Content Editor Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Content Editor
UK > UK excluding London

The median Content Editor salary in the UK excluding London is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 555 489 707
Rank change year-on-year -66 +218 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Content Editor 15 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.025% 0.004% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.004% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £27,500
75th Percentile - - £28,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £50,000 £35,000 £32,378
% change year-on-year +42.86% +8.10% -3.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 54,998 23,129 60,937
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.55% 89.20% 94.69%
Number of salaries quoted 35,235 14,526 45,225
10th Percentile £28,750 £29,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,250 £68,114 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -9.17%

Content Editor
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Content Editor job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Content Editor
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Content Editor job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Content Editor job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Content Editor
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Content Editor within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 7 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
South West - 8 £50,000 -
West Midlands - 4 - -
Midlands - 4 - -
Yorkshire - 3 - -
North of England - 3 - -
Content Editor
UK

Content Editor Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 7 April 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 UK excluding London region featuring Content Editor in the job title.

1 8 (53.33%) Accessibility
1 8 (53.33%) B2C
1 8 (53.33%) CMS
1 8 (53.33%) User Experience

Content Editor Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 8 (53.33%) CMS
General
1 3 (20.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) EPoS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (53.33%) B2C
1 8 (53.33%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (53.33%) Accessibility