Content Management Job Trends in England

Content Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Content Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 585 419 544
Rank change year-on-year -166 +125 +63
Permanent jobs citing Content Management 97 220 301
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.56% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.60% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 67 114 265
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,500 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -16.67% -21.74%
75th Percentile £55,500 £64,063 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,956 £91,934 £76,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £44,343
% change year-on-year +5.56% +1.48% -22.88%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Content Management 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 59,545 36,509 71,748
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.99% 93.39% 85.21%
Number of salaries quoted 39,042 20,550 53,849
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.84%

Content Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Content Management job vacancy trend in England

Content Management
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Content Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Content Management

Content Management
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Content Management in England over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Content Management in England

Content Management
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 Management within the England region over the 6 months to 12 May 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 43 £48,676 -17.85% 20
North of England -44 27 £40,000 +23.08% 9
North West -13 18 £33,000 +1.54% 6
Midlands -46 8 £47,500 +35.71% 2
Yorkshire -56 7 £70,000 -16.24% 2
South East -34 6 £35,000 - 17
West Midlands -24 5 £47,500 +57.02%
East Midlands -47 3 - - 2
East of England -24 2 - - 7
North East -35 2 £45,250 +0.56% 1
South West -54 2 £48,500 -28.87% 4
Content Management
UK

Content Management
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 55 (56.70%) CMS
2 24 (24.74%) WordPress
3 6 (6.19%) Drupal
4 4 (4.12%) Confluence
4 4 (4.12%) Documentum
4 4 (4.12%) SharePoint
5 3 (3.09%) Apache
6 2 (2.06%) Umbraco
7 1 (1.03%) Headless CMS
7 1 (1.03%) Joomla!
Applications
1 7 (7.22%) Spreadsheet
2 6 (6.19%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.03%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (1.03%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (1.03%) InDesign
4 1 (1.03%) Photoshop
4 1 (1.03%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 5 (5.15%) Shopify
2 3 (3.09%) Magento
2 3 (3.09%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.03%) SAP PLM
3 1 (1.03%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 19 (19.59%) Google Analytics
2 10 (10.31%) AWS
3 7 (7.22%) SaaS
4 5 (5.15%) Power Platform
5 4 (4.12%) Cloud Computing
5 4 (4.12%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (4.12%) PaaS
6 3 (3.09%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 3 (3.09%) MailChimp
7 2 (2.06%) Azure
7 2 (2.06%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (2.06%) Figma
7 2 (2.06%) Power Automate
7 2 (2.06%) PowerApps
7 2 (2.06%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 1 (1.03%) Google Ads
8 1 (1.03%) Kontent
8 1 (1.03%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.03%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.06%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (8.25%) MySQL
2 5 (5.15%) Power BI
3 2 (2.06%) Metadata
3 2 (2.06%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 4 (4.12%) JIRA
General
1 47 (48.45%) Social Skills
2 41 (42.27%) Marketing
3 22 (22.68%) Retail
4 19 (19.59%) Organisational Skills
5 14 (14.43%) Finance
6 10 (10.31%) Legal
7 8 (8.25%) Advertising
8 6 (6.19%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (6.19%) Games
9 4 (4.12%) Public Sector
10 3 (3.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (3.09%) Law
10 3 (3.09%) Manufacturing
11 2 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (1.03%) Banking
12 1 (1.03%) Brand Awareness
12 1 (1.03%) German Language
12 1 (1.03%) Multimedia
12 1 (1.03%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 11 (11.34%) Senior
2 10 (10.31%) Developer
3 8 (8.25%) Coordinator
4 7 (7.22%) Communications Manager
4 7 (7.22%) Head of Operations
4 7 (7.22%) Web Manager
5 6 (6.19%) Architect
5 6 (6.19%) Junior
5 6 (6.19%) Senior Developer
5 6 (6.19%) SEO Manager
5 6 (6.19%) Site Manager
5 6 (6.19%) Website Manager
6 5 (5.15%) Content Editor
6 5 (5.15%) Digital Content Editor
6 5 (5.15%) Digital Editor
6 5 (5.15%) IT Manager
6 5 (5.15%) Lead
7 4 (4.12%) Designer
7 4 (4.12%) Lead Architect
7 4 (4.12%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (25.77%) HTML
2 21 (21.65%) CSS
3 6 (6.19%) CSS3
3 6 (6.19%) HTML5
4 5 (5.15%) Ajax
4 5 (5.15%) JSON
4 5 (5.15%) Laravel
5 4 (4.12%) RESTful
6 3 (3.09%) .NET
6 3 (3.09%) Middleware
6 3 (3.09%) React
7 2 (2.06%) .NET Framework
7 2 (2.06%) ASP.NET
7 2 (2.06%) ASP.NET Core
7 2 (2.06%) Razor View Engine
7 2 (2.06%) SAP Basis
8 1 (1.03%) AngularJS
8 1 (1.03%) D3.js
8 1 (1.03%) Highcharts JS
8 1 (1.03%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (11.34%) Social Media
2 7 (7.22%) Data Structures
2 7 (7.22%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (6.19%) Algorithms
4 5 (5.15%) Digital Media
4 5 (5.15%) Onboarding
5 4 (4.12%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (3.09%) Digital Signage
6 3 (3.09%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (3.09%) Management Information System
7 2 (2.06%) Product Ownership
7 2 (2.06%) Taxonomies
8 1 (1.03%) Animation
8 1 (1.03%) Blog
8 1 (1.03%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.03%) e-Learning
8 1 (1.03%) FMCG
8 1 (1.03%) Graphic Design
8 1 (1.03%) Low-Code
8 1 (1.03%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 6 (6.19%) Linux
2 4 (4.12%) Windows
3 3 (3.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (31.96%) Analytics
2 29 (29.90%) SEO
3 28 (28.87%) Agile
4 23 (23.71%) Continuous Improvement
5 22 (22.68%) User Experience
6 20 (20.62%) Digital Marketing
7 19 (19.59%) Line Management
8 18 (18.56%) Problem-Solving
9 17 (17.53%) E-Commerce
9 17 (17.53%) Roadmaps
10 12 (12.37%) Online Marketing
10 12 (12.37%) Technology Strategy
11 11 (11.34%) AI
11 11 (11.34%) B2B
11 11 (11.34%) Project Delivery
12 10 (10.31%) Stakeholder Management
12 10 (10.31%) Strategic Planning
13 9 (9.28%) B2C
13 9 (9.28%) Mentoring
14 8 (8.25%) Digital Content Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (15.46%) JavaScript
2 9 (9.28%) PHP
3 6 (6.19%) SQL
4 4 (4.12%) Python
5 3 (3.09%) TypeScript
6 2 (2.06%) C#
7 1 (1.03%) Java
Qualifications
1 11 (11.34%) Degree
2 4 (4.12%) AWS Certification
2 4 (4.12%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 4 (4.12%) CITP
3 3 (3.09%) DBS Check
4 2 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (2.06%) PMI Certification
4 2 (2.06%) PMP
5 1 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (22.68%) Accessibility
2 10 (10.31%) QA
3 8 (8.25%) WCAG
4 7 (7.22%) GDPR
5 4 (4.12%) PCI DSS
6 1 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 27 (27.84%) Google
2 13 (13.40%) Microsoft
3 6 (6.19%) Adobe
3 6 (6.19%) Botify
3 6 (6.19%) OpenText
4 5 (5.15%) YouTube
5 4 (4.12%) Pega
5 4 (4.12%) SAP
5 4 (4.12%) ServiceNow
6 3 (3.09%) Red Hat
7 2 (2.06%) Apple
8 1 (1.03%) dotdigital
8 1 (1.03%) HubSpot
8 1 (1.03%) Instagram
8 1 (1.03%) LabWare
8 1 (1.03%) TOWER Software
8 1 (1.03%) Xero