The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in Merton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 9 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
11 |
- |
7 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Publishing |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Merton |
2.38% |
- |
4.35% |
| As % of the General category |
5.56% |
- |
5.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
- |
£520 |
| South London median daily rate |
£450 |
- |
£520 |
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 Merton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
18 |
16 |
17 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton |
42.86% |
72.73% |
73.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
14 |
12 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
£197 |
£237 |
£97 |
| 25th Percentile |
£300 |
£313 |
£180 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£388 |
£350 |
£375 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.71% |
-6.67% |
-16.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£438 |
£478 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£446 |
£488 |
£638 |
| South London median daily rate |
£500 |
£600 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+26.32% |
-13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£62.13 |
£70.24 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£62.69 |
£72.40 |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£64.75 |
£78.40 |
£83.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-17.41% |
-5.83% |
+65.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66.19 |
£82.00 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£66.38 |
£82.72 |
- |
| South London median hourly rate |
£64.75 |
£15.84 |
£23.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+308.78% |
-32.60% |
-36.38% |
Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Publishing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton.
Publishing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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:
