Documentation Author Contract Job Trends in England

Documentation Author
UK > England

As of 21 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Documentation Author daily rate in England.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 519 532 -
Rank change year-on-year +13 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Documentation Author 1 3 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.004% 0.009% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.010% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - - £275
% change year-on-year - - -15.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 - -
75th Percentile £63.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £62.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 25,187 30,511 40,033
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.33% 92.98% 94.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,216 19,002 27,957
10th Percentile £278 £300 £300
25th Percentile £401 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,371 1,457 1,375
10th Percentile £13.75 £14.56 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.30 £21.25 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.54% +2.62% +73.08%
75th Percentile £53.99 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £75.00 £77.80
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% -3.37% +71.15%

Documentation Author
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Documentation Author in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Documentation Author in England

Documentation Author
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Documentation Author job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Documentation Author job vacancies in England

Documentation Author
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Documentation Author job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Documentation Author job vacancies in England

Documentation Author
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Documentation Author within the England region over the 6 months to 21 September 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
South West - 1 - -
Documentation Author
UK

Documentation Author Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 21 September 2025, Documentation 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 England region featuring Documentation Author in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery

Documentation Author Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared