Publishing Job Trends in Scotland

Publishing
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 139 190
Rank change year-on-year - +51 +2
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 0 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland - 0.076% 0.032%
As % of the General category - 0.11% 0.043%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £61,250 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year - +104.17% -37.82%
UK median annual salary £64,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +4.35% +4.55%

All General Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,574 1,802 2,311
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 57.26% 68.26% 74.96%
Number of salaries quoted 652 736 1,382
10th Percentile £25,684 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £41,250 £31,903
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -36.36% +4.76% -9.19%
75th Percentile £54,855 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £92,875 £84,056
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.44%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Publishing job vacancy trend in Scotland

Publishing
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Publishing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Publishing