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 8 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 355 380 380
Rank change year-on-year +25 0 -44
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 46 87 118
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.29% 0.44% 0.53%
As % of the General category 0.43% 0.70% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 29 58 101
10th Percentile £43,750 £43,250 £35,000
25th Percentile - £60,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 £70,000 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +16.18% +9.15%
75th Percentile £76,000 £76,000 £80,000
90th Percentile - £80,200 £85,000
UK median annual salary £62,750 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.58% - +8.90%

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 10,750 12,404 14,566
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 67.33% 62.44% 65.93%
Number of salaries quoted 6,380 7,039 11,435
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - +1.79%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £51,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.17% - -

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 8 November 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 5 (10.87%) CMS
2 2 (4.35%) Drupal
2 2 (4.35%) WordPress
3 1 (2.17%) DNN
3 1 (2.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 2 (4.35%) MS Visio
1 2 (4.35%) Photoshop
2 1 (2.17%) Adobe After Effects
2 1 (2.17%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (2.17%) Adobe Premiere
2 1 (2.17%) InDesign
2 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.17%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 21 (45.65%) AWS
1 21 (45.65%) AWS Lambda
1 21 (45.65%) Serverless
2 7 (15.22%) Amazon S3
2 7 (15.22%) Amazon SQS
3 3 (6.52%) Google Analytics
4 2 (4.35%) Miro
5 1 (2.17%) Figma
5 1 (2.17%) Firebase
5 1 (2.17%) GitHub
5 1 (2.17%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (2.17%) Google Play
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (30.43%) DynamoDB
1 14 (30.43%) Elasticsearch
2 1 (2.17%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (2.17%) Crashlytics
1 1 (2.17%) fastlane
1 1 (2.17%) Git
1 1 (2.17%) Jenkins
General
1 22 (47.83%) Health Technology
1 22 (47.83%) Tech for Good
2 19 (41.30%) Social Skills
3 9 (19.57%) Marketing
3 9 (19.57%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (15.22%) Influencing Skills
5 6 (13.04%) Finance
6 5 (10.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (8.70%) Retail
8 3 (6.52%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (6.52%) Automotive
8 3 (6.52%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (4.35%) Legal
10 1 (2.17%) Advertising
10 1 (2.17%) Brand Awareness
10 1 (2.17%) Games
10 1 (2.17%) Law
10 1 (2.17%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 22 (47.83%) Developer
2 20 (43.48%) Python Developer
2 20 (43.48%) Senior
3 14 (30.43%) Senior Developer
4 13 (28.26%) AWS Developer
4 13 (28.26%) Senior Python Developer
5 12 (26.09%) React Developer
6 11 (23.91%) Software Developer
7 8 (17.39%) Lead
8 7 (15.22%) Lead Developer
8 7 (15.22%) Lead Python Developer
8 7 (15.22%) Senior Software Developer
9 6 (13.04%) Senior React Developer
10 4 (8.70%) Account Manager
10 4 (8.70%) Lead Software Developer
11 3 (6.52%) IT Manager
11 3 (6.52%) IT Services Delivery Manager
11 3 (6.52%) IT Services Manager
11 3 (6.52%) Product Manager
11 3 (6.52%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (47.83%) RESTful
2 14 (30.43%) React
2 14 (30.43%) Swagger
3 3 (6.52%) HTML
4 1 (2.17%) CSS
4 1 (2.17%) EDI
4 1 (2.17%) OAuth
4 1 (2.17%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.87%) Social Media
2 3 (6.52%) FMCG
2 3 (6.52%) Management Information System
3 2 (4.35%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.17%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.17%) Graphic Design
4 1 (2.17%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.17%) Photography
4 1 (2.17%) Robotics
4 1 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.17%) Smart City
4 1 (2.17%) Stable Diffusion
4 1 (2.17%) Video Editing
4 1 (2.17%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.17%) Android
1 1 (2.17%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (52.17%) Agile
2 22 (47.83%) Scrum
3 21 (45.65%) Operational Stability
3 21 (45.65%) Pair Programming
3 21 (45.65%) TDD
4 15 (32.61%) Data Science
5 14 (30.43%) Continuous Delivery
5 14 (30.43%) Software Testing
6 10 (21.74%) Project Management
7 8 (17.39%) Analytics
7 8 (17.39%) CI/CD
7 8 (17.39%) Coaching
7 8 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (17.39%) Mentoring
8 7 (15.22%) Acceptance Criteria
8 7 (15.22%) Code Quality
8 7 (15.22%) Continuous Integration
8 7 (15.22%) Process Improvement
8 7 (15.22%) User Experience
8 7 (15.22%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 22 (47.83%) Python
2 14 (30.43%) TypeScript
3 1 (2.17%) C++
3 1 (2.17%) Java
3 1 (2.17%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.17%) Kotlin
3 1 (2.17%) MATLAB
3 1 (2.17%) Objective-C
3 1 (2.17%) Swift
Qualifications
1 6 (13.04%) Degree
2 1 (2.17%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (47.83%) QA
2 2 (4.35%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.17%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.17%) GDPR
3 1 (2.17%) Section 508
3 1 (2.17%) WCAG
Vendors
1 5 (10.87%) Google
2 3 (6.52%) Salesforce
3 2 (4.35%) Adobe
3 2 (4.35%) Instagram
3 2 (4.35%) SAP
3 2 (4.35%) TikTok
4 1 (2.17%) Canon
4 1 (2.17%) Facebook
4 1 (2.17%) HP
4 1 (2.17%) HubSpot
4 1 (2.17%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.17%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
4 1 (2.17%) Sony
4 1 (2.17%) YouTube