Publishing
North West > Lancashire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in Lancashire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 25 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +10 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Publishing | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire | - | 0.70% | 2.24% |
| As % of the General category | - | 1.35% | 3.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -29.41% |
| North West median daily rate | £360 | £513 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.76% | +13.89% | -21.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £24.76 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | - | £24.76 | - |
All General Skills
Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 113 | 74 | 134 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire | 53.81% | 51.75% | 60.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 64 | 30 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £166 | £200 | £362 |
| 25th Percentile | £289 | £313 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £500 | £611 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.50% | -18.20% | +15.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £559 | £720 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £602 | - |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 14 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £43.70 | £18.38 | £18.67 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £25.13 | £41.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.46 | £40.00 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.65% | -13.38% | +15.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.85 | £49.80 | £53.58 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £64.03 | £75.83 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.60 | £27.44 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.86% | +24.74% | +10.00% |
Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Publishing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Publishing
Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Publishing.
Publishing
Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Publishing.
