Publishing Jobs

Publishing
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 466 516 587
Rank change year-on-year +50 +71 -198
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 211 364 478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.42% 0.39% 0.43%
As % of the General category 0.62% 0.65% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 82 276 283
10th Percentile £39,000 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £33,213 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £45,210 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +43.77% -17.80% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,188 £60,741 £76,250
90th Percentile £175,000 £83,750 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.22% -10.00% -5.66%

All General Skills
UK

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 34,161 55,731 76,437
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 67.59% 60.15% 69.11%
Number of salaries quoted 17,617 38,619 40,825
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £92,500 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +6.32% -9.52% +5.00%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Publishing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Publishing in the UK

Publishing
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Publishing.

Salary trend for Publishing in the UK

Publishing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Publishing over the 6 months to 2 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Publishing in the UK

Publishing
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Publishing within the UK over the 6 months to 2 April 2025. 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
England +40 198 £65,000 +40.22% 372
London +73 159 £75,000 +61.79% 280
Work from Home +114 101 £76,000 +60.00% 161
UK excluding London +35 41 £46,000 +2.22% 124
South East +63 18 £50,000 -8.26% 42
East of England +42 11 £47,500 +29.55% 24
North of England +64 4 £47,000 -10.87% 30
Scotland +100 3 £62,500 +108.33% 15
South West +64 3 £46,250 -2.63% 4
Midlands +48 3 £45,000 +57.89% 9
Yorkshire +68 2 £53,500 +25.88% 6
East Midlands +49 2 £45,000 +25.84% 3
North East +39 1 £25,000 -56.87% 4
North West +19 1 - - 20
West Midlands +18 1 - - 6

Publishing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 35 (16.59%) CMS
2 10 (4.74%) WordPress
3 9 (4.27%) Confluence
4 8 (3.79%) Sitecore CMS
5 6 (2.84%) SharePoint
6 4 (1.90%) nginx
7 2 (0.95%) Apache
7 2 (0.95%) Office Communications Server
7 2 (0.95%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.95%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.47%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.47%) MS Project Server
8 1 (0.47%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 19 (9.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (5.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (3.79%) Photoshop
4 7 (3.32%) InDesign
4 7 (3.32%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (2.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 5 (2.37%) Adobe Premiere
5 5 (2.37%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (2.37%) Trello
6 4 (1.90%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 1 (0.47%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 25 (11.85%) AWS
2 21 (9.95%) Serverless
3 20 (9.48%) AWS Lambda
4 18 (8.53%) Amazon S3
4 18 (8.53%) Google Analytics
5 16 (7.58%) Amazon SQS
6 14 (6.64%) Power Platform
7 12 (5.69%) GCP
8 6 (2.84%) Azure
9 4 (1.90%) Contentful
10 3 (1.42%) Figma
10 3 (1.42%) SaaS
11 2 (0.95%) Anthos
11 2 (0.95%) FinancialForce
11 2 (0.95%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 2 (0.95%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.95%) Microsoft 365
11 2 (0.95%) MinIO
12 1 (0.47%) Azure WebJobs
12 1 (0.47%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.84%) Intranet
2 5 (2.37%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (1.90%) Broadband
3 4 (1.90%) DNS
4 3 (1.42%) Firewall
5 2 (0.95%) Value-Added Service
6 1 (0.47%) DHCP
6 1 (0.47%) Internet
6 1 (0.47%) LAN
6 1 (0.47%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.64%) Power BI
2 10 (4.74%) Elasticsearch
3 8 (3.79%) Tableau
4 7 (3.32%) MongoDB
4 7 (3.32%) Power Query
5 6 (2.84%) NoSQL
6 4 (1.90%) DynamoDB
7 3 (1.42%) BigQuery
7 3 (1.42%) Looker
8 2 (0.95%) Metadata
8 2 (0.95%) MySQL
9 1 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.47%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.47%) Qlik Sense
9 1 (0.47%) Redis
9 1 (0.47%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 16 (7.58%) JIRA
2 8 (3.79%) Git
2 8 (3.79%) Maven
3 5 (2.37%) GitLab
4 4 (1.90%) Android Studio
4 4 (1.90%) Xcode
5 1 (0.47%) Ant
5 1 (0.47%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.47%) RSpec
5 1 (0.47%) Sourcetree
General
1 103 (48.82%) Social Skills
2 54 (25.59%) Marketing
3 32 (15.17%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (13.27%) Organisational Skills
5 26 (12.32%) Finance
6 23 (10.90%) Health Technology
7 22 (10.43%) Games
7 22 (10.43%) Tech for Good
8 17 (8.06%) iGaming
9 16 (7.58%) Influencing Skills
9 16 (7.58%) Legal
10 15 (7.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (7.11%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (6.64%) Advertising
12 12 (5.69%) Automotive
12 12 (5.69%) Retail
13 9 (4.27%) Law
14 6 (2.84%) Pharmaceutical
14 6 (2.84%) Telecoms
15 5 (2.37%) French Language
Job Titles
1 33 (15.64%) Lead
2 29 (13.74%) Developer
3 21 (9.95%) Senior
4 13 (6.16%) Head of Business Intelligence
5 12 (5.69%) Analyst
6 11 (5.21%) Product Owner
7 10 (4.74%) Architect
7 10 (4.74%) Content Manager
7 10 (4.74%) Software Developer
8 9 (4.27%) Governance Manager
8 9 (4.27%) Information Governance Manager
8 9 (4.27%) Information Manager
8 9 (4.27%) Python Developer
8 9 (4.27%) Senior Developer
9 8 (3.79%) AWS Engineer
9 8 (3.79%) Designer
9 8 (3.79%) Lead Software Engineer
9 8 (3.79%) Python Software Engineer
9 8 (3.79%) Senior Manager
9 8 (3.79%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (9.95%) RESTful
2 17 (8.06%) REST
3 16 (7.58%) HTML
4 14 (6.64%) CSS
5 10 (4.74%) React
6 8 (3.79%) Spring
7 7 (3.32%) WebSockets
7 7 (3.32%) XML
8 5 (2.37%) AngularJS
9 4 (1.90%) React Native
9 4 (1.90%) Swagger
10 3 (1.42%) .NET
10 3 (1.42%) Node.js
11 2 (0.95%) Electron
11 2 (0.95%) Express.js
11 2 (0.95%) JNI
11 2 (0.95%) XSD
11 2 (0.95%) XSLT
12 1 (0.47%) .NET Core
12 1 (0.47%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 18 (8.53%) Product Ownership
2 16 (7.58%) Mobile Games
2 16 (7.58%) Sports Betting
3 12 (5.69%) FMCG
3 12 (5.69%) Management Information System
3 12 (5.69%) Online Games
4 11 (5.21%) Analytical Mindset
5 10 (4.74%) Blog
5 10 (4.74%) Robotics
6 9 (4.27%) Data Protection Act
6 9 (4.27%) Freedom of Information
6 9 (4.27%) Freedom of Information Act
6 9 (4.27%) Social Media
7 6 (2.84%) Cloud Native
7 6 (2.84%) Marketing Technology
7 6 (2.84%) Mobile App
7 6 (2.84%) Public Cloud
8 5 (2.37%) Onboarding
9 4 (1.90%) Client/Server
9 4 (1.90%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.37%) Android
1 5 (2.37%) Apple iOS
1 5 (2.37%) Unix
2 4 (1.90%) Linux
2 4 (1.90%) Mac OS
3 3 (1.42%) Windows
3 3 (1.42%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.95%) CentOS
5 1 (0.47%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (38.39%) Agile
2 43 (20.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 42 (19.91%) Business Intelligence
4 41 (19.43%) Scrum
5 40 (18.96%) User Stories
6 38 (18.01%) Analytics
7 36 (17.06%) Artificial Intelligence
8 34 (16.11%) B2B
8 34 (16.11%) User Experience
9 33 (15.64%) Project Management
10 30 (14.22%) B2B Sales
10 30 (14.22%) Problem-Solving
11 28 (13.27%) Content Management
12 27 (12.80%) Acceptance Criteria
12 27 (12.80%) CI/CD
13 26 (12.32%) Time Management
14 25 (11.85%) Decision-Making
14 25 (11.85%) SEO
15 24 (11.37%) Collaborative Working
15 24 (11.37%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 40 (18.96%) Python
2 15 (7.11%) Java
3 12 (5.69%) SQL
4 11 (5.21%) TypeScript
5 10 (4.74%) C++
5 10 (4.74%) MATLAB
6 9 (4.27%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.90%) C#
7 4 (1.90%) Swift
8 3 (1.42%) Bash
9 2 (0.95%) C
9 2 (0.95%) Perl
9 2 (0.95%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.95%) VB.NET
9 2 (0.95%) XQuery
10 1 (0.47%) PHP
10 1 (0.47%) R
10 1 (0.47%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.47%) VB
10 1 (0.47%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 26 (12.32%) Degree
2 11 (5.21%) PhD
3 9 (4.27%) CISA
3 9 (4.27%) CISM
3 9 (4.27%) CISSP
3 9 (4.27%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 5 (2.37%) CSPO
4 5 (2.37%) PMI Certification
5 2 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.47%) MCP
6 1 (0.47%) MCSA
6 1 (0.47%) MCSE
6 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.47%) MRICS
6 1 (0.47%) PMP
6 1 (0.47%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.47%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (16.59%) QA
2 14 (6.64%) Accessibility
3 9 (4.27%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (4.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 9 (4.27%) HIPAA
3 9 (4.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.47%) MiFID
4 1 (0.47%) NCSC
4 1 (0.47%) PMO
4 1 (0.47%) SLA
4 1 (0.47%) Solvency II
System Software
1 10 (4.74%) Docker
2 3 (1.42%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.47%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.47%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (6.64%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.37%) Grafana
2 5 (2.37%) Kibana
3 4 (1.90%) Argo
3 4 (1.90%) Kustomize
3 4 (1.90%) Terraform
4 2 (0.95%) Istio
5 1 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.47%) SCCM
Vendors
1 28 (13.27%) Google
2 18 (8.53%) Microsoft
3 15 (7.11%) Salesforce
4 11 (5.21%) Adobe
5 8 (3.79%) Sitecore
6 7 (3.32%) Ahrefs
6 7 (3.32%) Screaming Frog
7 6 (2.84%) BT
8 3 (1.42%) HubSpot
8 3 (1.42%) VMware
9 2 (0.95%) Mercator
9 2 (0.95%) Palo Alto
9 2 (0.95%) Progress
9 2 (0.95%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.95%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 2 (0.95%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.47%) Instagram
10 1 (0.47%) Netskope
10 1 (0.47%) Wrike
10 1 (0.47%) YouTube