Publishing Contracts in the West Midlands

Publishing
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 97 104 110
Rank change year-on-year +7 +6 +45
Contract jobs citing Publishing 1 5 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.072% 0.26% 0.79%
As % of the General category 0.12% 0.47% 1.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 13
10th Percentile - £340 £251
25th Percentile - £369 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £434 £450
Median % change year-on-year - -3.67% -8.72%
75th Percentile - £525 £464
90th Percentile - £570 £620
England median daily rate £525 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +23.53% -15.00% +1.01%

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 863 1,066 1,312
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 62.31% 56.37% 57.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 555 742 925
10th Percentile £174 £263 £241
25th Percentile £350 £388 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% +2.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £600
90th Percentile £654 £751 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 110 43
10th Percentile - £11.06 £11.20
25th Percentile £14.00 £13.89 £12.50
Median hourly rate £18.87 £19.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year -0.68% -7.32% +22.39%
75th Percentile £26.93 £37.81 £28.75
90th Percentile £48.73 £56.50 £55.75
England median hourly rate £27.25 £30.16 £32.50
% change year-on-year -9.65% -7.20% +51.16%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Publishing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Publishing in the West Midlands

Publishing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Publishing in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Publishing in the West Midlands

Publishing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Publishing in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Publishing in the West Midlands

Publishing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 1 (100.00%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop
General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Content Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Copywriting
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript