We are seeking experienced WordPress Developers to work on a range of website projects. You will play a key role in building, customising, and maintaining WordPress websites, ensuring high performance, scalability, and clean, maintainable code. This is a contract opportunity operating outside IR35.
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WordPress Developer (Contract)
Location: Remote
Company Base: Sheffield, UK
Contract Type: Outside IR35
About the Company:
Our client is a growing digital business based in Sheffield, delivering high-quality web projects across a diverse portfolio of clients. Due to an increase in newly secured projects, they are looking to engage experienced WordPress Contractors to support delivery across multiple web builds.
This is a fully remote opportunity, working with a collaborative and forward-thinking team.
The Role:
We are seeking experienced WordPress Developers (High Junior–Mid or Mid–Senior level) to work on a range of website projects. You will play a key role in building, customising, and maintaining WordPress websites, ensuring high performance, scalability, and clean, maintainable code.
This is a contract opportunity operating outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, customise, and maintain WordPress themes and plugins
- Build responsive, accessible, and high-performing websites
- Translate designs (Figma/Adobe XD/Sketch) into functional WordPress builds
- Implement custom functionality using PHP, JavaScript, and modern development practices
- Optimise websites for speed, SEO, and performance
- Work collaboratively with designers, project managers, and other developers
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
- Ensure code quality, documentation, and best practices are followed
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Required Skills & Experience:
- Strong commercial experience with WordPress development
- Solid PHP experience (theme & plugin development)
- Experience with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
- Strong front-end skills (HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript)
- Experience building custom themes (not just page builders)
- Understanding of REST APIs and third-party integrations
- Experience with Git/version control
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
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Desirable:
- Experience with WooCommerce
- Familiarity with modern build tools (Webpack, Vite, etc.)
- Headless WordPress experience
- Knowledge of technical SEO best practices
- Experience working in an agency environment
What’s on Offer:
- Outside IR35 contract
- Fully remote working
- Opportunity to work on a variety of new and exciting projects
- Collaborative and supportive team environment
- Competitive day rate (DOE)
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