Content Development
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Content Development skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Content Development over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 819 973 949
Rank change year-on-year +154 -24 -103
Permanent jobs citing Content Development 92 26 267
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.093% 0.025% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.026% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 58 14 52
10th Percentile £29,750 £45,875 £33,750
25th Percentile £35,500 £62,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,171 £80,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.29% +60.00% -12.28%
75th Percentile £55,000 £85,000 £68,125
90th Percentile £73,750 £104,375 £95,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,500 £65,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -40.77% +73.33% -26.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Content Development is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,620 99,018 149,592
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.90% 95.62% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 59,724 58,165 83,321
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Content Development
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Content Development in the UK

Content Development
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Content Development.

Salary trend for Content Development in the UK

Content Development
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Content Development over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Content Development in the UK

Content Development
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Content Development within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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 +145 80 £50,000 -37.50% 28
UK excluding London +31 47 £38,500 -40.77% 24
London +142 39 £50,000 -37.50% 10
Work from Home +101 30 £49,225 -38.47% 24
North of England - 24 £37,000 - 8
Yorkshire - 20 £37,000 - 3
South East +25 11 £31,500 -72.00% 3
Scotland - 7 £49,225 - 5
East of England +24 4 £80,000 +23.08% 3
North West - 4 £50,000 - 4
Midlands - 1 £102,500 - 4
West Midlands - 1 £102,500 - 4

Content Development
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 7 (7.61%) CMS
2 4 (4.35%) SharePoint
3 3 (3.26%) IIS
3 3 (3.26%) SAS
4 2 (2.17%) Sitecore CMS
4 2 (2.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 7 (7.61%) SPSS
1 7 (7.61%) Trello
2 6 (6.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (2.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (2.17%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (2.17%) Adobe Premiere
4 2 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (2.17%) Photoshop
5 1 (1.09%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 1 (1.09%) SAP ERP
1 1 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (7.61%) Google Analytics
2 3 (3.26%) AWS
2 3 (3.26%) Azure
2 3 (3.26%) Azure Sentinel
2 3 (3.26%) Dropbox
3 2 (2.17%) Miro
4 1 (1.09%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 1 (1.09%) Canva
4 1 (1.09%) MailChimp
4 1 (1.09%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 8 (8.70%) Network Security
2 3 (3.26%) Internet
2 3 (3.26%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.35%) Tableau
2 3 (3.26%) Big Data
2 3 (3.26%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 6 (6.52%) JIRA
2 2 (2.17%) Git
General
1 45 (48.91%) Finance
2 40 (43.48%) Social Skills
3 30 (32.61%) Marketing
4 27 (29.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 17 (18.48%) Law
6 16 (17.39%) Banking
7 11 (11.96%) Analytical Skills
8 8 (8.70%) Telecoms
9 7 (7.61%) Aerospace
9 7 (7.61%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (6.52%) Manufacturing
10 6 (6.52%) Retail
11 4 (4.35%) Legal
12 3 (3.26%) Games
12 3 (3.26%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (3.26%) Military
12 3 (3.26%) Police
13 2 (2.17%) Publishing
14 1 (1.09%) Local Government
14 1 (1.09%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 27 (29.35%) Senior
2 16 (17.39%) Audit Manager
2 16 (17.39%) Quality Manager
2 16 (17.39%) Senior Audit Manager
2 16 (17.39%) Senior Manager
2 16 (17.39%) Senior Quality Manager
3 9 (9.78%) Software Engineer
4 8 (8.70%) Security Assurance Manager
4 8 (8.70%) Security Manager
5 7 (7.61%) Architect
5 7 (7.61%) Technical Architect
6 6 (6.52%) C++ Software Engineer
6 6 (6.52%) Copywriter
6 6 (6.52%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 5 (5.43%) Coordinator
7 5 (5.43%) Developer
7 5 (5.43%) Engagement Manager
7 5 (5.43%) Full Stack Developer
8 4 (4.35%) Communications Manager
8 4 (4.35%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.52%) CSS
1 6 (6.52%) HTML
2 5 (5.43%) AngularJS
2 5 (5.43%) React
2 5 (5.43%) Vue
3 4 (4.35%) DirectX
3 4 (4.35%) OpenGL
3 4 (4.35%) WebGL
3 4 (4.35%) WPF
4 3 (3.26%) .NET
4 3 (3.26%) ASP.NET
4 3 (3.26%) JSON
4 3 (3.26%) KnockoutJS
4 3 (3.26%) REST
4 3 (3.26%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 2 (2.17%) Node.js
5 2 (2.17%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 20 (21.74%) Social Media
2 10 (10.87%) Blog
3 8 (8.70%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (6.52%) Onboarding
5 4 (4.35%) Algorithms
5 4 (4.35%) e-Learning
5 4 (4.35%) Graphic Design
5 4 (4.35%) Video Editing
6 3 (3.26%) Cyberattack
6 3 (3.26%) Cybercrime
6 3 (3.26%) Management Information System
7 2 (2.17%) Photography
7 2 (2.17%) Virtual Team
8 1 (1.09%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.09%) Learning Management System
8 1 (1.09%) PMI
8 1 (1.09%) Security Posture
8 1 (1.09%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.43%) Windows
2 3 (3.26%) Linux
2 3 (3.26%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (35.87%) Analytics
2 28 (30.43%) Coaching
3 27 (29.35%) Project Management
4 25 (27.17%) Risk Management
5 21 (22.83%) Software Engineering
6 19 (20.65%) Data Analytics
7 18 (19.57%) Computer Science
8 16 (17.39%) Quality Management
9 13 (14.13%) CAD
10 12 (13.04%) Content Strategy
10 12 (13.04%) SEO
10 12 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
11 11 (11.96%) Data Analysis
11 11 (11.96%) OWASP
11 11 (11.96%) Penetration Testing
11 11 (11.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 10 (10.87%) CRM
12 10 (10.87%) Cybersecurity
12 10 (10.87%) Storytelling
13 8 (8.70%) Red Team
Programming Languages
1 10 (10.87%) C#
2 7 (7.61%) C++
3 6 (6.52%) JavaScript
4 4 (4.35%) C
4 4 (4.35%) R
5 3 (3.26%) Python
6 2 (2.17%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 43 (46.74%) Degree
2 16 (17.39%) ACCA
3 8 (8.70%) CISM
3 8 (8.70%) CISSP
3 8 (8.70%) GIAC
3 8 (8.70%) GPEN
4 7 (7.61%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (7.61%) PhD
5 3 (3.26%) SC Cleared
5 3 (3.26%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.09%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.09%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (17.39%) IFRS
1 16 (17.39%) IFRS 9
2 8 (8.70%) GRC
3 7 (7.61%) NIST
4 6 (6.52%) GDPR
4 6 (6.52%) NIST 800
5 3 (3.26%) Accessibility
6 1 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (1.09%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 6 (6.52%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (6.52%) Nessus
Vendors
1 16 (17.39%) CA
2 11 (11.96%) Google
3 7 (7.61%) ANSYS
3 7 (7.61%) Microsoft
4 6 (6.52%) Qualys
5 5 (5.43%) Adobe
6 3 (3.26%) Splunk
7 2 (2.17%) Sitecore
8 1 (1.09%) Hootsuite
8 1 (1.09%) SAP