Publishing Contracts in Scotland

Publishing
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 107 105 154
Rank change year-on-year -2 +49 -22
Contract jobs citing Publishing 12 23 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.74% 1.06% 0.44%
As % of the General category 1.01% 1.65% 0.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 17 6
10th Percentile £236 £335 £334
25th Percentile £313 - £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £350 £375
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile - £380 £397
90th Percentile £388 £450 £419
UK median daily rate £500 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Median hourly rate - - £35.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £43.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -18.60% +22.86% +12.90%

All General Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,193 1,398 1,827
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 73.55% 64.54% 66.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 680 842 1,324
10th Percentile £241 £179 £233
25th Percentile £368 £350 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.58% - +2.37%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £571
90th Percentile £606 £660 £650
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 69 29
10th Percentile £15.77 £12.24 £12.75
25th Percentile £16.44 £15.67 £15.75
Median hourly rate £22.00 £19.17 £21.26
Median % change year-on-year +14.76% -9.83% -20.82%
75th Percentile £24.66 £60.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £54.32 £70.00 £67.75
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £30.16 £34.00
% change year-on-year -8.82% -11.29% +53.22%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Publishing in Scotland

Publishing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Publishing in Scotland

Publishing
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Publishing in Scotland over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Publishing in Scotland

Publishing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Hourly rate trend for Publishing in Scotland

Publishing
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Publishing within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 15 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
Edinburgh +7 7 £375 -16.67% 4
Glasgow -14 1 - - 5
Publishing
UK

Publishing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (33.33%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) Internet
1 1 (8.33%) Intranet
General
1 6 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (41.67%) Public Sector
3 4 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (16.67%) Finance
5 1 (8.33%) Banking
5 1 (8.33%) Investment Banking
5 1 (8.33%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) Content Designer
1 5 (41.67%) Designer
2 4 (33.33%) Analyst
2 4 (33.33%) Change Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Architect
3 2 (16.67%) Data Architect
3 2 (16.67%) ServiceNow Architect
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) CMDB
1 2 (16.67%) Distributed Systems
1 2 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (8.33%) Data Centre
2 1 (8.33%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) Agile
1 6 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 5 (41.67%) User Research
3 4 (33.33%) Change Management
3 4 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 4 (33.33%) Infographics
3 4 (33.33%) Project Management
4 2 (16.67%) Change Control
4 2 (16.67%) Configuration Management
4 2 (16.67%) Data Management
4 2 (16.67%) Data Modelling
4 2 (16.67%) Data Security
4 2 (16.67%) Enterprise Architecture
4 2 (16.67%) ITIL
4 2 (16.67%) ITSM
4 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (16.67%) Process Management
4 2 (16.67%) Programme Management
4 2 (16.67%) Security Management
4 2 (16.67%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) Data Quality
1 2 (16.67%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (16.67%) ServiceNow