Technical Writer
UK
The median Technical Writer daily rate in the UK is £400 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 512 | 614 | 755 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +102 | +141 | -64 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Writer | 67 | 70 | 86 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.12% | 0.098% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.13% | 0.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 53 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £313 | £264 |
| 25th Percentile | £332 | £330 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £413 | £445 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.03% | -7.30% | +9.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £516 | £538 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £600 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £350 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -15.15% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.74 | - | £18.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.11 | £52.50 | £25.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.25 | £55.00 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.09% | +37.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.75 | £57.50 | £45.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.75 | - | £47.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.97 | - | £13.00 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,001 | 53,325 | 83,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,880 | 37,256 | 59,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,473 | 1,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Technical Writer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Writer 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 Writer.
Technical Writer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Writer over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Writer.
Technical Writer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Writer over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
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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 Writer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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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| Work from Home | +117 | 42 | £357 | -1.50% | 5 |
| England | +76 | 35 | £400 | -17.95% | 11 |
| London | +83 | 19 | £400 | -21.95% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 13 | £400 | +14.29% | 10 |
| South East | +12 | 5 | £375 | +7.14% | 3 |
| South West | +6 | 5 | £400 | +14.29% | 3 |
| North of England | +24 | 1 | £400 | -21.95% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 1 | £400 | -13.51% | |
| East of England | +8 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £550 | - | 1 |
Technical Writer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Technical Writer 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 Writer in the job title.
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Technical Writer 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: