CMS Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Content Management System (CMS)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring CMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 57 77
Rank change year-on-year -4 +20 +38
Contract jobs citing CMS 3 20 15
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.49% 2.53% 1.51%
As % of the Application Platforms category 5.45% 22.47% 13.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 11 10
10th Percentile - £231 £115
25th Percentile - £328 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £164
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +144.13% -34.98%
75th Percentile - £488 £394
90th Percentile - - £455
Scotland median daily rate £450 £400 £438
% change year-on-year +12.50% -8.57% +59.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £14.34 -
Scotland median hourly rate - £14.34 -

All Application Platform Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 55 89 109
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 9.02% 11.25% 10.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 45 72
10th Percentile £421 £149 £164
25th Percentile £450 £228 £259
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £400 £438
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -8.57% -4.99%
75th Percentile £528 £494 £526
90th Percentile £583 £541 £625
Scotland median daily rate £450 £438 £500
% change year-on-year +2.86% -12.50% +6.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 1
10th Percentile £55.13 £15.44 -
25th Percentile £57.19 £18.14 £57.50
Median hourly rate £63.75 £22.23 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +186.74% -62.95% +202.27%
75th Percentile £69.69 £24.18 £62.50
90th Percentile £71.38 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £57.50 £22.23 £45.00
% change year-on-year +158.63% -50.59% +153.95%

CMS
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CMS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

CMS job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

CMS
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing CMS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing CMS

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Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing CMS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing CMS

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 (33.33%) Umbraco
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Audio Visual Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Digital Signage
1 1 (33.33%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Content Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
2 1 (33.33%) Content Development
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Optimisation
2 1 (33.33%) Personalization
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (33.33%) Product Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Time Management
2 1 (33.33%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Servers
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Optimizely