Digital Content Editor Contracts

Digital Content Editor
UK

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Digital Content Editor daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 518 576 -
Rank change year-on-year +58 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Digital Content Editor 2 6 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.014% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.015% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £160 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - £160 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £25.50 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 27,084 40,415 56,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,692 26,309 39,470
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,035 2,664 1,570
10th Percentile £14.07 £12.86 £14.29
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.20% -6.94% +117.95%

Digital Content Editor
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Digital Content Editor in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Digital Content Editor in the UK

Digital Content Editor
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Digital Content Editor.

Daily rate trend for Digital Content Editor in the UK

Digital Content Editor
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Digital Content Editor.

Hourly rate trend for Digital Content Editor in the UK

Digital Content Editor
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Content Editor within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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
UK excluding London +63 2 - -
Work from Home +41 2 - -
Northern Ireland - 2 - -

Digital Content Editor Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Digital Content Editor 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 featuring Digital Content Editor in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Intranet
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (100.00%) Publishing
1 2 (100.00%) CMS
1 2 (100.00%) Content Management
1 2 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Umbraco
1 2 (100.00%) EPiServer
1 2 (100.00%) WordPress
1 2 (100.00%) Social Media
1 2 (100.00%) Social Media Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) Facebook
1 2 (100.00%) Twitter
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Social Media Management
1 2 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) Canva
1 2 (100.00%) Instagram
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) Ideation Sessions

Digital Content Editor Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 2 (100.00%) CMS
1 2 (100.00%) EPiServer
1 2 (100.00%) Umbraco
1 2 (100.00%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Intranet
General
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Content Management
1 2 (100.00%) Ideation Sessions
1 2 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (100.00%) Social Media Management
1 2 (100.00%) Social Media Marketing
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Facebook
1 2 (100.00%) Instagram
1 2 (100.00%) Twitter