Documentation Author Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Documentation Author
England > North of England

As of 24 December 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 the North of England.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 210 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Documentation Author 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.063% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - £360 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £85.00 - -
England median hourly rate £73.75 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 4,359 3,279 4,291
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.56% 92.16% 93.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,905 1,887 2,869
10th Percentile £213 £230 £270
25th Percentile £363 £365 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £573 £590
90th Percentile £650 £656 £675
England median daily rate £510 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -2.86% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 274 163 216
10th Percentile £16.58 £15.25 £15.48
25th Percentile £20.00 £17.72 £17.72
Median hourly rate £30.99 £24.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.49% -18.33% +39.53%
75th Percentile £55.75 £42.00 £46.18
90th Percentile £70.11 £64.00 £61.99
England median hourly rate £26.40 £35.00 £45.21
% change year-on-year -24.57% -22.58% +39.02%

Documentation Author
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Documentation Author job vacancy trend in the North of England

Documentation Author
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

Documentation Author
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

Documentation Author
Contract Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 24 December 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
North West - 2 - - 1
Yorkshire - 1 - -
Documentation Author
England

Documentation Author Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Documentation 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 North of England region featuring Documentation Author in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Confluence
1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) AWS
2 2 (66.67%) Content Management
2 2 (66.67%) Critical Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) JIRA
2 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Management
2 2 (66.67%) Metadata
2 2 (66.67%) Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) CMS
3 1 (33.33%) Content Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Infographics
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

Documentation Author Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 (100.00%) Confluence
2 1 (33.33%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Cloud Native
1 2 (66.67%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Content Management
2 2 (66.67%) Critical Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Management
2 2 (66.67%) Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Content Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Infographics
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree