The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Publishing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
416
417
381
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
63.41%
59.15%
47.21%
Number of daily rates quoted
294
268
254
10th Percentile
£207
£199
£288
25th Percentile
£377
£350
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+4.17%
75th Percentile
£564
£638
£650
90th Percentile
£639
£738
£745
West Midlands median daily rate
£492
£500
£503
% change year-on-year
-1.60%
-0.55%
+0.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
21
10
15
10th Percentile
£14.25
£15.60
£12.98
25th Percentile
£18.00
£20.69
£14.34
Median hourly rate
£23.00
£24.31
£17.00
Median % change year-on-year
-5.40%
+43.01%
-10.53%
75th Percentile
£26.51
£53.94
£28.75
90th Percentile
-
£57.53
£60.25
West Midlands median hourly rate
£26.61
£23.82
£20.00
% change year-on-year
+11.69%
+19.10%
+13.51%
Publishing Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Publishing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Publishing Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Publishing.
Publishing Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Publishing.
Publishing Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Publishing also mentioned 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 job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Publishing.
Publishing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
