Hybrid/Remote CMS Job Trends

Content Management System (CMS)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring CMS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 264 292 341
Rank change year-on-year +28 +49 +11
Permanent jobs citing CMS 108 171 140
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.71% 0.97% 0.70%
As % of the Application Platforms category 9.89% 7.72% 6.14%
Number of salaries quoted 62 99 134
10th Percentile £26,325 - £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £41,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.48% -20.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £64,688 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £70,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -22.73% -

All Application Platform Skills
Work from Home

CMS falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring application platform skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 1,092 2,215 2,281
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.16% 12.53% 11.39%
Number of salaries quoted 809 1,562 1,811
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,163 £44,803 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £77,715
90th Percentile £115,000 £122,500 £96,539
UK median annual salary £50,312 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.52% - -

CMS
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CMS and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

CMS job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CMS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CMS

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CMS over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

CMS salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 14 (12.96%) WordPress
2 12 (11.11%) Drupal
3 8 (7.41%) Headless CMS
3 8 (7.41%) Umbraco
4 3 (2.78%) Apache Solr
4 3 (2.78%) Confluence
5 2 (1.85%) EPiServer
5 2 (1.85%) SharePoint
5 2 (1.85%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.93%) DNN
6 1 (0.93%) IIS
6 1 (0.93%) Kentico
6 1 (0.93%) nginx
6 1 (0.93%) Strapi
Applications
1 7 (6.48%) Photoshop
2 6 (5.56%) Adobe Illustrator
3 5 (4.63%) Chatbot
4 4 (3.70%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (3.70%) Adobe Premiere
5 3 (2.78%) Adobe After Effects
5 3 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.93%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.93%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.93%) InDesign
6 1 (0.93%) MadCap Flare
6 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (4.63%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (4.63%) Dynamics GP
2 3 (2.78%) Shopify
3 1 (0.93%) Magento
3 1 (0.93%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 19 (17.59%) Google Analytics
2 17 (15.74%) Azure
3 9 (8.33%) Dynamics 365
3 9 (8.33%) Figma
4 5 (4.63%) Google Tag Manager
4 5 (4.63%) Kontent
5 4 (3.70%) AWS
5 4 (3.70%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (3.70%) Azure Service Bus
6 3 (2.78%) Cloudflare
6 3 (2.78%) GitHub
6 3 (2.78%) Google Docs
6 3 (2.78%) Google Sheets
6 3 (2.78%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.78%) PowerApps
6 3 (2.78%) SaaS
7 2 (1.85%) Canva
7 2 (1.85%) Miro
7 2 (1.85%) npm
7 2 (1.85%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.70%) Intranet
2 3 (2.78%) 3GPP
3 2 (1.85%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.48%) SQL Server
2 6 (5.56%) Metadata
3 5 (4.63%) MySQL
4 3 (2.78%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (1.85%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.85%) Power BI
5 2 (1.85%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.93%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 10 (9.26%) Git
2 6 (5.56%) JIRA
3 4 (3.70%) SonarQube
3 4 (3.70%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (1.85%) Grunt
4 2 (1.85%) gulp
4 2 (1.85%) webpack
5 1 (0.93%) Vite
General
1 33 (30.56%) Marketing
2 29 (26.85%) Social Skills
3 17 (15.74%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (11.11%) Finance
4 12 (11.11%) Legal
5 7 (6.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (6.48%) Multimedia
6 6 (5.56%) Law
7 5 (4.63%) Advertising
7 5 (4.63%) Brand Awareness
7 5 (4.63%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (3.70%) Police
8 4 (3.70%) Publishing
9 3 (2.78%) Back Office
9 3 (2.78%) Public Sector
9 3 (2.78%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.85%) Games
10 2 (1.85%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.93%) Retail
Job Titles
1 27 (25.00%) Developer
2 9 (8.33%) Senior
3 7 (6.48%) Digital Developer
3 7 (6.48%) Full-Stack Developer
3 7 (6.48%) Lead
3 7 (6.48%) Web Developer
4 6 (5.56%) .NET Developer
4 6 (5.56%) Marketing Manager
4 6 (5.56%) Web Manager
5 5 (4.63%) Architect
5 5 (4.63%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
5 5 (4.63%) Product Developer
6 4 (3.70%) Designer
6 4 (3.70%) Digital Product Manager
6 4 (3.70%) Product Manager
6 4 (3.70%) Product Owner
6 4 (3.70%) Vendor Manager
6 4 (3.70%) Website Developer
7 3 (2.78%) Data Integration Architect
7 3 (2.78%) SEO Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (27.78%) HTML
2 27 (25.00%) CSS
3 11 (10.19%) .NET
4 8 (7.41%) React
5 7 (6.48%) RESTful
6 6 (5.56%) .NET Framework
6 6 (5.56%) AngularJS
7 5 (4.63%) .NET Core
7 5 (4.63%) GraphQL
7 5 (4.63%) Node.js
7 5 (4.63%) Vue
8 4 (3.70%) ASP.NET
8 4 (3.70%) ASP.NET Web API
8 4 (3.70%) Entity Framework
8 4 (3.70%) Web Services
9 3 (2.78%) CSS3
9 3 (2.78%) HTML5
9 3 (2.78%) Next.js
10 2 (1.85%) ASP.NET Core
10 2 (1.85%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 13 (12.04%) Social Media
2 10 (9.26%) Blog
3 6 (5.56%) Low-Code
3 6 (5.56%) Product Ownership
4 5 (4.63%) Mobile App
5 4 (3.70%) Algorithms
5 4 (3.70%) Digital Media
6 3 (2.78%) Animation
6 3 (2.78%) Digital Signage
6 3 (2.78%) Graphic Design
6 3 (2.78%) Motion Graphics
6 3 (2.78%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.85%) Educational Technology
7 2 (1.85%) Housing Association
7 2 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.85%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.85%) Sports Betting
8 1 (0.93%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.93%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.70%) Linux
2 3 (2.78%) Windows
2 3 (2.78%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (37.96%) Analytics
2 38 (35.19%) Content Management
2 38 (35.19%) SEO
3 35 (32.41%) User Experience
4 27 (25.00%) Agile
5 26 (24.07%) AI
6 20 (18.52%) Problem-Solving
7 18 (16.67%) CRM
8 17 (15.74%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (14.81%) CI/CD
9 16 (14.81%) Digital Marketing
10 14 (12.96%) Project Management
11 13 (12.04%) Web Development
12 12 (11.11%) Customer Experience
12 12 (11.11%) E-Commerce
13 11 (10.19%) Full-Stack Development
14 10 (9.26%) Roadmaps
15 9 (8.33%) A/B Testing
15 9 (8.33%) Performance Optimisation
15 9 (8.33%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 24 (22.22%) JavaScript
2 9 (8.33%) C#
3 7 (6.48%) TypeScript
4 5 (4.63%) PHP
4 5 (4.63%) Python
5 3 (2.78%) SQL
6 1 (0.93%) Bash
6 1 (0.93%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 9 (8.33%) DBS Check
2 4 (3.70%) Degree
3 1 (0.93%) ACCA
3 1 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (25.93%) Accessibility
2 9 (8.33%) QA
2 9 (8.33%) WCAG
3 4 (3.70%) GDPR
4 3 (2.78%) NCSC
5 2 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.93%) PERC
System Software
1 9 (8.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (0.93%) Terraform
Vendors
1 22 (20.37%) Google
2 18 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 12 (11.11%) Adobe
4 5 (4.63%) Salesforce
5 4 (3.70%) Ahrefs
5 4 (3.70%) Optimizely
6 3 (2.78%) HubSpot
7 2 (1.85%) Hotjar
7 2 (1.85%) Sitecore
8 1 (0.93%) Databricks
8 1 (0.93%) Dell
8 1 (0.93%) mParticle
8 1 (0.93%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.93%) OpenText
8 1 (0.93%) Screaming Frog
8 1 (0.93%) Tealium
8 1 (0.93%) TOWER Software
8 1 (0.93%) WSO2
8 1 (0.93%) YouTube