Technical Author
UK > Work from Home
The median Technical Author daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 August 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
23 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
298 |
274 |
412 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-24 |
+138 |
+173 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Technical Author |
15 |
50 |
20 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.15% |
0.39% |
0.094% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.16% |
0.41% |
0.099% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
5 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£368 |
£263 |
| 25th Percentile |
£513 |
£375 |
£325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£400 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+31.25% |
-33.33% |
+50.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
- |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£415 |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£638 |
£400 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
+59.38% |
-23.81% |
+31.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
11 |
36 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40.75 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£41.25 |
- |
£52.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£43.00 |
£43.00 |
£55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-21.82% |
+29.41% |
| 75th Percentile |
£43.38 |
- |
£57.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£43.75 |
- |
- |
| UK median hourly rate |
£43.00 |
£43.00 |
£55.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-21.82% |
+25.06% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title |
9,349 |
12,119 |
20,123 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.71% |
93.59% |
94.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,165 |
8,071 |
14,218 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£325 |
£350 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£415 |
£431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£530 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
-0.94% |
-1.85% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£638 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£750 |
£750 |
£750 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£534 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-1.69% |
-1.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
307 |
341 |
493 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.15 |
£17.50 |
£16.98 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.21 |
£28.75 |
£24.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£36.00 |
£45.00 |
£50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
-10.00% |
+11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£66.61 |
£68.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£69.79 |
£75.00 |
£79.19 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£43.00 |
£43.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-41.51% |
- |
+67.45% |
