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 28 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 329 262 317
Rank change year-on-year -67 +55 +13
Permanent jobs citing CMS 130 178 218
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.59% 1.08% 0.81%
As % of the Application Platforms category 9.59% 9.82% 6.62%
Number of salaries quoted 79 100 198
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £27,950
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,506 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.25% +5.57% -19.64%
75th Percentile £61,250 £72,500 £64,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,625 £68,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £47,512 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.24% +5.58% -18.18%

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 1,356 1,813 3,292
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.19% 11.02% 12.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,048 1,186 2,537
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,250 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% -5.28% +2.50%
75th Percentile £70,250 £90,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £122,500 £142,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.87% +2.26% -4.81%

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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 28 July 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 26 (20.00%) Confluence
2 20 (15.38%) WordPress
3 17 (13.08%) Umbraco
4 8 (6.15%) Drupal
5 6 (4.62%) Headless CMS
5 6 (4.62%) SharePoint
6 4 (3.08%) EPiServer
6 4 (3.08%) Sitecore CMS
7 3 (2.31%) DNN
7 3 (2.31%) Immediacy CMS
7 3 (2.31%) Kentico
7 3 (2.31%) Sitefinity
8 2 (1.54%) nginx
9 1 (0.77%) ExpressionEngine
Applications
1 5 (3.85%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 5 (3.85%) CorelDRAW
2 3 (2.31%) Trello
3 2 (1.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.77%) InDesign
4 1 (0.77%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (4.62%) Shopify
2 2 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.77%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 28 (21.54%) Figma
2 27 (20.77%) Contentsquare
3 25 (19.23%) Adobe Analytics
4 14 (10.77%) AWS
5 12 (9.23%) Azure
6 11 (8.46%) SaaS
7 8 (6.15%) Google Analytics
8 7 (5.38%) Canva
9 5 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
10 4 (3.08%) DigitalOcean
11 3 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (2.31%) ClickUp
11 3 (2.31%) Contentful
11 3 (2.31%) GCP
11 3 (2.31%) Google Tag Manager
11 3 (2.31%) MailChimp
11 3 (2.31%) Power Platform
12 2 (1.54%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (1.54%) Google Ads
13 1 (0.77%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 25 (19.23%) Broadband
2 1 (0.77%) HTTP
2 1 (0.77%) Intranet
2 1 (0.77%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.38%) MongoDB
2 4 (3.08%) MySQL
3 3 (2.31%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (2.31%) Elasticsearch
3 3 (2.31%) Looker
3 3 (2.31%) NoSQL
3 3 (2.31%) Power BI
3 3 (2.31%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.54%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.77%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 7 (5.38%) JIRA
2 5 (3.85%) Git
3 1 (0.77%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.77%) Claude Code
General
1 65 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 32 (24.62%) Marketing
3 26 (20.00%) Legal
4 25 (19.23%) Games
5 13 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (8.46%) Finance
6 11 (8.46%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (7.69%) Publishing
8 9 (6.92%) Retail
9 7 (5.38%) Manufacturing
10 5 (3.85%) Public Sector
11 4 (3.08%) Advertising
11 4 (3.08%) Analytical Skills
11 4 (3.08%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (2.31%) Local Government
13 2 (1.54%) Multimedia
13 2 (1.54%) Police
14 1 (0.77%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.77%) Law
14 1 (0.77%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 28 (21.54%) Developer
2 23 (17.69%) Senior
3 22 (16.92%) Lead
4 13 (10.00%) Web Developer
5 10 (7.69%) Architect
5 10 (7.69%) Content Manager
5 10 (7.69%) Designer
5 10 (7.69%) Senior Developer
6 8 (6.15%) Content Designer
7 7 (5.38%) CMS Developer
7 7 (5.38%) Marketing Executive
8 6 (4.62%) Full-Stack Developer
9 5 (3.85%) Author
9 5 (3.85%) Digital Content Designer
9 5 (3.85%) Digital Designer
9 5 (3.85%) Senior Designer
9 5 (3.85%) Senior Digital Content Designer
9 5 (3.85%) Senior Digital Designer
9 5 (3.85%) Technical Author
9 5 (3.85%) Web Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (9.23%) HTML
1 12 (9.23%) Node.js
2 11 (8.46%) CSS
3 10 (7.69%) .NET
3 10 (7.69%) React
4 7 (5.38%) Vue
5 6 (4.62%) Laravel
6 5 (3.85%) XML
7 4 (3.08%) AngularJS
7 4 (3.08%) ASP.NET
7 4 (3.08%) ASP.NET Core
7 4 (3.08%) ASP.NET Web API
8 3 (2.31%) .NET Core
8 3 (2.31%) .NET Framework
8 3 (2.31%) Entity Framework
8 3 (2.31%) LoopBack
8 3 (2.31%) Web Services
9 2 (1.54%) CSS3
9 2 (1.54%) HTML5
9 2 (1.54%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 15 (11.54%) Social Media
2 7 (5.38%) Blog
2 7 (5.38%) Web Conferencing
3 6 (4.62%) Graphic Design
3 6 (4.62%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (3.08%) Cloud Native
4 4 (3.08%) Marketing Technology
4 4 (3.08%) Onboarding
4 4 (3.08%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.31%) Greenfield Project
5 3 (2.31%) Podcast
5 3 (2.31%) Tandem
6 2 (1.54%) Algorithms
6 2 (1.54%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.54%) Smart City
7 1 (0.77%) Digital Media
7 1 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.77%) Online Gambling
7 1 (0.77%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.62%) Linux
2 1 (0.77%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (40.77%) User Experience
2 47 (36.15%) SEO
3 46 (35.38%) Analytics
4 42 (32.31%) Agile
5 40 (30.77%) AI
6 39 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 37 (28.46%) Roadmaps
8 36 (27.69%) Customer Experience
9 32 (24.62%) Decision-Making
10 29 (22.31%) Content Strategy
11 28 (21.54%) LLM
11 28 (21.54%) Mentoring
11 28 (21.54%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
12 27 (20.77%) CRM
13 26 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
13 26 (20.00%) Storytelling
14 25 (19.23%) Content Management
14 25 (19.23%) Digital Customer Experience
14 25 (19.23%) Funnel Analysis
14 25 (19.23%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 18 (13.85%) JavaScript
2 11 (8.46%) PHP
3 9 (6.92%) C#
4 7 (5.38%) SQL
5 6 (4.62%) TypeScript
6 3 (2.31%) C
7 2 (1.54%) Java
8 1 (0.77%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (9.23%) Degree
2 8 (6.15%) DBS Check
3 5 (3.85%) HNC
3 5 (3.85%) HND
4 2 (1.54%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.77%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.77%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (37.69%) Accessibility
2 29 (22.31%) WCAG
3 1 (0.77%) GDPR
System Software
1 4 (3.08%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 34 (26.15%) Adobe
2 13 (10.00%) Microsoft
3 12 (9.23%) Google
4 5 (3.85%) Salesforce
5 4 (3.08%) Optimizely
5 4 (3.08%) Sitecore
6 3 (2.31%) Alterian
6 3 (2.31%) Pardot
7 2 (1.54%) Ahrefs
7 2 (1.54%) dotdigital
7 2 (1.54%) Hotjar
7 2 (1.54%) HubSpot
7 2 (1.54%) JDA
7 2 (1.54%) Oracle
7 2 (1.54%) SAP
7 2 (1.54%) Screaming Frog
7 2 (1.54%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.77%) YouTube