Author
UK
The median Author daily rate in the UK is £368 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 444 | 653 | 803 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +209 | +150 | -162 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Author | 136 | 41 | 60 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.32% | 0.072% | 0.068% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.076% | 0.071% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 28 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £326 | £326 |
| 25th Percentile | £158 | £358 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £368 | £525 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.00% | +31.25% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £399 | £622 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £547 | £650 | £550 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £368 | £375 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | -6.25% | +32.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 69 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £34.57 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52.50 | £36.05 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £55.00 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.82% | +37.50% | +32.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £47.50 | £57.50 | £43.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.25 | - | £44.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | - | £33.84 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +47.13% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
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.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Author over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Author.
Author
Top 13 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 20 May 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 |
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| England | +215 | 132 | £368 | -32.57% | 36 |
| UK excluding London | +159 | 128 | £368 | -2.00% | 31 |
| East of England | +73 | 68 | £375 | - | 3 |
| Work from Home | +152 | 62 | £550 | -7.95% | 8 |
| South West | +38 | 37 | £495 | -12.16% | 11 |
| North of England | +38 | 9 | £165 | -56.00% | 5 |
| North West | - | 8 | £165 | - | 5 |
| South East | +23 | 7 | £390 | +8.33% | 9 |
| Midlands | +22 | 7 | £360 | -31.43% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 5 | £550 | +4.76% | |
| London | +91 | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £345 | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 1 | £400 | +6.67% |
Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 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 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:
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