Content Editor Job Trends in England

Content Editor
UK > England

The median Content Editor salary in England is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 515 667 751
Rank change year-on-year +152 +84 +221
Permanent jobs requiring a Content Editor 110 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.19% 0.002% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.002% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,000 £32,500 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £35,000 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -5.41% +5.71%
75th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £30,000 £35,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% -5.41% +5.71%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 51,818 42,197 61,693
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.10% 91.73% 94.86%
Number of salaries quoted 33,087 22,090 49,388
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Content Editor
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Content Editor' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Content Editor job vacancy trend in England

Content Editor
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Content Editor job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Content Editor job vacancies in England

Content Editor
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 Editor within the England region over the 6 months to 4 February 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
North of England - 35 - -
Midlands - 34 - - 1
South East - 24 - - 1
South West - 19 - - 3
West Midlands - 18 - - 1
Yorkshire - 18 - -
East Midlands - 16 - -
North West - 10 - -
North East - 7 - -
London +47 4 £30,000 -14.29% 4
East of England - 2 - -
Content Editor
UK

Content Editor Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Content Editor job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Content Editor in the job title.

1 104 (94.55%) AI
1 104 (94.55%) Chatbot
1 104 (94.55%) Conversational UI
1 104 (94.55%) Degree
1 104 (94.55%) PayPal
2 99 (90.00%) Content Writing
3 1 (0.91%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.91%) Analytics
3 1 (0.91%) CMS
3 1 (0.91%) Content Management
3 1 (0.91%) Google
3 1 (0.91%) Google Analytics
3 1 (0.91%) SEO
3 1 (0.91%) Web Accessibility

Content Editor Skill Set
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 1 (0.91%) CMS
Applications
1 104 (94.55%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.91%) Google Analytics
General
1 3 (2.73%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (1.82%) EPoS
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (94.55%) AI
1 104 (94.55%) Conversational UI
2 99 (90.00%) Content Writing
3 1 (0.91%) Analytics
3 1 (0.91%) Content Management
3 1 (0.91%) SEO
3 1 (0.91%) Web Accessibility
Qualifications
1 104 (94.55%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.91%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 104 (94.55%) PayPal
2 1 (0.91%) Google