Desktop Publishing Contracts in England

Desktop Publishing (DTP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Desktop Publishing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Desktop Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 1 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 493 486 636
Rank change year-on-year -7 +150 -
Contract jobs citing Desktop Publishing 1 68 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.004% 0.18% 0.004%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.004% 0.21% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 40 0
Median hourly rate - £43.00 -
UK median hourly rate - £43.00 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Desktop Publishing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 23,377 31,762 42,528
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.15% 85.55% 89.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,054 20,587 29,761
10th Percentile £300 £305 £325
25th Percentile £406 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £775
UK median daily rate £501 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.57% -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,168 2,328 1,554
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.79 £11.87
25th Percentile £17.87 £16.06 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.02% +1.65% +46.03%
75th Percentile £55.00 £61.60 £64.63
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.00 £75.80
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% +4.17% +38.46%

Desktop Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Desktop Publishing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Publishing in England

Desktop Publishing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Desktop Publishing in England.

Daily rate trend for Desktop Publishing in England

Desktop Publishing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Desktop Publishing in England.

Hourly rate trend for Desktop Publishing in England

Desktop Publishing
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Publishing within the England region over the 6 months to 1 July 2025. 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
London - 1 - - 6
Desktop Publishing
UK

Desktop Publishing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Canva
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Learning Management System
1 1 (100.00%) PMI
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
1 1 (100.00%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Infographics
1 1 (100.00%) Instructional Design
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe