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 16 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 360 357 440
Rank change year-on-year -3 +83 -27
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 72 65 130
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.34% 0.39% 0.41%
As % of the General category 0.57% 0.54% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 50 38 101
10th Percentile £30,500 £44,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,625 - £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £64,000 £48,900
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% +30.88% -18.84%
75th Percentile £69,500 £175,000 £60,741
90th Percentile £95,125 - £77,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £64,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -21.88% +34.74% -21.00%

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 12,690 11,941 19,517
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.42% 72.34% 61.36%
Number of salaries quoted 8,226 6,694 14,054
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +1.77% -9.60%
75th Percentile £79,000 £80,000 £76,188
90th Percentile £98,750 £107,500 £97,500
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 16 July 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 (12.50%) CMS
2 4 (5.56%) WordPress
3 2 (2.78%) Confluence
4 1 (1.39%) Drupal
4 1 (1.39%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.39%) Umbraco
Applications
1 5 (6.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.78%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (1.39%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (1.39%) InDesign
3 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.39%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.39%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (4.17%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.39%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 11 (15.28%) SaaS
2 7 (9.72%) Power Platform
3 6 (8.33%) AWS
4 5 (6.94%) AWS Lambda
4 5 (6.94%) Serverless
5 4 (5.56%) Google Analytics
6 3 (4.17%) Canva
7 2 (2.78%) Lucidchart
7 2 (2.78%) MailChimp
8 1 (1.39%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (1.39%) Amazon S3
8 1 (1.39%) GitHub
8 1 (1.39%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (1.39%) Google Ads
8 1 (1.39%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (1.39%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (9.72%) Power BI
2 4 (5.56%) DynamoDB
2 4 (5.56%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (5.56%) SQL Server
3 3 (4.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (4.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (4.17%) Tableau
4 1 (1.39%) Metadata
4 1 (1.39%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 6 (8.33%) JIRA
2 3 (4.17%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.39%) Browser DevTools
3 1 (1.39%) CircleCI
3 1 (1.39%) Git
3 1 (1.39%) TeamCity
3 1 (1.39%) webpack
General
1 26 (36.11%) Social Skills
2 23 (31.94%) Analytical Skills
2 23 (31.94%) Marketing
3 16 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
4 14 (19.44%) Multimedia
5 12 (16.67%) Advertising
6 8 (11.11%) Finance
7 7 (9.72%) Retail
8 6 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (8.33%) Law
9 4 (5.56%) Banking
9 4 (5.56%) Health Technology
9 4 (5.56%) Legal
9 4 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (5.56%) Tech for Good
10 3 (4.17%) Manufacturing
10 3 (4.17%) Public Speaking
11 2 (2.78%) Public Sector
12 1 (1.39%) Automotive
12 1 (1.39%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (22.22%) Senior
2 11 (15.28%) Analyst
3 8 (11.11%) Account Manager
3 8 (11.11%) Senior Account Manager
3 8 (11.11%) Senior Manager
4 7 (9.72%) Development Manager
5 6 (8.33%) Business Development Manager
5 6 (8.33%) Business Manager
5 6 (8.33%) Developer
6 5 (6.94%) Product Manager
6 5 (6.94%) Senior Developer
7 4 (5.56%) AWS Developer
7 4 (5.56%) IT Analyst
7 4 (5.56%) IT Support
7 4 (5.56%) IT Support Analyst
7 4 (5.56%) Python Developer
7 4 (5.56%) React Developer
7 4 (5.56%) Senior Python Developer
7 4 (5.56%) Senior React Developer
7 4 (5.56%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.94%) React
2 4 (5.56%) HTML
2 4 (5.56%) RESTful
2 4 (5.56%) Swagger
2 4 (5.56%) XML
3 3 (4.17%) JSON
4 2 (2.78%) CSS
4 2 (2.78%) EDI
4 2 (2.78%) Middleware
5 1 (1.39%) CSS3
5 1 (1.39%) HTML5
5 1 (1.39%) Node.js
5 1 (1.39%) RSS
5 1 (1.39%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (26.39%) Social Media
2 7 (9.72%) Podcast
2 7 (9.72%) Web Conferencing
3 6 (8.33%) Mobile App
4 5 (6.94%) Onboarding
4 5 (6.94%) Product Ownership
5 4 (5.56%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (4.17%) Blog
6 3 (4.17%) Data Structures
6 3 (4.17%) FMCG
6 3 (4.17%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (2.78%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.39%) Algorithms
8 1 (1.39%) e-Learning
8 1 (1.39%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (1.39%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.56%) Mac OS
2 1 (1.39%) Android
2 1 (1.39%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (23.61%) B2B
2 16 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
3 15 (20.83%) Decision-Making
4 13 (18.06%) Analytics
5 12 (16.67%) Agile
5 12 (16.67%) Project Management
6 11 (15.28%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (13.89%) Business Development
7 10 (13.89%) CRM
8 9 (12.50%) Lead Generation
8 9 (12.50%) Storytelling
9 8 (11.11%) B2B Sales
10 7 (9.72%) Actionable Insight
10 7 (9.72%) AI
11 6 (8.33%) Business Analysis
11 6 (8.33%) Logistics
11 6 (8.33%) Strategic Thinking
12 5 (6.94%) Collaborative Working
12 5 (6.94%) Commercial Awareness
12 5 (6.94%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (13.89%) SQL
2 9 (12.50%) Python
3 5 (6.94%) TypeScript
4 2 (2.78%) JavaScript
4 2 (2.78%) PHP
5 1 (1.39%) Bash
5 1 (1.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 9 (12.50%) Degree
2 4 (5.56%) DBS Check
3 3 (4.17%) ACCA
3 3 (4.17%) CIMA
3 3 (4.17%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.39%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (15.28%) Accessibility
2 7 (9.72%) QA
3 3 (4.17%) WCAG
4 2 (2.78%) PMO
5 1 (1.39%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (1.39%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (1.39%) Kibana
Vendors
1 7 (9.72%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.94%) Google
2 5 (6.94%) Salesforce
3 4 (5.56%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.78%) Adobe
4 2 (2.78%) dotdigital
4 2 (2.78%) Freshdesk
4 2 (2.78%) Instagram
5 1 (1.39%) Apple
5 1 (1.39%) Databricks
5 1 (1.39%) Facebook
5 1 (1.39%) Hootsuite
5 1 (1.39%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.39%) New Relic
5 1 (1.39%) Oracle
5 1 (1.39%) YouTube