Publishing Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Publishing
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 37 40 56
Rank change year-on-year +3 +16 -5
Contract jobs citing Publishing 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.26% 0.40% 0.20%
As % of the General category 0.57% 0.68% 0.34%
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 - - -
East of England median daily rate £425 - £400
% change year-on-year - - -27.27%

All General Skills
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 174 147 294
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 45.19% 58.33% 60.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 86 94
10th Percentile £183 £250 £240
25th Percentile £265 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £418
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% +7.78% +1.52%
75th Percentile £533 £550 £538
90th Percentile £625 £644 £582
East of England median daily rate £477 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -4.70% +5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 20 153
10th Percentile - £15.55 £14.16
25th Percentile £13.33 £15.62 £14.53
Median hourly rate £15.28 £16.27 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +8.43% +3.45%
75th Percentile £23.50 £19.58 £21.37
90th Percentile £33.54 £44.25 £46.00
East of England median hourly rate £20.09 £45.59 £38.12
% change year-on-year -55.93% +19.60% +81.52%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Publishing job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Publishing
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Publishing

Publishing
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Publishing

Publishing
Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Publishing within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 14 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridge - 1 £500 - 2
Publishing
East of England

Publishing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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