Documentation Author Contract Job Trends

Documentation Author
UK

As of 22 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Documentation Author daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
22 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 539 559 648
Rank change year-on-year +20 +89 +197
Contract jobs requiring a Documentation Author 1 3 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.003% 0.008% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.008% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £275
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.38%
75th Percentile - - £288
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £275
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 - -
75th Percentile £63.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 - -

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 29,559 35,319 46,870
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.02% 92.93% 94.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,644 21,679 32,085
10th Percentile £278 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,577 1,630 1,509
10th Percentile £13.75 £14.73 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.29 £20.50 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% -3.37% +71.15%
75th Percentile £51.80 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.79 £75.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.11 £43.90 £43.75
% change year-on-year -42.80% +0.34% +98.86%

Documentation Author
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Documentation Author in the UK

Documentation Author
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Documentation Author job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Documentation Author job vacancies in the UK

Documentation Author
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Documentation Author job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Documentation Author job vacancies in the UK

Documentation Author
Top 3 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Documentation Author within the UK over the 6 months to 22 September 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 +31 1 - -
UK excluding London - 1 - -
South West - 1 - -

Documentation Author Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 September 2025, Documentation 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 Documentation Author in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery

Documentation 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared