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 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 273 277 337
Rank change year-on-year +4 +60 +24
Permanent jobs citing CMS 98 177 144
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.64% 1.03% 0.70%
As % of the Application Platforms category 9.47% 8.42% 6.42%
Number of salaries quoted 58 99 139
10th Percentile £26,250 - £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -19.05% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £97,125 £70,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.76% -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 1,035 2,102 2,244
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.81% 12.29% 10.94%
Number of salaries quoted 759 1,436 1,789
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,738 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £116,250 £97,290
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

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 29 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 11 (11.22%) Drupal
2 10 (10.20%) WordPress
3 8 (8.16%) Umbraco
4 6 (6.12%) Headless CMS
5 3 (3.06%) Apache Solr
5 3 (3.06%) Confluence
6 2 (2.04%) EPiServer
6 2 (2.04%) nginx
6 2 (2.04%) SharePoint
6 2 (2.04%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (1.02%) DNN
7 1 (1.02%) IIS
7 1 (1.02%) Kentico
7 1 (1.02%) Strapi
Applications
1 7 (7.14%) Adobe Illustrator
2 6 (6.12%) Photoshop
3 5 (5.10%) Chatbot
4 4 (4.08%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (3.06%) Adobe After Effects
5 3 (3.06%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (1.02%) Acrobat
6 1 (1.02%) FrameMaker
6 1 (1.02%) InDesign
6 1 (1.02%) MadCap Flare
6 1 (1.02%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (1.02%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (5.10%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (5.10%) Dynamics GP
2 4 (4.08%) Shopify
3 1 (1.02%) Magento
3 1 (1.02%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 15 (15.31%) Azure
2 13 (13.27%) Google Analytics
3 9 (9.18%) Dynamics 365
3 9 (9.18%) Figma
4 5 (5.10%) AWS
4 5 (5.10%) Kontent
5 4 (4.08%) GitHub
5 4 (4.08%) Google Tag Manager
6 3 (3.06%) Cloudflare
6 3 (3.06%) Power Platform
6 3 (3.06%) PowerApps
7 2 (2.04%) Adobe Analytics
7 2 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (2.04%) Azure Service Bus
7 2 (2.04%) Miro
7 2 (2.04%) npm
7 2 (2.04%) Power Automate
7 2 (2.04%) SaaS
8 1 (1.02%) Google Docs
8 1 (1.02%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.08%) Intranet
2 2 (2.04%) Broadband
3 1 (1.02%) 3GPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (6.12%) Metadata
1 6 (6.12%) MySQL
2 5 (5.10%) SQL Server
3 3 (3.06%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (2.04%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (2.04%) Power BI
4 2 (2.04%) Relational Database
5 1 (1.02%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 9 (9.18%) Git
2 6 (6.12%) JIRA
3 2 (2.04%) Grunt
3 2 (2.04%) gulp
3 2 (2.04%) SonarQube
3 2 (2.04%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (2.04%) Vite
3 2 (2.04%) webpack
General
1 28 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 25 (25.51%) Marketing
3 16 (16.33%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (11.22%) Finance
4 11 (11.22%) Legal
5 8 (8.16%) Law
6 7 (7.14%) Multimedia
7 6 (6.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (5.10%) Back Office
8 5 (5.10%) Brand Awareness
9 4 (4.08%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (4.08%) Police
9 4 (4.08%) Publishing
10 3 (3.06%) Advertising
10 3 (3.06%) Public Sector
11 2 (2.04%) Games
11 2 (2.04%) Manufacturing
12 1 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (1.02%) Retail
12 1 (1.02%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 24 (24.49%) Developer
2 8 (8.16%) Senior
3 7 (7.14%) Architect
3 7 (7.14%) Digital Developer
3 7 (7.14%) Web Developer
4 5 (5.10%) Analyst
4 5 (5.10%) Business Analyst
4 5 (5.10%) Data Integration Architect
4 5 (5.10%) Full-Stack Developer
4 5 (5.10%) Integration Architect
4 5 (5.10%) Lead
4 5 (5.10%) Marketing Manager
4 5 (5.10%) Product Developer
4 5 (5.10%) Product Owner
4 5 (5.10%) Solutions Architect
4 5 (5.10%) Web Manager
5 4 (4.08%) Digital Product Manager
5 4 (4.08%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
5 4 (4.08%) Vendor Manager
5 4 (4.08%) Website Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (26.53%) HTML
2 23 (23.47%) CSS
3 9 (9.18%) .NET
4 8 (8.16%) React
5 6 (6.12%) Vue
6 5 (5.10%) Node.js
6 5 (5.10%) RESTful
7 4 (4.08%) .NET Framework
7 4 (4.08%) AngularJS
7 4 (4.08%) ASP.NET
8 3 (3.06%) .NET Core
8 3 (3.06%) CSS3
8 3 (3.06%) GraphQL
8 3 (3.06%) HTML5
8 3 (3.06%) Laravel
8 3 (3.06%) Next.js
8 3 (3.06%) Tailwind CSS
9 2 (2.04%) ASP.NET Core
9 2 (2.04%) LEMP Stack
9 2 (2.04%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.18%) Social Media
2 8 (8.16%) Product Ownership
3 6 (6.12%) Blog
4 5 (5.10%) Low-Code
4 5 (5.10%) Mobile App
5 4 (4.08%) Digital Media
6 3 (3.06%) Animation
6 3 (3.06%) Digital Signage
6 3 (3.06%) Graphic Design
6 3 (3.06%) Motion Graphics
6 3 (3.06%) Onboarding
7 2 (2.04%) Algorithms
7 2 (2.04%) Educational Technology
7 2 (2.04%) Housing Association
7 2 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (2.04%) Management Information System
7 2 (2.04%) Sports Betting
8 1 (1.02%) e-Learning
8 1 (1.02%) Freedom of Information
8 1 (1.02%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.10%) Linux
2 3 (3.06%) Windows
2 3 (3.06%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (36.73%) Content Management
2 35 (35.71%) Analytics
3 31 (31.63%) User Experience
4 30 (30.61%) SEO
5 26 (26.53%) Agile
6 25 (25.51%) AI
7 17 (17.35%) CRM
7 17 (17.35%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (15.31%) Continuous Improvement
9 14 (14.29%) CI/CD
9 14 (14.29%) Project Management
10 12 (12.24%) Customer Experience
10 12 (12.24%) Digital Marketing
11 11 (11.22%) E-Commerce
11 11 (11.22%) Roadmaps
11 11 (11.22%) Software Engineering
12 10 (10.20%) Web Development
13 9 (9.18%) Full-Stack Development
13 9 (9.18%) Performance Optimisation
13 9 (9.18%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 22 (22.45%) JavaScript
2 7 (7.14%) C#
2 7 (7.14%) TypeScript
3 6 (6.12%) PHP
4 5 (5.10%) Python
5 3 (3.06%) SQL
6 2 (2.04%) Bash
7 1 (1.02%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 9 (9.18%) DBS Check
2 4 (4.08%) Degree
3 1 (1.02%) ACCA
3 1 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (25.51%) Accessibility
2 8 (8.16%) WCAG
3 6 (6.12%) QA
4 4 (4.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (3.06%) GDPR
6 1 (1.02%) NCSC
6 1 (1.02%) PERC
System Software
1 8 (8.16%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.02%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (1.02%) Terraform
Vendors
1 16 (16.33%) Google
1 16 (16.33%) Microsoft
2 11 (11.22%) Adobe
3 4 (4.08%) Optimizely
3 4 (4.08%) Salesforce
4 3 (3.06%) HubSpot
5 2 (2.04%) Ahrefs
5 2 (2.04%) Sitecore
6 1 (1.02%) Databricks
6 1 (1.02%) Dell
6 1 (1.02%) Hotjar
6 1 (1.02%) mParticle
6 1 (1.02%) MuleSoft
6 1 (1.02%) Screaming Frog
6 1 (1.02%) Tealium
6 1 (1.02%) TOWER Software
6 1 (1.02%) WSO2
6 1 (1.02%) YouTube