Publishing Contracts in the Midlands

Publishing
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 124 147
Rank change year-on-year +4 +23 +33
Contract jobs citing Publishing 1 10 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.051% 0.37% 0.60%
As % of the General category 0.081% 0.67% 1.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 14
10th Percentile - - £272
25th Percentile - £166 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £268 £450
Median % change year-on-year - -40.56% -
75th Percentile - £441 £476
90th Percentile - £495 £607
England median daily rate £518 £425 £513
% change year-on-year +21.76% -17.07% +3.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £37.02 - -
England median hourly rate £35.00 £43.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -18.60% +22.86% +12.90%

All General Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,234 1,489 1,855
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 62.67% 55.09% 55.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 798 1,027 1,319
10th Percentile £185 £208 £213
25th Percentile £335 £350 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £488 £480
Median % change year-on-year -5.74% +1.56% +1.05%
75th Percentile £550 £611 £595
90th Percentile £641 £738 £694
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 166 78
10th Percentile £14.00 £11.75 £11.80
25th Percentile £14.47 £13.89 £13.31
Median hourly rate £19.50 £17.50 £20.84
Median % change year-on-year +11.43% -16.02% +16.74%
75th Percentile £28.64 £35.00 £41.75
90th Percentile £37.23 £52.45 £51.50
England median hourly rate £27.19 £30.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year -10.86% -6.15% +51.16%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Publishing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Publishing in the Midlands

Publishing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Publishing in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Publishing in the Midlands

Publishing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Publishing in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Publishing in the Midlands

Publishing
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Publishing within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 May 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
East Midlands +1 1 - - 2
Publishing
England

Publishing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) PMO Officer
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management Officer
1 1 (100.00%) Project Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Earned Value Management
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO