Publishing Contract Job Trends in England

Publishing
UK > England

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

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 416 414 364
Rank change year-on-year -2 -50 +29
Contract jobs citing Publishing 176 74 194
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.42% 0.31% 0.53%
As % of the General category 0.77% 0.48% 0.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 39 73
10th Percentile £288 £350 £255
25th Percentile £400 £378 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £425
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +23.53% -15.00%
75th Percentile £538 £595 £600
90th Percentile £600 £683 £875
UK median daily rate £451 £457 £425
% change year-on-year -1.26% +7.53% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 6 51
10th Percentile £22.50 £32.50 £33.07
25th Percentile £35.25 £32.63 -
Median hourly rate £55.00 £35.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -18.60% +22.86%
75th Percentile £68.75 £37.50 -
90th Percentile £78.05 £46.25 -
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £35.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year +57.14% -18.60% +22.86%

All General Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 22,954 15,531 21,237
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 54.42% 64.24% 57.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,048 9,997 13,605
10th Percentile £313 £281 £280
25th Percentile £413 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -1.50% -3.09%
75th Percentile £630 £645 £650
90th Percentile £744 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £513 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,577 718 1,815
10th Percentile £14.19 £13.32 £12.88
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.95 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.00 £28.00 £31.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -9.68% -2.88%
75th Percentile £63.75 £53.75 £52.20
90th Percentile £81.05 £75.00 £67.38
UK median hourly rate £31.16 £28.00 £30.12
% change year-on-year +11.27% -7.04% -7.04%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Publishing job vacancy trend in England

Publishing
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Publishing

Publishing
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Publishing in England over the 6 months to 6 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Publishing in England

Publishing
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Publishing

Publishing
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Publishing in England over the 6 months to 6 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Publishing in England

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 Publishing within the England region over the 6 months to 6 June 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
London -35 89 £450 -18.18% 88
North of England -40 39 £500 +37.93% 13
Yorkshire -36 28 £500 -13.04% 6
South West -9 17 £425 -51.43% 7
East of England -15 12 £425 - 4
West Midlands -48 10 £500 - 5
Midlands -48 10 £500 +11.11% 6
North West -40 6 £558 +55.18% 6
South East -63 5 £450 +28.57% 24
North East - 5 £525 - 2
Publishing
UK

Publishing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (6.82%) CMS
2 5 (2.84%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.27%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.70%) Confluence
5 2 (1.14%) Apache
5 2 (1.14%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (1.14%) ArcGIS
5 2 (1.14%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.57%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.57%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.57%) Drupal
6 1 (0.57%) IIS
6 1 (0.57%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.57%) Tomcat
Applications
1 8 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.41%) Photoshop
3 5 (2.84%) Adobe After Effects
3 5 (2.84%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (2.27%) InDesign
5 3 (1.70%) MS Visio
6 2 (1.14%) FrameMaker
6 2 (1.14%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.57%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.57%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.57%) SPSS
7 1 (0.57%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (9.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (3.98%) Workday HCM
3 6 (3.41%) Sprinklr
4 3 (1.70%) Distributed Ledger
5 1 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.57%) Primavera
5 1 (0.57%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 33 (18.75%) Azure
2 22 (12.50%) SaaS
3 19 (10.80%) Entra ID
4 13 (7.39%) Power Platform
5 11 (6.25%) Figma
6 10 (5.68%) AWS
6 10 (5.68%) Azure Data Factory
6 10 (5.68%) GCP
7 7 (3.98%) OCI
8 5 (2.84%) Google Tag Manager
9 3 (1.70%) Azure AKS
9 3 (1.70%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.70%) Canva
9 3 (1.70%) Lucidchart
9 3 (1.70%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (1.70%) Power Automate
10 2 (1.14%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (1.14%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (1.14%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (1.14%) Textract
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.27%) Firewall
2 3 (1.70%) DNS
2 3 (1.70%) VPN
3 2 (1.14%) DHCP
3 2 (1.14%) Internet
3 2 (1.14%) Intranet
3 2 (1.14%) SSL
4 1 (0.57%) BGP
4 1 (0.57%) Cisco IOS
4 1 (0.57%) EIGRP
4 1 (0.57%) HTTP
4 1 (0.57%) IPsec
4 1 (0.57%) LAN
4 1 (0.57%) Network Security
4 1 (0.57%) OSPF
4 1 (0.57%) SMTP
4 1 (0.57%) SNMP
4 1 (0.57%) VLAN
4 1 (0.57%) WAN
4 1 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (8.52%) Metadata
2 14 (7.95%) Relational Database
3 12 (6.82%) Power BI
4 11 (6.25%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (3.41%) GIS
5 6 (3.41%) SQL Server
6 5 (2.84%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (2.84%) Tableau
7 4 (2.27%) Spatial Data
8 2 (1.14%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (1.14%) Data Lake
8 2 (1.14%) DynamoDB
8 2 (1.14%) MySQL
8 2 (1.14%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (1.14%) Power Query
8 2 (1.14%) Spark SQL
8 2 (1.14%) Star Schema
9 1 (0.57%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.57%) Tableau Desktop
Development Applications
1 8 (4.55%) Jenkins
2 7 (3.98%) Maven
2 7 (3.98%) SonarQube
3 4 (2.27%) GitLab
3 4 (2.27%) JIRA
4 2 (1.14%) Git
4 2 (1.14%) git-flow
4 2 (1.14%) MSI
5 1 (0.57%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.57%) ESLint
5 1 (0.57%) Spock
5 1 (0.57%) Storybook
5 1 (0.57%) webpack
General
1 44 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 43 (24.43%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (15.91%) Finance
4 15 (8.52%) Documentation Skills
4 15 (8.52%) Marketing
5 10 (5.68%) Public Sector
6 8 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (3.98%) Banking
7 7 (3.98%) Legal
8 6 (3.41%) Advertising
9 5 (2.84%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (2.84%) Law
10 4 (2.27%) Games
10 4 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.14%) Financial Institution
11 2 (1.14%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.57%) French Language
12 1 (0.57%) German Language
12 1 (0.57%) Local Government
12 1 (0.57%) Retail
Job Titles
1 32 (18.18%) Developer
2 20 (11.36%) Analyst
2 20 (11.36%) Designer
3 19 (10.80%) Senior
4 16 (9.09%) Content Designer
5 12 (6.82%) Administrator
5 12 (6.82%) Python Developer
6 11 (6.25%) Data Engineer
7 9 (5.11%) Kafka Developer
8 8 (4.55%) Junior
8 8 (4.55%) Lead
9 7 (3.98%) DevOps Engineer
9 7 (3.98%) Junior Designer
9 7 (3.98%) Report Analyst
9 7 (3.98%) Workday Analyst
10 6 (3.41%) Perl Developer
11 5 (2.84%) Product Manager
11 5 (2.84%) Project Manager
11 5 (2.84%) SAP Administrator
11 5 (2.84%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (10.23%) Pandas
1 18 (10.23%) Polars
2 16 (9.09%) REST
2 16 (9.09%) SAP Basis
3 12 (6.82%) GeoJSON
4 9 (5.11%) Apache Avro
4 9 (5.11%) FastAPI
4 9 (5.11%) Flask
4 9 (5.11%) HTML
4 9 (5.11%) Kafka
4 9 (5.11%) Matplotlib
4 9 (5.11%) NumPy
4 9 (5.11%) scikit-learn
5 8 (4.55%) JSON
6 7 (3.98%) Node.js
6 7 (3.98%) SLSA
6 7 (3.98%) YAML
7 5 (2.84%) React Native
8 4 (2.27%) OAuth
8 4 (2.27%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 26 (14.77%) Onboarding
2 23 (13.07%) Management Information System
3 17 (9.66%) Taxonomies
4 9 (5.11%) Equities
4 9 (5.11%) Hedge funds
4 9 (5.11%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (3.98%) Marketing Technology
6 6 (3.41%) Graphic Design
6 6 (3.41%) Reference Data
7 4 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (2.27%) Digital Media
7 4 (2.27%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (2.27%) Mobile Banking
7 4 (2.27%) NHS
7 4 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (2.27%) Social Media
8 3 (1.70%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.70%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.14%) Algorithms
9 2 (1.14%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 7 (3.98%) Android
1 7 (3.98%) Apple iOS
1 7 (3.98%) Windows
2 3 (1.70%) Linux
3 1 (0.57%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.57%) Unix
3 1 (0.57%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (18.75%) Data Pipeline
2 27 (15.34%) CI/CD
3 25 (14.20%) Continuous Improvement
4 23 (13.07%) Agile
4 23 (13.07%) Analytics
5 22 (12.50%) Data Transformation
6 21 (11.93%) Problem-Solving
6 21 (11.93%) Roadmaps
6 21 (11.93%) User Experience
7 20 (11.36%) Data Modelling
8 19 (10.80%) Performance Tuning
9 18 (10.23%) Data Governance
9 18 (10.23%) Observability
10 17 (9.66%) AI
10 17 (9.66%) Containerisation
10 17 (9.66%) Stakeholder Management
11 16 (9.09%) BPMN
11 16 (9.09%) Computer Science
11 16 (9.09%) Project Management
11 16 (9.09%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 42 (23.86%) SQL
2 37 (21.02%) Python
3 14 (7.95%) Java
4 9 (5.11%) C#
4 9 (5.11%) PowerShell
5 8 (4.55%) Perl
6 7 (3.98%) Groovy
7 6 (3.41%) JavaScript
8 5 (2.84%) TypeScript
9 2 (1.14%) C
9 2 (1.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (1.14%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.57%) Bash
10 1 (0.57%) Bicep
10 1 (0.57%) C++
10 1 (0.57%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.57%) R
10 1 (0.57%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 32 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 23 (13.07%) Degree
3 22 (12.50%) SC Cleared
4 7 (3.98%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (2.84%) PMP
6 3 (1.70%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.14%) Azure Certification
7 2 (1.14%) HNC
7 2 (1.14%) HND
8 1 (0.57%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.57%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (10.23%) Accessibility
2 14 (7.95%) Data Quality
3 11 (6.25%) QA
4 7 (3.98%) WCAG
5 4 (2.27%) JSP 440
5 4 (2.27%) PMO
6 2 (1.14%) GDPR
7 1 (0.57%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (6.82%) Docker
2 2 (1.14%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.57%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.57%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.57%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.57%) ProxySG
3 1 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.57%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (9.09%) Single Sign-On
2 15 (8.52%) Kubernetes
3 12 (6.82%) Terraform
4 2 (1.14%) Ansible
4 2 (1.14%) SCCM
5 1 (0.57%) Grafana
5 1 (0.57%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.57%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 18 (10.23%) Google
2 17 (9.66%) Okta
2 17 (9.66%) SAP
3 15 (8.52%) Microsoft
4 12 (6.82%) Adobe
5 8 (4.55%) Workday
6 7 (3.98%) Sonatype
7 6 (3.41%) TikTok
8 5 (2.84%) Oracle
9 4 (2.27%) Apple
9 4 (2.27%) Pinterest
9 4 (2.27%) Snapchat
10 3 (1.70%) Citrix
10 3 (1.70%) Instagram
11 2 (1.14%) ESRI
11 2 (1.14%) Optimizely
11 2 (1.14%) UiPath
11 2 (1.14%) YouTube
12 1 (0.57%) BiZZdesign
12 1 (0.57%) Zscaler