Technical Writer
UK
The median Technical Writer 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 | 861 | 929 | 1190 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +68 | +261 | -289 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Writer | 35 | 46 | 47 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.035% | 0.046% | 0.029% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.037% | 0.050% | 0.031% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29 | 13 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,500 | £43,275 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | £48,750 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £70,000 | £54,939 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.71% | +27.41% | +22.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £87,500 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,500 | £90,000 | £82,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £85,000 | £48,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.12% | +76.17% | +20.63% |
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 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 14 May 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 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 | +81 | 33 | £45,000 | -35.71% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -17 | 26 | £47,500 | -44.12% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +61 | 18 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 4 |
| East of England | +12 | 9 | £45,000 | - | 3 |
| North of England | +31 | 8 | £50,000 | -44.44% | |
| London | +123 | 7 | £41,000 | -21.90% | 7 |
| North West | +2 | 7 | £50,000 | -44.44% | |
| Midlands | +6 | 5 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 5 | £35,000 | -12.50% | |
| South East | +6 | 2 | £55,000 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +87 | 1 | £65,000 | - | |
| South West | -25 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Scotland | -56 | 1 | - | - |
Technical Writer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 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: