Author Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Author
England > East Midlands

As of 26 October 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Author daily rate in the East Midlands.

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 62 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Contract jobs requiring an Author 3 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 0.35% 0.40% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.43% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £425 -
England median daily rate £525 £425 £525
% change year-on-year +23.53% -19.05% +23.53%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 East Midlands with a recognized job title 783 699 774
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.01% 93.32% 94.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 539 414 561
10th Percentile £190 £250 £200
25th Percentile £339 £350 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £442 £475
Median % change year-on-year -6.57% -7.05% +1.60%
75th Percentile £523 £525 £588
90th Percentile £638 £600 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 38 55
10th Percentile £16.17 £13.27 £13.16
25th Percentile £17.87 £17.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.39 £24.18 £17.95
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +34.75% +4.79%
75th Percentile £25.15 £42.56 £28.75
90th Percentile £26.50 £51.50 £68.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -40.82% -5.56% +54.59%

Author
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Author' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Author job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Author
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Author job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Author job vacancies in the East Midlands

Author
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Author job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Author job vacancies in the East Midlands

Author
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 October 2025. 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
Leicestershire -5 3 - - 1
Author
England