Author Contracts in the UK excluding London

Author
UK > UK excluding London

The median Author daily rate in the UK excluding London is £375 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 273 442 505
Rank change year-on-year +169 +63 -89
Contract jobs requiring an Author 130 15 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.63% 0.063% 0.058%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 0.067% 0.061%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 10 5
10th Percentile - £246 £355
25th Percentile £158 £309 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £368 £400
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -8.13% +32.01%
75th Percentile £400 £506 -
90th Percentile £544 £579 £430
UK median daily rate £375 £375 £400
% change year-on-year - -6.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 69 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £33.59
Median hourly rate £43.00 - £33.84
75th Percentile £47.50 - £34.09
90th Percentile £51.25 - -
UK median hourly rate £43.00 - £40.00
% change year-on-year - - -5.88%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 19,132 22,540 29,612
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.57% 94.26% 95.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,680 15,813 20,744
10th Percentile £213 £225 £200
25th Percentile £363 £398 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £598 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,253 1,158 1,481
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.41 £12.21
25th Percentile £15.75 £18.01 £14.25
Median hourly rate £39.55 £42.37 £19.52
Median % change year-on-year -6.64% +117.03% +2.74%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £42.50
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.50
% change year-on-year -18.89% +91.49% +4.44%

Author
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Author in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Author in the UK excluding London

Author
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Author in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Author in the UK excluding London

Author
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Author in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Author in the UK excluding London

Author
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Author in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Author in the UK excluding London

Author
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 3 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
East of England +79 68 £375 - 5
South West +51 37 £495 -14.21% 10
North of England +37 9 £165 -56.00% 5
South East +20 9 £395 +9.72% 5
North West - 8 £165 - 2
Midlands +34 7 £360 +14.47% 1
West Midlands +28 5 £550 +74.88%
East Midlands - 2 £345 - 1
Yorkshire +21 1 £400 +6.67% 3
Author
UK

Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, 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 across the UK excluding London region featuring Author in the job title.

1 89 (68.46%) XML
2 76 (58.46%) SGML
3 68 (52.31%) HNC
4 65 (50.00%) HND
5 64 (49.23%) Publishing
5 64 (49.23%) Desktop Publishing
6 29 (22.31%) Social Skills
7 27 (20.77%) CAD
8 21 (16.15%) Microsoft
8 21 (16.15%) Microsoft Office
8 21 (16.15%) Security Cleared
9 12 (9.23%) Degree
9 12 (9.23%) Animation
9 12 (9.23%) Def Stans
9 12 (9.23%) Adobe
9 12 (9.23%) Acrobat
9 12 (9.23%) Aerospace
9 12 (9.23%) Data Management
10 8 (6.15%) Automotive
10 8 (6.15%) Electronics
10 8 (6.15%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (6.15%) ServiceNow
10 8 (6.15%) SDLC
10 8 (6.15%) Software Engineering
10 8 (6.15%) Agile
10 8 (6.15%) SC Cleared
10 8 (6.15%) Computer Science
10 8 (6.15%) Content Strategy
11 6 (4.62%) Service Management
12 5 (3.85%) Manufacturing

Author Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (0.77%) CMS
Applications
1 21 (16.15%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (9.23%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.77%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.77%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.77%) PTC Creo
3 1 (0.77%) Windchill
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.77%) IaaS
1 1 (0.77%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.54%) 5G
1 2 (1.54%) Wireless
2 1 (0.77%) Network Security
General
1 64 (49.23%) Publishing
2 29 (22.31%) Social Skills
3 12 (9.23%) Aerospace
4 8 (6.15%) Automotive
4 8 (6.15%) Electronics
5 5 (3.85%) Manufacturing
5 5 (3.85%) Public Sector
6 4 (3.08%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (1.54%) Marketing
8 1 (0.77%) Games
8 1 (0.77%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.77%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 89 (68.46%) XML
2 76 (58.46%) SGML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (9.23%) Animation
2 4 (3.08%) Management Information System
3 3 (2.31%) Data Centre
4 1 (0.77%) Operational Technology
4 1 (0.77%) SCADA
4 1 (0.77%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (0.77%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (49.23%) Desktop Publishing
2 27 (20.77%) CAD
3 12 (9.23%) Data Management
4 8 (6.15%) Agile
4 8 (6.15%) Computer Science
4 8 (6.15%) Content Strategy
4 8 (6.15%) SDLC
4 8 (6.15%) Software Engineering
5 6 (4.62%) Service Management
6 4 (3.08%) Biotechnology
6 4 (3.08%) Chemistry
6 4 (3.08%) Coaching
6 4 (3.08%) Mentoring
6 4 (3.08%) NsoIT
6 4 (3.08%) Swim Lanes
6 4 (3.08%) Use Case
6 4 (3.08%) User Experience
7 3 (2.31%) ArchiMate
7 3 (2.31%) Business Continuity
7 3 (2.31%) Incident Response
Qualifications
1 68 (52.31%) HNC
2 65 (50.00%) HND
3 21 (16.15%) Security Cleared
4 12 (9.23%) Degree
5 8 (6.15%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (6.15%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (9.23%) Def Stans
2 4 (3.08%) GMP
3 1 (0.77%) QA
Vendors
1 21 (16.15%) Microsoft
2 12 (9.23%) Adobe
3 8 (6.15%) ServiceNow
4 1 (0.77%) PTC