Technical Author Contract Job Trends in Salisbury

Technical Author
Wiltshire > Salisbury

The median Technical Author daily rate in Salisbury is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Author 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Salisbury 1.35% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median daily rate £450 - £528
% change year-on-year - - -11.34%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Salisbury

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Salisbury. 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 Salisbury with a recognized job title 59 71 58
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 79.73% 94.67% 95.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 39 43
10th Percentile £220 £215 £263
25th Percentile £425 £313 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £440 £510
Median % change year-on-year +47.73% -13.73% -2.86%
75th Percentile £706 £575 £635
90th Percentile - £618 £718
Wiltshire median daily rate £575 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £18.23 - -
25th Percentile £18.93 - -
Median hourly rate £21.76 - -
75th Percentile £23.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £23.83 £60.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -60.29% +26.32% -27.48%

Technical Author
Job Vacancy Trend in Salisbury

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

Technical Author job vacancy trend in Salisbury

Technical Author
Daily Rate Trend in Salisbury

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Author job vacancies in Salisbury.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Author job vacancies in Salisbury

Technical Author Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salisbury

For the 6 months to 22 January 2026, Technical 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 Salisbury region featuring Technical Author in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Technical Author Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salisbury 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared