Content Editor
UK
The median Content Editor salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 700 | 909 | 895 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +209 | -14 | +387 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Content Editor | 40 | 5 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.067% | 0.005% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.075% | 0.005% | 0.002% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26,298 | £30,775 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £26,369 | £31,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £27,628 | £32,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.69% | -15.64% | -14.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £37,500 | £28,776 | £34,688 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £28,782 | £35,325 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £27,500 | £31,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -11.29% | +26.53% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 53,510 | 101,343 | 81,087 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.90% | 94.83% | 91.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,131 | 71,360 | 54,483 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,740 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £38,750 | £44,186 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
Content Editor
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Content Editor in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Content Editor
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Content Editor.
Content Editor
Top 15 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 5 July 2025. 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 |
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| Work from Home | +148 | 35 | - | - | 13 |
| UK excluding London | +202 | 33 | - | - | 6 |
| England | +179 | 26 | - | - | 18 |
| North of England | - | 12 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | +97 | 7 | - | - | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | - | - | |
| South East | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 3 | - | - | |
| North West | - | 3 | - | - | |
| London | +98 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| Wales | +38 | 1 | - | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Content Editor Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, Content Editor job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Content Editor in the job title.
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Content Editor Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: