Content Writing Contract Job Trends in Central London

Content Writing
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Content Writing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 129 135
Rank change year-on-year -8 +6 -
Contract jobs citing Content Writing 2 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.082% 0.050% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.095% 0.054% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £390 - -
25th Percentile £413 - £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £500
75th Percentile £538 - £525
90th Percentile £560 - -
London median daily rate £425 £466 £425
% change year-on-year -8.74% +9.65% +3.03%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

Content Writing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,101 1,857 2,226
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 85.83% 92.90% 90.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,427 1,200 1,578
10th Percentile £356 £363 £350
25th Percentile £450 £456 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £574 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.14% +4.32% -8.33%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 24 27
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £19.52
25th Percentile £19.48 £22.75 £22.25
Median hourly rate £26.11 £29.07 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year -10.18% +4.53% -20.54%
75th Percentile £42.65 £43.97 £36.50
90th Percentile £59.48 £50.75 £56.15
London median hourly rate £35.50 £34.25 £28.50
% change year-on-year +3.65% +20.18% -25.25%

Content Writing
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Content Writing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Content Writing job vacancy trend in Central London

Content Writing
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Content Writing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Content Writing

Content Writing
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Content Writing in Central London over the 6 months to 30 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Content Writing in Central London

Content Writing
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Content Writing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Content Writing

Content Writing
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Content Writing within the Central London region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London -13 2 £475 - 1
Content Writing
London

Content Writing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Content Designer
1 1 (50.00%) Content Strategist
1 1 (50.00%) Designer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Content Designer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Designer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior UX Designer
1 1 (50.00%) SEO Executive
1 1 (50.00%) UX Designer
1 1 (50.00%) UX Strategist
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Content Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Document Management
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) SEO
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
2 1 (50.00%) Web Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow Management
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Ahrefs
1 1 (50.00%) Apple
1 1 (50.00%) Google