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

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 282 225 283
Rank change year-on-year -57 +58 +74
Permanent jobs citing CMS 123 184 345
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.69% 1.39% 1.06%
As % of the Application Platforms category 11.27% 10.25% 9.53%
Number of salaries quoted 64 101 327
10th Percentile £41,163 £31,250 £28,900
25th Percentile £48,971 £31,500 £33,884
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £67,250 £70,000 £64,250
90th Percentile £96,375 £73,750 £66,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -17.39%

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 1,091 1,795 3,622
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.14% 13.52% 11.13%
Number of salaries quoted 774 1,309 2,814
10th Percentile £31,475 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £102,500
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 19 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 (18.70%) Confluence
2 14 (11.38%) Drupal
3 11 (8.94%) WordPress
4 8 (6.50%) Umbraco
5 6 (4.88%) nginx
6 4 (3.25%) SharePoint
7 2 (1.63%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.81%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.81%) Strapi
Applications
1 9 (7.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 5 (4.07%) Adobe Illustrator
2 5 (4.07%) Photoshop
3 2 (1.63%) Chatbot
3 2 (1.63%) InDesign
3 2 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.81%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.81%) MadCap Flare
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (5.69%) Shopify
2 4 (3.25%) Dynamics GP
3 3 (2.44%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.81%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 25 (20.33%) Figma
2 23 (18.70%) Contentsquare
3 22 (17.89%) Adobe Analytics
4 16 (13.01%) AWS
5 11 (8.94%) Google Analytics
6 10 (8.13%) Azure
6 10 (8.13%) SaaS
7 7 (5.69%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (4.88%) Power Platform
9 5 (4.07%) Google Tag Manager
10 4 (3.25%) Canva
10 4 (3.25%) DigitalOcean
10 4 (3.25%) GitHub
11 3 (2.44%) GCP
11 3 (2.44%) Google Ads
11 3 (2.44%) PowerApps
12 2 (1.63%) Kontent
12 2 (1.63%) Power Automate
13 1 (0.81%) Bloomreach
13 1 (0.81%) Contentstack
Communications & Networking
1 22 (17.89%) Broadband
2 4 (3.25%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.32%) MySQL
2 5 (4.07%) Power BI
3 4 (3.25%) Looker
3 4 (3.25%) MongoDB
4 3 (2.44%) Metadata
4 3 (2.44%) NoSQL
4 3 (2.44%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.63%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.81%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 9 (7.32%) Git
2 4 (3.25%) Vite
3 2 (1.63%) JIRA
General
1 48 (39.02%) Social Skills
2 31 (25.20%) Marketing
3 30 (24.39%) Legal
4 22 (17.89%) Games
5 13 (10.57%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (10.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (8.13%) Finance
7 9 (7.32%) Retail
8 7 (5.69%) Law
8 7 (5.69%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (4.88%) Manufacturing
9 6 (4.88%) Public Sector
10 5 (4.07%) Back Office
11 4 (3.25%) Multimedia
11 4 (3.25%) Police
11 4 (3.25%) Publishing
12 3 (2.44%) Advertising
12 3 (2.44%) Local Government
13 2 (1.63%) Brand Awareness
13 2 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (18.70%) Developer
2 22 (17.89%) Senior
3 12 (9.76%) Architect
3 12 (9.76%) Designer
3 12 (9.76%) Lead
4 11 (8.94%) Web Developer
5 10 (8.13%) Content Designer
6 8 (6.50%) Content Manager
7 7 (5.69%) Analyst
7 7 (5.69%) Business Analyst
7 7 (5.69%) Digital Content Designer
7 7 (5.69%) Digital Designer
7 7 (5.69%) Marketing Manager
7 7 (5.69%) Solutions Architect
8 6 (4.88%) Full-Stack Developer
8 6 (4.88%) Senior Content Designer
8 6 (4.88%) Senior Designer
8 6 (4.88%) Senior Digital Content Designer
8 6 (4.88%) Senior Digital Designer
8 6 (4.88%) Web Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (13.82%) HTML
2 14 (11.38%) CSS
3 11 (8.94%) Vue
4 10 (8.13%) Node.js
5 9 (7.32%) Laravel
6 8 (6.50%) .NET
6 8 (6.50%) React
7 6 (4.88%) LEMP Stack
8 4 (3.25%) Next.js
8 4 (3.25%) RESTful
8 4 (3.25%) Tailwind CSS
8 4 (3.25%) YAML
9 3 (2.44%) LoopBack
10 2 (1.63%) .NET Framework
10 2 (1.63%) AngularJS
10 2 (1.63%) ASP.NET
10 2 (1.63%) ASP.NET Core
10 2 (1.63%) Nuxt
10 2 (1.63%) Razor View Engine
10 2 (1.63%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 16 (13.01%) Social Media
2 11 (8.94%) Product Ownership
3 6 (4.88%) Blog
4 5 (4.07%) Cloud Native
4 5 (4.07%) Smart City
5 4 (3.25%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.44%) Algorithms
6 3 (2.44%) Graphic Design
6 3 (2.44%) Marketing Technology
7 2 (1.63%) Digital Media
7 2 (1.63%) Housing Association
7 2 (1.63%) Low-Code
7 2 (1.63%) Podcast
7 2 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.81%) Freedom of Information
8 1 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.81%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.81%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.81%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.32%) Linux
2 1 (0.81%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (43.90%) User Experience
2 52 (42.28%) Analytics
3 47 (38.21%) SEO
4 42 (34.15%) AI
5 41 (33.33%) Agile
6 36 (29.27%) Continuous Improvement
7 35 (28.46%) Roadmaps
8 32 (26.02%) Decision-Making
9 29 (23.58%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 28 (22.76%) CRM
11 27 (21.95%) Mentoring
12 25 (20.33%) Customer Experience
12 25 (20.33%) LLM
12 25 (20.33%) Storytelling
13 23 (18.70%) Content Strategy
14 22 (17.89%) Digital Customer Experience
14 22 (17.89%) Product Roadmap
15 21 (17.07%) Performance Metrics
16 20 (16.26%) Funnel Analysis
17 19 (15.45%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (8.94%) JavaScript
2 10 (8.13%) PHP
3 7 (5.69%) TypeScript
4 6 (4.88%) C#
5 5 (4.07%) SQL
6 4 (3.25%) Bash
7 2 (1.63%) Python
8 1 (0.81%) Java
8 1 (0.81%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 13 (10.57%) DBS Check
2 11 (8.94%) Degree
3 5 (4.07%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (40.65%) Accessibility
2 27 (21.95%) WCAG
3 6 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (4.07%) QA
5 3 (2.44%) GDPR
6 1 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.81%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (7.32%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (0.81%) Terraform
Vendors
1 34 (27.64%) Adobe
2 16 (13.01%) Google
3 13 (10.57%) Microsoft
4 9 (7.32%) Salesforce
5 6 (4.88%) Pardot
6 3 (2.44%) Hotjar
6 3 (2.44%) HubSpot
7 2 (1.63%) Ahrefs
7 2 (1.63%) dotdigital
7 2 (1.63%) SAP
7 2 (1.63%) Screaming Frog
7 2 (1.63%) YouTube
8 1 (0.81%) Dell
8 1 (0.81%) JDA
8 1 (0.81%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.81%) Oracle
8 1 (0.81%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.81%) Sitecore
8 1 (0.81%) TOWER Software
8 1 (0.81%) WSO2