Content Management Jobs

Content Management
UK

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

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 465 593 667
Rank change year-on-year +128 +74 -144
Permanent jobs citing Content Management 254 336 305
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.46% 0.33% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.49% 0.39% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 119 273 206
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,550 £33,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £53,250
Median % change year-on-year - -15.49% -1.39%
75th Percentile £75,625 £62,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £98,474 £76,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £38,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -1.32% -15.56% +9.66%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Content Management 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 51,902 86,889 92,846
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.67% 84.13% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 25,611 60,763 54,796
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,574 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.15% -9.09% +4.76%

Content Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Content Management in the UK

Content Management
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Content Management in the UK

Content Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Content Management over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Content Management in the UK

Content Management
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Content Management within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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 +73 206 £40,000 -11.11% 767
UK excluding London +105 128 £37,500 -1.32% 774
Work from Home +49 93 £67,500 +42.11% 564
London +96 91 £59,250 +17.33% 80
North of England +44 36 £32,500 -18.75% 192
South East +48 34 £37,500 -2.60% 218
North West +9 26 £32,500 +1.56% 96
Midlands +83 20 £35,000 - 139
Scotland +111 17 £94,637 +278.55% 27
East Midlands +54 16 £35,000 - 53
South West +91 10 £68,184 +43.54% 80
Yorkshire +53 10 £83,577 +12.94% 75
East of England +33 10 £52,500 +50.00% 113
West Midlands +47 4 £30,250 -58.28% 76
Wales +46 1 £82,500 +211.32% 17

Content Management
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
1 156 (61.42%) CMS
2 41 (16.14%) WordPress
3 32 (12.60%) Umbraco
4 14 (5.51%) SharePoint
5 13 (5.12%) Headless CMS
6 11 (4.33%) Drupal
7 9 (3.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 5 (1.97%) Confluence
9 3 (1.18%) Apache Solr
9 3 (1.18%) SharePoint Server
9 3 (1.18%) Strapi
10 2 (0.79%) Alfresco
10 2 (0.79%) Documentum
10 2 (0.79%) Exchange Server 2007
10 2 (0.79%) Exchange Server 2010
10 2 (0.79%) IIS
10 2 (0.79%) Jadu
10 2 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.79%) Office Communications Server
10 2 (0.79%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 16 (6.30%) Adobe Premiere
1 16 (6.30%) Photoshop
2 15 (5.91%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (4.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (3.94%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 9 (3.54%) Microsoft Excel
6 7 (2.76%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.39%) Final Cut Pro
8 1 (0.39%) InDesign
8 1 (0.39%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.39%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (5.12%) Shopify
2 3 (1.18%) CiviCRM
3 1 (0.39%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 28 (11.02%) Azure
2 22 (8.66%) Google Analytics
3 15 (5.91%) Power Platform
4 14 (5.51%) Salsify
5 13 (5.12%) AWS
5 13 (5.12%) GitHub
6 12 (4.72%) GCP
6 12 (4.72%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (3.94%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (3.54%) Slack
8 9 (3.54%) Zapier
9 6 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (2.36%) Figma
9 6 (2.36%) Google Ads
9 6 (2.36%) Google Tag Manager
10 5 (1.97%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 5 (1.97%) SaaS
11 4 (1.57%) Adobe Analytics
11 4 (1.57%) Canva
11 4 (1.57%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 21 (8.27%) Intranet
2 4 (1.57%) DNS
2 4 (1.57%) SMS
3 1 (0.39%) Broadband
3 1 (0.39%) Internet
3 1 (0.39%) Multicast
3 1 (0.39%) RTP
3 1 (0.39%) RTSP
3 1 (0.39%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (9.45%) SQL Server
2 17 (6.69%) Metadata
3 16 (6.30%) MySQL
4 11 (4.33%) BigQuery
5 7 (2.76%) Power BI
6 3 (1.18%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (1.18%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.18%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.79%) Looker
8 1 (0.39%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.39%) GIS
8 1 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 24 (9.45%) Git
2 8 (3.15%) Bazaar
2 8 (3.15%) JIRA
3 3 (1.18%) Jasmine
3 3 (1.18%) Mocha
3 3 (1.18%) PHPUnit
4 1 (0.39%) Ant
4 1 (0.39%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.39%) Log4j
4 1 (0.39%) Subversion
4 1 (0.39%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 102 (40.16%) Social Skills
2 83 (32.68%) Marketing
3 41 (16.14%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (12.60%) Finance
5 22 (8.66%) Legal
6 21 (8.27%) Banking
6 21 (8.27%) Law
7 18 (7.09%) Publishing
8 14 (5.51%) Advertising
8 14 (5.51%) Retail
9 13 (5.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (2.36%) Retail Banking
11 4 (1.57%) Multimedia
12 2 (0.79%) Local Government
12 2 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.79%) Public Sector
13 1 (0.39%) Brand Awareness
13 1 (0.39%) Digital Health
13 1 (0.39%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 62 (24.41%) Developer
2 27 (10.63%) Senior
3 20 (7.87%) Lead
4 18 (7.09%) Umbraco Developer
5 16 (6.30%) Architect
6 15 (5.91%) Senior Manager
7 13 (5.12%) Analyst
7 13 (5.12%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
7 13 (5.12%) Junior
8 11 (4.33%) Lead Architect
8 11 (4.33%) Lead Solutions Architect
8 11 (4.33%) Solutions Architect
9 9 (3.54%) Coordinator
10 8 (3.15%) Designer
10 8 (3.15%) Digital Executive
10 8 (3.15%) Power Platform Developer
11 7 (2.76%) Communications Officer
11 7 (2.76%) Content Coordinator
11 7 (2.76%) Digital Programme Manager
11 7 (2.76%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (29.92%) CSS
2 69 (27.17%) HTML
3 42 (16.54%) React
4 31 (12.20%) jQuery
5 28 (11.02%) HTML5
6 17 (6.69%) Ajax
7 16 (6.30%) Node.js
8 12 (4.72%) AngularJS
8 12 (4.72%) Laravel
9 11 (4.33%) OAuth
9 11 (4.33%) OpenID
9 11 (4.33%) SAML
10 10 (3.94%) .NET
11 7 (2.76%) Bootstrap
11 7 (2.76%) CSS3
11 7 (2.76%) Next.js
11 7 (2.76%) Vue
12 6 (2.36%) JSON
12 6 (2.36%) Web Services
13 5 (1.97%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 40 (15.75%) Management Information System
2 39 (15.35%) Social Media
3 19 (7.48%) NHS
4 15 (5.91%) Taxonomies
5 10 (3.94%) Graphic Design
6 8 (3.15%) Blog
6 8 (3.15%) Photography
7 6 (2.36%) Digital Signage
8 5 (1.97%) Algorithms
8 5 (1.97%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.97%) Animation
8 5 (1.97%) Digital Media
8 5 (1.97%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.97%) Video Editing
9 4 (1.57%) Augmented Reality
9 4 (1.57%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.57%) Hackathon
9 4 (1.57%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.57%) Onboarding
9 4 (1.57%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.91%) Windows
2 9 (3.54%) Linux
3 3 (1.18%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.79%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.39%) Rocky
5 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (31.89%) Analytics
2 75 (29.53%) Web Development
3 74 (29.13%) Problem-Solving
4 70 (27.56%) Agile
5 61 (24.02%) SEO
6 49 (19.29%) Project Management
7 43 (16.93%) Artificial Intelligence
8 40 (15.75%) User Experience
9 39 (15.35%) Roadmaps
10 37 (14.57%) E-Commerce
11 35 (13.78%) Continuous Improvement
12 31 (12.20%) Collaborative Working
13 25 (9.84%) Digital Strategy
14 23 (9.06%) Stakeholder Management
15 22 (8.66%) Storytelling
16 21 (8.27%) Collaborative Culture
16 21 (8.27%) Cybersecurity
16 21 (8.27%) Generative AI
16 21 (8.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 20 (7.87%) Personalization
Programming Languages
1 47 (18.50%) JavaScript
2 33 (12.99%) SQL
3 28 (11.02%) C#
4 22 (8.66%) PHP
5 18 (7.09%) Python
6 15 (5.91%) Java
7 4 (1.57%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.18%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.39%) C
9 1 (0.39%) C++
9 1 (0.39%) XQuery
Qualifications
1 42 (16.54%) Degree
2 9 (3.54%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (2.76%) SC Cleared
3 7 (2.76%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.97%) DBS Check
5 3 (1.18%) CRISC
6 2 (0.79%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.39%) CISSP
7 1 (0.39%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (31.50%) Accessibility
2 29 (11.42%) WCAG
3 21 (8.27%) GDPR
4 14 (5.51%) Data Quality
5 10 (3.94%) QA
6 4 (1.57%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (1.18%) COBIT
7 3 (1.18%) ITGC
7 3 (1.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.79%) WAI
9 1 (0.39%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.39%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (1.57%) Docker
2 2 (0.79%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.79%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 11 (4.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 61 (24.02%) Microsoft
2 35 (13.78%) Adobe
3 33 (12.99%) Google
4 17 (6.69%) HP
5 13 (5.12%) YouTube
6 9 (3.54%) WooCommerce
7 8 (3.15%) Salesforce
8 7 (2.76%) Instagram
9 5 (1.97%) Twitter
10 4 (1.57%) Facebook
11 2 (0.79%) Ahrefs
11 2 (0.79%) dotdigital
11 2 (0.79%) HubSpot
11 2 (0.79%) Pardot
11 2 (0.79%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.79%) TikTok
12 1 (0.39%) Hotjar
12 1 (0.39%) iManage
12 1 (0.39%) Nintex
12 1 (0.39%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud