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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 389 361 423
Rank change year-on-year -28 +62 -49
Permanent jobs citing Publishing 77 59 78
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.31% 0.35% 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.50% 0.50% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 47 34 54
10th Percentile £32,140 £50,700 £43,250
25th Percentile £39,163 - £49,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £64,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% +3.23% +2.91%
75th Percentile £66,000 - £74,063
90th Percentile £86,750 £98,625 £85,800
UK median annual salary £47,500 £64,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -25.78% +6.67% -0.41%

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 15,309 11,835 14,031
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.38% 70.57% 62.71%
Number of salaries quoted 9,277 6,191 7,857
10th Percentile £32,250 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,934 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £111,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 30 September 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 (18.18%) CMS
2 6 (7.79%) WordPress
3 4 (5.19%) SharePoint
4 2 (2.60%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (2.60%) Confluence
4 2 (2.60%) Moodle
4 2 (2.60%) Office Communications Server
5 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (1.30%) Umbraco
Applications
1 5 (6.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.60%) Adobe After Effects
2 2 (2.60%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (2.60%) Adobe Premiere
2 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (2.60%) MS Visio
2 2 (2.60%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.30%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (1.30%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 7 (9.09%) AWS
2 5 (6.49%) Power Platform
2 5 (6.49%) SaaS
2 5 (6.49%) Serverless
3 4 (5.19%) AWS Lambda
4 3 (3.90%) Azure
4 3 (3.90%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.60%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 2 (2.60%) Asana
5 2 (2.60%) Azure API Management
5 2 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (2.60%) Azure Monitor
5 2 (2.60%) Azure Service Bus
5 2 (2.60%) Canva
5 2 (2.60%) GitHub
5 2 (2.60%) Lucidchart
5 2 (2.60%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.30%) Google Analytics
6 1 (1.30%) MailChimp
6 1 (1.30%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.49%) Power BI
1 5 (6.49%) SQL Server
2 4 (5.19%) DynamoDB
2 4 (5.19%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (5.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (3.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (1.30%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.30%) Star Schema
4 1 (1.30%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (7.79%) JIRA
2 3 (3.90%) Visual Studio
General
1 27 (35.06%) Social Skills
2 17 (22.08%) Law
3 14 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (18.18%) Marketing
4 10 (12.99%) Finance
5 9 (11.69%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (9.09%) Multimedia
6 7 (9.09%) Retail
7 5 (6.49%) Legal
7 5 (6.49%) Public Sector
8 4 (5.19%) Banking
8 4 (5.19%) Health Technology
8 4 (5.19%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (5.19%) Tech for Good
9 3 (3.90%) Advertising
9 3 (3.90%) Public Speaking
10 2 (2.60%) Automotive
10 2 (2.60%) Manufacturing
10 2 (2.60%) Police
Job Titles
1 10 (12.99%) Developer
1 10 (12.99%) Senior
2 7 (9.09%) Senior Developer
3 6 (7.79%) Analyst
3 6 (7.79%) Product Manager
4 4 (5.19%) AWS Developer
4 4 (5.19%) Python Developer
4 4 (5.19%) React Developer
4 4 (5.19%) Senior Python Developer
4 4 (5.19%) Senior React Developer
4 4 (5.19%) ServiceNow Manager
5 3 (3.90%) Communications Officer
5 3 (3.90%) Data Manager
5 3 (3.90%) Development Manager
5 3 (3.90%) Lead
5 3 (3.90%) Onboarding Specialist
5 3 (3.90%) PHP Developer
5 3 (3.90%) Senior PHP Developer
6 2 (2.60%) Junior Developer
6 2 (2.60%) Senior Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (10.39%) HTML
2 6 (7.79%) CSS
3 5 (6.49%) Swagger
3 5 (6.49%) XML
4 4 (5.19%) React
4 4 (5.19%) RESTful
5 3 (3.90%) CSS3
5 3 (3.90%) HTML5
5 3 (3.90%) JSON
5 3 (3.90%) Node.js
5 3 (3.90%) REST
5 3 (3.90%) Semantic HTML
6 2 (2.60%) EDI
6 2 (2.60%) Middleware
7 1 (1.30%) JWT
7 1 (1.30%) OAuth
7 1 (1.30%) OAuth2
7 1 (1.30%) OpenID
7 1 (1.30%) Playwright
7 1 (1.30%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 15 (19.48%) Mobile App
2 10 (12.99%) Social Media
3 9 (11.69%) Onboarding
4 7 (9.09%) Web Conferencing
5 5 (6.49%) Management Information System
6 4 (5.19%) Podcast
6 4 (5.19%) Product Ownership
7 3 (3.90%) Learning Management System
8 2 (2.60%) Algorithms
8 2 (2.60%) Animation
8 2 (2.60%) Client/Server
8 2 (2.60%) Cloud Native
8 2 (2.60%) Digital Media
8 2 (2.60%) e-Learning
8 2 (2.60%) FMCG
8 2 (2.60%) Graphic Design
8 2 (2.60%) SCORM
9 1 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (1.30%) Marketing Technology
9 1 (1.30%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.60%) Windows
1 2 (2.60%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.30%) Android
2 1 (1.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (27.27%) Analytics
2 19 (24.68%) Agile
3 16 (20.78%) Line Management
4 15 (19.48%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (19.48%) Storytelling
4 15 (19.48%) Strategic Thinking
5 14 (18.18%) Project Management
6 12 (15.58%) User Experience
7 11 (14.29%) AI
8 9 (11.69%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (10.39%) Logistics
9 8 (10.39%) UX Design
10 7 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
10 7 (9.09%) Mentoring
11 6 (7.79%) Customer Experience
11 6 (7.79%) Decision-Making
11 6 (7.79%) Process Improvement
11 6 (7.79%) Software Testing
11 6 (7.79%) Validation
12 5 (6.49%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 9 (11.69%) SQL
2 6 (7.79%) Python
3 4 (5.19%) JavaScript
3 4 (5.19%) TypeScript
4 3 (3.90%) PHP
5 1 (1.30%) Bicep
5 1 (1.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (1.30%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 11 (14.29%) Degree
2 6 (7.79%) Security Cleared
3 5 (6.49%) SC Cleared
4 4 (5.19%) DBS Check
5 2 (2.60%) PhD
6 1 (1.30%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.30%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (29.87%) Accessibility
2 11 (14.29%) QA
3 3 (3.90%) WCAG
4 2 (2.60%) GDPR
4 2 (2.60%) PERC
5 1 (1.30%) Data Quality
5 1 (1.30%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.30%) NIST
5 1 (1.30%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (1.30%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.60%) Grafana
2 1 (1.30%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 15 (19.48%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.49%) Adobe
3 4 (5.19%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.60%) Dynatrace
5 1 (1.30%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (1.30%) Databricks
5 1 (1.30%) dotdigital
5 1 (1.30%) Google
5 1 (1.30%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.30%) Instagram
5 1 (1.30%) Netskope
5 1 (1.30%) Oracle