Technical Writer Contract Job Trends in Reading

Technical Writer
Berkshire > Reading

As of 13 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Technical Writer daily rate in Reading.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 90 -
Rank change year-on-year +16 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Writer 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.28% 0.092% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.10% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £356 -
Berkshire median daily rate - £356 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 658 974 966
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.73% 90.02% 92.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 462 558 642
10th Percentile £325 £327 £213
25th Percentile £425 £450 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £574 £515
Median % change year-on-year -8.50% +11.52% -2.00%
75th Percentile £609 £650 £615
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 10 15
10th Percentile £14.75 £47.61 £59.21
25th Percentile £15.39 £50.20 £60.93
Median hourly rate £73.50 £58.98 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year +24.62% -6.81% +15.07%
75th Percentile £95.00 £68.45 £65.63
90th Percentile £97.25 £76.13 £67.23
Berkshire median hourly rate £40.44 £58.38 £61.65
% change year-on-year -30.73% -5.30% +29.78%

Technical Writer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Technical Writer job vacancy trend in Reading

Technical Writer
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Writer job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Writer job vacancies in Reading

Technical Writer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 13 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 Reading region featuring Technical Writer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

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

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management