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

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 321 327 427
Rank change year-on-year +6 +100 +35
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 83 99 150
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.45% 0.67% 0.46%
As % of the General category 0.80% 0.89% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 60 37 122
10th Percentile £30,500 £43,640 £31,250
25th Percentile £46,250 - £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £64,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.92% +34.74% -20.83%
75th Percentile £75,250 £175,000 £60,243
90th Percentile £92,625 - £76,750
UK median annual salary £52,250 £64,000 £45,210
% change year-on-year -18.36% +41.56% -24.65%

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 10,374 11,070 20,179
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 55.74% 74.73% 62.14%
Number of salaries quoted 6,899 6,355 15,066
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £43,000 £42,500 £41,500
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 16 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 4 (4.82%) CMS
2 2 (2.41%) WordPress
3 1 (1.20%) Drupal
3 1 (1.20%) Umbraco
Applications
1 4 (4.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.20%) Adobe Premiere
2 1 (1.20%) InDesign
2 1 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.20%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (12.05%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.20%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 15 (18.07%) AWS
1 15 (18.07%) Serverless
2 14 (16.87%) Power Platform
3 11 (13.25%) AWS Lambda
4 8 (9.64%) SaaS
5 7 (8.43%) Amazon S3
6 6 (7.23%) Amazon SQS
7 4 (4.82%) Google Analytics
8 1 (1.20%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (1.20%) Canva
8 1 (1.20%) GitHub
8 1 (1.20%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (1.20%) Google Ads
8 1 (1.20%) MailChimp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (16.87%) Power BI
2 10 (12.05%) Tableau
3 4 (4.82%) DynamoDB
3 4 (4.82%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (4.82%) SQL Server
4 3 (3.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (3.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (1.20%) Metadata
5 1 (1.20%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 3 (3.61%) JIRA
1 3 (3.61%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.20%) Browser DevTools
2 1 (1.20%) CircleCI
2 1 (1.20%) Git
2 1 (1.20%) TeamCity
2 1 (1.20%) webpack
General
1 45 (54.22%) Social Skills
2 38 (45.78%) Marketing
3 28 (33.73%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (21.69%) Organisational Skills
5 14 (16.87%) Retail
6 12 (14.46%) Advertising
6 12 (14.46%) Finance
6 12 (14.46%) Multimedia
7 10 (12.05%) Health Technology
7 10 (12.05%) Influencing Skills
7 10 (12.05%) Tech for Good
8 6 (7.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (4.82%) Banking
10 3 (3.61%) Legal
10 3 (3.61%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (3.61%) Public Speaking
11 2 (2.41%) Automotive
11 2 (2.41%) Manufacturing
12 1 (1.20%) Law
12 1 (1.20%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 24 (28.92%) Senior
2 19 (22.89%) Analyst
3 13 (15.66%) Lead
3 13 (15.66%) Senior Manager
4 11 (13.25%) Developer
5 10 (12.05%) AWS Developer
5 10 (12.05%) Commercial Analyst
5 10 (12.05%) Commercial Data Analyst
5 10 (12.05%) Data Analyst
5 10 (12.05%) Data Scientist
5 10 (12.05%) Python Developer
5 10 (12.05%) React Developer
6 8 (9.64%) Account Manager
6 8 (9.64%) Senior Account Manager
7 6 (7.23%) Business Development Manager
7 6 (7.23%) Business Manager
7 6 (7.23%) Development Manager
7 6 (7.23%) Lead Developer
7 6 (7.23%) Lead Python Developer
8 5 (6.02%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (12.05%) RESTful
2 5 (6.02%) React
3 4 (4.82%) HTML
3 4 (4.82%) Swagger
4 2 (2.41%) XML
5 1 (1.20%) CSS
5 1 (1.20%) EDI
5 1 (1.20%) JSON
5 1 (1.20%) RSS
Miscellaneous
1 18 (21.69%) Social Media
2 10 (12.05%) Data Structures
2 10 (12.05%) FMCG
2 10 (12.05%) Greenfield Project
2 10 (12.05%) Podcast
3 8 (9.64%) Web Conferencing
4 5 (6.02%) Product Ownership
4 5 (6.02%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (4.82%) Blog
5 4 (4.82%) Cloud Native
5 4 (4.82%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (4.82%) Legacy Applications
6 3 (3.61%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.20%) Algorithms
7 1 (1.20%) e-Learning
7 1 (1.20%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (1.20%) Management Information System
7 1 (1.20%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.20%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.02%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (30.12%) B2B
2 23 (27.71%) Business Intelligence
3 21 (25.30%) Agile
4 19 (22.89%) Decision-Making
5 14 (16.87%) Actionable Insight
6 13 (15.66%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (14.46%) B2B Sales
8 11 (13.25%) Data Modelling
8 11 (13.25%) E-Commerce
8 11 (13.25%) Financial Modelling
8 11 (13.25%) Machine Learning
9 10 (12.05%) Business Development
9 10 (12.05%) CRM
9 10 (12.05%) Financial Analysis
9 10 (12.05%) Mentoring
9 10 (12.05%) Pair Programming
9 10 (12.05%) Predictive Modelling
9 10 (12.05%) Problem-Solving
9 10 (12.05%) Scrum
9 10 (12.05%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 22 (26.51%) Python
2 15 (18.07%) SQL
3 5 (6.02%) TypeScript
4 1 (1.20%) Bash
4 1 (1.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.20%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.20%) PHP
Qualifications
1 14 (16.87%) Degree
2 10 (12.05%) ACCA
2 10 (12.05%) CIMA
3 7 (8.43%) DBS Check
4 2 (2.41%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (14.46%) QA
2 5 (6.02%) Accessibility
3 2 (2.41%) PMO
3 2 (2.41%) WCAG
4 1 (1.20%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (1.20%) Kibana
Vendors
1 12 (14.46%) Salesforce
2 5 (6.02%) Google
3 4 (4.82%) Microsoft
3 4 (4.82%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.41%) Freshdesk
5 1 (1.20%) Adobe
5 1 (1.20%) Apple
5 1 (1.20%) Databricks
5 1 (1.20%) dotdigital
5 1 (1.20%) Facebook
5 1 (1.20%) Hootsuite
5 1 (1.20%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.20%) Instagram
5 1 (1.20%) New Relic
5 1 (1.20%) Oracle
5 1 (1.20%) YouTube