Publishing Contract Job Trends 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 8 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 138 138 137
Rank change year-on-year 0 -1 +51
Contract jobs citing Publishing 10 1 11
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.37% 0.037% 0.38%
As % of the General category 0.59% 0.064% 0.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 9
10th Percentile - - £382
25th Percentile £325 £525 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -36.36% -2.22% +15.38%
75th Percentile £425 £575 £750
90th Percentile £455 - -
England median daily rate £475 £529 £500
% change year-on-year -10.21% +5.80% -5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £20.25 - -
Median hourly rate £27.21 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £33.10 - -
England median hourly rate £35.75 £43.00 £68.75
% change year-on-year -16.86% -37.45% +52.78%

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 1,697 1,562 1,474
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 62.12% 57.94% 50.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,104 966 995
10th Percentile £230 £213 £221
25th Percentile £360 £356 £368
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £550 £600 £625
90th Percentile £638 £703 £725
England median daily rate £500 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -5.66% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 125 78 71
10th Percentile £15.18 £13.00 £13.25
25th Percentile £18.22 £15.14 £16.08
Median hourly rate £25.08 £23.82 £23.22
Median % change year-on-year +5.27% +2.58% +34.61%
75th Percentile £35.00 £33.23 £43.00
90th Percentile £50.00 £52.83 £70.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -28.14% +16.67% +20.00%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Publishing job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Publishing
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Publishing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Publishing

Publishing
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Publishing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Publishing

Publishing
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Publishing in the Midlands over the 6 months to 8 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram 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 8 October 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
West Midlands -5 6 £350 -36.36% 5
East Midlands - 4 £450 - 1
Publishing
England

Publishing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 4 (40.00%) CMS
1 4 (40.00%) SharePoint
2 2 (20.00%) Confluence
3 1 (10.00%) Alfresco
3 1 (10.00%) Documentum
3 1 (10.00%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 2 (20.00%) AutoCAD
1 2 (20.00%) MicroStation
1 2 (20.00%) Navisworks
1 2 (20.00%) Photoshop
1 2 (20.00%) Revit
2 1 (10.00%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (10.00%) FrameMaker
2 1 (10.00%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 2 (20.00%) Google Analytics
1 2 (20.00%) Google Workspace
2 1 (10.00%) AWS
2 1 (10.00%) Azure
2 1 (10.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Dreamweaver
General
1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Aerospace
2 3 (30.00%) Marketing
3 2 (20.00%) Automotive
3 2 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Finance
4 1 (10.00%) Games
4 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (10.00%) Military
4 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2 (20.00%) Content Editor
1 2 (20.00%) Coordinator
1 2 (20.00%) Designer
1 2 (20.00%) Draughtsman
1 2 (20.00%) Web Designer
2 1 (10.00%) Architect
2 1 (10.00%) Consultant
2 1 (10.00%) Content Manager
2 1 (10.00%) Enterprise Architect
2 1 (10.00%) Implementation Consultant
2 1 (10.00%) PMO Officer
2 1 (10.00%) Project Management Officer
2 1 (10.00%) Project Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (30.00%) HTML
2 2 (20.00%) EDI
3 1 (10.00%) CSS
3 1 (10.00%) Flash
3 1 (10.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (10.00%) Blog
2 1 (10.00%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (10.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (10.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (10.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (10.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Analytics
2 3 (30.00%) Content Management
2 3 (30.00%) CRM
2 3 (30.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (30.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (20.00%) Agile
3 2 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 2 (20.00%) Building Information Modelling
3 2 (20.00%) Business Continuity
3 2 (20.00%) CAD
3 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (20.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (20.00%) Knowledge Management
3 2 (20.00%) Project Management
3 2 (20.00%) SEO
3 2 (20.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (10.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Degree
1 2 (20.00%) HNC
1 2 (20.00%) HND
2 1 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (10.00%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (10.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) Accessibility
2 2 (20.00%) QA
3 1 (10.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Google
2 2 (20.00%) Autodesk
2 2 (20.00%) Salesforce
3 1 (10.00%) Adobe
3 1 (10.00%) Avaya
3 1 (10.00%) Facebook
3 1 (10.00%) Genesys
3 1 (10.00%) Instagram
3 1 (10.00%) OpenText
3 1 (10.00%) Oracle
3 1 (10.00%) Twitter
3 1 (10.00%) YouTube