Content Management System (CMS)
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring CMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 70 | 68 | 63 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -5 | +30 |
| Contract jobs citing CMS | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 0.30% | 0.43% | 0.87% |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 2.60% | 7.89% | 10.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £441 |
| 25th Percentile | £675 | - | £447 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | - | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +23.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | - | £503 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £509 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £700 | £550 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | +22.22% | -16.28% |
All Application Platform Skills
Birmingham
CMS falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in Birmingham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 77 | 38 | 68 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 11.74% | 5.39% | 8.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 49 | 21 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £180 | £198 |
| 25th Percentile | £361 | £313 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £425 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.76% | -2.86% | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £511 | £525 | £573 |
| 90th Percentile | £589 | - | £682 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £480 | £435 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.34% | +2.35% | -14.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £16.00 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -17.95% | +54.03% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £19.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £27.21 | £43.00 | £18.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.72% | +135.62% | +21.79% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CMS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing CMS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing CMS.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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: