Publishing Contract Job Trends in South London

Publishing
London > South London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in South London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 9 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 - 39
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Publishing 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in South London 0.31% - 0.40%
As % of the General category 0.56% - 0.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £520
London median daily rate £450 £525 £450
% change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -18.18%

All General Skills
South London

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 general skills in South London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 177 139 143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South London 54.97% 71.28% 57.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 124 82 90
10th Percentile £247 £364 £185
25th Percentile £450 £463 £294
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £600 £475
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +26.32% -13.64%
75th Percentile £550 £647 £575
90th Percentile £634 £938 £638
London median daily rate £525 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -8.70% - -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 11 17
10th Percentile £62.13 - £16.37
25th Percentile £62.69 - £17.25
Median hourly rate £64.75 £15.84 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year +308.78% -32.60% -36.38%
75th Percentile £66.19 £24.92 £83.25
90th Percentile £66.38 £78.40 £83.75
London median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year - +16.67% -7.69%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

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

Publishing job vacancy trend in South London

Publishing
Daily Rate Trend in South London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South London citing Publishing

Publishing
Hourly Rate Trend in South London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South London citing Publishing

Publishing
Contract Job Locations in South London

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 London region over the 6 months to 9 April 2026. 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
Merton - 1 £450 -
Publishing
London

Publishing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Drupal
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Intranet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Content Designer
1 1 (100.00%) Designer
1 1 (100.00%) Web Content Designer
1 1 (100.00%) Web Designer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) WCAG