Publishing Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Publishing
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 77 79
Rank change year-on-year +13 +2 +20
Contract jobs citing Publishing 1 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.14% 0.11% 0.39%
As % of the General category 0.22% 0.20% 0.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 -
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -
South West median daily rate £450 £400 £550
% change year-on-year +12.50% -27.27% +28.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £68.75
Median hourly rate - - £72.50
75th Percentile - - £76.25
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate - - £72.50
% change year-on-year - - +3.57%

All General Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 445 490 524
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 60.79% 54.75% 50.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 251 345
10th Percentile £235 £210 £275
25th Percentile £363 £375 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -11.63% +7.50%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £650
90th Percentile £688 £700 £706
South West median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 94 61
10th Percentile £6.00 £31.97 £33.00
25th Percentile £18.15 £55.00 £45.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £67.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -51.85% +8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £61.31 £72.50 £75.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £79.25 £80.00
South West median hourly rate £24.00 £65.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -63.08% +15.06% +2.71%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Publishing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Publishing job vacancy trend in Bristol

Publishing
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Publishing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Publishing

Publishing
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Publishing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Publishing

Publishing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Content Designer
1 1 (100.00%) Designer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance