Author Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Author
South West > Gloucestershire

The median Author daily rate in Gloucestershire is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 - 57
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs requiring an Author 6 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire 1.89% - 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.12% - 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £575 - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £325
Median % change year-on-year - - -31.72%
75th Percentile £625 - £338
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £450 £650 £495
% change year-on-year -30.77% +31.31% -14.21%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Gloucestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title 283 246 381
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.27% 92.13% 90.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 177 184 225
10th Percentile £205 £133 £300
25th Percentile £340 £361 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £606 £625 £675
90th Percentile £700 £723 £738
South West median daily rate £513 £500 £514
% change year-on-year +2.50% -2.63% -2.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 19 38
10th Percentile £12.43 £24.99 £15.05
25th Percentile £24.76 £33.75 £15.79
Median hourly rate £32.50 £67.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.85% +68.75% -45.21%
75th Percentile £51.21 £70.00 £71.13
90th Percentile £66.75 £75.00 £72.88
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -8.00% +13.64% -15.38%

Author
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Author job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Author
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Author job vacancies in Gloucestershire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Author job vacancies in Gloucestershire

Author
Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Author job vacancies in Gloucestershire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Author job vacancies in Gloucestershire

Author
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 9 May 2026. 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
Cheltenham - 6 £600 - 1
Author
South West

Author Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire

For the 6 months to 9 May 2026, Author contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Gloucestershire region featuring Author in the job title.

1 3 (50.00%) Acrobat
1 3 (50.00%) Adobe
1 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (50.00%) Confluence
1 3 (50.00%) CorelDRAW
1 3 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (50.00%) Document Management
1 3 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Information Assurance
1 3 (50.00%) Information Security
1 3 (50.00%) MS Visio
1 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) SharePoint
1 3 (50.00%) XML

Author Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (50.00%) Confluence
1 3 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Acrobat
1 3 (50.00%) CorelDRAW
1 3 (50.00%) MS Visio
General
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (50.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (50.00%) Document Management
1 3 (50.00%) Information Assurance
1 3 (50.00%) Information Security
1 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Adobe