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 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 285 262 279
Rank change year-on-year -23 +17 +72
Permanent jobs citing CMS 101 180 297
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.62% 1.16% 1.07%
As % of the Application Platforms category 9.21% 9.34% 10.15%
Number of salaries quoted 59 96 283
10th Percentile £32,118 - £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £31,250 £33,759
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £50,600
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -16.01% -8.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £71,875 £75,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -16.67% -7.27%

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 1,097 1,927 2,927
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.69% 12.43% 10.58%
Number of salaries quoted 774 1,255 2,401
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,238 £43,750 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +13.64% -4.86%
75th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £104,250 £115,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £56,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.89% +13.50% -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 20 February 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 14 (13.86%) Drupal
2 9 (8.91%) WordPress
3 6 (5.94%) nginx
3 6 (5.94%) Umbraco
4 5 (4.95%) Headless CMS
5 3 (2.97%) Confluence
5 3 (2.97%) SharePoint
6 2 (1.98%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.99%) DNN
7 1 (0.99%) Kentico
7 1 (0.99%) Strapi
Applications
1 8 (7.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 7 (6.93%) Adobe Illustrator
2 7 (6.93%) Photoshop
3 5 (4.95%) Chatbot
4 3 (2.97%) InDesign
5 1 (0.99%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.99%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (0.99%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (0.99%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.99%) MadCap Flare
5 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (5.94%) Dynamics GP
1 6 (5.94%) Shopify
2 4 (3.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.99%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 14 (13.86%) AWS
1 14 (13.86%) Google Analytics
2 10 (9.90%) Azure
3 9 (8.91%) Dynamics 365
4 8 (7.92%) Figma
4 8 (7.92%) Google Tag Manager
5 7 (6.93%) SaaS
6 6 (5.94%) GitHub
6 6 (5.94%) Power Platform
7 5 (4.95%) Kontent
8 4 (3.96%) DigitalOcean
9 3 (2.97%) Canva
9 3 (2.97%) Contentsquare
9 3 (2.97%) Google Ads
9 3 (2.97%) PowerApps
10 2 (1.98%) Adobe Analytics
10 2 (1.98%) Miro
10 2 (1.98%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.99%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.99%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.96%) Intranet
2 2 (1.98%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (8.91%) MySQL
2 5 (4.95%) Power BI
2 5 (4.95%) Relational Database
3 4 (3.96%) MongoDB
4 3 (2.97%) Looker
4 3 (2.97%) Metadata
4 3 (2.97%) NoSQL
5 2 (1.98%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.98%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.99%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 8 (7.92%) Git
2 4 (3.96%) JIRA
2 4 (3.96%) Vite
General
1 31 (30.69%) Social Skills
2 26 (25.74%) Marketing
3 13 (12.87%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (11.88%) Finance
5 11 (10.89%) Legal
6 10 (9.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (6.93%) Law
8 6 (5.94%) Advertising
8 6 (5.94%) Multimedia
9 5 (4.95%) Back Office
9 5 (4.95%) Manufacturing
9 5 (4.95%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (4.95%) Publishing
10 4 (3.96%) Police
11 3 (2.97%) Public Sector
11 3 (2.97%) Retail
12 2 (1.98%) Brand Awareness
12 2 (1.98%) Games
13 1 (0.99%) Spanish Language
13 1 (0.99%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 24 (23.76%) Developer
2 11 (10.89%) Senior
3 8 (7.92%) Full-Stack Developer
3 8 (7.92%) Web Developer
4 7 (6.93%) Analyst
4 7 (6.93%) Business Analyst
5 6 (5.94%) Architect
5 6 (5.94%) Designer
5 6 (5.94%) Marketing Manager
5 6 (5.94%) Product Owner
6 5 (4.95%) Coordinator
6 5 (4.95%) Data Integration Architect
6 5 (4.95%) Digital Developer
6 5 (4.95%) Digital Product Manager
6 5 (4.95%) Integration Architect
6 5 (4.95%) Legal Analyst
6 5 (4.95%) Product Developer
6 5 (4.95%) Product Manager
6 5 (4.95%) Solutions Architect
6 5 (4.95%) Web Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (24.75%) HTML
2 21 (20.79%) CSS
3 13 (12.87%) Vue
4 11 (10.89%) React
5 10 (9.90%) Laravel
6 9 (8.91%) Node.js
7 6 (5.94%) .NET
7 6 (5.94%) LEMP Stack
7 6 (5.94%) Next.js
8 5 (4.95%) Tailwind CSS
9 4 (3.96%) RESTful
9 4 (3.96%) YAML
10 3 (2.97%) ASP.NET
10 3 (2.97%) LoopBack
11 2 (1.98%) .NET Framework
11 2 (1.98%) AngularJS
11 2 (1.98%) ASP.NET Core
11 2 (1.98%) Nuxt
11 2 (1.98%) Razor View Engine
12 1 (0.99%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 13 (12.87%) Social Media
2 12 (11.88%) Product Ownership
3 5 (4.95%) Blog
3 5 (4.95%) Low-Code
4 4 (3.96%) Digital Media
4 4 (3.96%) Mobile App
4 4 (3.96%) Smart City
5 3 (2.97%) Algorithms
5 3 (2.97%) Cloud Native
5 3 (2.97%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.97%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.98%) Housing Association
6 2 (1.98%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.98%) Podcast
7 1 (0.99%) Digital Signage
7 1 (0.99%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (0.99%) Marketing Technology
7 1 (0.99%) Motion Graphics
7 1 (0.99%) Sports Betting
7 1 (0.99%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (7.92%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (38.61%) Analytics
2 36 (35.64%) User Experience
3 33 (32.67%) SEO
4 27 (26.73%) CRM
5 25 (24.75%) Content Management
6 24 (23.76%) Agile
7 22 (21.78%) AI
8 20 (19.80%) Problem-Solving
9 17 (16.83%) Project Management
10 14 (13.86%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (13.86%) Full-Stack Development
10 14 (13.86%) Software Engineering
11 13 (12.87%) CI/CD
12 12 (11.88%) Roadmaps
12 12 (11.88%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
13 11 (10.89%) Digital Marketing
13 11 (10.89%) User Stories
14 10 (9.90%) API Development
14 10 (9.90%) Performance Optimisation
14 10 (9.90%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 17 (16.83%) JavaScript
2 13 (12.87%) PHP
3 10 (9.90%) TypeScript
4 4 (3.96%) Bash
4 4 (3.96%) C#
5 2 (1.98%) Python
5 2 (1.98%) SQL
6 1 (0.99%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 10 (9.90%) DBS Check
2 8 (7.92%) Degree
3 4 (3.96%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (25.74%) Accessibility
2 9 (8.91%) WCAG
3 6 (5.94%) GDPR
3 6 (5.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (5.94%) QA
4 1 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.99%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.99%) PERC
System Software
1 9 (8.91%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (0.99%) Terraform
Vendors
1 20 (19.80%) Google
2 15 (14.85%) Adobe
2 15 (14.85%) Microsoft
3 9 (8.91%) Salesforce
4 5 (4.95%) Pardot
5 4 (3.96%) HubSpot
6 3 (2.97%) Hotjar
6 3 (2.97%) Optimizely
7 2 (1.98%) Ahrefs
7 2 (1.98%) dotdigital
7 2 (1.98%) Screaming Frog
7 2 (1.98%) Sitecore
7 2 (1.98%) YouTube
8 1 (0.99%) Databricks
8 1 (0.99%) Dell
8 1 (0.99%) mParticle
8 1 (0.99%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.99%) Tealium
8 1 (0.99%) TOWER Software
8 1 (0.99%) WSO2