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 30 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 350 349 430
Rank change year-on-year -1 +81 -10
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 81 72 149
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.39% 0.46% 0.45%
As % of the General category 0.67% 0.62% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 56 38 118
10th Percentile £30,500 £44,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,875 - £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £64,000 £48,200
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% +32.78% -19.67%
75th Percentile £65,713 £175,000 £60,741
90th Percentile £93,125 - £77,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £64,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -21.88% +34.74% -20.83%

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 12,136 11,627 20,415
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.68% 73.61% 61.06%
Number of salaries quoted 7,974 6,469 14,891
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £79,239 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

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 30 June 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 8 (9.88%) CMS
2 3 (3.70%) WordPress
3 2 (2.47%) Confluence
4 1 (1.23%) Drupal
4 1 (1.23%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.23%) Umbraco
Applications
1 5 (6.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.47%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (1.23%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (1.23%) InDesign
3 1 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.23%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.23%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (7.41%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.23%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 11 (13.58%) SaaS
2 10 (12.35%) Power Platform
3 8 (9.88%) AWS
3 8 (9.88%) Serverless
4 5 (6.17%) AWS Lambda
5 4 (4.94%) Google Analytics
6 3 (3.70%) Canva
7 2 (2.47%) Lucidchart
7 2 (2.47%) MailChimp
8 1 (1.23%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (1.23%) Amazon S3
8 1 (1.23%) GitHub
8 1 (1.23%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (1.23%) Google Ads
8 1 (1.23%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (1.23%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (12.35%) Power BI
2 6 (7.41%) Tableau
3 4 (4.94%) DynamoDB
3 4 (4.94%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (4.94%) SQL Server
4 3 (3.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (3.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (1.23%) Metadata
5 1 (1.23%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 6 (7.41%) JIRA
2 3 (3.70%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.23%) Browser DevTools
3 1 (1.23%) CircleCI
3 1 (1.23%) Git
3 1 (1.23%) TeamCity
3 1 (1.23%) webpack
General
1 36 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 30 (37.04%) Marketing
3 27 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (19.75%) Organisational Skills
5 14 (17.28%) Multimedia
6 12 (14.81%) Advertising
7 11 (13.58%) Finance
8 10 (12.35%) Retail
9 5 (6.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (6.17%) Law
10 4 (4.94%) Banking
10 4 (4.94%) Health Technology
10 4 (4.94%) Legal
10 4 (4.94%) Manufacturing
10 4 (4.94%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (4.94%) Tech for Good
11 3 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (3.70%) Public Speaking
12 2 (2.47%) Automotive
13 1 (1.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (23.46%) Senior
2 16 (19.75%) Analyst
3 10 (12.35%) Senior Manager
4 8 (9.88%) Account Manager
4 8 (9.88%) Senior Account Manager
5 7 (8.64%) Development Manager
6 6 (7.41%) Business Development Manager
6 6 (7.41%) Business Manager
6 6 (7.41%) Commercial Analyst
6 6 (7.41%) Commercial Data Analyst
6 6 (7.41%) Data Analyst
6 6 (7.41%) Data Scientist
6 6 (7.41%) Lead
7 5 (6.17%) Developer
7 5 (6.17%) IT Analyst
7 5 (6.17%) IT Support
7 5 (6.17%) IT Support Analyst
7 5 (6.17%) Product Manager
7 5 (6.17%) Support Analyst
8 4 (4.94%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.17%) React
2 4 (4.94%) RESTful
2 4 (4.94%) Swagger
2 4 (4.94%) XML
3 3 (3.70%) HTML
3 3 (3.70%) JSON
4 2 (2.47%) EDI
4 2 (2.47%) Middleware
5 1 (1.23%) CSS
5 1 (1.23%) RSS
Miscellaneous
1 19 (23.46%) Social Media
2 8 (9.88%) Podcast
2 8 (9.88%) Web Conferencing
3 6 (7.41%) Data Structures
3 6 (7.41%) FMCG
3 6 (7.41%) Greenfield Project
4 5 (6.17%) Cloud Native
4 5 (6.17%) Mobile App
4 5 (6.17%) Onboarding
4 5 (6.17%) Product Ownership
4 5 (6.17%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (3.70%) Blog
5 3 (3.70%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (3.70%) Legacy Applications
5 3 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.23%) Algorithms
6 1 (1.23%) e-Learning
6 1 (1.23%) Linux Command Line
6 1 (1.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.17%) Mac OS
2 1 (1.23%) Android
2 1 (1.23%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (24.69%) B2B
2 19 (23.46%) Business Intelligence
2 19 (23.46%) Decision-Making
3 15 (18.52%) Agile
4 14 (17.28%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (16.05%) Actionable Insight
5 13 (16.05%) Project Management
6 12 (14.81%) Analytics
7 11 (13.58%) Storytelling
8 10 (12.35%) B2B Sales
8 10 (12.35%) Business Development
8 10 (12.35%) CRM
9 9 (11.11%) Lead Generation
10 8 (9.88%) E-Commerce
11 7 (8.64%) AI
11 7 (8.64%) Business Analysis
11 7 (8.64%) Continuous Improvement
11 7 (8.64%) Data Modelling
11 7 (8.64%) Financial Modelling
11 7 (8.64%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 13 (16.05%) SQL
2 12 (14.81%) Python
3 5 (6.17%) TypeScript
4 1 (1.23%) Bash
4 1 (1.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.23%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.23%) PHP
Qualifications
1 12 (14.81%) Degree
2 7 (8.64%) DBS Check
3 6 (7.41%) ACCA
3 6 (7.41%) CIMA
4 2 (2.47%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (11.11%) Accessibility
2 7 (8.64%) QA
3 2 (2.47%) PMO
3 2 (2.47%) WCAG
4 1 (1.23%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (1.23%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (1.23%) Kibana
Vendors
1 8 (9.88%) Salesforce
2 7 (8.64%) Microsoft
3 5 (6.17%) Google
4 4 (4.94%) ServiceNow
5 2 (2.47%) Adobe
5 2 (2.47%) dotdigital
5 2 (2.47%) Freshdesk
5 2 (2.47%) Instagram
6 1 (1.23%) Apple
6 1 (1.23%) Databricks
6 1 (1.23%) Facebook
6 1 (1.23%) Hootsuite
6 1 (1.23%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.23%) New Relic
6 1 (1.23%) Oracle
6 1 (1.23%) YouTube