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 11 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 393 365 408
Rank change year-on-year -28 +43 -34
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 68 61 91
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.28% 0.38% 0.39%
As % of the General category 0.47% 0.52% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 44 40 57
10th Percentile £34,225 - £43,250
25th Percentile £39,994 - £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 £62,500 £68,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £175,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £48,500 £64,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -24.22% +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 14,512 11,643 14,632
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.52% 71.68% 62.38%
Number of salaries quoted 9,045 6,429 8,676
10th Percentile £32,250 £28,750 £34,953
25th Percentile £42,250 £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 £82,500
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 11 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 (13.24%) CMS
2 6 (8.82%) WordPress
3 2 (2.94%) Confluence
3 2 (2.94%) Moodle
4 1 (1.47%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.47%) Umbraco
Applications
1 5 (7.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.94%) Adobe After Effects
2 2 (2.94%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (2.94%) Adobe Premiere
2 2 (2.94%) MS Visio
2 2 (2.94%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.47%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (1.47%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 7 (10.29%) AWS
2 5 (7.35%) Power Platform
2 5 (7.35%) SaaS
3 4 (5.88%) AWS Lambda
3 4 (5.88%) Serverless
4 2 (2.94%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 2 (2.94%) Canva
4 2 (2.94%) Lucidchart
5 1 (1.47%) Azure
5 1 (1.47%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.47%) Google Analytics
5 1 (1.47%) MailChimp
5 1 (1.47%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.47%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.35%) Power BI
1 5 (7.35%) SQL Server
2 4 (5.88%) DynamoDB
2 4 (5.88%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (5.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (4.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (1.47%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.47%) Star Schema
4 1 (1.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (4.41%) JIRA
1 3 (4.41%) Visual Studio
General
1 20 (29.41%) Social Skills
2 15 (22.06%) Law
3 14 (20.59%) Marketing
4 11 (16.18%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (13.24%) Multimedia
6 7 (10.29%) Finance
6 7 (10.29%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (8.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (7.35%) Advertising
8 5 (7.35%) Retail
9 4 (5.88%) Banking
9 4 (5.88%) Health Technology
9 4 (5.88%) Legal
9 4 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (5.88%) Tech for Good
10 3 (4.41%) Public Sector
10 3 (4.41%) Public Speaking
11 2 (2.94%) Manufacturing
12 1 (1.47%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (1.47%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 10 (14.71%) Developer
1 10 (14.71%) Senior
2 7 (10.29%) Senior Developer
3 6 (8.82%) Product Manager
4 5 (7.35%) Development Manager
5 4 (5.88%) AWS Developer
5 4 (5.88%) Business Development Manager
5 4 (5.88%) Business Manager
5 4 (5.88%) Python Developer
5 4 (5.88%) React Developer
5 4 (5.88%) Senior Python Developer
5 4 (5.88%) Senior React Developer
5 4 (5.88%) ServiceNow Manager
6 3 (4.41%) Analyst
6 3 (4.41%) Data Manager
6 3 (4.41%) PHP Developer
6 3 (4.41%) Senior PHP Developer
7 2 (2.94%) Account Manager
7 2 (2.94%) Business Development Executive
7 2 (2.94%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.35%) CSS
1 5 (7.35%) HTML
2 4 (5.88%) React
2 4 (5.88%) RESTful
2 4 (5.88%) Swagger
3 3 (4.41%) CSS3
3 3 (4.41%) HTML5
3 3 (4.41%) Node.js
3 3 (4.41%) Semantic HTML
4 2 (2.94%) EDI
4 2 (2.94%) JSON
4 2 (2.94%) Middleware
4 2 (2.94%) XML
5 1 (1.47%) Playwright
5 1 (1.47%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 15 (22.06%) Mobile App
2 10 (14.71%) Social Media
3 7 (10.29%) Web Conferencing
4 6 (8.82%) Onboarding
5 4 (5.88%) Podcast
5 4 (5.88%) Product Ownership
6 3 (4.41%) Learning Management System
7 2 (2.94%) Algorithms
7 2 (2.94%) Animation
7 2 (2.94%) Cloud Native
7 2 (2.94%) Digital Media
7 2 (2.94%) e-Learning
7 2 (2.94%) Graphic Design
7 2 (2.94%) Management Information System
7 2 (2.94%) SCORM
8 1 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.47%) Blog
8 1 (1.47%) Taxonomies
8 1 (1.47%) Virtual Team
8 1 (1.47%) VLE
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.47%) Android
1 1 (1.47%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (27.94%) Analytics
2 16 (23.53%) Line Management
3 15 (22.06%) Storytelling
3 15 (22.06%) Strategic Thinking
4 13 (19.12%) Agile
5 10 (14.71%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (14.71%) Project Management
6 9 (13.24%) AI
6 9 (13.24%) B2B
6 9 (13.24%) User Experience
7 8 (11.76%) Decision-Making
7 8 (11.76%) UX Design
8 7 (10.29%) Business Intelligence
8 7 (10.29%) Mentoring
9 6 (8.82%) Business Development
9 6 (8.82%) Customer Experience
9 6 (8.82%) Logistics
10 5 (7.35%) CRM
10 5 (7.35%) Process Improvement
11 4 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.29%) SQL
2 6 (8.82%) Python
3 4 (5.88%) TypeScript
4 3 (4.41%) JavaScript
4 3 (4.41%) PHP
5 1 (1.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 9 (13.24%) Degree
2 5 (7.35%) Security Cleared
3 4 (5.88%) DBS Check
4 3 (4.41%) SC Cleared
5 2 (2.94%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (30.88%) Accessibility
2 10 (14.71%) QA
3 3 (4.41%) WCAG
4 2 (2.94%) GDPR
4 2 (2.94%) PERC
4 2 (2.94%) PMO
5 1 (1.47%) Data Quality
5 1 (1.47%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.47%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (1.47%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.88%) ServiceNow
3 3 (4.41%) Adobe
4 1 (1.47%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (1.47%) Databricks
4 1 (1.47%) dotdigital
4 1 (1.47%) Google
4 1 (1.47%) HubSpot
4 1 (1.47%) Instagram
4 1 (1.47%) Netskope
4 1 (1.47%) Oracle