Hybrid/Remote Publishing Job Trends

Publishing
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Publishing over the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 388 356 407
Rank change year-on-year -32 +51 -30
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 67 59 90
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.28% 0.36% 0.39%
As % of the General category 0.46% 0.51% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 44 39 57
10th Percentile £32,950 - £43,250
25th Percentile £37,188 - £48,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £64,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% +11.30% -4.56%
75th Percentile £58,750 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £73,350 £175,000 £75,400
UK median annual salary £47,250 £64,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -26.17% +16.36% -8.33%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Publishing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 14,529 11,640 14,483
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.61% 71.91% 62.47%
Number of salaries quoted 8,982 6,326 8,483
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,438
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -8.33%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Publishing and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Publishing job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Publishing
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Publishing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Publishing

Publishing
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Publishing over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Publishing salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Publishing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 9 (13.43%) CMS
2 6 (8.96%) WordPress
3 2 (2.99%) Confluence
3 2 (2.99%) Moodle
3 2 (2.99%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.49%) Office Communications Server
4 1 (1.49%) Umbraco
Applications
1 5 (7.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.99%) Adobe After Effects
2 2 (2.99%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (2.99%) Adobe Premiere
2 2 (2.99%) MS Visio
2 2 (2.99%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.49%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (1.49%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 7 (10.45%) AWS
2 5 (7.46%) Power Platform
3 4 (5.97%) AWS Lambda
3 4 (5.97%) Serverless
4 3 (4.48%) SaaS
5 2 (2.99%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 2 (2.99%) Canva
5 2 (2.99%) Lucidchart
6 1 (1.49%) Azure
6 1 (1.49%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.49%) Google Analytics
6 1 (1.49%) MailChimp
6 1 (1.49%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.49%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.46%) Power BI
1 5 (7.46%) SQL Server
2 4 (5.97%) DynamoDB
2 4 (5.97%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (5.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (4.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (1.49%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.49%) Star Schema
4 1 (1.49%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (4.48%) JIRA
1 3 (4.48%) Visual Studio
General
1 21 (31.34%) Social Skills
2 15 (22.39%) Law
3 12 (17.91%) Marketing
4 10 (14.93%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (10.45%) Finance
5 7 (10.45%) Multimedia
6 6 (8.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (8.96%) Retail
7 5 (7.46%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (5.97%) Banking
8 4 (5.97%) Health Technology
8 4 (5.97%) Legal
8 4 (5.97%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (5.97%) Tech for Good
9 3 (4.48%) Advertising
9 3 (4.48%) Public Sector
9 3 (4.48%) Public Speaking
10 2 (2.99%) Manufacturing
11 1 (1.49%) Automotive
11 1 (1.49%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 10 (14.93%) Developer
2 8 (11.94%) Senior
3 7 (10.45%) Senior Developer
4 6 (8.96%) Product Manager
5 5 (7.46%) Development Manager
6 4 (5.97%) Analyst
6 4 (5.97%) AWS Developer
6 4 (5.97%) Business Development Manager
6 4 (5.97%) Business Manager
6 4 (5.97%) Python Developer
6 4 (5.97%) React Developer
6 4 (5.97%) Senior Python Developer
6 4 (5.97%) Senior React Developer
6 4 (5.97%) ServiceNow Manager
7 3 (4.48%) Data Manager
7 3 (4.48%) PHP Developer
7 3 (4.48%) Senior PHP Developer
8 2 (2.99%) Business Development Executive
8 2 (2.99%) Junior
8 2 (2.99%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.46%) CSS
1 5 (7.46%) HTML
2 4 (5.97%) React
2 4 (5.97%) RESTful
2 4 (5.97%) Swagger
3 3 (4.48%) CSS3
3 3 (4.48%) HTML5
3 3 (4.48%) Node.js
3 3 (4.48%) Semantic HTML
4 2 (2.99%) EDI
4 2 (2.99%) JSON
4 2 (2.99%) Middleware
4 2 (2.99%) XML
5 1 (1.49%) Playwright
5 1 (1.49%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 15 (22.39%) Mobile App
2 8 (11.94%) Social Media
3 7 (10.45%) Web Conferencing
4 6 (8.96%) Onboarding
5 4 (5.97%) Podcast
5 4 (5.97%) Product Ownership
6 3 (4.48%) Learning Management System
7 2 (2.99%) Algorithms
7 2 (2.99%) Animation
7 2 (2.99%) Cloud Native
7 2 (2.99%) Digital Media
7 2 (2.99%) e-Learning
7 2 (2.99%) Graphic Design
7 2 (2.99%) Management Information System
7 2 (2.99%) SCORM
8 1 (1.49%) Blog
8 1 (1.49%) FMCG
8 1 (1.49%) Taxonomies
8 1 (1.49%) Virtual Team
8 1 (1.49%) VLE
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.49%) Android
1 1 (1.49%) Apple iOS
1 1 (1.49%) Windows
1 1 (1.49%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (28.36%) Analytics
2 16 (23.88%) Line Management
3 15 (22.39%) Storytelling
3 15 (22.39%) Strategic Thinking
4 14 (20.90%) Agile
5 11 (16.42%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (14.93%) Project Management
7 9 (13.43%) AI
7 9 (13.43%) User Experience
8 8 (11.94%) UX Design
9 7 (10.45%) B2B
9 7 (10.45%) Logistics
9 7 (10.45%) Mentoring
10 6 (8.96%) Business Development
10 6 (8.96%) Customer Experience
10 6 (8.96%) Decision-Making
11 5 (7.46%) Business Intelligence
11 5 (7.46%) Process Improvement
11 5 (7.46%) Software Testing
12 4 (5.97%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 8 (11.94%) SQL
2 6 (8.96%) Python
3 4 (5.97%) TypeScript
4 3 (4.48%) JavaScript
4 3 (4.48%) PHP
5 1 (1.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 10 (14.93%) Degree
2 5 (7.46%) Security Cleared
3 4 (5.97%) DBS Check
4 3 (4.48%) SC Cleared
5 2 (2.99%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (31.34%) Accessibility
2 10 (14.93%) QA
3 3 (4.48%) WCAG
4 2 (2.99%) GDPR
4 2 (2.99%) PERC
4 2 (2.99%) PMO
5 1 (1.49%) Data Quality
5 1 (1.49%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.49%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (1.49%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 9 (13.43%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.97%) ServiceNow
3 3 (4.48%) Adobe
4 1 (1.49%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (1.49%) Databricks
4 1 (1.49%) dotdigital
4 1 (1.49%) Google
4 1 (1.49%) HubSpot
4 1 (1.49%) Instagram
4 1 (1.49%) Netskope
4 1 (1.49%) Oracle