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 25 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 365 394 377
Rank change year-on-year +29 -17 -51
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 50 81 122
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.31% 0.40% 0.53%
As % of the General category 0.44% 0.65% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 28 55 105
10th Percentile £44,625 £43,250 £35,100
25th Percentile - £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 £67,500 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year -5.19% +12.04% +9.15%
75th Percentile £68,500 £76,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £76,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £64,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% - +8.70%

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,342 12,540 15,107
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 70.19% 62.25% 65.98%
Number of salaries quoted 6,169 7,198 11,874
10th Percentile £28,548 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,233 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.63% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,000 £59,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.61% -0.83% -

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 25 October 2025.

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 6 (12.00%) CMS
2 2 (4.00%) Drupal
2 2 (4.00%) WordPress
3 1 (2.00%) DNN
3 1 (2.00%) Umbraco
Applications
1 4 (8.00%) MS Visio
2 2 (4.00%) Photoshop
3 1 (2.00%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (2.00%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (2.00%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (2.00%) InDesign
3 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 21 (42.00%) AWS
1 21 (42.00%) AWS Lambda
1 21 (42.00%) Serverless
2 4 (8.00%) Miro
3 3 (6.00%) Amazon S3
3 3 (6.00%) Amazon SQS
3 3 (6.00%) Google Analytics
4 1 (2.00%) Figma
4 1 (2.00%) Firebase
4 1 (2.00%) GitHub
4 1 (2.00%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (2.00%) Google Play
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (36.00%) DynamoDB
1 18 (36.00%) Elasticsearch
2 3 (6.00%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (2.00%) Crashlytics
1 1 (2.00%) fastlane
1 1 (2.00%) Git
1 1 (2.00%) Jenkins
General
1 22 (44.00%) Health Technology
1 22 (44.00%) Tech for Good
2 16 (32.00%) Social Skills
3 9 (18.00%) Finance
4 8 (16.00%) Marketing
5 7 (14.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (8.00%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (8.00%) Retail
8 3 (6.00%) Automotive
8 3 (6.00%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (6.00%) Legal
9 2 (4.00%) Multimedia
10 1 (2.00%) Advertising
10 1 (2.00%) Games
10 1 (2.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 26 (52.00%) Senior
2 22 (44.00%) Developer
3 18 (36.00%) Python Developer
3 18 (36.00%) Senior Developer
4 15 (30.00%) Senior Python Developer
5 11 (22.00%) Software Developer
6 9 (18.00%) AWS Developer
6 9 (18.00%) Senior Software Developer
7 8 (16.00%) React Developer
8 6 (12.00%) Senior React Developer
9 4 (8.00%) Analyst
9 4 (8.00%) Business Analyst
9 4 (8.00%) Lead
9 4 (8.00%) Senior Analyst
9 4 (8.00%) Senior Business Analyst
10 3 (6.00%) Account Manager
10 3 (6.00%) IT Manager
10 3 (6.00%) Lead Developer
10 3 (6.00%) Senior Manager
10 3 (6.00%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (44.00%) RESTful
2 18 (36.00%) React
2 18 (36.00%) Swagger
3 4 (8.00%) HTML
4 2 (4.00%) CSS
5 1 (2.00%) EDI
5 1 (2.00%) OAuth
5 1 (2.00%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.00%) Management Information System
1 5 (10.00%) Social Media
2 4 (8.00%) Product Ownership
3 3 (6.00%) FMCG
3 3 (6.00%) Smart City
4 1 (2.00%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.00%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.00%) Graphic Design
4 1 (2.00%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.00%) Photography
4 1 (2.00%) Robotics
4 1 (2.00%) Stable Diffusion
4 1 (2.00%) Video Editing
4 1 (2.00%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.00%) Android
1 1 (2.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (52.00%) Agile
2 22 (44.00%) Scrum
3 21 (42.00%) Data Science
3 21 (42.00%) Operational Stability
3 21 (42.00%) Pair Programming
3 21 (42.00%) TDD
4 18 (36.00%) Continuous Delivery
4 18 (36.00%) Software Testing
5 13 (26.00%) Project Management
6 11 (22.00%) Analytics
7 8 (16.00%) User Experience
8 7 (14.00%) Decision-Making
8 7 (14.00%) Workshop Facilitation
9 6 (12.00%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (12.00%) Customer Service
9 6 (12.00%) Project Delivery
10 5 (10.00%) AI
10 5 (10.00%) Customer Engagement
10 5 (10.00%) Matrix Organization
10 5 (10.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 22 (44.00%) Python
2 18 (36.00%) TypeScript
3 2 (4.00%) JavaScript
4 1 (2.00%) C++
4 1 (2.00%) Java
4 1 (2.00%) Kotlin
4 1 (2.00%) MATLAB
4 1 (2.00%) Objective-C
4 1 (2.00%) Swift
Qualifications
1 7 (14.00%) Degree
2 1 (2.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (46.00%) QA
2 3 (6.00%) Data Quality
3 2 (4.00%) Accessibility
4 1 (2.00%) GDPR
4 1 (2.00%) Section 508
4 1 (2.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 5 (10.00%) Google
1 5 (10.00%) Salesforce
2 4 (8.00%) SAP
3 2 (4.00%) Adobe
3 2 (4.00%) Instagram
3 2 (4.00%) TikTok
4 1 (2.00%) Canon
4 1 (2.00%) Facebook
4 1 (2.00%) HP
4 1 (2.00%) HubSpot
4 1 (2.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.00%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
4 1 (2.00%) Sony
4 1 (2.00%) YouTube