Publishing Contract Job Trends in the South East

Publishing
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 3 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 176 172 202
Rank change year-on-year -4 +30 +15
Contract jobs citing Publishing 5 8 9
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.12% 0.20% 0.17%
As % of the General category 0.21% 0.36% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 6
10th Percentile £603 £313 £113
25th Percentile £606 £322 £120
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £350 £142
Median % change year-on-year +78.57% +147.35% -72.52%
75th Percentile £656 £406 £356
90th Percentile £668 £438 £428
England median daily rate £496 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -5.52% +5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.50 - -
Median hourly rate £25.00 £25.99 -
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -
75th Percentile £27.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £33.49 £32.50 £68.75
% change year-on-year +3.05% -52.73% +25.00%

All General Skills
South East

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 South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,437 2,226 2,914
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 57.64% 56.20% 56.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,571 1,291 1,824
10th Percentile £204 £210 £205
25th Percentile £357 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.75% - -
75th Percentile £588 £616 £607
90th Percentile £675 £688 £688
England median daily rate £500 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 97 168
10th Percentile £13.00 £18.62 £16.43
25th Percentile £16.17 £25.75 £24.46
Median hourly rate £20.75 £50.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.50% - +55.26%
75th Percentile £40.65 £67.50 £63.07
90th Percentile £80.80 £75.00 £73.21
England median hourly rate £24.00 £30.59 £33.00
% change year-on-year -21.54% -7.30% +28.35%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Publishing job vacancy trend in the South East

Publishing
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Publishing

Publishing
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Publishing

Publishing
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Publishing within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 December 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
Thames Valley +1 3 £625 +78.57% 5
Hampshire -2 2 - - 2
Berkshire -3 2 £650 +92.59%
Oxfordshire -12 1 £600 - 3
Publishing
England

Publishing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 (20.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (60.00%) Marketing
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Content Marketing Specialist
1 2 (40.00%) Marketing Specialist
1 2 (40.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) SaaS Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Blog
1 2 (40.00%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (40.00%) Educational Technology
1 2 (40.00%) Podcast
1 2 (40.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Agile
2 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Analytics
3 2 (40.00%) Content Marketing
3 2 (40.00%) Content Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) Lead Generation
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (40.00%) SEO
3 2 (40.00%) Storytelling
3 2 (40.00%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
4 1 (20.00%) Commercialisation
4 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (20.00%) Product Requirements
4 1 (20.00%) Product Vision
4 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (20.00%) PMP
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) YouTube