Content Strategy Job Trends

Content Strategy
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Content Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 558 629 688
Rank change year-on-year +71 +59 +304
Permanent jobs citing Content Strategy 91 82 25
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.15% 0.15% 0.045%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 0.17% 0.050%
Number of salaries quoted 45 6 21
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,188 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £43,396
Median % change year-on-year - +20.98% -3.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £83,125 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £132,500 £91,934
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £36,000 £38,625
% change year-on-year +11.11% -6.80% +6.22%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Content Strategy 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 48,808 48,616 49,870
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.95% 90.71% 89.93%
Number of salaries quoted 28,796 23,669 37,967
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,715
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £51,971
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.83% -5.51%

Content Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Content Strategy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Content Strategy job vacancy trend in the UK

Content Strategy
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Content Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Content Strategy

Content Strategy
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Content Strategy over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Content Strategy in the UK

Content Strategy
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 Strategy within the UK over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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 +62 76 £55,000 +4.76% 50
UK excluding London +60 39 £40,000 +11.11% 47
Work from Home +69 34 £55,000 +22.22% 43
London +33 30 £55,000 -26.67% 11
North of England +20 12 £35,000 -22.22% 11
South East +33 10 £31,500 - 15
South West +5 8 £50,750 +87.96% 8
North West +27 5 £35,000 - 3
Yorkshire -11 4 £45,000 - 6
Scotland +6 3 - - 1
West Midlands - 3 £55,000 - 2
Midlands - 3 £55,000 - 3
North East - 3 £40,000 - 2
East of England - 2 £50,000 - 8
Wales - 1 £47,500 - 2

Content Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 11 (12.09%) CMS
2 7 (7.69%) WordPress
3 6 (6.59%) Drupal
4 3 (3.30%) Joomla!
4 3 (3.30%) Umbraco
5 2 (2.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (7.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 5 (5.49%) Adobe Premiere
3 4 (4.40%) Final Cut Pro
4 1 (1.10%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (1.10%) CapCut
4 1 (1.10%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (4.40%) Shopify
2 1 (1.10%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 22 (24.18%) Google Analytics
2 12 (13.19%) SaaS
3 9 (9.89%) Figma
4 7 (7.69%) Power Platform
5 6 (6.59%) Canva
5 6 (6.59%) Google Tag Manager
6 5 (5.49%) Google Ads
7 3 (3.30%) Contentsquare
8 2 (2.20%) Sprout Social
9 1 (1.10%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 1 (1.10%) Google Data Studio
9 1 (1.10%) MailChimp
9 1 (1.10%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (1.10%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 8 (8.79%) Broadband
2 5 (5.49%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (6.59%) Looker
1 6 (6.59%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (3.30%) Visual Website Optimizer
2 2 (2.20%) JIRA
General
1 55 (60.44%) Marketing
2 25 (27.47%) Social Skills
3 19 (20.88%) Finance
4 14 (15.38%) Public Sector
5 10 (10.99%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (9.89%) Publishing
7 7 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (6.59%) Multimedia
9 4 (4.40%) Law
9 4 (4.40%) Local Government
9 4 (4.40%) Retail
9 4 (4.40%) Telecoms
10 3 (3.30%) Advertising
10 3 (3.30%) Brand Awareness
10 3 (3.30%) Welsh Language
11 2 (2.20%) Banking
11 2 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (2.20%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 10 (10.99%) Lead
1 10 (10.99%) Senior
2 8 (8.79%) Designer
3 7 (7.69%) SEO Specialist
4 6 (6.59%) Content Designer
4 6 (6.59%) Senior Manager
5 5 (5.49%) Head of Marketing
5 5 (5.49%) Marketing Manager
6 4 (4.40%) Content Manager
6 4 (4.40%) Social Media Manager
6 4 (4.40%) Web Manager
7 3 (3.30%) Copywriter
7 3 (3.30%) Digital Producer
7 3 (3.30%) Engagement Manager
7 3 (3.30%) Head of Operations
7 3 (3.30%) Head of Sales
7 3 (3.30%) Marketing Executive
7 3 (3.30%) Senior Marketing Manager
7 3 (3.30%) SEO Manager
8 2 (2.20%) Product Marketing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (7.69%) HTML
2 4 (4.40%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 32 (35.16%) Social Media
2 13 (14.29%) Blog
3 8 (8.79%) Algorithms
3 8 (8.79%) Photography
3 8 (8.79%) Podcast
4 7 (7.69%) Mobile App
5 6 (6.59%) Video Editing
5 6 (6.59%) Web Conferencing
6 4 (4.40%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (4.40%) Management Information System
7 3 (3.30%) Educational Technology
7 3 (3.30%) Onboarding
8 2 (2.20%) Data Centre
9 1 (1.10%) Digital Media
9 1 (1.10%) e-Learning
9 1 (1.10%) FMCG
9 1 (1.10%) Graphic Design
9 1 (1.10%) Marketing Technology
9 1 (1.10%) Motion Graphics
9 1 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (53.85%) Analytics
2 48 (52.75%) SEO
3 27 (29.67%) Storytelling
4 22 (24.18%) User Experience
5 21 (23.08%) Digital Marketing
6 19 (20.88%) Mentoring
6 19 (20.88%) User Research
7 18 (19.78%) AI
7 18 (19.78%) B2B
8 17 (18.68%) Content Writing
9 14 (15.38%) Lead Generation
9 14 (15.38%) Project Management
10 13 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
10 13 (14.29%) CRM
11 12 (13.19%) Agile
11 12 (13.19%) Decision-Making
11 12 (13.19%) Roadmaps
12 11 (12.09%) Performance Metrics
12 11 (12.09%) Thought Leadership
13 10 (10.99%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.10%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 8 (8.79%) Degree
2 6 (6.59%) SC Cleared
2 6 (6.59%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.10%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (16.48%) Accessibility
2 6 (6.59%) QA
3 3 (3.30%) WCAG
4 1 (1.10%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.10%) GDPR
Vendors
1 25 (27.47%) Google
2 17 (18.68%) Adobe
3 11 (12.09%) YouTube
4 9 (9.89%) Screaming Frog
5 8 (8.79%) Instagram
5 8 (8.79%) TikTok
6 7 (7.69%) Facebook
6 7 (7.69%) HubSpot
7 6 (6.59%) Ahrefs
7 6 (6.59%) Salesforce
8 5 (5.49%) Hotjar
9 2 (2.20%) dotdigital
9 2 (2.20%) Hootsuite
9 2 (2.20%) Microsoft
9 2 (2.20%) Zoho
10 1 (1.10%) Canon
10 1 (1.10%) Pardot
10 1 (1.10%) Sitebulb
10 1 (1.10%) Sony
10 1 (1.10%) TippingPoint