Technical Author
UK
The median Technical Author daily rate in the UK is £423, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 498 | 561 | 760 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +63 | +199 | +62 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Author | 51 | 68 | 58 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.15% | 0.072% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.16% | 0.076% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 21 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £263 | £298 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £320 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £423 | £385 | £430 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.74% | -10.47% | +6.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £481 | £538 | £528 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £575 | £575 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £423 | £450 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.11% | +5.88% | +4.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £42.73 |
| Median hourly rate | £48.00 | £48.72 | £43.98 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.48% | +10.78% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £45.23 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £48.00 | £48.72 | £43.98 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.48% | +10.78% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 34,003 | 43,866 | 76,237 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.81% | 93.66% | 95.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,516 | 29,811 | 53,338 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £294 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £413 | £428 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,272 | 1,545 | 1,740 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.11 | £15.00 | £13.11 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.45 | £19.06 | £16.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £44.50 | £28.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.10% | +58.28% | +40.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £60.95 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.47 | £70.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.00 | £44.50 | £24.02 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.35% | +85.26% | +34.34% |
Technical Author
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Author in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Author.
Technical Author
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Author over the 6 months to 14 November 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Author.
Technical Author
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Author within the UK over the 6 months to 14 November 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 |
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| England | +45 | 47 | £423 | +11.18% | 14 |
| London | +65 | 23 | £450 | +28.11% | |
| UK excluding London | +19 | 22 | £423 | -6.11% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +85 | 21 | £400 | +10.34% | 9 |
| Midlands | +14 | 9 | £368 | -38.75% | 3 |
| South West | +6 | 8 | £750 | +36.36% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 6 | £350 | -41.67% | 3 |
| East of England | +12 | 3 | £625 | +78.57% | |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £425 | - | |
| South East | +39 | 2 | £850 | +61.90% | 1 |
Technical Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 November 2024, Technical Author contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Technical Author in the job title.
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Technical Author Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: