Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/process-documentation/united-kingdom/ Title: Process Documenter rate in the United Kingdom | Deftridge Summary: Process Documentation Specialist pay in the United Kingdom: median wage £17 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £25. United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Process Documentation Specialist hourly rate in United Kingdom The market median wage for a Process Documentation Specialist in the United Kingdom is **£16.63 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£25 an hour** on Deftridge. **£25/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£16.63/hr** median wage **£13-20** middle half of wages **£540** a month at 5 hours a week ## Process Documentation Specialist wage percentiles in United Kingdom Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | £10.63 | £230 | £22,100 | | 25th | £12.69 | £270 | £26,400 | | Median | £16.63 | £360 | £34,600 | | 75th | £19.81 | £430 | £41,200 | | 90th | £30.33 | £660 | £63,100 | Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026; about 25,000 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## United Kingdom in numbers What sets the United Kingdom apart for a Process Documentation Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **£20.01** highest median wage, London - **£15.03** lowest median wage, Northern Ireland - **25,000** people employed in the role - **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it - For tax year 2026 to 2027, self-employed Class 4 National Insurance is 6% on profits over £12,570 up to £50,270 and 2% on profits over £50,270. [Source](https://www.gov.uk/self-employed-national-insurance-rates) - Class 2 National Insurance does not have to be paid: with profits of £7,105 or more it is treated as paid; below that, voluntary Class 2 is £3.65 a week for 2026 to 2027. [Source](https://www.gov.uk/self-employed-national-insurance-rates) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Process Documentation Specialist in the United Kingdom by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist (country floor) | £23 | £500 | | Senior | £25 | £540 | - Regular role **£24** - One-off task **£25** - Task bundle **£25** Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the United Kingdom floor of £23 applies instead. ## Process Documentation Specialist pay by region in United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Process Documentation Specialist, highest first; 9 of 12 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £20.01 | £35 | | South West | £16.94 | £30 | | East of England | £16.52 | £25 | | North West | £16.43 | £25 | | West Midlands | £16.34 | £25 | | Yorkshire and The Humber | £16.31 | £25 | | East Midlands | £16.09 | £25 | | Scotland | £15.92 | £25 | | South East | £15.69 | £25 | ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Process Documentation Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/process-documentation/) · [Process Documentation Specialist jobs in United Kingdom](https://deftridge.com/jobs/process-documentation/united-kingdom/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)