Content Development Jobs

Content Development
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Content Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Content Development over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 639 815 940
Rank change year-on-year +176 +125 +3
Permanent jobs citing Content Development 72 95 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.13% 0.093% 0.025%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.11% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 17 59 13
10th Percentile - £29,750 -
25th Percentile £29,500 £35,250 £45,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £43,116 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% -28.73% +15.24%
75th Percentile £47,500 £55,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £54,750 £73,750 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £38,500 £46,750
% change year-on-year +10.39% -17.65% +0.54%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Content Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,242 86,144 93,565
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.71% 84.33% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 25,211 60,433 55,406
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -9.09% +4.76%

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 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Content Development in the UK

Content Development
Top 14 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 28 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
England +135 59 £42,500 -15.00% 329
UK excluding London +177 31 £42,500 +10.39% 283
London +111 31 £45,000 -10.00% 79
Work from Home +116 26 £42,500 -13.66% 278
South East +90 11 £33,000 +4.76% 84
Midlands +70 11 £42,500 -58.54% 55
West Midlands +73 10 £42,500 -58.54% 28
North of England +20 4 £45,000 +21.62% 63
Scotland +120 3 - - 9
Yorkshire +44 3 £47,500 +28.38% 26
East of England +40 1 - - 41
North West -2 1 £42,500 -15.00% 31
East Midlands - 1 £47,500 - 24
Wales - 1 - - 7

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 17 (23.61%) CMS
2 4 (5.56%) Drupal
3 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (2.78%) SharePoint
5 1 (1.39%) Headless CMS
5 1 (1.39%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (16.67%) Adobe Premiere
2 10 (13.89%) Final Cut Pro
3 8 (11.11%) Chatbot
4 6 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (5.56%) Photoshop
6 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
7 2 (2.78%) Adobe Captivate
7 2 (2.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (1.39%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 8 (11.11%) Canva
2 6 (8.33%) Google Analytics
3 2 (2.78%) Figma
3 2 (2.78%) Google Ads
4 1 (1.39%) Google Tag Manager
4 1 (1.39%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.39%) Miro
Development Applications
1 1 (1.39%) JIRA
General
1 32 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 24 (33.33%) Marketing
3 17 (23.61%) Finance
4 7 (9.72%) Advertising
4 7 (9.72%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (9.72%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (8.33%) Legal
6 5 (6.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (6.94%) Law
7 4 (5.56%) Publishing
8 3 (4.17%) Games
8 3 (4.17%) Manufacturing
8 3 (4.17%) Multimedia
8 3 (4.17%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.39%) Digital Health
9 1 (1.39%) Electronics
9 1 (1.39%) German Language
9 1 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.39%) Tech for Good
9 1 (1.39%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (16.67%) Head of Content
2 9 (12.50%) Developer
3 8 (11.11%) Trainer
4 7 (9.72%) Product Manager
5 6 (8.33%) Digital Producer
5 6 (8.33%) PPC Executive
6 5 (6.94%) Senior
7 3 (4.17%) Lead
7 3 (4.17%) Senior Manager
8 2 (2.78%) Change Manager
8 2 (2.78%) Communications Manager
8 2 (2.78%) Content Designer
8 2 (2.78%) Designer
8 2 (2.78%) Senior Content Designer
8 2 (2.78%) Senior Designer
9 1 (1.39%) Development Engineer
9 1 (1.39%) Development Officer
9 1 (1.39%) e-Learning Project Manager
9 1 (1.39%) Product Owner
9 1 (1.39%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.56%) EDI
1 4 (5.56%) HTML
1 4 (5.56%) RSS
2 1 (1.39%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 22 (30.56%) Social Media
2 8 (11.11%) Algorithms
2 8 (11.11%) Blog
3 4 (5.56%) Learning Management System
3 4 (5.56%) Life Science
3 4 (5.56%) Onboarding
4 3 (4.17%) Augmented Reality
4 3 (4.17%) Management Information System
4 3 (4.17%) Virtual Reality
5 2 (2.78%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (2.78%) Educational Technology
5 2 (2.78%) e-Learning
5 2 (2.78%) FMCG
6 1 (1.39%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (1.39%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (1.39%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.39%) Molecular Biology
6 1 (1.39%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.39%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (26.39%) Analytics
2 16 (22.22%) Content Strategy
3 15 (20.83%) Artificial Intelligence
3 15 (20.83%) User Experience
4 14 (19.44%) Business Development
4 14 (19.44%) Digital Marketing
5 12 (16.67%) Content Management
5 12 (16.67%) Web Analytics
6 10 (13.89%) Digital Strategy
6 10 (13.89%) Pay per click
6 10 (13.89%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (13.89%) SEO
7 9 (12.50%) Agile
7 9 (12.50%) Copywriting
8 8 (11.11%) Conversational UI
8 8 (11.11%) Deadline-Driven
9 7 (9.72%) Competitor Analysis
9 7 (9.72%) Project Management
10 6 (8.33%) Multivariate Testing
10 6 (8.33%) Paid Search
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.39%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 21 (29.17%) Degree
2 12 (16.67%) Master's Degree
3 8 (11.11%) DBS Check
3 8 (11.11%) PhD
4 2 (2.78%) Postgraduate
4 2 (2.78%) SC Cleared
4 2 (2.78%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (16.67%) Accessibility
2 2 (2.78%) GDPR
3 1 (1.39%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 14 (19.44%) Google
2 12 (16.67%) Adobe
3 8 (11.11%) PayPal
4 6 (8.33%) YouTube
5 4 (5.56%) Salesforce
6 3 (4.17%) Microsoft
7 2 (2.78%) Infor
7 2 (2.78%) Splunk
8 1 (1.39%) BMC
8 1 (1.39%) SAP