Craft CMS developer for London businesses
Senior Craft CMS developer working remotely with London businesses and agencies. Expert-level work without London agency rates.
Senior Craft CMS expertise without the London overhead
London has a high concentration of digital agencies building and maintaining Craft CMS sites. Senior Craft expertise commands a premium, and most agencies who advertise Craft work subcontract the technical implementation anyway.
I am a senior developer based in Leicester with 25 years of experience. I work remotely with London businesses and agencies through version control, staging environments and screen share. You get genuine Craft CMS depth without the London rate card.
What I work on with London Craft CMS clients
White-label agency development
Senior Craft capacity delivered under your brand. I work as an extension of your agency team, joining your tools and processes. The client relationship stays with you.
Craft CMS rescue and takeover
Taking over a Craft site from a previous developer. Codebase audit first. Documentation before changes start. No assumptions about what the previous developer did.
Performance optimisation
Slow listing pages, N+1 query problems, eager loading gaps. Craft can be very fast with proper implementation. I diagnose and fix performance issues with measured results.
Content modelling
Blueprint and field layout work. Entry types and Matrix blocks designed around how editors actually work, not how the previous developer thought about data.
Matrix and field layout work
Restructuring complex Matrix fields and entry types that have become unwieldy. Craft's content model is powerful but easy to over-engineer.
Ongoing maintenance
Updates, plugin compatibility testing and security patches. Craft and its plugin ecosystem move regularly. Staying on top of it prevents emergencies.
How I work with London agencies on Craft projects
London agencies often need senior Craft CMS capacity for overflow work, complex builds or when a client site needs rescuing. Hiring a full-time developer for that capacity is expensive and hard to justify. A white-label arrangement is more practical.
I work inside your tools. Slack, Basecamp, Jira, whatever you use. I follow your process, work under your brand and hand over cleanly. The client sees your agency, not me.
Most arrangements start with a single project. A rescue job, an upgrade or a complex new build that exceeds what your team has capacity for. Once the working relationship is established, it typically becomes ongoing.
Common questions from London clients
Why use a remote Craft CMS developer instead of someone based in London?
The work does not require physical presence. Craft development happens through code editors, staging servers and version control. I am available on calls during working hours, I use your project tools and I deploy on your schedule. The difference is cost. London Craft developers are expensive and often working across multiple agencies simultaneously.
Do you work white-label for agencies?
Yes. I deliver the work, your agency presents it. I work inside your project management tools, follow your processes and do not contact your clients directly. Most arrangements are project-based or on a monthly retainer with agreed hours.
What kinds of Craft CMS problems do you fix?
The most common issues are slow listing pages caused by missing eager loading, entry types that have grown unwieldy over time, plugin conflicts after a Craft version upgrade and editor confusion from poorly designed field layouts. Each one is diagnosable and fixable.
Can you take over a Craft site someone else built?
Yes. I audit the site first, document what I find and establish a baseline before making changes. This reduces the risk of introducing new problems while fixing existing ones. Most takeovers involve some template refactoring and query optimisation alongside the specific issue that prompted the handover.
Craft CMS developer across the UK
I also work with Craft CMS clients in Manchester and Birmingham. For a full overview of Craft CMS services, see the Craft CMS service page. If you are deciding between platforms, I have written a Craft CMS vs WordPress comparison.
Working on a Craft CMS project in London?
Describe the project or problem. I will tell you whether I can help and what the next step looks like.