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 24 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
24 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 281 220 281
Rank change year-on-year -61 +61 +77
Permanent jobs citing CMS 128 187 347
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.71% 1.40% 1.07%
As % of the Application Platforms category 11.71% 10.43% 9.59%
Number of salaries quoted 65 95 329
10th Percentile £41,198 £31,250 £28,650
25th Percentile £49,295 £31,375 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £48,831
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -7.85% -12.80%
75th Percentile £67,250 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £105,750 £73,750 £66,250
UK median annual salary £50,588 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +12.42% -5.26% -17.03%

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 1,093 1,793 3,620
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.09% 13.44% 11.14%
Number of salaries quoted 782 1,305 2,821
10th Percentile £31,325 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £107,500
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 24 April 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 28 (21.88%) Confluence
2 14 (10.94%) Drupal
3 10 (7.81%) WordPress
4 8 (6.25%) Umbraco
5 6 (4.69%) nginx
6 4 (3.13%) SharePoint
7 2 (1.56%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.78%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.78%) Strapi
Applications
1 9 (7.03%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 5 (3.91%) Adobe Illustrator
2 5 (3.91%) Photoshop
3 2 (1.56%) Chatbot
3 2 (1.56%) InDesign
3 2 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.78%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.78%) MadCap Flare
4 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (5.47%) Shopify
2 4 (3.13%) Dynamics GP
3 3 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.78%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 29 (22.66%) Figma
2 28 (21.88%) Contentsquare
3 27 (21.09%) Adobe Analytics
4 17 (13.28%) AWS
5 11 (8.59%) Azure
5 11 (8.59%) Google Analytics
6 10 (7.81%) SaaS
7 7 (5.47%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (4.69%) Power Platform
9 5 (3.91%) Google Tag Manager
10 4 (3.13%) Canva
10 4 (3.13%) DigitalOcean
10 4 (3.13%) GitHub
11 3 (2.34%) GCP
11 3 (2.34%) Google Ads
11 3 (2.34%) PowerApps
12 2 (1.56%) Kontent
12 2 (1.56%) Power Automate
13 1 (0.78%) Bloomreach
13 1 (0.78%) Contentstack
Communications & Networking
1 27 (21.09%) Broadband
2 4 (3.13%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.25%) MySQL
2 5 (3.91%) Power BI
3 4 (3.13%) Looker
3 4 (3.13%) MongoDB
4 3 (2.34%) Metadata
4 3 (2.34%) NoSQL
4 3 (2.34%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (7.03%) Git
2 4 (3.13%) Vite
3 2 (1.56%) JIRA
General
1 53 (41.41%) Social Skills
2 35 (27.34%) Legal
3 31 (24.22%) Marketing
4 27 (21.09%) Games
5 13 (10.16%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (10.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (7.03%) Finance
6 9 (7.03%) Retail
7 7 (5.47%) Law
7 7 (5.47%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (4.69%) Manufacturing
8 6 (4.69%) Public Sector
9 5 (3.91%) Back Office
10 4 (3.13%) Multimedia
10 4 (3.13%) Police
10 4 (3.13%) Publishing
11 3 (2.34%) Advertising
11 3 (2.34%) Local Government
12 2 (1.56%) Brand Awareness
12 2 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 24 (18.75%) Senior
2 23 (17.97%) Developer
3 14 (10.94%) Lead
4 13 (10.16%) Architect
5 12 (9.38%) Designer
6 11 (8.59%) Content Designer
7 10 (7.81%) Content Manager
7 10 (7.81%) Web Developer
8 8 (6.25%) Digital Content Designer
8 8 (6.25%) Digital Designer
9 7 (5.47%) Analyst
9 7 (5.47%) Business Analyst
9 7 (5.47%) Marketing Manager
9 7 (5.47%) Senior Content Designer
9 7 (5.47%) Senior Designer
9 7 (5.47%) Senior Digital Content Designer
9 7 (5.47%) Senior Digital Designer
9 7 (5.47%) Solutions Architect
9 7 (5.47%) Web Manager
10 6 (4.69%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (12.50%) HTML
2 13 (10.16%) CSS
3 11 (8.59%) Vue
4 10 (7.81%) Node.js
5 9 (7.03%) .NET
5 9 (7.03%) Laravel
5 9 (7.03%) React
6 6 (4.69%) LEMP Stack
7 4 (3.13%) Next.js
7 4 (3.13%) RESTful
7 4 (3.13%) Tailwind CSS
7 4 (3.13%) YAML
8 3 (2.34%) LoopBack
8 3 (2.34%) Web Services
9 2 (1.56%) .NET Framework
9 2 (1.56%) AngularJS
9 2 (1.56%) ASP.NET
9 2 (1.56%) ASP.NET Core
9 2 (1.56%) Nuxt
9 2 (1.56%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 16 (12.50%) Social Media
2 11 (8.59%) Product Ownership
3 6 (4.69%) Blog
4 5 (3.91%) Cloud Native
4 5 (3.91%) Smart City
5 4 (3.13%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.34%) Algorithms
6 3 (2.34%) Graphic Design
6 3 (2.34%) Marketing Technology
7 2 (1.56%) Digital Media
7 2 (1.56%) Housing Association
7 2 (1.56%) Low-Code
7 2 (1.56%) Podcast
7 2 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.78%) Freedom of Information
8 1 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.78%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.78%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.78%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 10 (7.81%) Linux
2 1 (0.78%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (45.31%) User Experience
2 56 (43.75%) Analytics
3 52 (40.63%) SEO
4 48 (37.50%) Agile
5 47 (36.72%) AI
6 42 (32.81%) Continuous Improvement
7 41 (32.03%) Roadmaps
8 37 (28.91%) Decision-Making
9 34 (26.56%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 32 (25.00%) Mentoring
11 30 (23.44%) Customer Experience
11 30 (23.44%) LLM
11 30 (23.44%) Storytelling
12 28 (21.88%) Content Strategy
13 27 (21.09%) CRM
13 27 (21.09%) Digital Customer Experience
13 27 (21.09%) Product Roadmap
14 26 (20.31%) Performance Metrics
15 25 (19.53%) Funnel Analysis
16 20 (15.63%) Content Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (9.38%) JavaScript
2 9 (7.03%) PHP
3 8 (6.25%) TypeScript
4 7 (5.47%) C#
5 6 (4.69%) SQL
6 4 (3.13%) Bash
7 2 (1.56%) Java
7 2 (1.56%) Python
8 1 (0.78%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 13 (10.16%) DBS Check
2 11 (8.59%) Degree
3 5 (3.91%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (42.97%) Accessibility
2 32 (25.00%) WCAG
3 6 (4.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (3.91%) QA
5 3 (2.34%) GDPR
6 1 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.78%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (7.03%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (0.78%) Terraform
Vendors
1 39 (30.47%) Adobe
2 16 (12.50%) Google
3 13 (10.16%) Microsoft
4 9 (7.03%) Salesforce
5 6 (4.69%) Pardot
6 3 (2.34%) Hotjar
6 3 (2.34%) HubSpot
7 2 (1.56%) Ahrefs
7 2 (1.56%) dotdigital
7 2 (1.56%) JDA
7 2 (1.56%) Oracle
7 2 (1.56%) SAP
7 2 (1.56%) Screaming Frog
7 2 (1.56%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.56%) YouTube
8 1 (0.78%) Braze
8 1 (0.78%) Dell
8 1 (0.78%) mParticle
8 1 (0.78%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.78%) TOWER Software
53 hybrid/remote CMS jobs