Content Management Contract Job Trends in England

Content Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Content Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 512 387 389
Rank change year-on-year -125 +2 +39
Contract jobs citing Content Management 127 125 137
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.27% 0.45% 0.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.49% 0.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 80 100
10th Percentile £281 £211 £260
25th Percentile £400 £356 £334
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £491 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.75% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £589 £600 £575
90th Percentile £680 £653 £688
UK median daily rate £491 £465 £456
% change year-on-year +5.65% +2.09% +1.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 11 3
10th Percentile £19.07 £13.25 £21.50
25th Percentile £21.29 £20.63 £22.25
Median hourly rate £22.90 £32.05 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.56% +36.38% +40.13%
75th Percentile £28.60 £41.50 £28.25
90th Percentile £57.61 £46.75 £31.10
UK median hourly rate £22.90 £32.05 £23.50
% change year-on-year -28.56% +36.38% +40.13%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Content Management 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 39,332 25,280 28,365
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.86% 90.86% 86.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,139 16,057 17,805
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,708 1,495 1,348
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.36 £14.84
25th Percentile £17.85 £17.79 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% +0.58%
75th Percentile £68.00 £49.88 £66.53
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.65 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +1.92%

Content Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Content Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Content Management job vacancy trend in England

Content Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Content Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Content Management

Content Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Content Management in England over the 6 months to 12 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Content Management in England

Content Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Content Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Content Management

Content Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Content Management in England over the 6 months to 12 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Content Management in England

Content Management
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Content Management within the England region over the 6 months to 12 September 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
London -51 84 £550 +18.28% 90
North of England -77 12 £470 +30.56% 10
South East -78 10 £465 -18.06% 28
South West -35 8 £325 +90.88% 2
North West -49 7 £470 +30.56% 2
Yorkshire -43 5 £444 +55.26% 7
Midlands -53 5 £437 -12.60% 13
East of England -23 4 £538 +119.39% 4
West Midlands -50 3 £442 -1.72% 7
East Midlands -19 2 £350 -30.00% 6
Content Management
UK

Content Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 70 (55.12%) CMS
2 30 (23.62%) SharePoint
3 18 (14.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 16 (12.60%) Sitecore CMS
5 10 (7.87%) WordPress
6 7 (5.51%) Drupal
7 4 (3.15%) Headless CMS
7 4 (3.15%) Umbraco
8 3 (2.36%) Confluence
9 2 (1.57%) Liferay
9 2 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
10 1 (0.79%) Apache
10 1 (0.79%) nginx
Applications
1 6 (4.72%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.36%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.57%) Notion
4 2 (1.57%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.79%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.79%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (0.79%) Final Cut Pro
5 1 (0.79%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (5.51%) Shopify
2 5 (3.94%) Magento
3 4 (3.15%) SAP CRM
4 3 (2.36%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (1.57%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (1.57%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 15 (11.81%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (10.24%) Adobe Analytics
3 12 (9.45%) Google Analytics
3 12 (9.45%) Power Platform
4 9 (7.09%) Microsoft Purview
4 9 (7.09%) OneDrive
5 8 (6.30%) Power Automate
5 8 (6.30%) PowerApps
6 6 (4.72%) Azure
7 5 (3.94%) Meta Ads
7 5 (3.94%) Microsoft Copilot
7 5 (3.94%) ShareGate
8 4 (3.15%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (3.15%) Canva
8 4 (3.15%) Contentstack
8 4 (3.15%) SaaS
8 4 (3.15%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 4 (3.15%) Siteimprove
9 3 (2.36%) Figma
9 3 (2.36%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.51%) Intranet
2 2 (1.57%) Firewall
2 2 (1.57%) SMTP
3 1 (0.79%) Broadband
3 1 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (12.60%) Metadata
2 6 (4.72%) EDRMS
3 4 (3.15%) Power BI
4 3 (2.36%) Tableau
5 2 (1.57%) SQL Server
5 2 (1.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.79%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.79%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.79%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (8.66%) JIRA
2 4 (3.15%) Visual Website Optimizer
3 2 (1.57%) TestRail
4 1 (0.79%) Capybara
4 1 (0.79%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.79%) Git
4 1 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.79%) minitest
4 1 (0.79%) RSpec
4 1 (0.79%) Selenium
4 1 (0.79%) Storybook
4 1 (0.79%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.79%) Vite
4 1 (0.79%) webpack
General
1 58 (45.67%) Social Skills
2 51 (40.16%) Marketing
3 19 (14.96%) Publishing
4 17 (13.39%) Finance
5 15 (11.81%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (10.24%) Public Sector
7 12 (9.45%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (6.30%) Retail
9 6 (4.72%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (3.94%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (3.15%) Advertising
12 3 (2.36%) Banking
12 3 (2.36%) Local Government
13 2 (1.57%) Multimedia
14 1 (0.79%) Back Office
14 1 (0.79%) Japanese Language
14 1 (0.79%) Legal
14 1 (0.79%) Manufacturing
14 1 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.79%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (10.24%) Architect
2 12 (9.45%) Consultant
3 10 (7.87%) Analyst
3 10 (7.87%) Designer
3 10 (7.87%) Enterprise Consultant
3 10 (7.87%) Enterprise Management Consultant
3 10 (7.87%) Management Consultant
4 8 (6.30%) Content Designer
4 8 (6.30%) Marketing Specialist
5 7 (5.51%) Developer
5 7 (5.51%) Programme Manager
5 7 (5.51%) Project Manager
5 7 (5.51%) Solutions Architect
6 6 (4.72%) Digital Programme Manager
6 6 (4.72%) Engineering Manager
6 6 (4.72%) Web Specialist
7 5 (3.94%) Agile Development Manager
7 5 (3.94%) Digital Development Manager
7 5 (3.94%) Software Development Programme Manager
7 5 (3.94%) Software Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (14.96%) CSS
2 15 (11.81%) HTML
3 5 (3.94%) React
4 4 (3.15%) .NET
4 4 (3.15%) ASP.NET
4 4 (3.15%) ASP.NET Core
4 4 (3.15%) JSON
4 4 (3.15%) SPFx
5 2 (1.57%) REST
5 2 (1.57%) RESTful
6 1 (0.79%) Flutter
6 1 (0.79%) Kafka
6 1 (0.79%) Keycloak
6 1 (0.79%) MDX
6 1 (0.79%) Playwright
6 1 (0.79%) Redux
6 1 (0.79%) Ruby on Rails
6 1 (0.79%) Sass
6 1 (0.79%) Spring
6 1 (0.79%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.30%) Management Information System
1 8 (6.30%) Product Ownership
2 7 (5.51%) Social Media
2 7 (5.51%) Taxonomies
3 4 (3.15%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (3.15%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (3.15%) Replication
4 3 (2.36%) Educational Technology
4 3 (2.36%) Marketing Technology
4 3 (2.36%) Mobile App
4 3 (2.36%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.57%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (1.57%) Low-Code
5 2 (1.57%) NHS
5 2 (1.57%) Virtual Team
5 2 (1.57%) Web Conferencing
6 1 (0.79%) Blog
6 1 (0.79%) e-Learning
6 1 (0.79%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.36%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.57%) Android
3 1 (0.79%) Linux
3 1 (0.79%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.79%) Unix
3 1 (0.79%) Windows
3 1 (0.79%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (26.77%) Agile
2 33 (25.98%) Analytics
3 31 (24.41%) Stakeholder Management
4 27 (21.26%) Digital Marketing
5 25 (19.69%) Roadmaps
6 24 (18.90%) Project Management
6 24 (18.90%) User Experience
7 19 (14.96%) Enterprise Content Management
8 18 (14.17%) AI
9 17 (13.39%) Migration
10 14 (11.02%) CRM
11 13 (10.24%) Continuous Improvement
11 13 (10.24%) Problem-Solving
11 13 (10.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 12 (9.45%) Personalization
12 12 (9.45%) Validation
13 11 (8.66%) SEO
14 10 (7.87%) Customer Experience
14 10 (7.87%) Scrum
15 9 (7.09%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 15 (11.81%) JavaScript
2 7 (5.51%) SQL
3 5 (3.94%) C#
3 5 (3.94%) TypeScript
4 4 (3.15%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.57%) Java
6 1 (0.79%) Bash
6 1 (0.79%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 21 (16.54%) Security Cleared
2 18 (14.17%) SC Cleared
3 5 (3.94%) PMP
4 4 (3.15%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (3.15%) Degree
5 3 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.79%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.79%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.79%) MBA
6 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (15.75%) Accessibility
2 16 (12.60%) QA
3 6 (4.72%) WCAG
4 5 (3.94%) Data Quality
4 5 (3.94%) GDPR
5 4 (3.15%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (1.57%) PMO
7 1 (0.79%) GRC
7 1 (0.79%) ITGC
7 1 (0.79%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (0.79%) Docker
1 1 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.79%) AirWatch
1 1 (0.79%) Grafana
1 1 (0.79%) Kibana
1 1 (0.79%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.79%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 31 (24.41%) Microsoft
2 24 (18.90%) Adobe
3 16 (12.60%) Sitecore
4 15 (11.81%) Google
5 11 (8.66%) Laserfiche
5 11 (8.66%) Optimizely
6 10 (7.87%) OpenText
7 8 (6.30%) Amplitude
7 8 (6.30%) Tealium
8 6 (4.72%) SAP
9 4 (3.15%) Apple
9 4 (3.15%) Braze
10 3 (2.36%) Atlassian
10 3 (2.36%) Databricks
10 3 (2.36%) dotdigital
10 3 (2.36%) HubSpot
10 3 (2.36%) TikTok
11 2 (1.57%) Clearswift
11 2 (1.57%) Proofpoint
11 2 (1.57%) Salesforce