The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Orchard CMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Orchard 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.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills
3,738
4,002
4,795
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK
10.81%
10.96%
10.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
2,496
2,486
3,206
10th Percentile
£283
£263
£253
25th Percentile
£390
£400
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£492
£513
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-4.00%
+2.50%
-4.76%
75th Percentile
£588
£638
£638
90th Percentile
£700
£809
£700
UK excluding London median daily rate
£459
£460
£475
% change year-on-year
-0.27%
-3.16%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
102
77
144
10th Percentile
£15.77
£19.82
£15.73
25th Percentile
£20.50
£24.18
£19.22
Median hourly rate
£35.00
£41.91
£28.75
Median % change year-on-year
-16.49%
+45.77%
+43.75%
75th Percentile
£65.25
£67.02
£65.00
90th Percentile
£74.26
£74.00
£74.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£38.00
£56.13
£27.00
% change year-on-year
-32.29%
+107.87%
+51.18%
Orchard CMS Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Orchard CMS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Orchard CMS Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Orchard CMS.
Orchard CMS Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Orchard CMS also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Orchard CMS.
Orchard CMS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
