Technical Writer
UK > England
The median Technical Writer salary in England is £52,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 669 | 814 | 873 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +145 | +59 | +262 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Writer | 10 | 36 | 32 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.020% | 0.040% | 0.038% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.022% | 0.042% | 0.041% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 31 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,200 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,250 | £39,500 | £45,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £45,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.56% | -35.71% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,000 | £60,000 | £88,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,400 | £120,000 | £90,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -35.71% | +33.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 44,774 | 85,031 | 77,815 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.79% | 94.67% | 91.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,692 | 62,917 | 50,230 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,066 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.32% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Technical Writer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Technical Writer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Technical Writer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Writer in England.
Technical Writer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Writer in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Technical Writer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Writer within the England region over the 6 months to 31 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| London | +102 | 6 | £52,000 | -35.40% | 11 |
| Midlands | +62 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| South West | +112 | 1 | £39,000 | - | 2 |
| South East | +77 | 1 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 4 |
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Technical Writer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Technical Writer 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Technical Writer in the job title.
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Technical Writer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: