Publishing Job Trends in the North West

Publishing
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 223 207 251
Rank change year-on-year -16 +44 +29
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 8 1 30
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.076% 0.023% 0.32%
As % of the General category 0.14% 0.031% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 16
10th Percentile - - £26,250
25th Percentile - - £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £52,732
Median % change year-on-year - - +91.75%
75th Percentile £80,000 - £60,741
90th Percentile £91,250 - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £64,000 £45,210
% change year-on-year -6.25% +41.56% -21.37%

All General Skills
North West

Publishing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 5,678 3,278 4,993
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 53.99% 75.56% 53.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2,871 1,507 3,795
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,277 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,500 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,498 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% -9.52%
75th Percentile £69,390 £70,000 £63,484
90th Percentile £88,148 £83,750 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.98% +11.43% -12.50%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Publishing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Publishing job vacancy trend in the North West

Publishing
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Publishing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Publishing

Publishing
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Publishing in the North West over the 6 months to 6 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Publishing in the North West

Publishing
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Publishing within the North West region over the 6 months to 6 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cheshire -7 6 £50,000 - 1
Manchester - 2 - - 5
Publishing
England

Publishing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (37.50%) Banking
2 1 (12.50%) Automotive
2 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
2 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Business Development Manager
1 4 (50.00%) Business Manager
1 4 (50.00%) Development Manager
2 3 (37.50%) ServiceNow Manager
3 2 (25.00%) Product Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Business Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Business Consultant
4 1 (12.50%) Consultant
4 1 (12.50%) Senior
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Business Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Business Consultant
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Product Ownership
2 1 (12.50%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Agile
1 4 (50.00%) B2B
1 4 (50.00%) Business Development
2 3 (37.50%) Attestation
2 3 (37.50%) Data Governance
2 3 (37.50%) ITSM
2 3 (37.50%) Objectives and Key Results
2 3 (37.50%) Quality Management
2 3 (37.50%) Service Management
3 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (25.00%) Logistics
3 2 (25.00%) Product Backlog
4 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (12.50%) Requirements Engineering
4 1 (12.50%) Requirements Management
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (12.50%) Strategic Management
4 1 (12.50%) Test Management
4 1 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) ServiceNow