Content Manager Jobs in the UK excluding London

Content Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Content Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 570 741 746
Rank change year-on-year +171 +5 +103
Permanent jobs requiring a Content Manager 3 18 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.008% 0.025% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.027% 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 1 17 2
10th Percentile - £31,050 -
25th Percentile £42,500 £32,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -46.15% +36.84%
75th Percentile £47,500 £39,500 -
90th Percentile - £51,750 -
UK median annual salary £42,500 £37,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -42.31% +36.84%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 35,390 67,294 53,432
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.56% 94.80% 89.16%
Number of salaries quoted 18,871 47,619 30,421
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,574 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £57,443 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.41% -12.50% -

Content Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Content Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Content Manager in the UK excluding London

Content Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Content Manager in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Content Manager in the UK excluding London

Content Manager
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 Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 May 2025. 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 East +99 1 - - 8
North of England +58 1 - - 9
Midlands +58 1 £45,000 +34.33% 1
East Midlands +43 1 £45,000 +34.33%
North West -3 1 - - 7
Content Manager
UK

Content Manager Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Content Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Content Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) SEO
2 2 (66.67%) E-Commerce
2 2 (66.67%) Google
2 2 (66.67%) Marketing
2 2 (66.67%) Google Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) User Experience
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Content Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
3 1 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (33.33%) Contentsquare
3 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Content Writing
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) WordPress
3 1 (33.33%) Social Media
3 1 (33.33%) Marketing Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) WCAG
3 1 (33.33%) Blog
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) e-Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Retail

Content Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Google Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Contentsquare
General
1 2 (66.67%) Marketing
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Blog
1 1 (33.33%) e-Learning
1 1 (33.33%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) SEO
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Content Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) E-Commerce
2 2 (66.67%) User Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Content Writing
3 1 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (33.33%) Marketing Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
1 1 (33.33%) WCAG
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Google