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 31 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 327 335 432
Rank change year-on-year +8 +97 +17
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 81 91 152
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.42% 0.61% 0.46%
As % of the General category 0.74% 0.81% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 55 36 123
10th Percentile £30,500 £53,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,875 - £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £64,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% +34.74% -19.15%
75th Percentile £69,500 £175,000 £60,741
90th Percentile £93,250 - £77,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £64,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -21.88% +42.22% -25.00%

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 11,009 11,203 20,405
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.37% 74.99% 61.29%
Number of salaries quoted 7,264 6,177 15,110
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 31 May 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 5 (6.17%) CMS
2 2 (2.47%) WordPress
3 1 (1.23%) Confluence
3 1 (1.23%) Drupal
3 1 (1.23%) Umbraco
Applications
1 4 (4.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (1.23%) Adobe Premiere
2 1 (1.23%) InDesign
2 1 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.23%) MS Visio
2 1 (1.23%) Photoshop
2 1 (1.23%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (9.88%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.23%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 12 (14.81%) Power Platform
2 11 (13.58%) AWS
2 11 (13.58%) Serverless
3 8 (9.88%) SaaS
4 7 (8.64%) AWS Lambda
5 5 (6.17%) Google Analytics
6 3 (3.70%) Amazon S3
7 2 (2.47%) Amazon SQS
7 2 (2.47%) Canva
8 1 (1.23%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (1.23%) GitHub
8 1 (1.23%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (1.23%) Google Ads
8 1 (1.23%) Lucidchart
8 1 (1.23%) MailChimp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (14.81%) Power BI
2 8 (9.88%) Tableau
3 4 (4.94%) DynamoDB
3 4 (4.94%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (4.94%) SQL Server
4 3 (3.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (3.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (1.23%) Metadata
5 1 (1.23%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 5 (6.17%) JIRA
2 3 (3.70%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.23%) Browser DevTools
3 1 (1.23%) CircleCI
3 1 (1.23%) Git
3 1 (1.23%) TeamCity
3 1 (1.23%) webpack
General
1 40 (49.38%) Social Skills
2 37 (45.68%) Marketing
3 27 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (18.52%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (16.05%) Advertising
5 13 (16.05%) Multimedia
6 12 (14.81%) Retail
7 11 (13.58%) Finance
8 6 (7.41%) Health Technology
8 6 (7.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (7.41%) Influencing Skills
8 6 (7.41%) Tech for Good
9 4 (4.94%) Banking
10 3 (3.70%) Legal
10 3 (3.70%) Manufacturing
10 3 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (3.70%) Public Speaking
11 2 (2.47%) Automotive
11 2 (2.47%) Law
12 1 (1.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (30.86%) Senior
2 17 (20.99%) Analyst
3 13 (16.05%) Senior Manager
4 9 (11.11%) Lead
5 8 (9.88%) Account Manager
5 8 (9.88%) Commercial Analyst
5 8 (9.88%) Commercial Data Analyst
5 8 (9.88%) Data Analyst
5 8 (9.88%) Data Scientist
5 8 (9.88%) Senior Account Manager
6 7 (8.64%) Developer
7 6 (7.41%) AWS Developer
7 6 (7.41%) Business Development Manager
7 6 (7.41%) Business Manager
7 6 (7.41%) Development Manager
7 6 (7.41%) Python Developer
7 6 (7.41%) React Developer
8 5 (6.17%) IT Analyst
8 5 (6.17%) IT Support
8 5 (6.17%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (7.41%) RESTful
2 5 (6.17%) React
3 4 (4.94%) HTML
3 4 (4.94%) Swagger
4 3 (3.70%) XML
5 2 (2.47%) EDI
5 2 (2.47%) JSON
6 1 (1.23%) CSS
6 1 (1.23%) Middleware
6 1 (1.23%) RSS
Miscellaneous
1 19 (23.46%) Social Media
2 10 (12.35%) Podcast
3 8 (9.88%) Data Structures
3 8 (9.88%) FMCG
3 8 (9.88%) Greenfield Project
3 8 (9.88%) Web Conferencing
4 5 (6.17%) Cloud Native
4 5 (6.17%) Product Ownership
4 5 (6.17%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (4.94%) Blog
5 4 (4.94%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (4.94%) Legacy Applications
6 3 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.23%) Algorithms
7 1 (1.23%) e-Learning
7 1 (1.23%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (1.23%) Management Information System
7 1 (1.23%) Mobile App
7 1 (1.23%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.17%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (30.86%) B2B
2 21 (25.93%) Business Intelligence
3 19 (23.46%) Decision-Making
4 17 (20.99%) Agile
5 13 (16.05%) Actionable Insight
6 12 (14.81%) B2B Sales
7 11 (13.58%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (12.35%) Business Development
8 10 (12.35%) CRM
8 10 (12.35%) Storytelling
9 9 (11.11%) Analytics
9 9 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (11.11%) Data Modelling
9 9 (11.11%) E-Commerce
9 9 (11.11%) Financial Modelling
9 9 (11.11%) Lead Generation
9 9 (11.11%) Machine Learning
9 9 (11.11%) Project Management
10 8 (9.88%) Financial Analysis
10 8 (9.88%) Predictive Modelling
Programming Languages
1 16 (19.75%) Python
2 14 (17.28%) SQL
3 5 (6.17%) TypeScript
4 1 (1.23%) Bash
4 1 (1.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.23%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.23%) PHP
Qualifications
1 13 (16.05%) Degree
2 8 (9.88%) ACCA
2 8 (9.88%) CIMA
3 7 (8.64%) DBS Check
4 2 (2.47%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (9.88%) QA
2 6 (7.41%) Accessibility
3 2 (2.47%) PMO
3 2 (2.47%) WCAG
4 1 (1.23%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (1.23%) Kibana
Vendors
1 10 (12.35%) Salesforce
2 6 (7.41%) Google
3 5 (6.17%) Microsoft
4 4 (4.94%) ServiceNow
5 2 (2.47%) Adobe
5 2 (2.47%) Freshdesk
6 1 (1.23%) Apple
6 1 (1.23%) Databricks
6 1 (1.23%) dotdigital
6 1 (1.23%) Facebook
6 1 (1.23%) Hootsuite
6 1 (1.23%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.23%) Instagram
6 1 (1.23%) New Relic
6 1 (1.23%) Oracle
6 1 (1.23%) YouTube