England

Content Development
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Content Development in England.

Salary trend for Content Development in England

Content Development
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Content Development in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Content Development in England

Content Development
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Content Development within the England region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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 +111 31 £45,000 -10.00% 70
South East +90 11 £33,000 +4.76% 20
Midlands +70 11 £42,500 -58.54% 9
West Midlands +73 10 £42,500 -58.54% 4
North of England +20 4 £45,000 +21.62% 10
Yorkshire +44 3 £47,500 +28.38% 4
East of England +40 1 - - 4
North West -2 1 £42,500 -15.00% 6
East Midlands - 1 £47,500 - 5
Content Development
UK

Content Development
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 10 (16.95%) CMS
2 3 (5.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (3.39%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.69%) Headless CMS
4 1 (1.69%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (15.25%) Final Cut Pro
2 7 (11.86%) Adobe Premiere
2 7 (11.86%) Chatbot
3 5 (8.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (8.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.69%) Adobe Captivate
4 1 (1.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.69%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 8 (13.56%) Canva
2 2 (3.39%) Figma
3 1 (1.69%) Google Analytics
3 1 (1.69%) Miro
Development Applications
1 1 (1.69%) JIRA
General
1 30 (50.85%) Social Skills
2 16 (27.12%) Finance
2 16 (27.12%) Marketing
3 7 (11.86%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (11.86%) Organisational Skills
4 5 (8.47%) Law
5 4 (6.78%) Publishing
6 3 (5.08%) Advertising
6 3 (5.08%) Games
6 3 (5.08%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.08%) Public Sector
7 2 (3.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (3.39%) Legal
7 2 (3.39%) Multimedia
8 1 (1.69%) Banking
8 1 (1.69%) Electronics
8 1 (1.69%) German Language
8 1 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.69%) Tech for Good
8 1 (1.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (18.64%) Head of Content
2 8 (13.56%) Developer
3 7 (11.86%) Product Manager
3 7 (11.86%) Trainer
4 6 (10.17%) Digital Producer
4 6 (10.17%) PPC Executive
5 5 (8.47%) Senior
6 3 (5.08%) Lead
6 3 (5.08%) Senior Manager
7 2 (3.39%) Change Manager
7 2 (3.39%) Communications Manager
7 2 (3.39%) Content Designer
7 2 (3.39%) Designer
7 2 (3.39%) Senior Content Designer
7 2 (3.39%) Senior Designer
8 1 (1.69%) Business Manager
8 1 (1.69%) Development Manager
8 1 (1.69%) e-Learning Project Manager
8 1 (1.69%) Product Owner
8 1 (1.69%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.08%) RSS
2 1 (1.69%) CSS
2 1 (1.69%) EDI
2 1 (1.69%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (25.42%) Social Media
2 8 (13.56%) Algorithms
3 4 (6.78%) Life Science
3 4 (6.78%) Onboarding
4 3 (5.08%) Augmented Reality
4 3 (5.08%) Blog
4 3 (5.08%) Virtual Reality
5 2 (3.39%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (3.39%) FMCG
6 1 (1.69%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (1.69%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (1.69%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.69%) Educational Technology
6 1 (1.69%) e-Learning
6 1 (1.69%) Learning Management System
6 1 (1.69%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.69%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.69%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.69%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (23.73%) Analytics
1 14 (23.73%) Content Strategy
2 12 (20.34%) Artificial Intelligence
2 12 (20.34%) Web Analytics
3 9 (15.25%) Business Development
3 9 (15.25%) User Experience
4 8 (13.56%) Agile
4 8 (13.56%) Content Management
4 8 (13.56%) Copywriting
4 8 (13.56%) Deadline-Driven
4 8 (13.56%) Digital Marketing
5 7 (11.86%) Competitor Analysis
5 7 (11.86%) Conversational UI
6 6 (10.17%) Digital Strategy
6 6 (10.17%) Multivariate Testing
6 6 (10.17%) Paid Search
6 6 (10.17%) Pay per click
6 6 (10.17%) Project Management
7 5 (8.47%) Chemistry
7 5 (8.47%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.69%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 17 (28.81%) Degree
2 11 (18.64%) Master's Degree
3 7 (11.86%) DBS Check
3 7 (11.86%) PhD
4 2 (3.39%) SC Cleared
4 2 (3.39%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.69%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (13.56%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 10 (16.95%) Adobe
2 7 (11.86%) Google
2 7 (11.86%) PayPal
3 6 (10.17%) YouTube
4 2 (3.39%) Infor
4 2 (3.39%) Splunk
5 1 (1.69%) BMC
5 1 (1.69%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.69%) SAP