Publishing Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Publishing
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 14 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - 31
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs citing Publishing 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 0.44% - 0.52%
As % of the General category 1.25% - 0.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £475 - £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -31.43%
75th Percentile £525 - £650
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £500 - £600
% change year-on-year - - -31.43%

All General Skills
Cambridge

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 general skills in Cambridge.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 80 73 114
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 35.56% 65.77% 59.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 53 66
10th Percentile £263 £296 £230
25th Percentile £294 £406 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £503 £410
Median % change year-on-year -5.47% +22.56% -8.89%
75th Percentile £535 £575 £535
90th Percentile £625 £670 £613
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £463 £450 £418
% change year-on-year +2.78% +7.78% +1.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 5 17
10th Percentile - £15.85 £15.50
25th Percentile £14.64 £17.13 £25.00
Median hourly rate £18.25 £17.80 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.53% -66.10% +196.28%
75th Percentile £24.49 £60.00 £66.25
90th Percentile £28.32 - £68.55
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £15.28 £16.27 £15.00
% change year-on-year -6.09% +8.43% +3.45%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Publishing job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Publishing
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Publishing

Publishing
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Publishing

Publishing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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%) Junior
1 1 (100.00%) Junior Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Programme Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Workstream Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Workstream Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree