Author Contracts

Author
UK

The median Author daily rate in the UK is £375 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 441 642 781
Rank change year-on-year +201 +139 -115
Contract jobs requiring an Author 138 42 60
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.32% 0.074% 0.068%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.079% 0.072%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 27 32
10th Percentile - £323 £326
25th Percentile £158 £360 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £525 £400
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +31.25% -3.03%
75th Percentile £399 £625 £456
90th Percentile £547 £650 £550
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £375 £400
% change year-on-year - -6.25% +25.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 69 1 3
10th Percentile - - £34.57
25th Percentile - £52.50 £36.05
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +37.50% +32.23%
75th Percentile £47.50 £57.50 £43.25
90th Percentile £51.25 - £44.30
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.00 - £33.84
% change year-on-year - - +47.13%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 40,001 53,325 83,708
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.83% 94.58% 95.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,880 37,256 59,003
10th Percentile £280 £313 £315
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +9.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,851 1,473 1,957
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.06 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +14.34%
75th Percentile £61.60 £65.75 £49.41
90th Percentile £73.75 £76.45 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% +5.26%

Author
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Author in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Author in the UK

Author
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Author.

Daily rate trend for Author in the UK

Author
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Author over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Author in the UK

Author
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Author.

Hourly rate trend for Author in the UK

Author
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +194 132 £375 -30.56% 31
UK excluding London +154 126 £375 - 31
East of England +67 68 £375 - 2
Work from Home +149 63 £463 -22.92% 11
South West +40 37 £495 -10.00% 10
North of England +35 9 £165 -56.00% 3
North West - 8 £165 - 3
Midlands +27 6 £455 -19.11% 4
South East +11 6 £390 +8.33% 7
London +91 5 - - 3
West Midlands +16 5 £550 -2.22% 1
Yorkshire +19 1 £400 +6.67%
East Midlands - 1 £360 - 3

Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Author contract 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 contract job ads featuring Author in the job title.

1 91 (65.94%) XML
2 76 (55.07%) SGML
3 68 (49.28%) HNC
4 65 (47.10%) HND
5 64 (46.38%) Publishing
5 64 (46.38%) Desktop Publishing
6 32 (23.19%) Social Skills
7 27 (19.57%) CAD
8 23 (16.67%) Microsoft
9 21 (15.22%) Microsoft Office
9 21 (15.22%) Security Cleared
10 13 (9.42%) Data Management
11 12 (8.70%) Degree
11 12 (8.70%) Animation
11 12 (8.70%) Adobe
11 12 (8.70%) Acrobat
11 12 (8.70%) Aerospace
11 12 (8.70%) Def Stans
12 10 (7.25%) SDLC
12 10 (7.25%) Agile
13 9 (6.52%) SC Cleared
14 8 (5.80%) Computer Science
14 8 (5.80%) Software Engineering
14 8 (5.80%) Automotive
14 8 (5.80%) Electronics
14 8 (5.80%) ServiceNow
14 8 (5.80%) Computer Science Degree
14 8 (5.80%) Content Strategy
15 6 (4.35%) User Experience
15 6 (4.35%) Manufacturing

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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (3.62%) Confluence
2 1 (0.72%) CMS
Applications
1 21 (15.22%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (8.70%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.72%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.72%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.72%) PTC Creo
3 1 (0.72%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (0.72%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.72%) Azure
1 1 (0.72%) IaaS
1 1 (0.72%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (0.72%) OneDrive
1 1 (0.72%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.72%) 5G
1 1 (0.72%) Intranet
1 1 (0.72%) Network Security
1 1 (0.72%) Wireless
General
1 64 (46.38%) Publishing
2 32 (23.19%) Social Skills
3 12 (8.70%) Aerospace
4 8 (5.80%) Automotive
4 8 (5.80%) Electronics
5 6 (4.35%) Manufacturing
6 5 (3.62%) Pharmaceutical
6 5 (3.62%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.17%) Finance
7 3 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.72%) Games
8 1 (0.72%) Marketing
8 1 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 91 (65.94%) XML
2 76 (55.07%) SGML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.70%) Animation
2 4 (2.90%) Management Information System
3 3 (2.17%) Data Centre
4 1 (0.72%) Cyberattack
4 1 (0.72%) Operational Technology
4 1 (0.72%) SCADA
4 1 (0.72%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (46.38%) Desktop Publishing
2 27 (19.57%) CAD
3 13 (9.42%) Data Management
4 10 (7.25%) Agile
4 10 (7.25%) SDLC
5 8 (5.80%) Computer Science
5 8 (5.80%) Content Strategy
5 8 (5.80%) Software Engineering
6 6 (4.35%) Service Management
6 6 (4.35%) User Experience
7 4 (2.90%) Biotechnology
7 4 (2.90%) Business Continuity
7 4 (2.90%) Chemistry
7 4 (2.90%) Coaching
7 4 (2.90%) Mentoring
7 4 (2.90%) NsoIT
7 4 (2.90%) Swim Lanes
7 4 (2.90%) Use Case
8 3 (2.17%) ArchiMate
8 3 (2.17%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 68 (49.28%) HNC
2 65 (47.10%) HND
3 21 (15.22%) Security Cleared
4 12 (8.70%) Degree
5 9 (6.52%) SC Cleared
6 8 (5.80%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.72%) CISA
7 1 (0.72%) CISM
7 1 (0.72%) CISSP
7 1 (0.72%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.70%) Def Stans
2 4 (2.90%) GMP
3 1 (0.72%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 23 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.70%) Adobe
3 8 (5.80%) ServiceNow
4 2 (1.45%) Arista
4 2 (1.45%) Cisco
4 2 (1.45%) F5
4 2 (1.45%) Fortinet
4 2 (1.45%) Juniper
5 1 (0.72%) PTC
5 1 (0.72%) SAP