Digital Content Manager Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Digital Content Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Digital Content Manager daily rate in Edinburgh is £188, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
10 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - 75
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Digital Content Manager 3 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.47% - 0.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% - 0.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile £187 - -
25th Percentile £187 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £188 - £178
75th Percentile - - £179
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £188 - £178

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 579 569 818
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.47% 93.74% 95.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 291 326 479
10th Percentile £234 £199 £181
25th Percentile £410 £390 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £460 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% -3.16% -
75th Percentile £575 £538 £575
90th Percentile £675 £638 £650
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 19 50
10th Percentile £19.70 £20.86 £16.00
25th Percentile - £21.61 £16.81
Median hourly rate £50.00 £24.18 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +106.78% -59.70% +182.22%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.42 £62.25
90th Percentile £81.24 £29.56 £66.10
Scotland median hourly rate £22.00 £22.00 £40.94
% change year-on-year - -46.26% +88.92%

Digital Content Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Digital Content Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Digital Content Manager job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Digital Content Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital Content Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital Content Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh

Digital Content Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 10 March 2026, Digital Content Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Digital Content Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) CMS
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Content Management
1 3 (100.00%) Disclosure Scotland
1 3 (100.00%) Drupal
1 3 (100.00%) Google
1 3 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Intranet
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Content Management
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel

Digital Content Manager Skill Set
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 3 (100.00%) CMS
1 3 (100.00%) Drupal
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Google Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Intranet
General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Content Management
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Content Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Google
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft