Technical Writer Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Technical Writer
South East > Surrey

As of 11 October 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 Surrey.

6 months to
11 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 55 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Writer 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 0.29% 0.41% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.44% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate £400 £375 -
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 326 452 764
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.49% 92.81% 97.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 212 301 609
10th Percentile £204 £203 £188
25th Percentile £237 £275 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.41% -7.50% -
75th Percentile £550 £550 £623
90th Percentile £649 £663 £738
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £508
% change year-on-year -0.99% -0.49% +1.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 24 34
10th Percentile £24.46 - £24.14
25th Percentile £25.15 £15.96 £44.70
Median hourly rate £55.00 £35.00 £61.63
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -43.21% +36.96%
75th Percentile £57.50 £68.00 £76.53
90th Percentile - £75.00 £78.10
South East median hourly rate £24.00 £59.25 £52.00
% change year-on-year -59.49% +13.93% +100.00%

Technical Writer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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 Surrey.

Technical Writer job vacancy trend in Surrey

Technical Writer
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

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

Technical Writer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 11 October 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 Surrey region featuring Technical Writer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Lucidchart
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) OCI

Technical Writer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Lucidchart
1 1 (100.00%) OCI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle