Content Strategy Jobs

Content Strategy
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Content Strategy skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Content Strategy over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 600 801 922
Rank change year-on-year +201 +121 +192
Permanent jobs citing Content Strategy 114 110 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.21% 0.11% 0.041%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.13% 0.043%
Number of salaries quoted 24 105 21
10th Percentile £30,375 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,333
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,006 £47,500 £47,710
Median % change year-on-year -5.25% -0.44% -20.04%
75th Percentile £70,834 £60,741 £71,250
90th Percentile £71,787 - £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £47,710
% change year-on-year -15.00% +4.80% -4.69%

All Process and 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 51,521 85,132 94,507
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.87% 85.14% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 25,367 59,760 55,710
10th Percentile £29,625 £29,078 £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 Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Content Strategy in the UK

Content Strategy
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Content Strategy in the UK

Content Strategy
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Content Strategy over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Content Strategy in the UK

Content Strategy
Top 10 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 22 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 +153 99 £51,256 +2.51% 941
London +170 81 £51,256 +15.59% 191
Work from Home +120 61 £37,500 -25.00% 743
UK excluding London +130 19 £42,500 -15.00% 857
South West +106 6 £69,018 +45.30% 86
South East +84 5 £30,000 -14.29% 230
North of England +8 5 £42,500 -26.68% 217
North West -25 5 £42,500 -15.00% 120
East of England +41 2 - - 119
Wales - 1 £32,500 - 22

Content Strategy
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 24 (21.05%) CMS
2 3 (2.63%) WordPress
3 2 (1.75%) Drupal
3 2 (1.75%) Ethereum
4 1 (0.88%) Umbraco
Applications
1 11 (9.65%) Adobe Premiere
2 7 (6.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (3.51%) Final Cut Pro
4 3 (2.63%) Trello
5 2 (1.75%) Adobe Captivate
5 2 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.88%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.88%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.75%) Shopify
2 1 (0.88%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 19 (16.67%) Google Analytics
2 6 (5.26%) Google Sheets
3 5 (4.39%) Adobe Analytics
3 5 (4.39%) Figma
4 4 (3.51%) Google Ads
4 4 (3.51%) Google Docs
4 4 (3.51%) Miro
4 4 (3.51%) Slack
5 3 (2.63%) Asana
5 3 (2.63%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.75%) Canva
6 2 (1.75%) Contentsquare
6 2 (1.75%) Google Workspace
6 2 (1.75%) Sprout Social
7 1 (0.88%) Chartbeat
7 1 (0.88%) Discord
7 1 (0.88%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.63%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.63%) Power BI
2 2 (1.75%) Looker
2 2 (1.75%) Metadata
2 2 (1.75%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (7.02%) Bazaar
2 2 (1.75%) Git
General
1 69 (60.53%) Marketing
2 48 (42.11%) Social Skills
3 39 (34.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 27 (23.68%) Advertising
5 26 (22.81%) Finance
6 20 (17.54%) Legal
7 17 (14.91%) Analytical Skills
8 16 (14.04%) Publishing
9 8 (7.02%) Brand Awareness
9 8 (7.02%) Retail
10 7 (6.14%) Law
11 6 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (3.51%) Banking
12 4 (3.51%) Games
12 4 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (1.75%) Automotive
14 2 (1.75%) Multimedia
14 2 (1.75%) Police
15 1 (0.88%) German Language
Job Titles
1 16 (14.04%) Head of Content
2 13 (11.40%) Content Manager
3 12 (10.53%) Head of Production
4 9 (7.89%) Senior
5 8 (7.02%) Content Designer
5 8 (7.02%) Content Strategist
5 8 (7.02%) Designer
6 6 (5.26%) Digital Producer
6 6 (5.26%) Lead
7 5 (4.39%) Digital Content Manager
7 5 (4.39%) Junior
7 5 (4.39%) Junior Content Designer
7 5 (4.39%) Junior Designer
7 5 (4.39%) Programme Manager
7 5 (4.39%) Senior Manager
8 4 (3.51%) Digital Programme Manager
8 4 (3.51%) Web Manager
9 3 (2.63%) Engagement Manager
9 3 (2.63%) Marketing Executive
9 3 (2.63%) Senior Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.39%) EDI
2 4 (3.51%) HTML
2 4 (3.51%) RSS
3 2 (1.75%) CSS
3 2 (1.75%) web3js
4 1 (0.88%) OpenAPI
4 1 (0.88%) Swagger
4 1 (0.88%) XML
4 1 (0.88%) XML Schema
4 1 (0.88%) XSD
4 1 (0.88%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 36 (31.58%) Social Media
2 13 (11.40%) Digital Media
3 10 (8.77%) Blog
4 8 (7.02%) Algorithms
5 4 (3.51%) Management Information System
5 4 (3.51%) Video Editing
6 3 (2.63%) Educational Technology
6 3 (2.63%) Learning Management System
7 2 (1.75%) Blockchain
7 2 (1.75%) Marketing Technology
7 2 (1.75%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.75%) Web3
8 1 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.88%) Animation
8 1 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.88%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.88%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.88%) Photography
8 1 (0.88%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.88%) Android
1 1 (0.88%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (50.00%) Analytics
2 48 (42.11%) SEO
3 29 (25.44%) Storytelling
4 25 (21.93%) User Experience
5 24 (21.05%) Line Management
6 22 (19.30%) Agile
6 22 (19.30%) Budget Management
6 22 (19.30%) Digital Marketing
7 19 (16.67%) Business Development
7 19 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
8 18 (15.79%) Content Management
8 18 (15.79%) E-Commerce
9 16 (14.04%) Content Development
9 16 (14.04%) Project Management
10 15 (13.16%) Budgeting
10 15 (13.16%) Decision-Making
11 14 (12.28%) Artificial Intelligence
11 14 (12.28%) CRM
12 12 (10.53%) Contract Negotiation
12 12 (10.53%) Monetization
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.88%) Python
1 1 (0.88%) SQL
1 1 (0.88%) XQuery
Qualifications
1 13 (11.40%) Degree
2 9 (7.89%) DBS Check
3 2 (1.75%) Postgraduate
4 1 (0.88%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.88%) PMI Certification
4 1 (0.88%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (23.68%) Accessibility
2 3 (2.63%) GDPR
3 1 (0.88%) WCAG
Vendors
1 30 (26.32%) Google
2 16 (14.04%) YouTube
3 14 (12.28%) Instagram
4 13 (11.40%) Adobe
5 9 (7.89%) Facebook
5 9 (7.89%) Microsoft
6 7 (6.14%) TikTok
7 4 (3.51%) Intel
8 3 (2.63%) Twitter
9 2 (1.75%) Ahrefs
9 2 (1.75%) Hotjar
9 2 (1.75%) Sun
10 1 (0.88%) BMC
10 1 (0.88%) HubSpot
10 1 (0.88%) Oracle
10 1 (0.88%) Pinterest
10 1 (0.88%) Salesforce
10 1 (0.88%) Screaming Frog