Web Developer

Web Developer

Posted 1 day ago by Lorien

£500 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Summary: The role is for a Full-Stack Web Developer on a 3-month contract focused on migrating a high-traffic digital platform from WordPress to Statamic. The developer will modernize the CMS, improve infrastructure, and support ongoing feature development. The position requires a hybrid working arrangement with one day per week onsite in Edinburgh. The role is classified as inside IR35 with a pay rate of up to £500 per day.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the migration of WordPress (ACF, CPTs) into Statamic (Laravel).
  • Build/optimise export scripts and map ACF fields into Statamic YAML.
  • Modernise the codebase using Docker and support deployments across Bitbucket/GitLab/AWS.
  • Fix metadata, Open Graph and other technical SEO issues.
  • Enhance site functionality, including the Audio Resource Hub.
  • Handle plugin conflicts, admin queries, and web-related Jira tickets.

Key Skills:

  • Statamic + Laravel
  • Strong WordPress/ACF/CPT experience
  • Docker + AWS deployment
  • PHP, JavaScript, HTML/CSS
  • Technical SEO + metadata debugging
  • Integrations: Algolia, WooCommerce, Gravity Forms (or similar)

Salary (Rate): £500 per day

City: Edinburgh

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Contract Web Developer (CMS Migration & Full-Stack)

3-Month Contract | Inside IR35 | Up to £500/day
Hybrid: 1 Day per Week Onsite in Edinburgh
Start: ASAP

We're looking for a Full-Stack Web Developer to lead a major WordPress - Statamic migration. You'll drive CMS modernisation, improve infrastructure, and support ongoing feature development across a high-traffic digital platform.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the migration of WordPress (ACF, CPTs) into Statamic (Laravel).
  • Build/optimise export scripts and map ACF fields into Statamic YAML.
  • Modernise the codebase using Docker and support deployments across Bitbucket/GitLab/AWS.
  • Fix metadata, Open Graph and other technical SEO issues.
  • Enhance site functionality, including the Audio Resource Hub.
  • Handle plugin conflicts, admin queries, and web-related Jira tickets.

Essential Skills

  • Statamic + Laravel
  • Strong WordPress/ACF/CPT experience
  • Docker + AWS deployment
  • PHP, JavaScript, HTML/CSS
  • Technical SEO + metadata debugging
  • Integrations: Algolia, WooCommerce, Gravity Forms (or similar)

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.