Publishing Contract Job Trends in Shropshire

Publishing
West Midlands > Shropshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in Shropshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Publishing 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire 0.32% - -
As % of the General category 0.53% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £304 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £308 - -
75th Percentile £311 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £350 £550 £750
% change year-on-year -36.36% -26.67% +51.52%

All General Skills
Shropshire

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 Shropshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 187 53 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire 59.94% 43.80% 48.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 127 39 14
10th Percentile £393 £222 £301
25th Percentile £430 £313 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £470 £478
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -1.57% -11.57%
75th Percentile £537 £530 £495
90th Percentile £552 £568 £588
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.63 - -
Median hourly rate £12.75 £23.60 -
Median % change year-on-year -45.97% - -
75th Percentile £19.66 - -
90th Percentile £31.87 - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £23.82 £18.50
% change year-on-year +4.95% +28.76% +4.99%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

Publishing job vacancy trend in Shropshire

Publishing
Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Publishing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Publishing

Publishing
Hourly Rate Trend in Shropshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Publishing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Publishing

Publishing
Contract Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Publishing within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 29 November 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
Telford - 1 £308 -
Publishing
West Midlands

Publishing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) PMO Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft