Technical Author Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Technical Author
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Technical Author daily rate in South Yorkshire is £571, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Author 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire 0.44% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £460 - -
25th Percentile £500 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £571 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile £675 - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £571 - £450

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title 614 388 383
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.29% 85.65% 92.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 418 209 251
10th Percentile £305 £219 £298
25th Percentile £388 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £479 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.81% -8.70% +15.00%
75th Percentile £538 £581 £650
90th Percentile £616 £650 £725
Yorkshire median daily rate £488 £495 £510
% change year-on-year -1.52% -2.94% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 6
10th Percentile £14.98 £13.14 £15.27
25th Percentile £16.68 £15.22 £18.31
Median hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £20.25
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% -1.23% +6.58%
75th Percentile £22.33 £21.50 £29.13
90th Percentile £24.02 - £40.63
Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.04 £23.34 £21.31
% change year-on-year +7.27% +9.53% +11.63%

Technical Author
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

Technical Author job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Technical Author
Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Author job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Technical Author
Daily Rate Histogram in South Yorkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Author in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 23 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Technical Author in South Yorkshire

Technical Author
Hourly Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Author job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Author job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Technical Author
Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Author within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 23 October 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
Sheffield - 3 £571 - 1
Technical Author
Yorkshire

Technical Author Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 23 October 2025, 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 South Yorkshire region featuring Technical Author in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Confluence
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Management
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (66.67%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) CMS
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Content Management
3 1 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) DevSecOps
3 1 (33.33%) Infographics
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

Technical Author Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Management
2 2 (66.67%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Content Management
3 1 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) DevSecOps
3 1 (33.33%) Infographics
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree