Content Management System (CMS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited CMS over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 357 383 306
Rank change year-on-year +26 -77 -61
Permanent jobs citing CMS 772 867 2,077
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.78% 0.86% 1.32%
As % of the Application Platforms category 7.21% 7.50% 9.48%
Number of salaries quoted 678 655 990
10th Percentile £27,750 £35,069 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,102 £35,656
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £56,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.18% +12.00% -
75th Percentile £64,750 £71,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,772 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% -10.53%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

CMS is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 10,708 11,567 21,903
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.80% 11.41% 13.96%
Number of salaries quoted 7,116 7,728 11,580
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £54,653
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +0.64% +4.10%
75th Percentile £68,750 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £94,375 £96,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -

CMS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CMS in the UK

CMS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CMS.

Salary trend for CMS in the UK

CMS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CMS over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CMS in the UK

CMS
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CMS within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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 +46 712 £47,500 -16.67% 233
UK excluding London +48 522 £45,000 -10.00% 159
Work from Home +71 343 £50,000 -10.71% 147
London +16 220 £51,000 -21.54% 80
South East -28 170 £52,500 +5.00% 43
North of England +100 127 £44,000 -12.00% 48
North West +53 73 £42,500 -15.00% 24
South West -11 70 £61,500 +36.67% 12
Midlands +23 66 £42,500 +9.68% 36
East of England +26 54 £42,500 -37.04% 12
Yorkshire +109 49 £55,000 +25.00% 20
West Midlands +28 33 £37,500 -16.67% 19
East Midlands +1 33 £42,500 +22.00% 17
Scotland -59 14 £60,000 +9.09% 7
Northern Ireland +35 11 £33,500 -4.29% 3
Wales +6 10 £31,250 -48.98% 2
North East -15 5 £59,402 +18.80% 4
Channel Islands - 1 £57,500 -

CMS
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:

Application Platforms
1 134 (17.36%) WordPress
2 122 (15.80%) Umbraco
3 74 (9.59%) Sitecore CMS
4 66 (8.55%) Drupal
5 59 (7.64%) Kentico
6 57 (7.38%) Headless CMS
7 46 (5.96%) IIS
8 23 (2.98%) SharePoint
9 19 (2.46%) EPiServer
10 17 (2.20%) Apache
11 15 (1.94%) nginx
12 13 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
13 10 (1.30%) Joomla!
14 9 (1.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
14 9 (1.17%) Apache Solr
15 6 (0.78%) DNN
15 6 (0.78%) Immediacy CMS
15 6 (0.78%) Sitefinity
16 5 (0.65%) Skype for Business
17 4 (0.52%) Magnolia
Applications
1 55 (7.12%) Photoshop
2 43 (5.57%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (2.85%) Microsoft Excel
4 17 (2.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 14 (1.81%) Adobe Illustrator
6 9 (1.17%) InDesign
6 9 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 8 (1.04%) MS Visio
8 7 (0.91%) Spreadsheet
9 6 (0.78%) Trello
10 5 (0.65%) Acrobat
11 4 (0.52%) Adobe Premiere
11 4 (0.52%) Adobe XD
11 4 (0.52%) Maya
12 2 (0.26%) Windchill
13 1 (0.13%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 27 (3.50%) SDL Web 8
2 24 (3.11%) Shopify
3 21 (2.72%) Magento
4 7 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.65%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.13%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.13%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.13%) SAP Hybris
6 1 (0.13%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 141 (18.26%) Azure
2 94 (12.18%) AWS
3 67 (8.68%) Azure DevOps
4 56 (7.25%) Google Analytics
5 41 (5.31%) Kontent
6 29 (3.76%) GitHub
7 26 (3.37%) Microsoft 365
8 21 (2.72%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 17 (2.20%) SaaS
10 14 (1.81%) Canva
10 14 (1.81%) NuGet
10 14 (1.81%) Power Platform
11 13 (1.68%) Figma
12 12 (1.55%) PaaS
13 10 (1.30%) Google Tag Manager
14 9 (1.17%) Cloud Computing
14 9 (1.17%) npm
15 7 (0.91%) Basecamp
15 7 (0.91%) OneDrive
16 6 (0.78%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 36 (4.66%) DNS
2 18 (2.33%) Firewall
3 16 (2.07%) Internet
3 16 (2.07%) Intranet
4 13 (1.68%) SSL
5 9 (1.17%) Extranet
5 9 (1.17%) WAN
6 8 (1.04%) MPLS
6 8 (1.04%) SD-WAN
7 5 (0.65%) NAS
7 5 (0.65%) SAN
7 5 (0.65%) Skype
7 5 (0.65%) VoIP
8 2 (0.26%) Multicast
8 2 (0.26%) SNA
8 2 (0.26%) VPN
9 1 (0.13%) FTP
9 1 (0.13%) HTTP
9 1 (0.13%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (0.13%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (14.38%) SQL Server
2 48 (6.22%) MySQL
3 11 (1.42%) MongoDB
3 11 (1.42%) Power BI
4 10 (1.30%) Elasticsearch
4 10 (1.30%) NoSQL
5 8 (1.04%) MariaDB
6 6 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (0.78%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.52%) MS Access
8 4 (0.52%) Redis
9 3 (0.39%) Tableau
10 2 (0.26%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.26%) DB2
10 2 (0.26%) DTS
10 2 (0.26%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.26%) Looker
10 2 (0.26%) Metadata
10 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 143 (18.52%) Git
2 50 (6.48%) JIRA
3 39 (5.05%) Visual Studio
4 29 (3.76%) Moq
5 27 (3.50%) NUnit
5 27 (3.50%) TeamCity
6 17 (2.20%) Octopus Deploy
7 15 (1.94%) GitLab
7 15 (1.94%) Jenkins
8 14 (1.81%) git-flow
8 14 (1.81%) Sourcetree
8 14 (1.81%) SpecFlow
9 11 (1.42%) webpack
10 8 (1.04%) Team Foundation Server
11 5 (0.65%) gulp
12 3 (0.39%) Grunt
12 3 (0.39%) Selenium
12 3 (0.39%) WiX
13 2 (0.26%) Bower
13 2 (0.26%) WebDriver
General
1 230 (29.79%) Marketing
2 203 (26.30%) Social Skills
3 64 (8.29%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (7.64%) Finance
5 43 (5.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (4.92%) Organisational Skills
6 38 (4.92%) Retail
7 32 (4.15%) Legal
8 25 (3.24%) Publishing
9 17 (2.20%) Law
10 15 (1.94%) Advertising
11 14 (1.81%) Public Sector
12 13 (1.68%) Automotive
13 8 (1.04%) Multimedia
14 7 (0.91%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.78%) Brand Awareness
15 6 (0.78%) Games
15 6 (0.78%) Telecoms
16 5 (0.65%) Local Government
16 5 (0.65%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 348 (45.08%) Developer
2 151 (19.56%) Senior
3 110 (14.25%) Senior Developer
4 103 (13.34%) .NET Developer
5 73 (9.46%) Web Developer
6 71 (9.20%) CMS Developer
7 70 (9.07%) C# Developer
8 64 (8.29%) Applications Developer
9 63 (8.16%) .NET Applications Developer
9 63 (8.16%) Senior C# Developer
10 61 (7.90%) Project Manager
11 59 (7.64%) Full Stack Developer
11 59 (7.64%) Lead
12 58 (7.51%) Senior .NET Developer
13 54 (6.99%) C# .NET Developer
14 49 (6.35%) Senior C# .NET Developer
15 48 (6.22%) ASP.NET Developer
15 48 (6.22%) C# Application Developer
15 48 (6.22%) C# ASP.NET Developer
16 47 (6.09%) Senior Applications Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 236 (30.57%) HTML
2 229 (29.66%) CSS
3 227 (29.40%) .NET
4 150 (19.43%) ASP.NET
5 149 (19.30%) React
6 122 (15.80%) .NET Framework
7 82 (10.62%) .NET Core
8 81 (10.49%) ASP.NET MVC
9 78 (10.10%) RESTful
10 66 (8.55%) jQuery
11 55 (7.12%) Web Services
12 51 (6.61%) Entity Framework
12 51 (6.61%) Next.js
13 49 (6.35%) Node.js
14 47 (6.09%) Vue
15 46 (5.96%) SOAP
16 43 (5.57%) XML
17 39 (5.05%) REST
18 36 (4.66%) AngularJS
19 33 (4.27%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 66 (8.55%) Social Media
2 55 (7.12%) Self-Motivation
3 34 (4.40%) Greenfield Project
4 30 (3.89%) Blog
5 27 (3.50%) Legacy Code
5 27 (3.50%) Management Information System
6 26 (3.37%) Digital Signage
7 24 (3.11%) Graphic Design
8 23 (2.98%) Mobile App
9 16 (2.07%) Video Editing
10 12 (1.55%) Marketing Technology
10 12 (1.55%) Product Ownership
11 11 (1.42%) Client/Server
12 9 (1.17%) e-Learning
13 8 (1.04%) Operational Technology
14 7 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
15 6 (0.78%) Cloud Native
15 6 (0.78%) Educational Technology
15 6 (0.78%) NHS
15 6 (0.78%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 47 (6.09%) Windows
2 22 (2.85%) Android
3 17 (2.20%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.55%) Windows 10
5 11 (1.42%) Apple iOS
6 9 (1.17%) Linux
7 5 (0.65%) VMS
8 3 (0.39%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 220 (28.50%) Content Management
2 191 (24.74%) Web Development
3 169 (21.89%) E-Commerce
4 149 (19.30%) DevOps
5 147 (19.04%) Problem-Solving
6 135 (17.49%) MVC
7 130 (16.84%) Agile
8 127 (16.45%) CRM
9 105 (13.60%) Project Management
10 100 (12.95%) Full Stack Development
11 94 (12.18%) SEO
12 91 (11.79%) User Experience
13 88 (11.40%) Project Delivery
14 85 (11.01%) Analytics
15 73 (9.46%) Front End Development
16 60 (7.77%) Digital Marketing
17 58 (7.51%) Scrum
18 49 (6.35%) Customer Service
19 46 (5.96%) Data Privacy
19 46 (5.96%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 274 (35.49%) JavaScript
2 186 (24.09%) C#
3 132 (17.10%) SQL
4 115 (14.90%) PHP
5 48 (6.22%) T-SQL
6 33 (4.27%) TypeScript
7 30 (3.89%) XPath
8 17 (2.20%) Python
9 14 (1.81%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.04%) C
11 7 (0.91%) Java
12 5 (0.65%) Bash
13 3 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.26%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.26%) C++
14 2 (0.26%) Go
14 2 (0.26%) JSX
14 2 (0.26%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.26%) VB
14 2 (0.26%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 110 (14.25%) Degree
2 17 (2.20%) Security Cleared
3 15 (1.94%) SC Cleared
4 13 (1.68%) DV Cleared
5 10 (1.30%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (0.91%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (0.91%) HND
7 5 (0.65%) CCNA
7 5 (0.65%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (0.65%) MCSE
8 3 (0.39%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.26%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.26%) ISEB
9 2 (0.26%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.26%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.26%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.13%) A+ Certification
10 1 (0.13%) MCP
10 1 (0.13%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (5.18%) QA
2 34 (4.40%) Accessibility
3 17 (2.20%) GDPR
4 10 (1.30%) SLA
5 8 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.52%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.39%) ISO 9000
7 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.39%) WCAG
8 2 (0.26%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 42 (5.44%) Docker
2 17 (2.20%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.04%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.13%) Firmware
4 1 (0.13%) Varnish
4 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (1.68%) SCOM
2 10 (1.30%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.26%) cPanel
3 2 (0.26%) Plesk
3 2 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.26%) Terraform
4 1 (0.13%) Kibana
4 1 (0.13%) TeamSite
4 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 149 (19.30%) Microsoft
2 82 (10.62%) Adobe
3 74 (9.59%) Google
3 74 (9.59%) Sitecore
4 47 (6.09%) Optimizely
5 17 (2.20%) WooCommerce
6 16 (2.07%) HP
7 14 (1.81%) Cognizant
7 14 (1.81%) Instagram
7 14 (1.81%) ServiceNow
8 13 (1.68%) Dynatrace
8 13 (1.68%) Riverbed
8 13 (1.68%) Salesforce
9 12 (1.55%) Marketo
10 8 (1.04%) Facebook
10 8 (1.04%) Meraki
11 7 (0.91%) Apple
11 7 (0.91%) HubSpot
12 6 (0.78%) Alterian
12 6 (0.78%) SAP