Publishing
Berkshire > Reading
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 90 | 88 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -2 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing Publishing | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | - | 0.098% | 0.20% |
| As % of the General category | - | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £250 | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £650 | £325 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +100.00% | - | - |
All General Skills
Reading
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 Reading.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 444 | 602 | 643 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 60.99% | 59.02% | 62.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 306 | 284 | 373 |
| 10th Percentile | £286 | £286 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £504 | £555 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.28% | +11.05% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £697 | £650 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +10.53% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 4 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.58 | £33.05 | £16.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.39 | £39.13 | £57.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £58.00 | £52.83 | £63.29 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.80% | -16.53% | +5.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £84.75 | £67.26 | £66.14 |
| 90th Percentile | £96.75 | £71.82 | £68.50 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £27.50 | £58.38 | £59.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.89% | -1.06% | +122.64% |
Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Publishing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Publishing
Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Publishing.
Publishing
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Publishing.
