Author
UK
The median Author daily rate in the UK is £375 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 472 | 666 | 807 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +194 | +141 | -185 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Author | 119 | 41 | 55 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.27% | 0.068% | 0.062% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.29% | 0.072% | 0.065% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 29 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £330 | £331 |
| 25th Percentile | £158 | £350 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £375 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -6.25% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £400 | £613 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £552 | £650 | £550 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £375 | £360 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -10.00% | +30.72% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 60 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £39.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £43.00 | - | £40.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | - | £42.50 |
| 75th Percentile | £47.81 | - | £44.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.25 | - | £44.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | - | - |
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 | 40,491 | 57,026 | 85,241 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.56% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,430 | 39,779 | 59,788 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,635 | 1,621 | 2,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +95.65% | +0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.99 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 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 Author.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Author over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Author.
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Top 13 Contract Locations
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 over the 6 months to 23 April 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 | +200 | 116 | £375 | -29.58% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | +154 | 113 | £375 | +4.17% | 26 |
| Work from Home | +152 | 56 | £600 | +31.15% | 8 |
| East of England | +65 | 50 | £375 | - | 5 |
| South West | +54 | 37 | £495 | -15.52% | 6 |
| South East | +22 | 10 | £395 | +9.72% | 6 |
| North of England | +39 | 9 | £165 | -56.00% | 6 |
| North West | - | 8 | £165 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | +41 | 7 | £360 | +14.47% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +40 | 5 | £550 | +74.88% | 1 |
| London | +89 | 3 | £513 | -12.77% | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £345 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 1 | £400 | +6.67% | 2 |
Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 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 featuring Author in the job title.
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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:
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