Technical Writer Jobs in the North of England

Technical Writer
England > North of England

The median Technical Writer salary in the North of England is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 384 422 454
Rank change year-on-year +38 +32 -88
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Writer 8 12 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.045% 0.071% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.048% 0.079% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 8 3 0
10th Percentile - £84,000 -
25th Percentile £45,000 £86,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £90,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -44.44% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 - -
90th Percentile £65,750 - -
England median annual salary £45,000 £70,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year -35.71% +36.59% -1.44%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of England. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 16,749 15,186 17,437
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.98% 89.51% 96.19%
Number of salaries quoted 12,956 8,055 10,931
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £27,875
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,438 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Technical Writer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Technical Writer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Writer in the North of England

Technical Writer
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Writer in the North of England.

Salary trend for Technical Writer in the North of England

Technical Writer
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Writer in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Technical Writer in the North of England

Technical Writer
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Writer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West -2 7 £50,000 -44.44%
Yorkshire +77 1 £65,000 -
Technical Writer
England

Technical Writer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Technical Writer 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 permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Technical Writer in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Git
2 5 (62.50%) Knowledge Management
2 5 (62.50%) EDI
2 5 (62.50%) ERP
2 5 (62.50%) Bash
2 5 (62.50%) Information Architecture
2 5 (62.50%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (62.50%) Content Strategy
2 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Documentation Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Knowledge Transfer
3 2 (25.00%) Computer Architecture
3 2 (25.00%) Jenkins
3 2 (25.00%) JSON
3 2 (25.00%) HTML
3 2 (25.00%) XML
3 2 (25.00%) Python
3 2 (25.00%) Electronics
3 2 (25.00%) CMS
3 2 (25.00%) Content Management
4 1 (12.50%) Agile
4 1 (12.50%) Degree
4 1 (12.50%) Telematics
4 1 (12.50%) Automotive
4 1 (12.50%) Project Management
4 1 (12.50%) Mobile App
4 1 (12.50%) Agile Project Management

Technical Writer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 2 (25.00%) CMS
Development Applications
1 7 (87.50%) Git
2 2 (25.00%) Jenkins
General
1 5 (62.50%) Documentation Skills
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Electronics
3 1 (12.50%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (62.50%) EDI
2 2 (25.00%) HTML
2 2 (25.00%) JSON
2 2 (25.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (12.50%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Content Strategy
1 5 (62.50%) ERP
1 5 (62.50%) Information Architecture
1 5 (62.50%) Knowledge Management
1 5 (62.50%) Knowledge Transfer
2 2 (25.00%) Computer Architecture
2 2 (25.00%) Content Management
3 1 (12.50%) Agile
3 1 (12.50%) Agile Project Management
3 1 (12.50%) Project Management
3 1 (12.50%) Telematics
Programming Languages
1 5 (62.50%) Bash
2 2 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Degree