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

 6 months to
19 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 260 317 342
Rank change year-on-year +57 +25 +11
Permanent jobs citing CMS 122 150 153
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.80% 0.77% 0.71%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.06% 6.45% 6.22%
Number of salaries quoted 69 91 147
10th Percentile £26,850 - £33,650
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £38,810
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -26.36% +10.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,625 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,500 £70,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -23.64% +4.76%

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 1,213 2,326 2,461
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.94% 11.87% 11.47%
Number of salaries quoted 911 1,636 1,963
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,472 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,465 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.35% +13.85% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £107,813 £77,715
90th Percentile £130,000 £142,500 £95,063
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

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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 November 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 18 (14.75%) WordPress
2 17 (13.93%) Drupal
3 9 (7.38%) Headless CMS
4 7 (5.74%) Umbraco
5 6 (4.92%) Apache Solr
6 2 (1.64%) EPiServer
7 1 (0.82%) Confluence
7 1 (0.82%) DNN
7 1 (0.82%) IIS
7 1 (0.82%) Kentico
7 1 (0.82%) nginx
7 1 (0.82%) SharePoint
7 1 (0.82%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.82%) Strapi
Applications
1 10 (8.20%) Photoshop
2 8 (6.56%) Adobe Illustrator
3 7 (5.74%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (4.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (3.28%) Adobe Premiere
6 3 (2.46%) Adobe After Effects
6 3 (2.46%) Chatbot
7 2 (1.64%) Elementor
8 1 (0.82%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.82%) InDesign
8 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (6.56%) Shopify
2 5 (4.10%) Dynamics GP
3 4 (3.28%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.82%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 26 (21.31%) Google Analytics
2 17 (13.93%) Azure
3 12 (9.84%) Figma
4 8 (6.56%) Cloudflare
4 8 (6.56%) Google Tag Manager
5 6 (4.92%) Canva
5 6 (4.92%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (3.28%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (3.28%) Azure Service Bus
7 3 (2.46%) GitHub
7 3 (2.46%) Google Ads
7 3 (2.46%) Google Docs
7 3 (2.46%) Google Sheets
7 3 (2.46%) Kontent
7 3 (2.46%) npm
7 3 (2.46%) SaaS
8 2 (1.64%) AWS
8 2 (1.64%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (1.64%) Miro
8 2 (1.64%) Vercel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.28%) 3GPP
2 2 (1.64%) Broadband
2 2 (1.64%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.38%) MySQL
2 7 (5.74%) SQL Server
3 6 (4.92%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (4.10%) Metadata
5 2 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.64%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.82%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 16 (13.11%) Git
2 6 (4.92%) JIRA
3 4 (3.28%) SonarQube
3 4 (3.28%) Team Foundation Server
4 3 (2.46%) Bazaar
5 2 (1.64%) Grunt
5 2 (1.64%) gulp
5 2 (1.64%) webpack
6 1 (0.82%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.82%) Vite
General
1 41 (33.61%) Marketing
2 34 (27.87%) Social Skills
3 20 (16.39%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (9.84%) Finance
5 10 (8.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (8.20%) Legal
6 5 (4.10%) Advertising
6 5 (4.10%) Brand Awareness
6 5 (4.10%) Multimedia
6 5 (4.10%) Publishing
6 5 (4.10%) Retail
7 4 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (3.28%) Police
7 4 (3.28%) Tech for Good
7 4 (3.28%) Telecoms
8 3 (2.46%) Law
9 2 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.64%) Local Government
10 1 (0.82%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (24.59%) Developer
2 11 (9.02%) Web Manager
3 9 (7.38%) Full-Stack Developer
3 9 (7.38%) Lead
3 9 (7.38%) Web Developer
4 7 (5.74%) .NET Developer
5 6 (4.92%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 6 (4.92%) Marketing Manager
5 6 (4.92%) Technical Manager
6 5 (4.10%) Digital Developer
6 5 (4.10%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
6 5 (4.10%) Senior
7 4 (3.28%) Designer
7 4 (3.28%) Digital Product Manager
7 4 (3.28%) E-Commerce Manager
7 4 (3.28%) Product Manager
7 4 (3.28%) Product Owner
7 4 (3.28%) Ruby Engineer
7 4 (3.28%) Software Engineer
7 4 (3.28%) Vendor Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (29.51%) HTML
2 29 (23.77%) CSS
3 11 (9.02%) React
4 9 (7.38%) .NET
5 6 (4.92%) .NET Framework
5 6 (4.92%) AngularJS
5 6 (4.92%) GraphQL
5 6 (4.92%) RESTful
5 6 (4.92%) Sass
5 6 (4.92%) Vue
6 5 (4.10%) .NET Core
6 5 (4.10%) CSS3
6 5 (4.10%) HTML5
7 4 (3.28%) ASP.NET Web API
7 4 (3.28%) Entity Framework
7 4 (3.28%) Ruby on Rails
7 4 (3.28%) Web Services
8 3 (2.46%) ASP.NET
8 3 (2.46%) Laravel
8 3 (2.46%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 13 (10.66%) Social Media
2 12 (9.84%) Blog
3 7 (5.74%) Onboarding
4 5 (4.10%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (4.10%) Product Ownership
5 4 (3.28%) Algorithms
5 4 (3.28%) Digital Media
5 4 (3.28%) Digital Signage
5 4 (3.28%) Learning Management System
5 4 (3.28%) Low-Code
5 4 (3.28%) Mobile App
6 3 (2.46%) Animation
6 3 (2.46%) Graphic Design
6 3 (2.46%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.46%) Motion Graphics
7 2 (1.64%) Educational Technology
7 2 (1.64%) Housing Association
7 2 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.64%) Sports Betting
7 2 (1.64%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 7 (5.74%) Linux
2 6 (4.92%) Windows
2 6 (4.92%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (40.98%) Analytics
2 44 (36.07%) SEO
3 43 (35.25%) User Experience
4 39 (31.97%) Content Management
5 29 (23.77%) Agile
6 24 (19.67%) CRM
7 22 (18.03%) AI
7 22 (18.03%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (15.57%) Digital Marketing
8 19 (15.57%) E-Commerce
9 18 (14.75%) CI/CD
9 18 (14.75%) Web Development
10 16 (13.11%) Project Management
11 15 (12.30%) Continuous Improvement
12 12 (9.84%) A/B Testing
13 10 (8.20%) Containerisation
13 10 (8.20%) Customer Experience
13 10 (8.20%) Cybersecurity
13 10 (8.20%) Full-Stack Development
13 10 (8.20%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 31 (25.41%) JavaScript
2 9 (7.38%) C#
2 9 (7.38%) Python
3 8 (6.56%) PHP
4 7 (5.74%) TypeScript
5 6 (4.92%) SQL
6 4 (3.28%) Ruby
7 1 (0.82%) Bash
7 1 (0.82%) C
Qualifications
1 6 (4.92%) DBS Check
2 4 (3.28%) Degree
3 1 (0.82%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (24.59%) Accessibility
2 10 (8.20%) QA
3 8 (6.56%) GDPR
3 8 (6.56%) WCAG
4 4 (3.28%) NCSC
5 2 (1.64%) PERC
6 1 (0.82%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 13 (10.66%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.82%) AppManager
1 1 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (0.82%) Terraform
Vendors
1 29 (23.77%) Google
2 21 (17.21%) Microsoft
3 12 (9.84%) Adobe
4 6 (4.92%) Salesforce
5 5 (4.10%) Ahrefs
6 4 (3.28%) Optimizely
7 3 (2.46%) Hotjar
7 3 (2.46%) HubSpot
8 2 (1.64%) Netlify
9 1 (0.82%) OpenText
9 1 (0.82%) Sitecore
9 1 (0.82%) TOWER Software
133 hybrid/remote CMS jobs