Content Development Job Trends in the South West

Content Development
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Content Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 204 155 -
Rank change year-on-year -49 - -
Permanent jobs citing Content Development 1 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.013% 0.19% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.019% 0.21% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,500 - -
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% -10.00% -37.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

Content Development 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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,197 2,414 7,391
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 68.67% 89.97% 83.61%
Number of salaries quoted 3,431 1,538 5,535
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £52,600 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.66% +4.16% -3.81%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,525 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,773 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.38% +9.09% -12.00%

Content Development
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Content Development relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Content Development job vacancy trend in the South West

Content Development
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Content Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Content Development

Content Development
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Content Development within the South West region over the 6 months to 29 April 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
Gloucestershire - 1 £26,500 - 1
Content Development
England

Content Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft