Technical Writer
UK
The median Technical Writer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 806 | 843 | 1184 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | +341 | -211 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Writer | 36 | 44 | 91 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.040% | 0.055% | 0.052% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.042% | 0.059% | 0.054% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 10 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £62,125 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £67,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.52% | +28.57% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,625 | £89,375 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £90,500 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £65,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.92% | +30.00% | +11.11% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
Technical Writer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Writer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Writer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Writer.
Technical Writer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Writer over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Technical Writer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Writer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +39 | 34 | £55,000 | -18.52% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 27 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +36 | 21 | £65,000 | +62.50% | 1 |
| East of England | - | 11 | £45,000 | - | 2 |
| London | +85 | 8 | £120,000 | +33.33% | |
| North of England | +5 | 8 | £65,000 | -27.78% | 1 |
| North West | -12 | 6 | £65,000 | -27.78% | 1 |
| Midlands | -21 | 4 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 4 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +58 | 2 | £65,000 | - | |
| South East | +4 | 2 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 1 |
| South West | -7 | 1 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -46 | 1 | - | - |
Technical Writer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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 featuring Technical Writer in the job title.
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Technical Writer 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: