Technical Author
UK
The median Technical Author salary in the UK is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 708 | 810 | 943 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +102 | +133 | +158 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Author | 9 | 84 | 38 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.016% | 0.085% | 0.038% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.018% | 0.089% | 0.041% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 46 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £35,000 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,000 | £41,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £43,750 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.71% | -2.78% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £44,688 | £53,750 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £54,025 | £80,000 | £76,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £32,500 | £42,500 | £43,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.53% | -2.86% | -2.78% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 49,922 | 93,907 | 92,301 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 94.63% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,447 | 67,290 | 58,243 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Technical Author
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Author in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Author
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Author.
Technical Author
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Author over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
Technical Author
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Author within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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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| Work from Home | +112 | 7 | £48,750 | +8.33% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | +93 | 5 | £32,500 | -23.53% | 27 |
| England | +79 | 5 | £32,500 | -23.53% | 30 |
| Midlands | +67 | 2 | £58,500 | +67.14% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +62 | 2 | £58,500 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +32 | 2 | £26,000 | -22.39% | 3 |
| South East | +94 | 1 | £39,000 | -25.71% | 12 |
Technical Author Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, Technical Author 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 featuring Technical Author in the job title.
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Technical Author 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:
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