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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 387 369 420
Rank change year-on-year -18 +51 -8
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 70 61 101
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.32% 0.37% 0.37%
As % of the General category 0.54% 0.51% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 48 41 74
10th Percentile £30,500 £45,000 £31,075
25th Percentile £36,875 - £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £64,000 £51,033
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% +25.41% -15.30%
75th Percentile £69,500 £175,000 £62,813
90th Percentile £97,875 - £80,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £64,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -21.88% +34.74% -21.16%

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 13,028 11,942 16,543
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 59.45% 72.56% 61.13%
Number of salaries quoted 8,379 6,682 11,496
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,273
% change year-on-year - +1.34% -9.55%

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 28 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 10 (14.29%) CMS
2 4 (5.71%) WordPress
3 2 (2.86%) Confluence
4 1 (1.43%) Drupal
4 1 (1.43%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.43%) Umbraco
Applications
1 5 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.86%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (1.43%) InDesign
3 1 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.43%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (1.43%) NetSuite
1 1 (1.43%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 11 (15.71%) SaaS
2 7 (10.00%) AWS
3 5 (7.14%) AWS Lambda
3 5 (7.14%) Power Platform
3 5 (7.14%) Serverless
4 4 (5.71%) Google Analytics
5 2 (2.86%) Canva
5 2 (2.86%) Lucidchart
6 1 (1.43%) Amazon EC2
6 1 (1.43%) Amazon S3
6 1 (1.43%) GitHub
6 1 (1.43%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (1.43%) Google Ads
6 1 (1.43%) MailChimp
6 1 (1.43%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.43%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.14%) Power BI
2 4 (5.71%) DynamoDB
2 4 (5.71%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (5.71%) SQL Server
3 3 (4.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (4.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (1.43%) Metadata
4 1 (1.43%) Star Schema
4 1 (1.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (8.57%) JIRA
2 3 (4.29%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.43%) Browser DevTools
3 1 (1.43%) CircleCI
3 1 (1.43%) Git
3 1 (1.43%) TeamCity
3 1 (1.43%) webpack
General
1 22 (31.43%) Social Skills
2 21 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
2 21 (30.00%) Marketing
3 15 (21.43%) Organisational Skills
4 13 (18.57%) Multimedia
5 12 (17.14%) Advertising
6 7 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (10.00%) Law
7 6 (8.57%) Finance
8 5 (7.14%) Retail
9 4 (5.71%) Banking
9 4 (5.71%) Health Technology
9 4 (5.71%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (5.71%) Tech for Good
10 3 (4.29%) Legal
10 3 (4.29%) Manufacturing
10 3 (4.29%) Public Speaking
11 2 (2.86%) Public Sector
12 1 (1.43%) Automotive
12 1 (1.43%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (24.29%) Senior
2 8 (11.43%) Account Manager
2 8 (11.43%) Senior Account Manager
2 8 (11.43%) Senior Manager
3 7 (10.00%) Analyst
3 7 (10.00%) Developer
4 6 (8.57%) Development Manager
4 6 (8.57%) Product Manager
4 6 (8.57%) Senior Developer
5 5 (7.14%) Business Development Manager
5 5 (7.14%) Business Manager
6 4 (5.71%) AWS Developer
6 4 (5.71%) Python Developer
6 4 (5.71%) React Developer
6 4 (5.71%) Senior Python Developer
6 4 (5.71%) Senior React Developer
6 4 (5.71%) ServiceNow Manager
7 3 (4.29%) IT Analyst
7 3 (4.29%) IT Support
7 3 (4.29%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.14%) HTML
1 5 (7.14%) React
2 4 (5.71%) RESTful
2 4 (5.71%) Swagger
2 4 (5.71%) XML
3 3 (4.29%) CSS
3 3 (4.29%) JSON
4 2 (2.86%) CSS3
4 2 (2.86%) EDI
4 2 (2.86%) HTML5
4 2 (2.86%) Middleware
4 2 (2.86%) Node.js
4 2 (2.86%) Semantic HTML
5 1 (1.43%) RSS
Miscellaneous
1 18 (25.71%) Social Media
2 7 (10.00%) Mobile App
2 7 (10.00%) Web Conferencing
3 6 (8.57%) Podcast
4 5 (7.14%) Product Ownership
5 4 (5.71%) Onboarding
6 3 (4.29%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (2.86%) Blog
7 2 (2.86%) Cloud Native
7 2 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (2.86%) Virtual Team
8 1 (1.43%) Algorithms
8 1 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.43%) Data Structures
8 1 (1.43%) FMCG
8 1 (1.43%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (1.43%) Learning Management System
8 1 (1.43%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (1.43%) Taxonomies
8 1 (1.43%) VLE
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.29%) Mac OS
2 1 (1.43%) Android
2 1 (1.43%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (22.86%) B2B
1 16 (22.86%) Decision-Making
2 15 (21.43%) Analytics
3 14 (20.00%) Agile
4 13 (18.57%) Business Intelligence
4 13 (18.57%) Project Management
5 11 (15.71%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (14.29%) CRM
7 9 (12.86%) Business Development
7 9 (12.86%) Lead Generation
8 8 (11.43%) AI
8 8 (11.43%) B2B Sales
8 8 (11.43%) Storytelling
9 7 (10.00%) Strategic Thinking
9 7 (10.00%) User Experience
10 6 (8.57%) Line Management
10 6 (8.57%) Logistics
11 5 (7.14%) Business Analysis
11 5 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (7.14%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 8 (11.43%) SQL
2 7 (10.00%) Python
3 5 (7.14%) TypeScript
4 3 (4.29%) JavaScript
4 3 (4.29%) PHP
5 1 (1.43%) Bash
5 1 (1.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 9 (12.86%) Degree
2 4 (5.71%) DBS Check
3 3 (4.29%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.43%) ACCA
4 1 (1.43%) CIMA
4 1 (1.43%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (18.57%) Accessibility
2 8 (11.43%) QA
3 4 (5.71%) WCAG
4 2 (2.86%) PMO
5 1 (1.43%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (1.43%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (1.43%) Kibana
Vendors
1 7 (10.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (7.14%) Google
3 4 (5.71%) ServiceNow
4 3 (4.29%) Salesforce
5 2 (2.86%) Adobe
5 2 (2.86%) dotdigital
5 2 (2.86%) Freshdesk
6 1 (1.43%) Apple
6 1 (1.43%) Databricks
6 1 (1.43%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.43%) Instagram
6 1 (1.43%) New Relic
6 1 (1.43%) Oracle
6 1 (1.43%) YouTube