Desktop Publishing Job Trends

Desktop Publishing (DTP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Desktop Publishing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 669 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Desktop Publishing 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.001% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.002% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Desktop Publishing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 55,211 43,138 69,101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 78.63% 93.12% 88.00%
Number of salaries quoted 33,095 21,773 52,985
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,000 £29,375
25th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Desktop Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Desktop Publishing job vacancy trend in the UK

Desktop Publishing
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Desktop Publishing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Desktop Publishing

Desktop Publishing
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Publishing within the UK over the 6 months to 2 March 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
London - 1 - -
England - 1 - - 2
Work from Home - 1 - - 1

Desktop Publishing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Drupal
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) InDesign
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Google Ads
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
General
1 1 (100.00%) Advertising
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Publishing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Content Coordinator
1 1 (100.00%) Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Blog
1 1 (100.00%) Podcast
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) A/B Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Email Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) dotdigital
1 1 (100.00%) Google