Technical Writer Contract Job Trends in Luton

Technical Writer
Bedfordshire > Luton

The median Technical Writer daily rate in Luton is £338, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
6 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 - 32
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Writer 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Luton 1.35% - 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.45% - 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £316 - -
25th Percentile £322 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 - -
75th Percentile £347 - -
90th Percentile £349 - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £338 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Luton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Luton. 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 Luton with a recognized job title 138 75 167
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 84.27% 93.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 83 37 117
10th Percentile £185 £121 £374
25th Percentile £406 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £584 £675 £550
90th Percentile £638 £700 £600
Bedfordshire median daily rate £505 £525 £508
% change year-on-year -3.81% +3.45% +1.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 11 4
10th Percentile £62.98 £20.26 £29.75
25th Percentile £80.00 £45.38 £44.38
Median hourly rate £82.25 £55.65 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +47.80% +1.18% -3.93%
75th Percentile £91.50 £65.80 £58.88
90th Percentile - £68.00 £61.35
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £80.00 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +45.45% - -1.48%

Technical Writer
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

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 Luton.

Technical Writer job vacancy trend in Luton

Technical Writer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, 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 Luton region featuring Technical Writer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management

Technical Writer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
Technical Writer jobs