Content Editor Job Trends

Content Editor
UK

As of 14 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Content Editor salary in the UK.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 497 697 719
Rank change year-on-year +200 +22 +291
Permanent jobs requiring a Content Editor 157 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.26% 0.004% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% 0.004% 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £32,500 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £35,000 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.41% +5.71%
75th Percentile - £37,500 £37,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

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 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

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
Top 16 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 14 January 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
Work from Home +216 155 - -
UK excluding London +200 144 - - 1
England +167 106 - - 1
North of England - 34 - -
Midlands - 32 - - 1
Scotland +32 26 - -
South East - 24 - -
South West - 19 - -
Yorkshire - 17 - -
East Midlands - 16 - -
West Midlands - 16 - - 1
Wales - 15 - -
North West - 10 - -
North East - 7 - -
London +56 3 - -
East of England - 2 - -

Content Editor Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 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.

1 155 (98.73%) AI
1 155 (98.73%) Chatbot
1 155 (98.73%) Conversational UI
1 155 (98.73%) Degree
1 155 (98.73%) PayPal
2 140 (89.17%) Content Writing

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:

Applications
1 155 (98.73%) Chatbot
General
1 2 (1.27%) Marketing
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (98.73%) AI
1 155 (98.73%) Conversational UI
2 140 (89.17%) Content Writing
Qualifications
1 155 (98.73%) Degree
Vendors
1 155 (98.73%) PayPal