Content Editor Job Trends in London

Content Editor
England > London

The median Content Editor salary in London 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 384 431 477
Rank change year-on-year +47 +46 +203
Permanent jobs requiring a Content Editor 4 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.027% 0.007% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.007% 0.010%
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% +13.85%
75th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £30,000 £35,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% -5.41% +5.71%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 13,709 13,957 20,035
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.31% 91.69% 94.67%
Number of salaries quoted 9,095 8,027 16,201
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £39,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% -2.03%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Content Editor
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Content Editor job vacancy trend in London

Content Editor
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Content Editor job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Content Editor job vacancies in London

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

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 London region featuring Content Editor in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) AI
1 3 (75.00%) Chatbot
1 3 (75.00%) Content Writing
1 3 (75.00%) Conversational UI
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) PayPal
2 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) CMS
2 1 (25.00%) Content Management
2 1 (25.00%) Google
2 1 (25.00%) Google Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) SEO
2 1 (25.00%) Web Accessibility

Content Editor Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 (25.00%) CMS
Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Google Analytics
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) AI
1 3 (75.00%) Content Writing
1 3 (75.00%) Conversational UI
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Content Management
2 1 (25.00%) SEO
2 1 (25.00%) Web Accessibility
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) PayPal
2 1 (25.00%) Google