Publishing Contracts in Scotland

Publishing
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Publishing in contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Publishing over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 99 157 130
Rank change year-on-year +58 -27 +2
Contract jobs citing Publishing 23 12 43
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.07% 0.44% 1.26%
As % of the General category 1.65% 0.66% 1.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 6 31
10th Percentile £335 £334 £285
25th Percentile - £363 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £375 £400
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -6.25% +41.59%
75th Percentile £380 £397 £450
90th Percentile £450 £419 £538
UK median daily rate £425 £500 £495
% change year-on-year -15.00% +1.01% +14.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £35.00 -
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £35.00 £31.00
% change year-on-year +22.86% +12.90% +58.97%

All General Skills
Scotland

Publishing is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,391 1,812 2,429
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 64.52% 66.62% 71.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 843 1,317 1,772
10th Percentile £179 £234 £228
25th Percentile £350 £405 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year - +2.70% +8.82%
75th Percentile £575 £573 £550
90th Percentile £656 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 69 29 41
10th Percentile £12.24 £12.75 £15.04
25th Percentile £15.67 £15.75 £17.50
Median hourly rate £19.17 £21.26 £26.85
Median % change year-on-year -9.83% -20.82% +53.43%
75th Percentile £57.50 £58.75 £47.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £67.75 £52.50
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £33.60 £22.45
% change year-on-year -10.72% +49.68% -0.22%

Publishing
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Publishing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Publishing in Scotland

Publishing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Publishing in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Publishing in Scotland

Publishing
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Publishing in Scotland over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Publishing in Scotland

Publishing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Publishing in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Publishing in Scotland

Publishing
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Publishing within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 15 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow +22 11 £350 -17.65% 3
Edinburgh +33 7 £450 +20.00%
Publishing
UK

Publishing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (52.17%) SharePoint
2 3 (13.04%) CMS
Applications
1 12 (52.17%) Microsoft Excel
1 12 (52.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (4.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
Cloud Services
1 12 (52.17%) Microsoft 365
1 12 (52.17%) Yammer
2 1 (4.35%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 1 (4.35%) Amazon SageMaker
2 1 (4.35%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.70%) Metadata
General
1 10 (43.48%) Public Sector
2 8 (34.78%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (30.43%) Finance
4 6 (26.09%) Organisational Skills
4 6 (26.09%) Social Skills
5 2 (8.70%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (4.35%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 13 (56.52%) Analyst
2 12 (52.17%) Change Analyst
3 5 (21.74%) Content Designer
3 5 (21.74%) Designer
4 3 (13.04%) Service Manager
5 2 (8.70%) IT Analyst
5 2 (8.70%) Senior
5 2 (8.70%) Senior Content Designer
5 2 (8.70%) Senior Designer
6 1 (4.35%) Business Analyst
6 1 (4.35%) Content Editor
6 1 (4.35%) Digital Content Editor
6 1 (4.35%) Digital Editor
6 1 (4.35%) Machine Learning Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (17.39%) CSS
1 4 (17.39%) HTML
2 3 (13.04%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.35%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (4.35%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (52.17%) Infographics
2 11 (47.83%) Change Management
3 7 (30.43%) Agile
3 7 (30.43%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (21.74%) Collaborative Working
4 5 (21.74%) Project Management
4 5 (21.74%) Waterfall
5 4 (17.39%) Logistics
6 3 (13.04%) Content Management
6 3 (13.04%) Data Management
6 3 (13.04%) ITIL
6 3 (13.04%) ITSM
6 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (13.04%) Service Management
6 3 (13.04%) User Stories
7 2 (8.70%) Coaching
7 2 (8.70%) Community of Practice
7 2 (8.70%) Content Strategy
7 2 (8.70%) Technical Debt
7 2 (8.70%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.04%) JavaScript
1 3 (13.04%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (4.35%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.04%) Accessibility
2 2 (8.70%) PMO
3 1 (4.35%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) Docker
Vendors
1 12 (52.17%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.35%) Adobe