WordPress Job Trends in England

WordPress
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring WordPress skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 462 476 486
Rank change year-on-year +14 +10 +213
Permanent jobs citing WordPress 155 213 197
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.29% 0.44% 0.40%
As % of the Application Platforms category 5.27% 4.81% 3.68%
Number of salaries quoted 128 83 189
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,950 £28,100
25th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% -22.22% -
75th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £50,750 £63,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -22.22% -

All Application Platform Skills
England

WordPress 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 2,942 4,424 5,347
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.57% 9.19% 10.85%
Number of salaries quoted 2,122 2,607 4,152
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £30,331
25th Percentile £33,500 £40,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,750 £57,001 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.97% +8.57% -4.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £110,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £50,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.18% +4.76% -4.55%

WordPress
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

WordPress job vacancy trend in England

WordPress
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing WordPress.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing WordPress

WordPress
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing WordPress in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for WordPress in England

WordPress
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WordPress within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 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 +20 43 £30,000 -7.69% 35
South East +54 39 £35,500 -5.33% 36
London +40 35 £40,000 -38.46% 28
North West +21 30 £33,000 +1.54% 16
Midlands -8 20 £40,000 +14.29% 15
West Midlands +25 15 £40,000 +14.90% 8
East of England +11 15 £39,000 +24.80% 25
Yorkshire -1 12 £27,500 -31.25% 13
East Midlands -40 6 £31,500 -10.00% 7
South West -18 3 £40,750 -4.12% 17
North East +11 1 - - 6
WordPress
UK

WordPress
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 28 (18.06%) CMS
2 10 (6.45%) Drupal
3 7 (4.52%) SharePoint
4 6 (3.87%) Umbraco
5 5 (3.23%) nginx
6 3 (1.94%) Confluence
6 3 (1.94%) Headless CMS
6 3 (1.94%) Joomla!
7 1 (0.65%) Magnolia
7 1 (0.65%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 14 (9.03%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (8.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 13 (8.39%) Adobe Illustrator
2 13 (8.39%) Photoshop
3 6 (3.87%) InDesign
3 6 (3.87%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (3.23%) Elementor
5 4 (2.58%) Adobe XD
6 3 (1.94%) Adobe Premiere
6 3 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (1.94%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (1.29%) Adobe After Effects
7 2 (1.29%) Adobe Captivate
8 1 (0.65%) GIMP
8 1 (0.65%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 13 (8.39%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 33 (21.29%) AWS
2 27 (17.42%) Azure
3 25 (16.13%) GitHub
4 21 (13.55%) SaaS
5 19 (12.26%) Google Analytics
6 11 (7.10%) MailChimp
7 10 (6.45%) Figma
7 10 (6.45%) Microsoft 365
8 9 (5.81%) Google Ads
9 7 (4.52%) Google Workspace
10 6 (3.87%) Canva
11 5 (3.23%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (3.23%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (3.23%) Entra ID
11 5 (3.23%) OneDrive
11 5 (3.23%) Power Automate
11 5 (3.23%) Power Platform
12 4 (2.58%) Google Tag Manager
13 3 (1.94%) Contentful
13 3 (1.94%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 25 (16.13%) Internet
2 6 (3.87%) DNS
3 5 (3.23%) SSL
4 2 (1.29%) DHCP
4 2 (1.29%) Ethernet
4 2 (1.29%) Firewall
4 2 (1.29%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.29%) VLAN
4 2 (1.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.23%) MariaDB
1 5 (3.23%) Power BI
2 4 (2.58%) Looker
3 3 (1.94%) MySQL
4 1 (0.65%) Metadata
4 1 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.65%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 30 (19.35%) Git
2 7 (4.52%) JIRA
3 3 (1.94%) Visual Website Optimizer
4 1 (0.65%) webpack
General
1 63 (40.65%) Marketing
2 47 (30.32%) Social Skills
3 30 (19.35%) Multimedia
4 24 (15.48%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (10.32%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (5.81%) Brand Awareness
7 8 (5.16%) Finance
7 8 (5.16%) Publishing
8 7 (4.52%) Legal
8 7 (4.52%) Public Sector
9 6 (3.87%) Advertising
9 6 (3.87%) Tech for Good
10 5 (3.23%) Law
10 5 (3.23%) Local Government
10 5 (3.23%) Police
10 5 (3.23%) Retail
11 3 (1.94%) Automotive
12 2 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.65%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 29 (18.71%) Developer
2 26 (16.77%) Administrator
3 25 (16.13%) Trainee
3 25 (16.13%) Trainee Administrator
3 25 (16.13%) Web Administrator
4 19 (12.26%) Senior
5 18 (11.61%) WordPress Developer
6 16 (10.32%) Marketing Executive
7 12 (7.74%) Account Manager
7 12 (7.74%) Senior Manager
8 11 (7.10%) IT Support
9 10 (6.45%) SEO Manager
10 9 (5.81%) Senior Account Manager
10 9 (5.81%) Senior SEO Manager
10 9 (5.81%) Senior Technical Manager
10 9 (5.81%) SEO Account Manager
10 9 (5.81%) Technical Account Manager
10 9 (5.81%) Technical Manager
11 8 (5.16%) Lead
11 8 (5.16%) Marketing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (40.65%) HTML
2 50 (32.26%) CSS
3 5 (3.23%) Bootstrap
3 5 (3.23%) React
4 4 (2.58%) Tailwind CSS
5 3 (1.94%) HTML5
6 2 (1.29%) Laravel
6 2 (1.29%) Next.js
6 2 (1.29%) Sass
6 2 (1.29%) Web Services
7 1 (0.65%) CSS3
7 1 (0.65%) GraphQL
7 1 (0.65%) jQuery
7 1 (0.65%) JSON
7 1 (0.65%) Middleware
7 1 (0.65%) Playwright
7 1 (0.65%) React Native
7 1 (0.65%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 23 (14.84%) Social Media
2 8 (5.16%) Blog
3 7 (4.52%) Graphic Design
4 6 (3.87%) Digital Media
4 6 (3.87%) Driving Licence
4 6 (3.87%) Multi-touch
4 6 (3.87%) Onboarding
5 5 (3.23%) Marketing Technology
5 5 (3.23%) Video Conferencing
6 4 (2.58%) Animation
7 3 (1.94%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.94%) Motion Graphics
7 3 (1.94%) Web Conferencing
8 2 (1.29%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.29%) e-Learning
8 2 (1.29%) Fibre Optics
8 2 (1.29%) Learning Management System
8 2 (1.29%) NHS
9 1 (0.65%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.65%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 12 (7.74%) Windows
2 5 (3.23%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.29%) Android
3 2 (1.29%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.29%) Linux
3 2 (1.29%) Mac OS
3 2 (1.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (24.52%) Analytics
2 36 (23.23%) SEO
2 36 (23.23%) Web Development
3 26 (16.77%) Project Management
3 26 (16.77%) User Experience
4 24 (15.48%) Problem-Solving
5 22 (14.19%) B2B
5 22 (14.19%) Digital Marketing
6 15 (9.68%) AI
6 15 (9.68%) Email Marketing
7 14 (9.03%) Agile
7 14 (9.03%) Marketing Strategy
8 13 (8.39%) Content Management
9 12 (7.74%) Decision-Making
10 11 (7.10%) Collaborative Working
10 11 (7.10%) Cybersecurity
10 11 (7.10%) Data Analysis
10 11 (7.10%) UX Design
11 10 (6.45%) Market Research
11 10 (6.45%) Pay per click
Programming Languages
1 48 (30.97%) JavaScript
2 26 (16.77%) Python
3 25 (16.13%) R
4 17 (10.97%) PHP
5 2 (1.29%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.29%) SQL
5 2 (1.29%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.65%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 30 (19.35%) AWS Certification
2 25 (16.13%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 25 (16.13%) Azure Certification
2 25 (16.13%) Microsoft Certification
3 20 (12.90%) Degree
4 5 (3.23%) A+ Certification
4 5 (3.23%) Security Cleared
5 3 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (1.94%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.03%) Accessibility
2 10 (6.45%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (6.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 9 (5.81%) GDPR
3 9 (5.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (5.16%) ISO 9001
5 3 (1.94%) QA
5 3 (1.94%) WCAG
6 2 (1.29%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.65%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (3.23%) Docker
2 2 (1.29%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (3.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.29%) cPanel
2 2 (1.29%) Plesk
Vendors
1 42 (27.10%) Microsoft
2 33 (21.29%) Google
3 21 (13.55%) Salesforce
4 17 (10.97%) Adobe
5 15 (9.68%) HubSpot
5 15 (9.68%) Screaming Frog
6 8 (5.16%) Cisco
7 5 (3.23%) Meraki
8 4 (2.58%) Ahrefs
8 4 (2.58%) Hotjar
9 3 (1.94%) Instagram
9 3 (1.94%) Pardot
9 3 (1.94%) Sitecore
10 2 (1.29%) Facebook
10 2 (1.29%) Hootsuite
10 2 (1.29%) VMware
10 2 (1.29%) YouTube
11 1 (0.65%) Sitebulb
11 1 (0.65%) TikTok