Headless Content Management System (Headless CMS)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Headless CMS skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 481 | 482 | 565 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +83 | +190 |
| Contract jobs citing Headless CMS | 28 | 44 | 27 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.10% | 0.13% | 0.063% |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 0.91% | 1.26% | 0.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 31 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £409 | £413 | £324 |
| 25th Percentile | £432 | £494 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £600 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -4.00% | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £624 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £623 | £630 | £700 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £600 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +20.00% | -25.37% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | - |
All Application Platform Skills
England
Headless 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 England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 3,075 | 3,481 | 4,400 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 11.24% | 10.68% | 10.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,020 | 2,350 | 3,016 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £280 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £389 | £404 | £395 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £850 | £743 |
| UK median daily rate | £485 | £525 | £506 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.62% | +3.75% | -3.62% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 77 | 79 | 150 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.60 | £17.08 | £16.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.75 | £23.80 | £20.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.45 | £47.50 | £46.09 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.74% | +3.06% | +111.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £70.00 | £71.49 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £74.55 | £78.08 |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.50 | £38.00 | £54.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.95% | -29.63% | +140.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Headless CMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Headless CMS.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Headless CMS in England over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.
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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 Headless CMS within the England region over the 6 months to 15 September 2025. 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 | +4 | 22 | £563 | -8.54% | 6 |
| South East | +26 | 1 | £500 | - | 3 |
| North West | -14 | 1 | £475 | -5.00% | |
| North of England | -18 | 1 | £475 | -5.00% | 1 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £465 | - | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: