Technical Author
UK
The median Technical Author salary in the UK is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 808 | 938 | 1114 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +130 | +176 | -236 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Author | 88 | 37 | 123 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.089% | 0.037% | 0.077% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.094% | 0.040% | 0.080% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 50 | 29 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £33,750 | £30,505 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £37,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | £53,750 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,500 | £67,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £43,750 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -2.78% | +20.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,739 | 91,836 | 153,630 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.65% | 91.52% | 96.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,104 | 57,926 | 84,939 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,604 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,750 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 14 May 2024.
Technical Author
Top 14 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 14 May 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 |
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| England | +126 | 79 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 32 |
| UK excluding London | +35 | 78 | £42,500 | -2.86% | 28 |
| Work from Home | +102 | 38 | £45,000 | +7.14% | 9 |
| South West | +11 | 37 | £42,500 | -22.02% | 9 |
| East of England | +15 | 20 | £45,000 | +20.00% | 4 |
| London | +132 | 9 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 5 |
| Scotland | - | 8 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | +8 | 5 | £35,000 | -8.50% | 3 |
| North of England | +31 | 4 | £55,000 | -13.73% | 6 |
| South East | +2 | 4 | £52,500 | +7.69% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 4 | £35,000 | -8.50% | 3 |
| North West | -1 | 2 | £52,500 | -17.65% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £55,000 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | - | - |
Technical Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, 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: