Technical Writer
England > South West
As of 1 May 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 the South West.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 110 | 153 | 161 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | +8 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Writer | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West | 0.060% | 0.13% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.065% | 0.13% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £331 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £363 | £353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £819 | £444 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +84.45% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £1,643 | £542 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £559 |
| England median daily rate | £400 | £400 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -21.95% | +16.48% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title | 1,546 | 2,986 | 3,354 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.13% | 93.34% | 92.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,007 | 1,903 | 2,516 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £208 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £386 | £381 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £620 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £713 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 142 | 400 | 267 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.51 | £14.00 | £18.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.62 | £27.50 | £50.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.50 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.45% | -15.38% | +38.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £71.25 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £85.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £30.62 | £36.31 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.67% | -19.32% | +100.00% |
Technical Writer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings that featured Technical Writer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Technical Writer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Writer in the South West.
Technical Writer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Writer in the South West.
Technical Writer
Contract Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Writer within the South West region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| Dorset | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Technical Writer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Technical Writer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region featuring Technical Writer in the job title.
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Technical Writer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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