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 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 359 408 385
Rank change year-on-year +49 -23 -59
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 62 87 138
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.38% 0.37% 0.56%
As % of the General category 0.53% 0.59% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 39 55 111
10th Percentile - £43,250 £35,250
25th Percentile - £49,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 £60,000 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -0.41% +9.15%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £175,000 £76,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £64,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +16.36% -8.33% +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 11,710 14,683 16,040
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 71.85% 62.64% 65.32%
Number of salaries quoted 6,361 8,485 12,826
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £39,331 £45,000 £46,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £101,875
UK median annual salary £53,700 £56,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.11% -6.67% -

Publishing
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Publishing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Publishing trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Publishing
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Publishing

Publishing
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Publishing over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Publishing salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Publishing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 5 (8.06%) CMS
2 2 (3.23%) Confluence
2 2 (3.23%) Drupal
2 2 (3.23%) WordPress
3 1 (1.61%) DNN
3 1 (1.61%) Umbraco
Applications
1 4 (6.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (6.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 4 (6.45%) MS Visio
2 3 (4.84%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (3.23%) Photoshop
4 1 (1.61%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (1.61%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 1 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 29 (46.77%) AWS
1 29 (46.77%) AWS Lambda
1 29 (46.77%) Serverless
2 4 (6.45%) Miro
3 3 (4.84%) Amazon S3
3 3 (4.84%) Amazon SQS
3 3 (4.84%) Google Analytics
4 1 (1.61%) Figma
4 1 (1.61%) Firebase
4 1 (1.61%) GitHub
4 1 (1.61%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (1.61%) Google Play
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (41.94%) DynamoDB
1 26 (41.94%) Elasticsearch
2 3 (4.84%) Metadata
3 2 (3.23%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 2 (3.23%) JIRA
2 1 (1.61%) Crashlytics
2 1 (1.61%) fastlane
2 1 (1.61%) Git
2 1 (1.61%) Jenkins
General
1 30 (48.39%) Health Technology
1 30 (48.39%) Tech for Good
2 13 (20.97%) Marketing
3 12 (19.35%) Social Skills
4 10 (16.13%) Finance
5 6 (9.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (9.68%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (9.68%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (8.06%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (4.84%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (3.23%) Legal
8 2 (3.23%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.61%) Advertising
9 1 (1.61%) Law
9 1 (1.61%) Multimedia
9 1 (1.61%) Retail
Job Titles
1 36 (58.06%) Senior
2 30 (48.39%) Developer
3 28 (45.16%) Senior Developer
4 21 (33.87%) Python Developer
5 20 (32.26%) Senior Python Developer
6 15 (24.19%) Software Developer
7 14 (22.58%) Senior Software Developer
8 7 (11.29%) AWS Developer
9 6 (9.68%) Lead
9 6 (9.68%) React Developer
9 6 (9.68%) Senior React Developer
10 4 (6.45%) Analyst
10 4 (6.45%) Business Analyst
10 4 (6.45%) Senior Analyst
10 4 (6.45%) Senior Business Analyst
11 3 (4.84%) Product Manager
11 3 (4.84%) Senior Manager
12 2 (3.23%) Project Assistant
12 2 (3.23%) Senior Product Manager
13 1 (1.61%) Mobile Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (48.39%) RESTful
2 26 (41.94%) React
2 26 (41.94%) Swagger
3 3 (4.84%) HTML
4 1 (1.61%) CSS
4 1 (1.61%) EDI
4 1 (1.61%) OAuth
4 1 (1.61%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 6 (9.68%) Management Information System
2 5 (8.06%) Robotics
3 4 (6.45%) Product Ownership
3 4 (6.45%) Social Media
4 3 (4.84%) Smart City
5 2 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.61%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.61%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.61%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.61%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.61%) Android
1 1 (1.61%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (54.84%) Agile
2 30 (48.39%) Scrum
3 29 (46.77%) Data Science
3 29 (46.77%) Operational Stability
3 29 (46.77%) Pair Programming
3 29 (46.77%) TDD
4 28 (45.16%) Software Testing
5 26 (41.94%) Continuous Delivery
6 15 (24.19%) Project Management
7 11 (17.74%) Artificial Intelligence
8 10 (16.13%) Analytics
9 7 (11.29%) Decision-Making
9 7 (11.29%) LLM
9 7 (11.29%) User Experience
9 7 (11.29%) Workshop Facilitation
10 6 (9.68%) Continuous Improvement
10 6 (9.68%) Machine Learning
10 6 (9.68%) Project Delivery
11 5 (8.06%) Customer Engagement
11 5 (8.06%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (54.84%) Python
2 26 (41.94%) TypeScript
3 5 (8.06%) C++
3 5 (8.06%) MATLAB
4 1 (1.61%) Java
4 1 (1.61%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.61%) Kotlin
4 1 (1.61%) Objective-C
4 1 (1.61%) Swift
Qualifications
1 9 (14.52%) Degree
2 5 (8.06%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (48.39%) QA
2 3 (4.84%) Data Quality
3 2 (3.23%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.61%) GDPR
4 1 (1.61%) Section 508
4 1 (1.61%) WCAG
Vendors
1 5 (8.06%) Google
1 5 (8.06%) Salesforce
2 4 (6.45%) SAP
3 1 (1.61%) Adobe
3 1 (1.61%) HP
3 1 (1.61%) HubSpot
3 1 (1.61%) Instagram
3 1 (1.61%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.61%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
3 1 (1.61%) TikTok