Hybrid/Remote Content Development Contract Job Trends

Content Development
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Content Development skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 309 301 363
Rank change year-on-year -8 +62 +169
Contract jobs citing Content Development 6 12 6
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.059% 0.11% 0.037%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.065% 0.12% 0.041%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 11 5
10th Percentile £413 - £145
25th Percentile £432 £400 £145
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £463 £350
Median % change year-on-year -1.84% +32.14% -31.03%
75th Percentile £700 £513 £488
90th Percentile £775 £538 £615
UK median daily rate £454 £460 £425
% change year-on-year -1.25% +8.18% -17.07%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Content Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,269 10,143 14,496
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.54% 89.37% 88.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,114 6,359 9,898
10th Percentile £331 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £617 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 321 202 366
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.29 £19.25
25th Percentile £20.25 £22.00 £26.25
Median hourly rate £45.46 £35.02 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.83% -33.93% -7.83%
75th Percentile £65.00 £62.19 £71.90
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -26.97% +27.14%

Content Development
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Content Development and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Content Development job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Content Development
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Content Development.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Content Development

Content Development
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Content Development over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Content Development daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Content Development
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Content Development.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Content Development

Content Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) DNS
1 2 (33.33%) HTTP
1 2 (33.33%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Elasticsearch
General
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
1 3 (50.00%) Marketing
2 2 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Developer
2 2 (33.33%) Lead
3 1 (16.67%) Communications Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) REST
1 2 (33.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Linux Command Line
1 2 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
1 2 (33.33%) Security Posture
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Linux
1 2 (33.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Agile
1 3 (50.00%) Change Management
2 2 (33.33%) Analytics
2 2 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Business Transformation
2 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (33.33%) Lean Six Sigma
2 2 (33.33%) Project Planning
2 2 (33.33%) Robotic Process Automation
2 2 (33.33%) Security Operations
2 2 (33.33%) SIEM
2 2 (33.33%) Six Sigma
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
2 2 (33.33%) Use Case
2 2 (33.33%) User Stories
2 2 (33.33%) Wealth Management
2 2 (33.33%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) Python
1 2 (33.33%) Search Processing Language
1 2 (33.33%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
1 2 (33.33%) Six Sigma Black Belt
1 2 (33.33%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (33.33%) ArcSight
2 2 (33.33%) Splunk