Technical Writer
UK
The median Technical Writer daily rate in the UK is £375 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 April 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 17 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 537 | 645 | 799 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +108 | +154 | -150 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Writer | 54 | 71 | 65 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.072% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.12% | 0.076% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28 | 57 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £291 | - | £259 |
| 25th Percentile | £322 | £330 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £410 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.54% | -6.29% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £424 | £538 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £529 | £598 | £550 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £375 | £488 | £395 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.08% | +23.42% | +6.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.45 | - | £18.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.11 | - | £25.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.99 | - | £40.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £35.94 | - | £45.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £37.63 | - | £47.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.97 | - | £13.00 |
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 | 40,563 | 57,633 | 85,848 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.56% | 95.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,521 | 40,186 | 60,274 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £310 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £745 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,603 | 1,618 | 2,130 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.37 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.25 | £15.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £44.06 | £22.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.55% | +92.04% | -0.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.43 | £75.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.65 | £42.08 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.28% | +115.78% | +2.63% |
Technical Writer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Writer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Writer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Writer.
Technical Writer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Writer over the 6 months to 17 April 2024.
Technical Writer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Writer.
Technical Writer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Writer over the 6 months to 17 April 2024.
Technical Writer
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Writer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 April 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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| Work from Home | +113 | 32 | £345 | -1.56% | 8 |
| England | +125 | 31 | £388 | -24.39% | 18 |
| London | +110 | 18 | £400 | -23.81% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 12 | £375 | -23.08% | 13 |
| South East | +21 | 5 | £350 | -35.19% | 3 |
| South West | +31 | 3 | £375 | -31.82% | 6 |
| Scotland | +40 | 2 | £550 | +83.33% | |
| North of England | +20 | 1 | £400 | -17.95% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 1 | £400 | -7.25% | 2 |
| East of England | +13 | 1 | - | - |
Technical Writer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 April 2024, Technical Writer 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 Writer in the job title.
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Technical Writer 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: