Author
UK
The median Author daily rate in the UK is £611, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 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 17 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 512 | 463 | 645 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | +182 | +154 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Author | 18 | 131 | 43 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.061% | 0.30% | 0.077% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.066% | 0.32% | 0.082% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 18 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £473 | - | £343 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £158 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £611 | £343 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +78.47% | -36.57% | +35.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £388 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £669 | £397 | - |
| 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 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £50.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £50.63 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £43.00 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -18.10% | +31.25% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £47.50 | £55.63 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £51.25 | £56.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £43.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -14.00% | +47.75% |
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 | 27,427 | 40,496 | 52,431 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.24% | 92.90% | 94.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,619 | 25,958 | 36,539 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £407 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 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 | 1,173 | 2,957 | 1,487 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.61 | £16.37 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.40 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.93% | -16.67% | +80.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £76.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.59 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.45% | +102.95% |
Author
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Author in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Author
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Author.
Author
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Author over the 6 months to 17 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Author.
Author
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 17 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 | -37 | 17 | £620 | +81.02% | 100 |
| UK excluding London | -75 | 11 | £581 | +78.85% | 88 |
| South West | +13 | 9 | £638 | +96.15% | 12 |
| London | +41 | 6 | £611 | - | 18 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 6 | £525 | +13.51% | 25 |
| South East | +38 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| East of England | -34 | 1 | - | - | 18 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £450 | - | 2 |
Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 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: