Content Manager Contracts in the City of London

Content Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Content Manager daily rate in the City of London is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 128 160
Rank change year-on-year -1 +32 +31
Contract jobs requiring a Content Manager 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.053% 0.049% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.057% 0.051% 0.032%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £350
Median % change year-on-year - - +40.00%
75th Percentile £488 - £363
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £475 - £350
% change year-on-year - - +40.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,766 1,952 3,133
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.59% 94.85% 94.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,151 1,317 2,139
10th Percentile £333 £363 £330
25th Percentile £425 £463 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +5.26%
75th Percentile £680 £688 £725
90th Percentile £775 £788 £825
Central London median daily rate £550 £565 £600
% change year-on-year -2.65% -5.83% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 13 12
10th Percentile £18.06 £20.28 £14.42
25th Percentile £24.66 £22.00 £20.09
Median hourly rate £31.00 £27.00 £37.42
Median % change year-on-year +14.81% -27.84% -11.96%
75th Percentile £60.25 £92.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £84.11 £137.50 £82.25
Central London median hourly rate £29.07 £30.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -3.10% -14.29% -15.66%

Content Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Content Manager in the City of London

Content Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Content Manager in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Content Manager in the City of London

Content Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Content Manager in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend for Content Manager in the City of London

Content Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, 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 City of London region featuring Content Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Blog
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) WordPress
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Brand Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Integrated Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility

Content Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
General
1 1 (100.00%) Brand Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Blog
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Integrated Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 1 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google