CMS Job Trends in South Wales

Content Management System (CMS)
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring CMS 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 62 34 67
Rank change year-on-year -28 +33 +21
Permanent jobs citing CMS 2 33 4
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.26% 5.25% 0.65%
As % of the Application Platforms category 6.90% 35.87% 4.88%
Number of salaries quoted 0 29 4
10th Percentile - - £28,625
25th Percentile - £31,250 £30,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £32,500 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year - -21.21% +37.50%
75th Percentile - £33,750 £51,250
90th Percentile - £47,750 £53,500
Wales median annual salary - £32,500 £41,250
% change year-on-year - -21.21% +37.50%

All Application Platform Skills
South Wales

CMS 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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 29 92 82
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 3.71% 14.63% 13.38%
Number of salaries quoted 14 67 53
10th Percentile £28,250 - £35,250
25th Percentile £32,872 £31,250 £41,566
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -15.79% +5.56%
75th Percentile £52,813 £65,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £70,250 £69,000 £72,433
Wales median annual salary £43,370 £37,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +15.65% -21.05% +5.56%

CMS
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CMS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

CMS job vacancy trend in South Wales

CMS
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing CMS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing CMS

CMS
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CMS within the South Wales 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
Cardiff -17 2 - - 4
CMS
Wales

CMS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 (50.00%) Drupal
General
1 2 (100.00%) Police
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Developer
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Producer
1 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Front End Development
2 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) SEO
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility