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 26 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
26 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 277 217 263
Rank change year-on-year -60 +46 +97
Permanent jobs citing CMS 116 186 349
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.69% 1.44% 1.14%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.97% 10.46% 10.35%
Number of salaries quoted 64 106 333
10th Percentile £34,875 - £29,800
25th Percentile £45,000 £31,250 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -15.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £67,250 £68,750 £64,750
90th Percentile £96,375 £73,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% -12.28%

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 1,057 1,778 3,372
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.27% 13.76% 10.97%
Number of salaries quoted 750 1,305 2,733
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,625 £42,500 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £90,000 £74,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £96,539
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 26 March 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 18 (15.52%) Confluence
2 13 (11.21%) Drupal
3 8 (6.90%) WordPress
4 7 (6.03%) Umbraco
5 6 (5.17%) nginx
6 5 (4.31%) Headless CMS
7 3 (2.59%) SharePoint
8 2 (1.72%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.86%) Strapi
Applications
1 8 (6.90%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 6 (5.17%) Photoshop
3 5 (4.31%) Adobe Illustrator
3 5 (4.31%) Chatbot
4 2 (1.72%) InDesign
5 1 (0.86%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.86%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.86%) MadCap Flare
Business Applications
1 8 (6.90%) Shopify
2 4 (3.45%) Dynamics GP
3 3 (2.59%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.86%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 23 (19.83%) Figma
2 18 (15.52%) Contentsquare
3 17 (14.66%) Adobe Analytics
4 16 (13.79%) AWS
5 12 (10.34%) Azure
6 10 (8.62%) Google Analytics
6 10 (8.62%) SaaS
7 7 (6.03%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (5.17%) GitHub
8 6 (5.17%) Google Tag Manager
8 6 (5.17%) Power Platform
9 5 (4.31%) Kontent
10 4 (3.45%) DigitalOcean
11 3 (2.59%) Canva
11 3 (2.59%) GCP
11 3 (2.59%) Google Ads
11 3 (2.59%) PowerApps
12 2 (1.72%) Miro
12 2 (1.72%) Power Automate
13 1 (0.86%) Typeform
Communications & Networking
1 17 (14.66%) Broadband
2 4 (3.45%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.76%) MySQL
2 5 (4.31%) Power BI
2 5 (4.31%) Relational Database
3 4 (3.45%) MongoDB
4 3 (2.59%) Looker
4 3 (2.59%) Metadata
4 3 (2.59%) NoSQL
5 2 (1.72%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.86%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.86%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (7.76%) Git
2 4 (3.45%) JIRA
2 4 (3.45%) Vite
General
1 44 (37.93%) Social Skills
2 30 (25.86%) Marketing
3 25 (21.55%) Legal
4 17 (14.66%) Games
5 14 (12.07%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (10.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (9.48%) Finance
8 8 (6.90%) Retail
9 7 (6.03%) Law
10 6 (5.17%) Manufacturing
10 6 (5.17%) Public Sector
11 5 (4.31%) Back Office
11 5 (4.31%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (3.45%) Advertising
12 4 (3.45%) Multimedia
12 4 (3.45%) Police
13 3 (2.59%) Local Government
13 3 (2.59%) Publishing
14 2 (1.72%) Brand Awareness
15 1 (0.86%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 23 (19.83%) Developer
2 19 (16.38%) Senior
3 12 (10.34%) Designer
4 11 (9.48%) Architect
5 9 (7.76%) Content Designer
5 9 (7.76%) Lead
5 9 (7.76%) Web Developer
6 7 (6.03%) Analyst
6 7 (6.03%) Business Analyst
6 7 (6.03%) Content Manager
6 7 (6.03%) Marketing Manager
6 7 (6.03%) Solutions Architect
7 6 (5.17%) Digital Content Designer
7 6 (5.17%) Digital Designer
7 6 (5.17%) Full-Stack Developer
8 5 (4.31%) Data Integration Architect
8 5 (4.31%) Product Owner
8 5 (4.31%) Senior Designer
8 5 (4.31%) Senior Digital Content Designer
8 5 (4.31%) Senior Digital Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (18.97%) HTML
2 18 (15.52%) CSS
3 11 (9.48%) React
3 11 (9.48%) Vue
4 10 (8.62%) Node.js
5 9 (7.76%) Laravel
6 6 (5.17%) .NET
6 6 (5.17%) LEMP Stack
6 6 (5.17%) Next.js
7 5 (4.31%) Tailwind CSS
8 4 (3.45%) RESTful
8 4 (3.45%) YAML
9 3 (2.59%) LoopBack
10 2 (1.72%) .NET Framework
10 2 (1.72%) AngularJS
10 2 (1.72%) ASP.NET
10 2 (1.72%) ASP.NET Core
10 2 (1.72%) GraphQL
10 2 (1.72%) Nuxt
10 2 (1.72%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 15 (12.93%) Social Media
2 11 (9.48%) Product Ownership
3 5 (4.31%) Blog
3 5 (4.31%) Cloud Native
3 5 (4.31%) Low-Code
3 5 (4.31%) Smart City
4 4 (3.45%) Mobile App
5 3 (2.59%) Algorithms
5 3 (2.59%) Graphic Design
5 3 (2.59%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.59%) Marketing Technology
5 3 (2.59%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.72%) Digital Media
6 2 (1.72%) Housing Association
6 2 (1.72%) Podcast
7 1 (0.86%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.86%) Sports Betting
7 1 (0.86%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (6.90%) Linux
2 1 (0.86%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (41.38%) Analytics
2 47 (40.52%) User Experience
3 45 (38.79%) SEO
4 37 (31.90%) Agile
5 36 (31.03%) AI
6 30 (25.86%) CRM
7 29 (25.00%) Roadmaps
8 28 (24.14%) Continuous Improvement
9 24 (20.69%) Decision-Making
9 24 (20.69%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 22 (18.97%) Mentoring
11 21 (18.10%) Content Management
12 20 (17.24%) Customer Experience
13 19 (16.38%) Problem-Solving
13 19 (16.38%) Project Management
13 19 (16.38%) Storytelling
14 18 (15.52%) LLM
15 17 (14.66%) Content Strategy
15 17 (14.66%) Digital Customer Experience
15 17 (14.66%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 16 (13.79%) JavaScript
2 10 (8.62%) PHP
2 10 (8.62%) TypeScript
3 4 (3.45%) Bash
3 4 (3.45%) C#
4 3 (2.59%) SQL
5 2 (1.72%) Python
6 1 (0.86%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 13 (11.21%) DBS Check
2 9 (7.76%) Degree
3 5 (4.31%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (37.93%) Accessibility
2 23 (19.83%) WCAG
3 6 (5.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (4.31%) GDPR
4 5 (4.31%) QA
5 1 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.86%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.86%) PERC
System Software
1 9 (7.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (0.86%) Terraform
Vendors
1 29 (25.00%) Adobe
2 15 (12.93%) Google
3 12 (10.34%) Microsoft
3 12 (10.34%) Salesforce
4 6 (5.17%) Pardot
5 4 (3.45%) HubSpot
6 3 (2.59%) Hotjar
6 3 (2.59%) Optimizely
7 2 (1.72%) Ahrefs
7 2 (1.72%) dotdigital
7 2 (1.72%) SAP
7 2 (1.72%) Screaming Frog
7 2 (1.72%) Sitecore
7 2 (1.72%) YouTube
8 1 (0.86%) Dell
8 1 (0.86%) mParticle
8 1 (0.86%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.86%) TOWER Software
8 1 (0.86%) WSO2
8 1 (0.86%) Xero
65 hybrid/remote CMS jobs