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 14 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
14 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 270 222 281
Rank change year-on-year -48 +59 +80
Permanent jobs citing CMS 122 190 344
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.70% 1.45% 1.08%
As % of the Application Platforms category 11.38% 10.58% 9.76%
Number of salaries quoted 65 103 326
10th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £31,375 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £67,250 £69,375 £64,750
90th Percentile £93,500 £73,750 £68,125
UK median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £48,828
% change year-on-year +11.11% -7.84% -15.08%

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 1,072 1,796 3,524
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.15% 13.67% 11.06%
Number of salaries quoted 758 1,306 2,775
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £99,389
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

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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 14 April 2026.

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 23 (18.85%) Confluence
2 13 (10.66%) Drupal
3 9 (7.38%) WordPress
4 8 (6.56%) Umbraco
5 6 (4.92%) nginx
6 3 (2.46%) Headless CMS
6 3 (2.46%) SharePoint
7 2 (1.64%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.82%) Strapi
Applications
1 9 (7.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 6 (4.92%) Photoshop
3 5 (4.10%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (1.64%) Chatbot
4 2 (1.64%) InDesign
5 1 (0.82%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.82%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.82%) MadCap Flare
5 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (5.74%) Shopify
2 4 (3.28%) Dynamics GP
3 3 (2.46%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.82%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 27 (22.13%) Figma
2 23 (18.85%) Contentsquare
3 22 (18.03%) Adobe Analytics
4 16 (13.11%) AWS
5 10 (8.20%) Azure
5 10 (8.20%) Google Analytics
5 10 (8.20%) SaaS
6 7 (5.74%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (4.92%) Power Platform
8 5 (4.10%) GitHub
8 5 (4.10%) Google Tag Manager
9 4 (3.28%) DigitalOcean
10 3 (2.46%) Canva
10 3 (2.46%) GCP
10 3 (2.46%) Google Ads
10 3 (2.46%) PowerApps
11 2 (1.64%) Kontent
11 2 (1.64%) Miro
11 2 (1.64%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.82%) Bloomreach
Communications & Networking
1 22 (18.03%) Broadband
2 4 (3.28%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.38%) MySQL
2 5 (4.10%) Power BI
3 4 (3.28%) Looker
3 4 (3.28%) MongoDB
3 4 (3.28%) Relational Database
4 3 (2.46%) Metadata
4 3 (2.46%) NoSQL
5 2 (1.64%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.82%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 9 (7.38%) Git
2 4 (3.28%) Vite
3 3 (2.46%) JIRA
General
1 49 (40.16%) Social Skills
2 32 (26.23%) Marketing
3 30 (24.59%) Legal
4 22 (18.03%) Games
5 13 (10.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 12 (9.84%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (8.20%) Finance
8 9 (7.38%) Retail
9 7 (5.74%) Law
10 6 (4.92%) Manufacturing
10 6 (4.92%) Public Sector
11 5 (4.10%) Back Office
11 5 (4.10%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (3.28%) Advertising
12 4 (3.28%) Multimedia
12 4 (3.28%) Publishing
13 3 (2.46%) Local Government
13 3 (2.46%) Police
14 2 (1.64%) Brand Awareness
14 2 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (18.85%) Developer
2 22 (18.03%) Senior
3 13 (10.66%) Designer
4 12 (9.84%) Architect
4 12 (9.84%) Lead
5 11 (9.02%) Web Developer
6 10 (8.20%) Content Designer
7 9 (7.38%) Content Manager
8 7 (5.74%) Analyst
8 7 (5.74%) Business Analyst
8 7 (5.74%) Digital Content Designer
8 7 (5.74%) Digital Designer
8 7 (5.74%) Marketing Manager
8 7 (5.74%) Solutions Architect
9 6 (4.92%) Full-Stack Developer
9 6 (4.92%) Senior Content Designer
9 6 (4.92%) Senior Designer
9 6 (4.92%) Senior Digital Content Designer
9 6 (4.92%) Senior Digital Designer
9 6 (4.92%) Web Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (14.75%) HTML
2 15 (12.30%) CSS
3 11 (9.02%) Vue
4 10 (8.20%) Node.js
5 9 (7.38%) Laravel
5 9 (7.38%) React
6 8 (6.56%) .NET
7 6 (4.92%) LEMP Stack
8 5 (4.10%) Next.js
9 4 (3.28%) RESTful
9 4 (3.28%) Tailwind CSS
9 4 (3.28%) YAML
10 3 (2.46%) LoopBack
11 2 (1.64%) .NET Framework
11 2 (1.64%) AngularJS
11 2 (1.64%) ASP.NET
11 2 (1.64%) ASP.NET Core
11 2 (1.64%) Nuxt
11 2 (1.64%) Razor View Engine
11 2 (1.64%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 16 (13.11%) Social Media
2 11 (9.02%) Product Ownership
3 6 (4.92%) Blog
4 5 (4.10%) Cloud Native
4 5 (4.10%) Smart City
5 3 (2.46%) Algorithms
5 3 (2.46%) Graphic Design
5 3 (2.46%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.46%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (1.64%) Digital Media
6 2 (1.64%) Housing Association
6 2 (1.64%) Low-Code
6 2 (1.64%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.64%) Podcast
7 1 (0.82%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (0.82%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.82%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.82%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.82%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.38%) Linux
2 1 (0.82%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (45.08%) User Experience
2 51 (41.80%) Analytics
3 47 (38.52%) SEO
4 41 (33.61%) AI
5 40 (32.79%) Agile
6 35 (28.69%) Roadmaps
7 34 (27.87%) Continuous Improvement
8 31 (25.41%) Decision-Making
9 29 (23.77%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 28 (22.95%) CRM
11 27 (22.13%) Mentoring
12 25 (20.49%) Customer Experience
12 25 (20.49%) Storytelling
13 24 (19.67%) LLM
14 23 (18.85%) Content Strategy
15 22 (18.03%) Digital Customer Experience
15 22 (18.03%) Product Roadmap
16 21 (17.21%) Performance Metrics
17 20 (16.39%) Funnel Analysis
18 19 (15.57%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (9.84%) JavaScript
2 10 (8.20%) PHP
3 8 (6.56%) TypeScript
4 6 (4.92%) C#
5 5 (4.10%) SQL
6 4 (3.28%) Bash
7 2 (1.64%) Python
8 1 (0.82%) Java
8 1 (0.82%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 11 (9.02%) DBS Check
1 11 (9.02%) Degree
2 5 (4.10%) Master's Degree
3 1 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (40.16%) Accessibility
2 27 (22.13%) WCAG
3 6 (4.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (4.10%) QA
5 3 (2.46%) GDPR
6 1 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.82%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (7.38%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (0.82%) Terraform
Vendors
1 34 (27.87%) Adobe
2 15 (12.30%) Google
3 12 (9.84%) Microsoft
4 10 (8.20%) Salesforce
5 6 (4.92%) Pardot
6 4 (3.28%) HubSpot
7 3 (2.46%) Hotjar
8 2 (1.64%) Ahrefs
8 2 (1.64%) dotdigital
8 2 (1.64%) Optimizely
8 2 (1.64%) SAP
8 2 (1.64%) Screaming Frog
8 2 (1.64%) Sitecore
8 2 (1.64%) YouTube
9 1 (0.82%) Dell
9 1 (0.82%) JDA
9 1 (0.82%) MuleSoft
9 1 (0.82%) Oracle
9 1 (0.82%) TOWER Software
9 1 (0.82%) WSO2
61 hybrid/remote CMS jobs