Technical Author
South West > Wiltshire
The median Technical Author daily rate in Wiltshire is £656, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 51 | 84 | 92 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | +8 | -15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Author | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wiltshire | 1.34% | 0.53% | 0.091% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.50% | 0.58% | 0.096% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £624 | £478 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £633 | £487 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £656 | £528 | £595 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.41% | -11.34% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £670 | £554 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £673 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £663 | £511 | £586 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.58% | -12.75% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wiltshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wiltshire. 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 Wiltshire with a recognized job title | 401 | 860 | 1,040 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 89.31% | 91.10% | 94.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 273 | 641 | 866 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £263 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £460 | £459 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £626 | £650 | £651 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £725 | £723 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 24 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.58 | - | £40.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.69 | £14.25 | £61.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £20.75 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.06% | -68.32% | +19.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.44 | £74.00 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.77 | - | £83.75 |
| South West median hourly rate | £63.50 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.45% | -15.38% | +38.30% |
Technical Author
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire
Job postings that featured Technical Author in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.
Technical Author
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Author in Wiltshire.
Technical Author
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wiltshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Author in Wiltshire.
Technical Author
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire
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 Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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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| Corsham | +33 | 5 | £675 | +27.96% | |
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Technical Author Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 across the Wiltshire region featuring Technical Author in the job title.
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Technical Author Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire 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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