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 21 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 325 357 382
Rank change year-on-year +32 +25 -81
Permanent jobs citing CMS 436 763 918
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.84% 0.79% 0.86%
As % of the Application Platforms category 9.86% 7.20% 7.45%
Number of salaries quoted 237 674 681
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,900 £35,172
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -17.39% +15.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £64,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £76,000 £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 4,424 10,604 12,319
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 8.48% 10.92% 11.60%
Number of salaries quoted 3,074 7,035 8,086
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,574 £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 £102,500 £90,000 £96,250
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 21 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 21 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 -24 350 £47,000 -6.00% 509
UK excluding London +13 225 £42,500 -5.56% 203
Work from Home +45 190 £45,000 -7.85% 314
London +36 155 £62,500 +19.05% 338
North of England +23 63 £32,500 -26.14% 56
South East +10 58 £65,000 +23.81% 71
North West 0 52 £32,750 -22.94% 34
Midlands +45 43 £35,000 -17.65% 36
East Midlands +56 23 £35,000 -17.65% 7
South West +75 20 £46,250 -24.80% 20
West Midlands +22 20 £52,500 +40.00% 29
Wales +59 17 £32,500 +4.00% 4
Scotland +126 14 £46,250 -15.91% 5
Yorkshire +44 10 £32,493 -31.59% 19
East of England +23 10 £47,500 +18.75% 12
North East +44 1 £45,000 -24.25% 4

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
1 104 (23.85%) WordPress
2 56 (12.84%) Umbraco
3 38 (8.72%) Drupal
4 30 (6.88%) Headless CMS
5 17 (3.90%) Kentico
6 16 (3.67%) Sitecore CMS
7 10 (2.29%) SharePoint
8 6 (1.38%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 6 (1.38%) Apache Solr
8 6 (1.38%) Confluence
8 6 (1.38%) Sitefinity
9 5 (1.15%) EPiServer
9 5 (1.15%) Strapi
10 3 (0.69%) 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%) Ethereum
12 1 (0.23%) Magnolia
Applications
1 30 (6.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (5.96%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (5.96%) Photoshop
3 23 (5.28%) Adobe Premiere
4 20 (4.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (2.75%) Adobe Illustrator
6 10 (2.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (1.83%) InDesign
8 7 (1.61%) Trello
9 4 (0.92%) Adobe XD
10 3 (0.69%) Chatbot
10 3 (0.69%) Sketch
11 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
11 2 (0.46%) MS Visio
12 1 (0.23%) Acrobat
12 1 (0.23%) Adobe After Effects
12 1 (0.23%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 46 (10.55%) Shopify
2 13 (2.98%) Magento
3 7 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.69%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.69%) SAP Hybris
5 1 (0.23%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 80 (18.35%) Google Analytics
2 68 (15.60%) Azure
3 32 (7.34%) AWS
4 26 (5.96%) GitHub
5 23 (5.28%) Microsoft 365
6 21 (4.82%) SaaS
7 20 (4.59%) Contentful
8 19 (4.36%) Figma
8 19 (4.36%) Power Platform
9 18 (4.13%) Slack
10 17 (3.90%) Google Ads
11 16 (3.67%) PaaS
11 16 (3.67%) Zapier
12 14 (3.21%) npm
12 14 (3.21%) Serverless
13 13 (2.98%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (2.98%) GCP
13 13 (2.98%) iPaaS
14 12 (2.75%) Kontent
15 11 (2.52%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 31 (7.11%) Intranet
2 11 (2.52%) Wi-Fi
3 8 (1.83%) Internet
4 7 (1.61%) Broadband
5 5 (1.15%) SMS
6 4 (0.92%) DNS
7 2 (0.46%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.23%) FTP
8 1 (0.23%) HTTP
8 1 (0.23%) SMTP
8 1 (0.23%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (9.17%) MySQL
2 31 (7.11%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.98%) PostgreSQL
4 10 (2.29%) MongoDB
5 9 (2.06%) NoSQL
6 7 (1.61%) Power BI
7 3 (0.69%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.69%) Looker
7 3 (0.69%) Redis
7 3 (0.69%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.46%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.46%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 1 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.23%) Metadata
9 1 (0.23%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 65 (14.91%) Git
2 30 (6.88%) JIRA
3 17 (3.90%) webpack
4 13 (2.98%) Grunt
5 6 (1.38%) Bazaar
6 5 (1.15%) Jasmine
7 4 (0.92%) Storybook
8 3 (0.69%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.69%) Mocha
8 3 (0.69%) MSBuild
8 3 (0.69%) PHPUnit
8 3 (0.69%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.46%) Eclipse
9 2 (0.46%) GitLab
9 2 (0.46%) gulp
9 2 (0.46%) Maven
9 2 (0.46%) Selenium
9 2 (0.46%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.23%) Babel
10 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 171 (39.22%) Social Skills
2 160 (36.70%) Marketing
3 58 (13.30%) Finance
4 51 (11.70%) Analytical Skills
5 41 (9.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 35 (8.03%) Publishing
7 33 (7.57%) Presentation Skills
8 31 (7.11%) Legal
9 26 (5.96%) Advertising
10 24 (5.50%) Organisational Skills
10 24 (5.50%) Retail
11 11 (2.52%) Public Sector
12 7 (1.61%) Banking
12 7 (1.61%) Law
13 6 (1.38%) Manufacturing
14 4 (0.92%) Automotive
14 4 (0.92%) Brand Awareness
14 4 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.92%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (0.69%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 172 (39.45%) Developer
2 49 (11.24%) Senior
3 40 (9.17%) Lead
4 35 (8.03%) Full-Stack Developer
5 29 (6.65%) Senior Developer
6 26 (5.96%) Lead Developer
6 26 (5.96%) Umbraco Developer
7 25 (5.73%) PHP Developer
8 24 (5.50%) Web Manager
9 22 (5.05%) Web Developer
10 20 (4.59%) Architect
11 17 (3.90%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 17 (3.90%) Project Manager
12 15 (3.44%) Designer
13 13 (2.98%) Applications Architect
13 13 (2.98%) IT Architect
14 12 (2.75%) Digital Executive
14 12 (2.75%) Web Project Manager
15 11 (2.52%) CMS Developer
15 11 (2.52%) Digital Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 180 (41.28%) HTML
2 159 (36.47%) CSS
3 83 (19.04%) React
4 46 (10.55%) HTML5
4 46 (10.55%) Vue
5 38 (8.72%) Node.js
6 34 (7.80%) jQuery
7 32 (7.34%) AngularJS
7 32 (7.34%) Laravel
8 28 (6.42%) .NET
9 27 (6.19%) Sass
10 16 (3.67%) ASP.NET
10 16 (3.67%) Django
11 15 (3.44%) Web Services
12 14 (3.21%) GraphQL
12 14 (3.21%) Next.js
12 14 (3.21%) REST
13 13 (2.98%) CSS3
13 13 (2.98%) Express.js
14 12 (2.75%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 56 (12.84%) Social Media
2 30 (6.88%) Product Ownership
3 26 (5.96%) NHS
4 23 (5.28%) Blog
4 23 (5.28%) Mobile App
5 20 (4.59%) Management Information System
6 15 (3.44%) Marketing Technology
7 14 (3.21%) Greenfield Project
8 12 (2.75%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (2.75%) Legacy Code
9 11 (2.52%) Cloud Native
10 10 (2.29%) Digital Media
11 9 (2.06%) Graphic Design
12 8 (1.83%) Video Editing
13 7 (1.61%) Photography
14 6 (1.38%) Animation
14 6 (1.38%) Data Structures
15 5 (1.15%) Algorithms
15 5 (1.15%) W3C
16 4 (0.92%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.38%) Windows
2 5 (1.15%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.92%) Linux
4 3 (0.69%) Android
4 3 (0.69%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.23%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (39.22%) Content Management
2 131 (30.05%) SEO
3 127 (29.13%) Web Development
4 121 (27.75%) Analytics
5 118 (27.06%) Agile
6 113 (25.92%) Problem-Solving
7 99 (22.71%) User Experience
8 89 (20.41%) E-Commerce
9 82 (18.81%) CRM
10 70 (16.06%) Full-Stack Development
11 68 (15.60%) Digital Marketing
12 61 (13.99%) Project Management
13 58 (13.30%) Collaborative Working
14 41 (9.40%) Front End Development
15 40 (9.17%) Continuous Improvement
15 40 (9.17%) Scrum
16 39 (8.94%) Mentoring
16 39 (8.94%) UX Design
17 36 (8.26%) Roadmaps
18 34 (7.80%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 130 (29.82%) JavaScript
2 67 (15.37%) PHP
3 62 (14.22%) SQL
4 56 (12.84%) C#
5 40 (9.17%) Python
6 25 (5.73%) TypeScript
7 22 (5.05%) Java
8 5 (1.15%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.46%) C++
9 2 (0.46%) Ruby
10 1 (0.23%) Bash
10 1 (0.23%) Dart
10 1 (0.23%) Go
10 1 (0.23%) Rust
10 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 71 (16.28%) Degree
2 20 (4.59%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (3.67%) DBS Check
4 4 (0.92%) SC Cleared
4 4 (0.92%) Security Cleared
5 3 (0.69%) CRISC
6 2 (0.46%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.46%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.23%) CISSP
7 1 (0.23%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (22.02%) Accessibility
2 41 (9.40%) GDPR
3 34 (7.80%) WCAG
4 16 (3.67%) QA
5 3 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (0.69%) COBIT
5 3 (0.69%) ITGC
5 3 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.46%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.46%) PERC
6 2 (0.46%) WAI
7 1 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.23%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 21 (4.82%) Docker
2 1 (0.23%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.23%) BitLocker
2 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.15%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.92%) Terraform
3 1 (0.23%) cPanel
3 1 (0.23%) Grafana
3 1 (0.23%) Kibana
Vendors
1 110 (25.23%) Google
2 92 (21.10%) Microsoft
3 42 (9.63%) Adobe
4 28 (6.42%) Salesforce
5 23 (5.28%) HP
6 19 (4.36%) Ahrefs
7 17 (3.90%) Facebook
7 17 (3.90%) Instagram
8 16 (3.67%) Sitecore
9 15 (3.44%) HubSpot
9 15 (3.44%) WooCommerce
9 15 (3.44%) YouTube
10 10 (2.29%) Screaming Frog
11 9 (2.06%) Twitter
12 6 (1.38%) Optimizely
13 5 (1.15%) SAP
14 4 (0.92%) Atlassian
14 4 (0.92%) PayPal
15 3 (0.69%) dotdigital
15 3 (0.69%) Hotjar