Technical Author
UK
The median Technical Author daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 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 29 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 523 | 454 | 645 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -69 | +191 | +150 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Author | 15 | 134 | 42 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.049% | 0.31% | 0.075% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.053% | 0.33% | 0.080% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 21 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £465 | - | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £494 | £158 | £355 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £375 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -30.56% | +35.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £400 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £671 | £450 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £581 | £245 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +137.24% | -34.67% | -6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 67 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £43.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -21.82% | +25.06% |
| 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 | 28,175 | 40,373 | 52,578 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.06% | 92.95% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,013 | 25,931 | 36,522 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +4.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,255 | 2,874 | 1,517 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.76 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.50 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £37.50 | £43.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.00% | -14.50% | +75.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £76.10 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
Technical Author
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical 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 Technical Author.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Author over the 6 months to 29 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Author.
Technical 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 Technical Author within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 |
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| England | -59 | 14 | £581 | +55.00% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | -58 | 11 | £581 | +137.24% | 24 |
| South West | +24 | 9 | £638 | +96.15% | 3 |
| Work from Home | -17 | 5 | £525 | +31.25% | 11 |
| London | +49 | 3 | £500 | +16.96% | 5 |
| South East | +44 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| East of England | -37 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £450 | - | 1 |
Technical Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 June 2025, Technical 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 Technical Author in the job title.
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Technical 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: