An analysis of CMS platform usage within Scottish government, specifically:
- Devolved departments & agencies
- Health & Care
- Scottish local authorities
- Others
Contents
- Background
- CMS usage by platform
- CMS usage by authority/department
- How we obtained the data
- Related content
Background
Following on from our analysis of CMS platform usage within English local authorities, we decided to do the same for Scottish government (local & devolved).
CMS usage by platform
Two CMS platforms dominate Scottish government:
| CMS | Users |
|---|---|
| Drupal | 29 |
| WordPress | 18 |
| Bloomreach | 6 |
| Umbraco | 5 |
| Jadu CMS | 5 |
| Sitefinity | 2 |
| Laravel | 2 |
| SharePoint | 2 |
| Squiz | 2 |
| mojoPortal | 2 |
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CMS usage by authority or department
For reference, here’s a list of each Scottish local authority, or devolved department. If you find something is inaccurate please let us know.
| Authority/Department | Type | CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City Council | Local Authority | Drupal |
| Aberdeenshire Council | Local Authority | Umbraco |
| Accountant in Bankruptcy | Scottish Government | Drupal |
| Accounts Commission for Scotland | Non-Departmental Public Body | Drupal |
| Angus Council | Local Authority | Drupal |
| Architecture and Design Scotland | Non-Departmental Public Body | Drupal |
| Argyll and Bute Council | Local Authority | Drupal |
| Audit Scotland | Other | Drupal |
| Bòrd na Gàidhlig | Non-Departmental Public Body | WordPress |
| Cairngorms National Park Authority | Non-Departmental Public Body | WordPress |
| Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd | Public Corporation | WordPress |
| Care Inspectorate | Non-Departmental Public Body | Joomla |
| Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland | Commissioners & Ombudsmen | WordPress |
| Children's Hearings Scotland | Non-Departmental Public Body | Umbraco |
| Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland | Commissioners & Ombudsmen | Drupal |
| Community Justice Scotland | Non-Departmental Public Body | WordPress |
| Court of Lord Lyon | Other | Xara |
| Creative Scotland | Non-Departmental Public Body | Squiz |
| Dumfries and Galloway Council | Local Authority | GOSS iCM |
| Dundee City Council | Local Authority | Drupal |
| East Ayrshire Council | Local Authority | Contensis CMS |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | Local Authority | Drupal |
| East Lothian Council | Local Authority | Jadu CMS |
| Glasgow City Council | Local Authority | GOSS iCM |
| Healthcare Improvement Scotland | Health & Care | Immediacy |
| Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate | Other | Bloomreach |
| Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland | Other | Drupal |
| Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland | Other | Drupal |
| Independent Living Fund Scotland | Other | WordPress |
| Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland | Other | Bloomreach |
| Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland | Non-Departmental Public Body | Drupal |
| Justices of the Peace Advisory Committee | Other | Bloomreach |
| Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland | Non-Departmental Public Body | Drupal |
| Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority | Non-Departmental Public Body | WordPress |
| Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland | Health & Care | Drupal |
| Midlothian Council | Local Authority | Jadu CMS |
| National Galleries of Scotland | Non-Departmental Public Body | Drupal |
| National Records of Scotland | Other | Drupal |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | Health & Care | WordPress |
| NHS Forth Valley | Health & Care | WordPress |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | Health & Care | WordPress |
| NHS Health Scotland | Health & Care | Umbraco |
| NHS Highland | Health & Care | SharePoint |
| NHS Lanarkshire | Health & Care | WordPress |
| NHS Lothian | Health & Care | SharePoint |
| NHS Orkney | Health & Care | Drupal |
| NHS Western Isles | Health & Care | WordPress |
| North Ayrshire Council | Local Authority | Contensis CMS |
| North Lanarkshire Council | Local Authority | Drupal |
| Office of the Queen's Printer | Other | Bloomreach |
| Parole Board for Scotland | Tribunals | Laravel |
| Quality Meat Scotland | Non-Departmental Public Body | Drupal |
| Registers of Scotland | Other | Squiz |
| Revenue Scotland | Other | Drupal |
| Risk Management Authority | Non-Departmental Public Body | WordPress |
| School Closure Review Panels | Other | WordPress |
| Scottish Agricultural Wages Board | Non-Departmental Public Body | Bloomreach |
| Scottish Borders Council | Local Authority | Jadu CMS |
| Scottish Canals | Public Corporation | WooCommerce |
| Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) | Other | Umbraco |
| Scottish Children's Reporter Administration | Non-Departmental Public Body | WordPress |
| Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service | Other | Sitefinity |
| Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission | Non-Departmental Public Body | Duda |
| Scottish Fiscal Commission | Non-Departmental Public Body | WordPress |
| Scottish Funding Council | Non-Departmental Public Body | mojoPortal |
| Scottish Futures Trust | Non-Departmental Public Body | Laravel |
| Scottish Government | Scottish Government | Bloomreach |
| Scottish Information Commissioner | Commissioners & Ombudsmen | Drupal |
| Scottish Law Commission | Non-Departmental Public Body | concrete5 |
| Scottish Legal Aid Board | Non-Departmental Public Body | WordPress |
| Scottish Natural Heritage | Non-Departmental Public Body | Drupal |
| Scottish Prison Service | Scottish Government | mojoPortal |
| Scottish Public Pensions Agency | Scottish Government | Drupal |
| Scottish Public Services Ombudsman | Commissioners & Ombudsmen | Drupal |
| Scottish Road Works Commissioner | Other | Drupal |
| Scottish Veterans Commissioner | Commissioners & Ombudsmen | WordPress |
| South Lanarkshire Council | Local Authority | Jadu CMS |
| The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber | Tribunals | Sitefinity |
| The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Health and Education Chamber | Tribunals | Drupal |
| The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber | Tribunals | Drupal |
| The Highland Council | Local Authority | Jadu CMS |
| The State Hospitals Board for Scotland | Health & Care | Adobe Dreamweaver |
| Water Industry Commission for Scotland | Non-Departmental Public Body | Drupal |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | Local Authority | Umbraco |
How we obtained the data
We adopted the same approach as for our English local government CMS analysis.
Related content
You may also be interested in our analysis of English local government CMS platforms and UK central government CMS platforms