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

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 383 360 393
Rank change year-on-year -23 +33 -16
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 79 53 77
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.31% 0.32% 0.37%
As % of the General category 0.51% 0.45% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 49 30 54
10th Percentile £31,280 £43,750 £43,250
25th Percentile £37,500 - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £64,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% +3.23% +2.91%
75th Percentile £62,500 - £76,000
90th Percentile £85,250 £78,375 £90,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £64,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -25.78% +6.67% -

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 15,504 11,718 12,946
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.67% 70.88% 62.17%
Number of salaries quoted 9,296 6,190 7,465
10th Percentile £32,000 £28,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,709 £38,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -8.80% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £111,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -9.48% -3.33%

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 15 October 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 14 (17.72%) CMS
2 9 (11.39%) WordPress
3 6 (7.59%) SharePoint
4 4 (5.06%) Office Communications Server
5 2 (2.53%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (2.53%) Confluence
5 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (2.53%) Moodle
6 1 (1.27%) Umbraco
Applications
1 5 (6.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (5.06%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.53%) Adobe After Effects
3 2 (2.53%) Adobe Illustrator
3 2 (2.53%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (2.53%) MS Visio
3 2 (2.53%) Photoshop
4 1 (1.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (1.27%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 7 (8.86%) AWS
2 6 (7.59%) SaaS
2 6 (7.59%) Serverless
3 5 (6.33%) Power Platform
4 4 (5.06%) AWS Lambda
4 4 (5.06%) Azure
4 4 (5.06%) Entra ID
5 3 (3.80%) Azure API Management
5 3 (3.80%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (3.80%) Azure Monitor
5 3 (3.80%) Azure Service Bus
5 3 (3.80%) GitHub
6 2 (2.53%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 2 (2.53%) Azure Event Grid
6 2 (2.53%) Azure Functions
6 2 (2.53%) Azure Key Vault
6 2 (2.53%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (2.53%) Azure Storage
6 2 (2.53%) Canva
6 2 (2.53%) Lucidchart
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.33%) Power BI
1 5 (6.33%) SQL Server
2 4 (5.06%) DynamoDB
2 4 (5.06%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (5.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (3.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (1.27%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.27%) Star Schema
4 1 (1.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (7.59%) JIRA
2 3 (3.80%) Visual Studio
General
1 30 (37.97%) Social Skills
2 18 (22.78%) Marketing
3 16 (20.25%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (20.25%) Law
4 11 (13.92%) Finance
5 8 (10.13%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (10.13%) Retail
6 7 (8.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (7.59%) Public Sector
8 5 (6.33%) Multimedia
9 4 (5.06%) Automotive
9 4 (5.06%) Health Technology
9 4 (5.06%) Legal
9 4 (5.06%) Tech for Good
10 3 (3.80%) Police
11 2 (2.53%) Advertising
11 2 (2.53%) Banking
11 2 (2.53%) Electronics
11 2 (2.53%) Manufacturing
11 2 (2.53%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (15.19%) Senior
2 10 (12.66%) Developer
3 8 (10.13%) Analyst
4 7 (8.86%) Senior Developer
5 4 (5.06%) AWS Developer
5 4 (5.06%) Junior
5 4 (5.06%) Marketing Executive
5 4 (5.06%) Product Manager
5 4 (5.06%) Python Developer
5 4 (5.06%) React Developer
5 4 (5.06%) Senior Python Developer
5 4 (5.06%) Senior React Developer
5 4 (5.06%) Support Analyst
6 3 (3.80%) Communications Officer
6 3 (3.80%) Data Manager
6 3 (3.80%) IT Analyst
6 3 (3.80%) Onboarding Specialist
6 3 (3.80%) PHP Developer
6 3 (3.80%) Senior Architect
6 3 (3.80%) Senior PHP Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (13.92%) HTML
2 9 (11.39%) CSS
3 6 (7.59%) Swagger
3 6 (7.59%) XML
4 4 (5.06%) JSON
4 4 (5.06%) React
4 4 (5.06%) REST
4 4 (5.06%) RESTful
5 3 (3.80%) CSS3
5 3 (3.80%) HTML5
5 3 (3.80%) Node.js
5 3 (3.80%) Semantic HTML
6 2 (2.53%) EDI
6 2 (2.53%) JWT
6 2 (2.53%) Middleware
6 2 (2.53%) OAuth
6 2 (2.53%) OAuth2
6 2 (2.53%) OpenAPI
6 2 (2.53%) OpenID
6 2 (2.53%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 15 (18.99%) Mobile App
2 13 (16.46%) Onboarding
3 12 (15.19%) Social Media
4 8 (10.13%) Management Information System
4 8 (10.13%) Web Conferencing
5 5 (6.33%) Graphic Design
6 4 (5.06%) Client/Server
6 4 (5.06%) Educational Technology
6 4 (5.06%) FMCG
7 3 (3.80%) Algorithms
7 3 (3.80%) Blog
7 3 (3.80%) Learning Management System
8 2 (2.53%) Animation
8 2 (2.53%) Cloud Native
8 2 (2.53%) Digital Media
8 2 (2.53%) e-Learning
8 2 (2.53%) Industrial Internet of Things
8 2 (2.53%) IoT
8 2 (2.53%) Podcast
8 2 (2.53%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.06%) Windows
1 4 (5.06%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.27%) Android
2 1 (1.27%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (30.38%) Analytics
2 20 (25.32%) Problem-Solving
3 18 (22.78%) Agile
3 18 (22.78%) AI
4 16 (20.25%) Line Management
4 16 (20.25%) Strategic Thinking
5 15 (18.99%) Storytelling
6 14 (17.72%) Project Management
7 11 (13.92%) User Experience
8 10 (12.66%) Continuous Improvement
8 10 (12.66%) Stakeholder Management
9 9 (11.39%) Software Testing
10 8 (10.13%) Client Onboarding
10 8 (10.13%) Customer Experience
10 8 (10.13%) Logistics
10 8 (10.13%) Mentoring
10 8 (10.13%) Process Improvement
10 8 (10.13%) SEO
11 7 (8.86%) Digital Marketing
11 7 (8.86%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 11 (13.92%) SQL
2 7 (8.86%) Python
3 4 (5.06%) JavaScript
3 4 (5.06%) TypeScript
4 3 (3.80%) PHP
5 2 (2.53%) Bicep
6 1 (1.27%) Bash
6 1 (1.27%) C++
6 1 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (1.27%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 19 (24.05%) Degree
2 6 (7.59%) SC Cleared
2 6 (7.59%) Security Cleared
3 4 (5.06%) DBS Check
4 3 (3.80%) PhD
5 2 (2.53%) Azure Certification
5 2 (2.53%) HNC
5 2 (2.53%) HND
5 2 (2.53%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (27.85%) Accessibility
2 11 (13.92%) QA
3 4 (5.06%) GDPR
4 3 (3.80%) Data Quality
4 3 (3.80%) WCAG
5 2 (2.53%) PERC
6 1 (1.27%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (1.27%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (2.53%) Firmware
2 1 (1.27%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (3.80%) Grafana
2 1 (1.27%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 18 (22.78%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.33%) Adobe
3 3 (3.80%) Dynatrace
3 3 (3.80%) Google
4 2 (2.53%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.27%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (1.27%) Databricks
5 1 (1.27%) dotdigital
5 1 (1.27%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.27%) Instagram
5 1 (1.27%) Netskope
5 1 (1.27%) Oracle