Hybrid/Remote Digital Content Manager Contract Job Trends

Digital Content Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Digital Content Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £187, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 360 - 337
Rank change year-on-year - - +116
Contract jobs requiring a Digital Content Manager 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.007% - 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% - 0.015%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £187 - £179
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.14%
UK median daily rate £338 - £179
% change year-on-year - - +9.14%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 12,632 9,520 13,262
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.29% 93.82% 93.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,024 6,385 8,978
10th Percentile £356 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -1.87%
75th Percentile £619 £630 £635
90th Percentile £716 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 651 281 489
10th Percentile £17.63 £13.50 £15.38
25th Percentile £31.25 £16.50 £23.63
Median hourly rate £57.50 £34.48 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +66.76% -19.81% -14.00%
75th Percentile £71.95 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.25 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £44.50 £25.31 £40.00
% change year-on-year +75.82% -36.73% -5.88%

Digital Content Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Digital Content Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Digital Content Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Digital Content Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Digital Content Manager job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Digital Content Manager job vacancies

Digital Content Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 17 July 2026, Digital Content Manager contract job roles required 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Digital Content Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Disclosure Scotland
1 1 (100.00%) Drupal
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Intranet
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Digital Content Manager Skill Set
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 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Drupal
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Intranet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google