Technical Writer Job Trends in Leeds

Technical Writer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Technical Writer salary in Leeds is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Writer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.088% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.094% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 1,069 1,291 1,383
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 95.99% 97.39%
Number of salaries quoted 728 776 998
10th Percentile £28,425 £31,250 £30,850
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,818 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £56,625
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -2.87% +2.95%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £73,188
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £86,250
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

Technical Writer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Technical Writer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Technical Writer job vacancy trend in Leeds

Technical Writer
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Technical Writer job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Writer job vacancies in Leeds

Technical Writer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 25 November 2025, Technical Writer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leeds region featuring Technical Writer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) FrameMaker
1 1 (100.00%) MadCap Flare
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) XML

Technical Writer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) FrameMaker
1 1 (100.00%) MadCap Flare
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe