The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in Southampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
20
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Publishing
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
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 Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
68
73
74
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
53.54%
43.98%
42.05%
Number of daily rates quoted
42
53
50
10th Percentile
£282
£200
£304
25th Percentile
£367
£237
£458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£360
£544
Median % change year-on-year
+38.89%
-33.79%
+3.57%
75th Percentile
£613
£519
£614
90th Percentile
£673
£634
£718
Hampshire median daily rate
£490
£525
£538
% change year-on-year
-6.67%
-2.33%
+5.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
7
3
10th Percentile
£32.10
£37.80
-
25th Percentile
£46.50
£67.50
-
Median hourly rate
£71.00
£80.00
£27.00
Median % change year-on-year
-11.25%
+196.30%
+18.29%
75th Percentile
£72.25
-
£49.13
90th Percentile
£72.70
-
£62.40
Hampshire median hourly rate
£22.50
£57.35
£57.50
% change year-on-year
-60.77%
-0.26%
+139.58%
Publishing Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Publishing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Publishing Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Publishing.
Publishing Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Publishing.
Publishing Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Publishing also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Southampton region with a requirement for Publishing.
Publishing Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
