CMS Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Content Management System (CMS)
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring CMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 122 | 105 | 98 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | -7 | +25 |
| Contract jobs citing CMS | 19 | 17 | 30 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 0.89% | 1.00% | 1.42% |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 9.13% | 8.76% | 12.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £361 | £347 | £239 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £395 | £288 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £425 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.53% | +6.25% | -19.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £574 | £539 | £544 |
| 90th Percentile | £631 | £550 | £573 |
| Central London median daily rate | £488 | £418 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.77% | +4.38% | -19.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.57 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.67 | - | £112.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.83 | - | £125.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £23.00 | - | £137.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.09 | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £22.83 | - | £125.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +557.89% |
All Application Platform Skills
City of London
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 the City of London.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 208 | 194 | 247 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 9.77% | 11.45% | 11.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 150 | 133 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £276 | £265 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £395 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £516 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.67% | - | -1.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £588 | £633 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £685 | £762 |
| Central London median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.90 | £63.75 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.88 | £67.50 | £112.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £75.00 | £125.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -70.00% | -40.00% | +557.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.83 | £82.50 | £137.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.03 | £86.25 | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £29.49 | £75.00 | £80.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -60.68% | -6.25% | +321.05% |
CMS Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CMS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
CMS Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing CMS.
CMS Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CMS in the City of London over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
CMS Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing CMS.
CMS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Application Platforms
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WordPress | 15.8% | 3 |
| 2 | Adobe Experience Manager | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2 | Drupal | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2 | Umbraco | 10.5% | 2 |
| 5 | Confluence | 5.3% | 1 |
| 5 | Headless CMS | 5.3% | 1 |
| 5 | SharePoint | 5.3% | 1 |