Content Manager
UK

The median Content Manager salary in the UK is £37,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 868 987 1199
Rank change year-on-year +119 +212 -312
Permanent jobs requiring a Content Manager 39 8 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.040% 0.008% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% 0.009% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 22 5 20
10th Percentile £31,195 £35,750 £33,685
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £65,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -42.31% +36.84% +40.74%
75th Percentile £47,375 - £65,250
90th Percentile £55,625 £66,500 £78,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £36,250 £65,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -44.23% +36.84% +46.15%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 93,191 92,882 151,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.46% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 66,790 58,425 84,716
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,517
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Content Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Content Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Content Manager in the UK

Content Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Content Manager in the UK

Content Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Content Manager over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Content Manager in the UK

Content Manager
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Content Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 7 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 +119 37 £37,125 -42.88% 14
London +139 20 £40,375 -10.28% 6
Work from Home +90 17 £37,500 -42.31% 4
UK excluding London +2 17 £36,250 -44.23% 8
Midlands - 8 £33,500 - 1
West Midlands - 6 £34,275 - 1
North of England - 5 £35,000 - 5
North West - 5 £35,000 - 4
South East +21 3 £52,500 -19.23% 2
East Midlands - 2 £33,500 -
South West - 1 £47,500 -

Content Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, Content Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Content Manager in the job title.

1 26 (66.67%) Marketing
2 18 (46.15%) Social Media
2 18 (46.15%) SEO
3 17 (43.59%) Degree
4 13 (33.33%) Project Management
5 12 (30.77%) Finance
5 12 (30.77%) Content Management
5 12 (30.77%) Content Writing
5 12 (30.77%) Content Strategy
6 11 (28.21%) Analytics
7 10 (25.64%) Digital Marketing
7 10 (25.64%) Publishing
8 9 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
8 9 (23.08%) Copywriting
8 9 (23.08%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (23.08%) Business Strategy
9 8 (20.51%) Critical Thinking
9 8 (20.51%) Economics
9 8 (20.51%) French Language
9 8 (20.51%) Law
9 8 (20.51%) Banking
10 7 (17.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (15.38%) CMS
12 5 (12.82%) B2B
12 5 (12.82%) Microsoft
12 5 (12.82%) Strategic Planning
12 5 (12.82%) Data Protection
12 5 (12.82%) Social Skills
12 5 (12.82%) Mentoring
12 5 (12.82%) Social Media Management

Content Manager Skill Set
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 6 (15.38%) CMS
2 3 (7.69%) WordPress
3 2 (5.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.13%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (5.13%) InDesign
2 2 (5.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.56%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (2.56%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (2.56%) Camtasia
3 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.56%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.69%) Google Analytics
2 2 (5.13%) Power Automate
2 2 (5.13%) Power Platform
2 2 (5.13%) PowerApps
3 1 (2.56%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.26%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.13%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (5.13%) Power BI
General
1 26 (66.67%) Marketing
2 12 (30.77%) Finance
3 10 (25.64%) Publishing
4 9 (23.08%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (20.51%) Banking
5 8 (20.51%) French Language
5 8 (20.51%) Law
6 7 (17.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (12.82%) Social Skills
8 3 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (7.69%) Multimedia
8 3 (7.69%) Telecoms
9 2 (5.13%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (2.56%) Legal
10 1 (2.56%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (2.56%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.56%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 18 (46.15%) Social Media
2 4 (10.26%) Blockchain
2 4 (10.26%) Blog
3 3 (7.69%) Management Information System
4 2 (5.13%) Graphic Design
4 2 (5.13%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (2.56%) Animation
5 1 (2.56%) Digital Media
5 1 (2.56%) Digital Signage
5 1 (2.56%) e-Learning
5 1 (2.56%) Learning Management System
5 1 (2.56%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.56%) Photography
5 1 (2.56%) Podcast
5 1 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.56%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (46.15%) SEO
2 13 (33.33%) Project Management
3 12 (30.77%) Content Management
3 12 (30.77%) Content Strategy
3 12 (30.77%) Content Writing
4 11 (28.21%) Analytics
5 10 (25.64%) Digital Marketing
6 9 (23.08%) Business Strategy
6 9 (23.08%) Copywriting
7 8 (20.51%) Critical Thinking
7 8 (20.51%) Economics
8 5 (12.82%) B2B
8 5 (12.82%) Data Protection
8 5 (12.82%) Mentoring
8 5 (12.82%) Social Media Management
8 5 (12.82%) Strategic Planning
9 4 (10.26%) Fintech
9 4 (10.26%) Marketing Strategy
9 4 (10.26%) Mobile First
9 4 (10.26%) Product Management
Qualifications
1 17 (43.59%) Degree
2 1 (2.56%) CTC Cleared
2 1 (2.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.13%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.56%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.56%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (12.82%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.69%) Google
3 2 (5.13%) Adobe
3 2 (5.13%) Instagram
4 1 (2.56%) Facebook
4 1 (2.56%) Twitter
4 1 (2.56%) YouTube