Content Management System (CMS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring CMS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited CMS over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 325 352 387
Rank change year-on-year +27 +35 -81
Permanent jobs citing CMS 438 767 902
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.84% 0.78% 0.87%
As % of the Application Platforms category 9.86% 7.15% 7.55%
Number of salaries quoted 231 676 675
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,750 £35,172
25th Percentile £32,250 £32,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -15.18% +12.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £64,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,772 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% -10.00% +14.94%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 4,444 10,730 11,949
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 8.52% 10.91% 11.49%
Number of salaries quoted 3,060 7,087 7,898
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £34,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +1.85%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £106,500 £92,295 £96,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,628 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +7.36% -10.53% +5.56%

CMS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CMS in the UK

CMS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CMS.

Salary trend for CMS in the UK

CMS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CMS over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for CMS in the UK

CMS
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CMS within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England -10 350 £47,000 -1.05% 381
UK excluding London +5 227 £42,500 -5.56% 172
Work from Home +64 188 £45,000 -7.85% 215
London +45 152 £62,500 +22.55% 213
South East +12 61 £55,000 +4.76% 39
North of England +19 60 £33,000 -25.00% 66
North West +12 51 £33,000 -22.35% 44
Midlands +42 48 £35,000 -17.65% 33
West Midlands +42 26 £52,500 +40.00% 26
East Midlands +39 22 £35,000 -17.65% 7
South West +67 17 £47,500 -22.76% 17
Wales +46 16 £32,500 +4.00% 4
Scotland +126 14 £46,250 -15.91% 3
East of England +18 11 £50,000 +21.21% 10
Yorkshire +30 8 £37,500 -25.00% 18
North East +48 1 £45,000 -24.25% 5

CMS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 105 (23.97%) WordPress
2 56 (12.79%) Umbraco
3 37 (8.45%) Drupal
4 32 (7.31%) Headless CMS
5 16 (3.65%) Sitecore CMS
6 15 (3.42%) Kentico
7 7 (1.60%) SharePoint
8 6 (1.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 6 (1.37%) Apache Solr
8 6 (1.37%) Sitefinity
9 5 (1.14%) Confluence
9 5 (1.14%) EPiServer
9 5 (1.14%) Strapi
10 3 (0.68%) Joomla!
11 2 (0.46%) CoreMedia CMS
11 2 (0.46%) DNN
11 2 (0.46%) IIS
11 2 (0.46%) Jadu
12 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
12 1 (0.23%) Ethereum
Applications
1 29 (6.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (5.48%) Photoshop
4 20 (4.57%) Adobe Premiere
5 19 (4.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 11 (2.51%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (1.83%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 7 (1.60%) Trello
9 5 (1.14%) InDesign
10 4 (0.91%) Adobe XD
11 3 (0.68%) Chatbot
11 3 (0.68%) Sketch
12 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
12 2 (0.46%) MS Visio
13 1 (0.23%) Acrobat
13 1 (0.23%) Adobe After Effects
13 1 (0.23%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 44 (10.05%) Shopify
2 12 (2.74%) Magento
3 8 (1.83%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.68%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.68%) SAP Hybris
5 1 (0.23%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 83 (18.95%) Google Analytics
2 72 (16.44%) Azure
3 31 (7.08%) AWS
4 25 (5.71%) GitHub
5 22 (5.02%) SaaS
6 21 (4.79%) Contentful
6 21 (4.79%) Microsoft 365
6 21 (4.79%) Power Platform
7 20 (4.57%) Figma
8 18 (4.11%) PaaS
9 17 (3.88%) Slack
10 16 (3.65%) Google Ads
10 16 (3.65%) Serverless
11 15 (3.42%) iPaaS
11 15 (3.42%) Zapier
12 14 (3.20%) GCP
13 13 (2.97%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (2.97%) npm
14 11 (2.51%) Canva
15 10 (2.28%) Kontent
Communications & Networking
1 30 (6.85%) Intranet
2 10 (2.28%) Wi-Fi
3 8 (1.83%) Internet
4 6 (1.37%) Broadband
4 6 (1.37%) DNS
5 5 (1.14%) SMS
6 2 (0.46%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.23%) Firewall
7 1 (0.23%) FTP
7 1 (0.23%) HTTP
7 1 (0.23%) SMTP
7 1 (0.23%) SSL
7 1 (0.23%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (8.45%) MySQL
2 29 (6.62%) SQL Server
3 14 (3.20%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (2.51%) MongoDB
5 9 (2.05%) NoSQL
5 9 (2.05%) Power BI
6 3 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (0.68%) Looker
6 3 (0.68%) Redis
6 3 (0.68%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.46%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.46%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.23%) Metadata
8 1 (0.23%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 60 (13.70%) Git
2 27 (6.16%) JIRA
3 16 (3.65%) webpack
4 12 (2.74%) Grunt
5 8 (1.83%) Bazaar
6 5 (1.14%) Jasmine
6 5 (1.14%) Storybook
7 3 (0.68%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.68%) Mocha
7 3 (0.68%) MSBuild
7 3 (0.68%) PHPUnit
7 3 (0.68%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.46%) gulp
9 1 (0.23%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.23%) Babel
9 1 (0.23%) GitLab
9 1 (0.23%) Karma Test Runner
9 1 (0.23%) Log4Net
9 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.23%) Vite
General
1 170 (38.81%) Social Skills
2 163 (37.21%) Marketing
3 61 (13.93%) Finance
4 57 (13.01%) Analytical Skills
5 41 (9.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 33 (7.53%) Legal
6 33 (7.53%) Publishing
7 32 (7.31%) Presentation Skills
8 28 (6.39%) Advertising
9 27 (6.16%) Organisational Skills
10 25 (5.71%) Retail
11 10 (2.28%) Public Sector
12 7 (1.60%) Banking
13 6 (1.37%) Law
13 6 (1.37%) Manufacturing
14 4 (0.91%) Automotive
14 4 (0.91%) Brand Awareness
14 4 (0.91%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (0.68%) Multimedia
15 3 (0.68%) Police
Job Titles
1 166 (37.90%) Developer
2 51 (11.64%) Senior
3 40 (9.13%) Lead
4 35 (7.99%) Full-Stack Developer
5 28 (6.39%) Senior Developer
6 25 (5.71%) Umbraco Developer
7 24 (5.48%) Lead Developer
7 24 (5.48%) PHP Developer
8 23 (5.25%) Web Manager
9 21 (4.79%) Architect
10 20 (4.57%) Web Developer
11 17 (3.88%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 15 (3.42%) Applications Architect
12 15 (3.42%) Designer
12 15 (3.42%) IT Architect
13 14 (3.20%) Digital Executive
13 14 (3.20%) Project Manager
14 11 (2.51%) CMS Developer
15 10 (2.28%) Communications Officer
15 10 (2.28%) Digital Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 175 (39.95%) HTML
2 156 (35.62%) CSS
3 81 (18.49%) React
4 45 (10.27%) HTML5
4 45 (10.27%) Vue
5 38 (8.68%) Node.js
6 32 (7.31%) AngularJS
7 31 (7.08%) jQuery
7 31 (7.08%) Laravel
8 29 (6.62%) .NET
9 25 (5.71%) Sass
10 17 (3.88%) ASP.NET
11 16 (3.65%) Django
11 16 (3.65%) GraphQL
12 15 (3.42%) Next.js
12 15 (3.42%) REST
13 14 (3.20%) CSS3
13 14 (3.20%) Web Services
14 13 (2.97%) Express.js
15 11 (2.51%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 53 (12.10%) Social Media
2 25 (5.71%) Product Ownership
3 24 (5.48%) Mobile App
3 24 (5.48%) NHS
4 22 (5.02%) Blog
4 22 (5.02%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.65%) Greenfield Project
6 13 (2.97%) Marketing Technology
7 12 (2.74%) Analytical Mindset
8 11 (2.51%) Legacy Code
9 10 (2.28%) Cloud Native
9 10 (2.28%) Graphic Design
9 10 (2.28%) Video Editing
10 8 (1.83%) Digital Media
11 7 (1.60%) Photography
12 6 (1.37%) Algorithms
12 6 (1.37%) Animation
12 6 (1.37%) Data Structures
13 5 (1.14%) W3C
14 4 (0.91%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.37%) Windows
2 5 (1.14%) Linux
2 5 (1.14%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.46%) Android
3 2 (0.46%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.23%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (37.44%) Content Management
2 133 (30.37%) SEO
3 122 (27.85%) Analytics
3 122 (27.85%) Web Development
4 121 (27.63%) Agile
5 108 (24.66%) Problem-Solving
6 95 (21.69%) User Experience
7 89 (20.32%) E-Commerce
8 79 (18.04%) CRM
9 67 (15.30%) Full-Stack Development
10 64 (14.61%) Digital Marketing
11 59 (13.47%) Collaborative Working
12 58 (13.24%) Project Management
13 41 (9.36%) Mentoring
14 40 (9.13%) Continuous Improvement
15 38 (8.68%) Front End Development
15 38 (8.68%) Scrum
15 38 (8.68%) UX Design
16 35 (7.99%) Roadmaps
17 33 (7.53%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 126 (28.77%) JavaScript
2 62 (14.16%) PHP
2 62 (14.16%) SQL
3 56 (12.79%) C#
4 40 (9.13%) Python
5 26 (5.94%) TypeScript
6 20 (4.57%) Java
7 3 (0.68%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.68%) Ruby
8 2 (0.46%) C++
9 1 (0.23%) Bash
9 1 (0.23%) Dart
9 1 (0.23%) Go
9 1 (0.23%) Rust
9 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 69 (15.75%) Degree
2 19 (4.34%) Computer Science Degree
2 19 (4.34%) DBS Check
3 5 (1.14%) SC Cleared
3 5 (1.14%) Security Cleared
4 3 (0.68%) CRISC
4 3 (0.68%) Master's Degree
5 2 (0.46%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.23%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (21.69%) Accessibility
2 37 (8.45%) GDPR
3 34 (7.76%) WCAG
4 14 (3.20%) QA
5 4 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.68%) COBIT
6 3 (0.68%) ITGC
6 3 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.46%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.46%) WAI
8 1 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.23%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.23%) PERC
System Software
1 20 (4.57%) Docker
2 1 (0.23%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.23%) BitLocker
2 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.14%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.68%) Terraform
3 1 (0.23%) cPanel
3 1 (0.23%) Grafana
3 1 (0.23%) Kibana
Vendors
1 113 (25.80%) Google
2 88 (20.09%) Microsoft
3 39 (8.90%) Adobe
4 29 (6.62%) Salesforce
5 22 (5.02%) HP
6 19 (4.34%) Ahrefs
7 18 (4.11%) Facebook
8 16 (3.65%) Instagram
8 16 (3.65%) Sitecore
9 15 (3.42%) HubSpot
9 15 (3.42%) YouTube
10 14 (3.20%) WooCommerce
11 10 (2.28%) Screaming Frog
12 9 (2.05%) Twitter
13 7 (1.60%) Optimizely
14 5 (1.14%) SAP
15 4 (0.91%) Atlassian
15 4 (0.91%) PayPal
16 3 (0.68%) dotdigital
16 3 (0.68%) Hotjar