Content Manager Contracts in Scotland

Content Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Content Manager daily rate in Scotland is £355 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 118 166 167
Rank change year-on-year +48 +1 -
Contract jobs requiring a Content Manager 14 1 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.63% 0.035% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.037% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 1 3
10th Percentile £178 - £273
25th Percentile £179 - £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £355 £250 £325
Median % change year-on-year +42.00% -23.08% -
75th Percentile £388 - £344
90th Percentile £466 - £348
UK median daily rate £300 £325 £380
% change year-on-year -7.69% -14.47% +8.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 2,108 2,707 3,399
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 95.12% 96.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,292 1,944 2,410
10th Percentile £200 £250 £212
25th Percentile £377 £403 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £460
Median % change year-on-year - +3.26% +8.24%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £545
90th Percentile £663 £650 £623
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 44 55
10th Percentile £12.50 £12.86 £12.35
25th Percentile £16.25 £17.72 £17.50
Median hourly rate £35.00 £29.43 £25.82
Median % change year-on-year +18.93% +14.00% -35.46%
75th Percentile £60.38 £61.16 £47.98
90th Percentile £66.00 £67.50 £54.09
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -21.11% +95.65% +0.94%

Content Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Content Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Content Manager in Scotland

Content Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Content Manager in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Content Manager in Scotland

Content Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Content Manager in Scotland over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Content Manager in Scotland

Content Manager
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Content Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +33 5 £178 -28.80%
Glasgow - 3 £350 - 1
Content Manager
UK

Content Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Content Manager contract 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 contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Content Manager in the job title.

1 13 (92.86%) Intranet
2 11 (78.57%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (64.29%) SharePoint
3 9 (64.29%) Video Editing
3 9 (64.29%) Slack
3 9 (64.29%) Canva
3 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
4 8 (57.14%) Copywriting
4 8 (57.14%) Wireframes
4 8 (57.14%) Photoshop
4 8 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
5 7 (50.00%) Project Management
5 7 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
5 7 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (35.71%) CMS
6 5 (35.71%) Content Management
6 5 (35.71%) Digital Content Management
7 4 (28.57%) Public Sector
7 4 (28.57%) Channel Management
8 3 (21.43%) Logistics
8 3 (21.43%) Content Development
8 3 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (21.43%) Infographics
9 2 (14.29%) Digital Strategy
9 2 (14.29%) Thought Leadership
9 2 (14.29%) PMO
9 2 (14.29%) Degree
9 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
9 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
9 2 (14.29%) Microsoft

Content Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 9 (64.29%) SharePoint
2 5 (35.71%) CMS
3 1 (7.14%) Drupal
Applications
1 8 (57.14%) Photoshop
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 11 (78.57%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (64.29%) Canva
2 9 (64.29%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 13 (92.86%) Intranet
General
1 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
2 7 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
2 7 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (28.57%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 9 (64.29%) Video Editing
2 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Copywriting
1 8 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
1 8 (57.14%) Wireframes
2 7 (50.00%) Project Management
3 5 (35.71%) Content Management
3 5 (35.71%) Digital Content Management
4 4 (28.57%) Channel Management
5 3 (21.43%) Content Development
5 3 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (21.43%) Infographics
5 3 (21.43%) Logistics
6 2 (14.29%) Digital Strategy
6 2 (14.29%) Thought Leadership
7 1 (7.14%) Self-Awareness
7 1 (7.14%) Storytelling
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) PMO
2 1 (7.14%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft