Content Editor Job Trends

Content Editor
UK

The median Content Editor salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 679 635 861
Rank change year-on-year -44 +226 +139
Permanent jobs requiring a Content Editor 16 2 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.020% 0.005% 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% 0.005% 0.008%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 4
10th Percentile £45,000 - £26,393
25th Percentile - £32,500 £26,606
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £35,000 £32,378
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% +8.10% -3.35%
75th Percentile - £37,500 £37,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 - £27,500

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 73,166 36,757 84,704
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.18% 89.95% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 46,994 23,163 63,811
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,550
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £72,433
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -4.76%

Content Editor
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Content Editor' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Content Editor job vacancy trend in the UK

Content Editor
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Content Editor job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Content Editor job vacancies in the UK

Content Editor
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Content Editor over the 6 months to 1 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Content Editor in the UK

Content Editor
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Content Editor within the UK over the 6 months to 1 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -34 16 £50,000 +42.86%
UK excluding London -53 15 £50,000 -
South West - 8 £50,000 -
West Midlands - 4 - -
Midlands - 4 - -
North of England - 3 - -
Yorkshire - 3 - -
London -11 1 £30,000 -14.29%

Content Editor Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 April 2026, Content Editor job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Content Editor in the job title.

1 9 (56.25%) Accessibility
1 9 (56.25%) CMS
2 8 (50.00%) B2C
2 8 (50.00%) User Experience
3 1 (6.25%) Analytics
3 1 (6.25%) Content Management
3 1 (6.25%) Google
3 1 (6.25%) Google Analytics
3 1 (6.25%) SEO
3 1 (6.25%) Web Accessibility

Content Editor Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 9 (56.25%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) Google Analytics
General
1 3 (18.75%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) EPoS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) B2C
1 8 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (6.25%) Analytics
2 1 (6.25%) Content Management
2 1 (6.25%) SEO
2 1 (6.25%) Web Accessibility
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (56.25%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (6.25%) Google