Author
UK
The median Author daily rate in the UK is £611, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 506 | 460 | 644 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -46 | +184 | +139 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Author | 18 | 131 | 42 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.061% | 0.30% | 0.076% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.066% | 0.32% | 0.080% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 18 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £473 | - | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £158 | £361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £611 | £343 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +78.47% | -35.68% | +33.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £388 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £669 | £397 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £581 | £325 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.85% | -13.33% | -6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 68 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £43.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -21.82% | +37.50% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £47.50 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £51.25 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £43.00 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 27,162 | 40,531 | 52,517 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.30% | 92.88% | 94.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,463 | 26,076 | 36,648 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £408 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £539 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.64% | +2.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,133 | 2,932 | 1,488 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.79 | £16.30 | £19.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.64 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.29% | -16.67% | +80.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £61.60 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £76.33 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Author
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Author in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Author.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Author over the 6 months to 11 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Author.
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Top 8 Contract Locations
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 over the 6 months to 11 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -58 | 17 | £620 | +81.02% | 35 |
| UK excluding London | -55 | 11 | £581 | +78.85% | 31 |
| South West | +18 | 9 | £638 | +96.15% | 10 |
| London | +56 | 6 | £611 | - | 3 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 6 | £525 | +13.51% | 11 |
| South East | +48 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| East of England | -39 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £450 | - |
Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 June 2025, 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 featuring Author in the job title.
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Author Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: