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
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.
Publishing Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 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.
Publishing Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 16 May 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 West Midlands region with a requirement for Publishing.
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:
