Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
Period
to 26 October 2021

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for CMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited CMS over the 6 months to 26 October 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Content Management System (CMS)
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
26 Oct 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 143 159 199
Rank change year-on-year +16 +40 -26
Permanent jobs citing CMS 653 107 100
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.33% 1.64% 1.31%
As % of the Application Platforms category 16.04% 11.09% 9.23%
Number of salaries quoted 504 99 82
10th Percentile £34,000 £32,250 £30,025
25th Percentile £37,750 £37,188 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +25.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £85,000 " £63,375
UK median annual salary £50,000 £49,971 £45,000
% change year-on-year +0.06% +11.05% -

CMS is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for application platform skills.

All Application Platform Skills
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 4,071 965 1,083
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 14.53% 14.81% 14.18%
Number of salaries quoted 2,771 857 938
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £32,675
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.49% -3.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £80,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -

CMS
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing CMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CMS trend for jobs with a WFH option

CMS
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing CMS.

CMS salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

CMS
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing CMS over the 6 months to 26 October 2021.

CMS salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 26 October 2021, CMS job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for CMS.

1 275 (42.11%) JavaScript
2 274 (41.96%) CSS
3 269 (41.19%) HTML
4 242 (37.06%) .NET
5 208 (31.85%) E-Commerce
5 208 (31.85%) MVC
6 199 (30.47%) C#
7 190 (29.10%) Agile Software Development
8 173 (26.49%) Azure
9 171 (26.19%) Umbraco
10 157 (24.04%) SQL
11 152 (23.28%) Social Skills
12 151 (23.12%) Git (software)
13 149 (22.82%) Microsoft
14 141 (21.59%) Finance
15 139 (21.29%) DevOps
16 137 (20.98%) Content Management
17 134 (20.52%) SEO
17 134 (20.52%) CRM
18 133 (20.37%) EPiServer
19 129 (19.75%) Web Development
20 128 (19.60%) Sitecore CMS
20 128 (19.60%) Sitecore
21 125 (19.14%) Marketing
22 123 (18.84%) HTML5
23 120 (18.38%) ASP.NET
24 116 (17.76%) Microservices
25 115 (17.61%) User Experience
26 114 (17.46%) CSS3
27 108 (16.54%) Kentico

CMS
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 171 (26.19%) Umbraco
2 133 (20.37%) EPiServer
3 128 (19.60%) Sitecore CMS
4 108 (16.54%) Kentico
5 84 (12.86%) WordPress
6 79 (12.10%) Headless CMS
7 59 (9.04%) IIS
8 52 (7.96%) Confluence
9 49 (7.50%) Drupal
10 39 (5.97%) SharePoint
11 28 (4.29%) Apache Solr
12 22 (3.37%) Apache
13 13 (1.99%) MODX
14 12 (1.84%) Adobe Experience Manager
14 12 (1.84%) Elasticsearch
15 10 (1.53%) Documentum
16 9 (1.38%) nginx
17 3 (0.46%) DNN
18 2 (0.31%) Joomla!
19 1 (0.15%) Content Management Server
Applications
1 16 (2.45%) Photoshop
2 14 (2.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 13 (1.99%) Figma
4 12 (1.84%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (1.07%) Adobe XD
5 7 (1.07%) InDesign
5 7 (1.07%) Sketch
6 6 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
7 5 (0.77%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.31%) FrameMaker
8 2 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 52 (7.96%) Shopify
2 42 (6.43%) Dynamics CRM
3 31 (4.75%) Magento
4 30 (4.59%) Payment Gateway
5 11 (1.68%) Sage 200
6 10 (1.53%) Remedy ITSM
7 7 (1.07%) Salesforce.com CRM
7 7 (1.07%) SAP Hybris
8 6 (0.92%) WebTrends
9 5 (0.77%) SDL Web 8
10 2 (0.31%) Findur
11 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
11 1 (0.15%) NetSuite
11 1 (0.15%) OpenCart
Cloud Services
1 173 (26.49%) Azure
2 84 (12.86%) AWS
3 36 (5.51%) Google Analytics
4 31 (4.75%) GCP
5 25 (3.83%) SaaS
6 24 (3.68%) Microsoft 365
7 22 (3.37%) Firebase
7 22 (3.37%) GitHub
8 20 (3.06%) Rackspace Cloud
9 17 (2.60%) npm
10 16 (2.45%) Serverless
11 11 (1.68%) IaaS
11 11 (1.68%) Mimecast
11 11 (1.68%) OneDrive
11 11 (1.68%) PaaS
12 10 (1.53%) Veeva
13 9 (1.38%) AWS Lambda
14 7 (1.07%) Azure Functions
15 6 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 6 (0.92%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.76%) DNS
2 14 (2.14%) VoIP
3 12 (1.84%) VPN
4 11 (1.68%) DHCP
4 11 (1.68%) Firewall
4 11 (1.68%) IPsec
4 11 (1.68%) SSL
4 11 (1.68%) TCP/IP
4 11 (1.68%) VLAN
5 6 (0.92%) Intranet
6 4 (0.61%) Internet
7 1 (0.15%) HTTP
7 1 (0.15%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 107 (16.39%) SQL Server
2 47 (7.20%) MySQL
3 36 (5.51%) NoSQL
4 13 (1.99%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (1.99%) Redis
5 10 (1.53%) MongoDB
6 8 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
7 7 (1.07%) SQL Server 2014
7 7 (1.07%) SQL Server 2016
7 7 (1.07%) SQL Server 2019
8 6 (0.92%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (0.92%) Power BI
9 4 (0.61%) Tableau
10 3 (0.46%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.31%) Amazon DynamoDB
11 2 (0.31%) RDBMS
12 1 (0.15%) Big Data
12 1 (0.15%) Metadata
12 1 (0.15%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 151 (23.12%) Git (software)
2 71 (10.87%) Visual Studio
3 62 (9.49%) JIRA
4 48 (7.35%) ReSharper
5 24 (3.68%) webpack
6 20 (3.06%) Storybook
7 16 (2.45%) gulp
8 14 (2.14%) ESLint
9 8 (1.23%) Bitbucket
9 8 (1.23%) Grunt
10 6 (0.92%) Cactus
10 6 (0.92%) Cypress.io
11 5 (0.77%) Jenkins
12 4 (0.61%) Mercurial
12 4 (0.61%) Subversion
13 3 (0.46%) SonarQube
13 3 (0.46%) TeamCity
14 2 (0.31%) Jasmine
14 2 (0.31%) Karma Test Runner
14 2 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 152 (23.28%) Social Skills
2 141 (21.59%) Finance
3 125 (19.14%) Marketing
4 78 (11.94%) Retail
5 54 (8.27%) Organisational Skills
6 53 (8.12%) Analytical Skills
7 40 (6.13%) Publishing
8 38 (5.82%) Legal
9 22 (3.37%) Pharmaceutical
10 21 (3.22%) Presentation Skills
11 18 (2.76%) Police
12 17 (2.60%) Advertising
13 7 (1.07%) Electronics
13 7 (1.07%) Law
13 7 (1.07%) Telecoms
14 6 (0.92%) Games
15 3 (0.46%) Banking
15 3 (0.46%) Financial Institution
16 2 (0.31%) Automotive
16 2 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 326 (49.92%) Developer
2 101 (15.47%) .NET Developer
3 94 (14.40%) Architect
4 69 (10.57%) Senior Developer
5 58 (8.88%) Digital Developer
6 55 (8.42%) PHP Developer
7 42 (6.43%) Web Developer
8 40 (6.13%) Software Architect
9 39 (5.97%) Project Manager
10 33 (5.05%) Full Stack Developer
11 32 (4.90%) Umbraco Developer
12 29 (4.44%) Senior PHP Developer
13 27 (4.13%) Front End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
14 24 (3.68%) .NET Software Developer
15 22 (3.37%) Digital Architect
16 21 (3.22%) CMS Developer
16 21 (3.22%) Lead Developer
17 20 (3.06%) Digital Project Manager
17 20 (3.06%) E-Commerce Manager
17 20 (3.06%) Head of Development
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 274 (41.96%) CSS
2 269 (41.19%) HTML
3 242 (37.06%) .NET
4 123 (18.84%) HTML5
5 120 (18.38%) ASP.NET
6 114 (17.46%) CSS3
7 105 (16.08%) React
8 89 (13.63%) REST
9 79 (12.10%) .NET Core
10 71 (10.87%) Web Services
11 64 (9.80%) .NET Framework
12 61 (9.34%) jQuery
13 58 (8.88%) Laravel
14 57 (8.73%) RESTful
15 51 (7.81%) Node.js
16 48 (7.35%) AngularJS
17 46 (7.04%) Vue.js
18 41 (6.28%) Sass
19 31 (4.75%) Symfony
20 30 (4.59%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 115 (17.61%) User Experience
2 56 (8.58%) Mobile App
3 50 (7.66%) Self-Motivation
4 47 (7.20%) Enterprise Software
5 42 (6.43%) Greenfield Project
6 35 (5.36%) iPad
7 25 (3.83%) Management Information System
8 20 (3.06%) FMCG
8 20 (3.06%) Xbox
9 19 (2.91%) Social Media
10 14 (2.14%) Life Science
11 12 (1.84%) Cloud Native
12 10 (1.53%) Virtual Team
13 7 (1.07%) Digital Media
14 6 (0.92%) Blog
15 5 (0.77%) Legacy Code
15 5 (0.77%) Public Cloud
16 4 (0.61%) Marketing Technology
16 4 (0.61%) Renewable Energy
16 4 (0.61%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 74 (11.33%) Windows
2 66 (10.11%) Windows Server
3 40 (6.13%) Apple iOS
4 36 (5.51%) Android
5 30 (4.59%) Linux
6 18 (2.76%) Windows 10
7 11 (1.68%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (1.68%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (0.92%) Windows 7
8 6 (0.92%) Windows 8
9 4 (0.61%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.46%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 208 (31.85%) E-Commerce
1 208 (31.85%) MVC
2 190 (29.10%) Agile Software Development
3 139 (21.29%) DevOps
4 137 (20.98%) Content Management
5 134 (20.52%) CRM
5 134 (20.52%) SEO
6 129 (19.75%) Web Development
7 116 (17.76%) Microservices
8 107 (16.39%) Full Stack Development
9 105 (16.08%) Project Delivery
10 97 (14.85%) Front End Development
11 89 (13.63%) Web Application Development
12 82 (12.56%) Unit Testing
13 78 (11.94%) Analytics
13 78 (11.94%) Scrum
14 73 (11.18%) Data Privacy
14 73 (11.18%) Problem-Solving
15 67 (10.26%) B2B
16 64 (9.80%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 275 (42.11%) JavaScript
2 199 (30.47%) C#
3 157 (24.04%) SQL
4 95 (14.55%) PHP
5 45 (6.89%) Java
6 40 (6.13%) Python
7 36 (5.51%) TypeScript
8 23 (3.52%) ES6
9 18 (2.76%) PL/1
10 13 (1.99%) PowerShell
11 5 (0.77%) C
11 5 (0.77%) R
12 4 (0.61%) Apple Swift
12 4 (0.61%) Bash Shell
12 4 (0.61%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.61%) Rust
12 4 (0.61%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.46%) C++
13 3 (0.46%) PyPy
14 2 (0.31%) JSX
Qualifications
1 55 (8.42%) Degree
2 23 (3.52%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (3.37%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (0.61%) CTC Cleared
4 4 (0.61%) Security Cleared
5 2 (0.31%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (13.63%) Accessibility
2 31 (4.75%) QA
3 10 (1.53%) COBIT
4 5 (0.77%) WCAG
5 4 (0.61%) PMO
6 2 (0.31%) CDISC
6 2 (0.31%) Good Clinical Practice
6 2 (0.31%) GxP
6 2 (0.31%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.15%) GDPR
System Software
1 57 (8.73%) Docker
2 20 (3.06%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (1.68%) vSphere
4 1 (0.15%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 23 (3.52%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (1.53%) OpenView
3 10 (1.53%) OVSD
3 10 (1.53%) SCCM
3 10 (1.53%) SCOM
4 4 (0.61%) Terraform
5 2 (0.31%) Consul
5 2 (0.31%) Docker Swarm
5 2 (0.31%) Packer
5 2 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 149 (22.82%) Microsoft
2 128 (19.60%) Sitecore
3 76 (11.64%) Google
4 64 (9.80%) Adobe
5 30 (4.59%) Elastic Path
6 25 (3.83%) Optimizely
7 20 (3.06%) Rackspace
7 20 (3.06%) Spotify
8 19 (2.91%) Salesforce.com
9 15 (2.30%) Facebook
9 15 (2.30%) hybris
9 15 (2.30%) Instagram
9 15 (2.30%) Twitter
10 14 (2.14%) Remedy
11 11 (1.68%) Palo Alto
11 11 (1.68%) Sage
11 11 (1.68%) Sophos
11 11 (1.68%) VMware
12 10 (1.53%) ServiceNow
12 10 (1.53%) WooCommerce