Content Writing Jobs

Content Writing
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Content Writing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Content Writing over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 647 854 898
Rank change year-on-year +207 +44 +260
Permanent jobs citing Content Writing 61 60 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.058% 0.056%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.069% 0.059%
Number of salaries quoted 11 47 10
10th Percentile £23,500 £21,700 £25,500
25th Percentile £26,375 £26,250 £34,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £31,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -37.00% +26.20%
75th Percentile £51,250 £37,500 £65,938
90th Percentile £62,500 £38,750 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £28,500 £31,500 £26,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +21.15% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Content Writing 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 51,417 86,448 93,028
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.74% 84.24% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 25,323 60,550 54,986
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 £51,564 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% -9.09% +4.76%

Content Writing
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Content Writing in the UK

Content Writing
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Content Writing in the UK

Content Writing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Content Writing over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Content Writing in the UK

Content Writing
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Content Writing within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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
Work from Home +143 47 £23,500 -27.69% 213
UK excluding London +197 46 £28,500 -9.52% 241
England +167 45 £28,500 -9.52% 247
Scotland +130 12 - - 13
South East +98 12 £25,250 -8.18% 63
North of England +41 12 £47,500 +72.73% 64
London +97 11 £43,750 +3.29% 37
South West +122 6 £28,500 -24.00% 20
Yorkshire +57 6 - - 27
Midlands +58 4 - - 51
West Midlands +55 4 - - 29
North West +3 4 £50,000 +86.92% 31
North East - 2 £45,000 - 6

Content Writing
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 8 (13.11%) CMS
2 6 (9.84%) Sitecore CMS
3 1 (1.64%) Confluence
3 1 (1.64%) Joomla!
3 1 (1.64%) WordPress
Applications
1 33 (54.10%) Chatbot
2 7 (11.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (9.84%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (4.92%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (4.92%) Photoshop
5 2 (3.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (3.28%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (3.28%) InDesign
6 1 (1.64%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (1.64%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (1.64%) Adobe XD
6 1 (1.64%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (13.11%) Google Analytics
2 3 (4.92%) Figma
3 2 (3.28%) MailChimp
3 2 (3.28%) Siteimprove
4 1 (1.64%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 3 (4.92%) Git
2 1 (1.64%) Jasmine
2 1 (1.64%) JIRA
2 1 (1.64%) JUnit
General
1 20 (32.79%) Marketing
2 18 (29.51%) Social Skills
3 13 (21.31%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (14.75%) Advertising
5 8 (13.11%) Publishing
6 6 (9.84%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (6.56%) Finance
8 2 (3.28%) Law
8 2 (3.28%) Retail
9 1 (1.64%) Banking
9 1 (1.64%) German Language
9 1 (1.64%) Legal
9 1 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.64%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 32 (52.46%) Trainer
2 23 (37.70%) Content Editor
3 8 (13.11%) Digital Executive
4 7 (11.48%) Copywriter
5 6 (9.84%) SEO Executive
6 5 (8.20%) Communications Manager
6 5 (8.20%) Digital Copywriter
6 5 (8.20%) Marketing Copywriter
7 4 (6.56%) Software Engineer
8 3 (4.92%) Customer Service Representative
8 3 (4.92%) Design Engineer
8 3 (4.92%) Designer
8 3 (4.92%) Systems Engineer
8 3 (4.92%) Web Engineer
9 2 (3.28%) Developer
9 2 (3.28%) Digital Content Editor
9 2 (3.28%) Digital Editor
9 2 (3.28%) Senior
9 2 (3.28%) Web Designer
10 1 (1.64%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.20%) CSS
1 5 (8.20%) HTML
2 4 (6.56%) Node.js
3 2 (3.28%) Bootstrap
4 1 (1.64%) AngularJS
4 1 (1.64%) DOM
4 1 (1.64%) HTML5
4 1 (1.64%) jQuery
4 1 (1.64%) Kendo UI
4 1 (1.64%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 12 (19.67%) Blog
2 6 (9.84%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (8.20%) Algorithms
4 2 (3.28%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.64%) Digital Signage
5 1 (1.64%) e-Learning
5 1 (1.64%) EPoS
5 1 (1.64%) Photography
5 1 (1.64%) PropTech
5 1 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.64%) Social Media
5 1 (1.64%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 1 (1.64%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (60.66%) Artificial Intelligence
2 33 (54.10%) Conversational UI
3 17 (27.87%) SEO
4 11 (18.03%) Analytics
5 10 (16.39%) Digital Marketing
6 9 (14.75%) Agile
7 8 (13.11%) Business Development
8 7 (11.48%) Actionable Insight
8 7 (11.48%) Copywriting
9 6 (9.84%) GAP Analysis
9 6 (9.84%) Link Building
9 6 (9.84%) Pay per click
9 6 (9.84%) Social Commerce
10 5 (8.20%) Data Privacy
10 5 (8.20%) Project Management
10 5 (8.20%) Software Engineering
10 5 (8.20%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (8.20%) Workload Management
11 4 (6.56%) Email Marketing
11 4 (6.56%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.56%) JavaScript
1 4 (6.56%) TypeScript
2 1 (1.64%) Java
2 1 (1.64%) PHP
Qualifications
1 35 (57.38%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.20%) Accessibility
2 4 (6.56%) WCAG
3 2 (3.28%) GDPR
3 2 (3.28%) PERC
4 1 (1.64%) QA
Vendors
1 33 (54.10%) PayPal
2 13 (21.31%) Google
3 8 (13.11%) Microsoft
4 6 (9.84%) Ahrefs
4 6 (9.84%) Salesforce
4 6 (9.84%) Screaming Frog
4 6 (9.84%) Sitecore
5 4 (6.56%) Adobe
6 2 (3.28%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.64%) HubSpot