Author Contracts in the UK excluding London

Author
UK > UK excluding London

The median Author daily rate in the UK excluding London is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 284 408 487
Rank change year-on-year +124 +79 -58
Contract jobs requiring an Author 118 22 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.55% 0.097% 0.056%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% 0.10% 0.059%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 14 7
10th Percentile - £274 £261
25th Percentile £158 £341 £294
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £375 £400
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -6.25% +17.65%
75th Percentile £388 £566 -
90th Percentile £397 £598 £415
UK median daily rate £343 £525 £400
% change year-on-year -34.76% +31.25% -3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £33.59
Median hourly rate £43.00 - £33.84
75th Percentile £47.50 - £34.09
90th Percentile £51.25 - -
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -21.82% +37.50% +32.23%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 19,709 21,379 29,050
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.42% 94.21% 95.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,751 14,853 20,421
10th Percentile £213 £225 £208
25th Percentile £363 £388 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £593 £600 £575
90th Percentile £680 £688 £656
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -2.42% +2.48% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,515 1,090 1,383
10th Percentile £12.63 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.92 £18.08 £15.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £42.08 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.94% +110.39% +7.82%
75th Percentile £62.83 £65.00 £47.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £75.68 £62.45
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%

Author
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Author in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Author in the UK excluding London

Author
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Author in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Author in the UK excluding London

Author
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Author in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Author in the UK excluding London

Author
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Author in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Author in the UK excluding London

Author
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 June 2024. 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
East of England - 68 £375 - 5
South West +24 30 £325 -40.91% 5
North of England +23 9 £165 -56.00% 8
North West - 8 £165 - 6
Midlands +19 6 £455 -19.11% 3
West Midlands +19 5 £550 -2.22% 3
South East +14 5 £390 +8.33% 6
Yorkshire +12 1 £400 +6.67% 2
East Midlands - 1 £360 -
Author
UK

Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 14 June 2024, Author 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 UK excluding London region featuring Author in the job title.

1 88 (74.58%) XML
2 76 (64.41%) SGML
3 68 (57.63%) HNC
4 65 (55.08%) HND
5 64 (54.24%) Publishing
5 64 (54.24%) Desktop Publishing
6 26 (22.03%) CAD
7 20 (16.95%) Microsoft Office
7 20 (16.95%) Microsoft
7 20 (16.95%) Social Skills
8 14 (11.86%) Security Cleared
9 12 (10.17%) Degree
9 12 (10.17%) Animation
9 12 (10.17%) Data Management
9 12 (10.17%) Adobe
9 12 (10.17%) Acrobat
9 12 (10.17%) Aerospace
9 12 (10.17%) Def Stans
10 8 (6.78%) Content Strategy
10 8 (6.78%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (6.78%) ServiceNow
10 8 (6.78%) Computer Science
10 8 (6.78%) SDLC
10 8 (6.78%) Automotive
10 8 (6.78%) Electronics
10 8 (6.78%) Agile
10 8 (6.78%) Software Engineering
11 5 (4.24%) Manufacturing
11 5 (4.24%) Public Sector
12 4 (3.39%) Swim Lanes

Author Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.85%) CMS
Applications
1 20 (16.95%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (10.17%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.85%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.85%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.85%) PTC Creo
3 1 (0.85%) Windchill
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.85%) IaaS
1 1 (0.85%) SaaS
General
1 64 (54.24%) Publishing
2 20 (16.95%) Social Skills
3 12 (10.17%) Aerospace
4 8 (6.78%) Automotive
4 8 (6.78%) Electronics
5 5 (4.24%) Manufacturing
5 5 (4.24%) Public Sector
6 4 (3.39%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (0.85%) Games
7 1 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 88 (74.58%) XML
2 76 (64.41%) SGML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (10.17%) Animation
2 1 (0.85%) Operational Technology
2 1 (0.85%) SCADA
2 1 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (54.24%) Desktop Publishing
2 26 (22.03%) CAD
3 12 (10.17%) Data Management
4 8 (6.78%) Agile
4 8 (6.78%) Computer Science
4 8 (6.78%) Content Strategy
4 8 (6.78%) SDLC
4 8 (6.78%) Software Engineering
5 4 (3.39%) Biotechnology
5 4 (3.39%) Chemistry
5 4 (3.39%) Coaching
5 4 (3.39%) Mentoring
5 4 (3.39%) Swim Lanes
5 4 (3.39%) User Experience
6 1 (0.85%) BPMN
6 1 (0.85%) Content Management
6 1 (0.85%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (0.85%) TOGAF
6 1 (0.85%) UML
6 1 (0.85%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 68 (57.63%) HNC
2 65 (55.08%) HND
3 14 (11.86%) Security Cleared
4 12 (10.17%) Degree
5 8 (6.78%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.69%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (10.17%) Def Stans
2 4 (3.39%) GMP
Vendors
1 20 (16.95%) Microsoft
2 12 (10.17%) Adobe
3 8 (6.78%) ServiceNow
4 1 (0.85%) PTC