Technical Writer Contract Job Trends in Guildford

Technical Writer
Surrey > Guildford

The median Technical Writer daily rate in Guildford is £320, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
13 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Writer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Guildford 2.44% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.44% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £310 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £320 - -
75th Percentile £330 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Surrey median daily rate £320 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Guildford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Guildford. 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 Guildford with a recognized job title 41 27 61
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 92.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 15 50
10th Percentile £216 £232 £199
25th Percentile £283 £253 £382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £400 £513
Median % change year-on-year - -21.95% +13.89%
75th Percentile £419 £566 £597
90th Percentile £500 £594 £850
Surrey median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 5 4
10th Percentile £55.50 £22.00 -
25th Percentile £60.00 £25.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £28.00 £33.75
Median % change year-on-year +132.14% -17.04% -
75th Percentile £68.75 - £52.91
90th Percentile - £31.45 £58.14
Surrey median hourly rate £67.50 £24.18 £18.35
% change year-on-year +179.16% +31.77% -59.22%

Technical Writer
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

Technical Writer job vacancy trend in Guildford

Technical Writer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford

For the 6 months to 13 March 2026, Technical Writer 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 Guildford region featuring Technical Writer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS

Technical Writer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford 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 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Technical Writer jobs