05 Jul TWT Survey (Jul 25): Insights on Status of Technical Writing
Tech Writer’s Tribe recently conducted a focused survey between July 2–4, 2025, in its private WhatsApp groups, where technical documentation leaders and individual contributors from across India participated. The goal was to gauge regional perspectives on the current state of technical writing, its demand, challenges, and visibility across major regions.
Participation Snapshot
Approximately 432 responses across regional and leadership groups. The regions covered include:
- Bengaluru (Karnataka)
- Chennai (Tamil Nadu and Puducherry)
- Delhi (NCR)
- Gujarat
- Hyderabad
- Kerala
- Kolkata (Bengal)
- Maharashtra
- Documentation Leadership Group
Survey Question and Options
What’s correct for Technical Writing (by number of TWs and demand) in your region/view?
- High demand, limited supply of experienced technical writers
- Steady growth in both demand and number of professionals
- Growing interest, but skill gaps persist
- Niche field with limited awareness and hiring activity
- Strong presence of technical writing roles in IT & SaaS sectors
- Low visibility, limited roles outside large enterprises
- Saturated with few opportunities
- Not sure, new to it or OTHERS
Key Takeaways
1. Skill Gaps Persist Despite Growing Interest
The most common sentiment across regions was:
“Growing interest, but skill gaps persist.”
This option received the highest number of votes overall (86 out of 307). Notably:
- Bengaluru (14), Maharashtra (25), Hyderabad (18), and NCR (3) reflected a strong trend here.
- This highlights that while technical writing is gaining attention, many aspiring writers still lack the necessary experience or training to meet industry expectations.
2. Low Visibility Outside Large Enterprises
The second most selected view was:
“Low visibility, limited roles outside large enterprises”
with 106 responses overall.
- Chennai (45), Maharashtra (18), NCR (7), and Gujarat (6) showed significant concern about the limited exposure of the profession.
- This suggests a strong need to raise awareness about technical writing opportunities beyond big tech and enterprise IT hubs.
3. Perception of Market Saturation
Coming in third was:
“Saturated with few opportunities” – 93 responses
- Especially high numbers came from Hyderabad (33), Chennai (24), and Kolkata (7).
- This may reflect local job market stagnation or a mismatch between job expectations and availability.
4. Technical Writing Roles in IT & SaaS: A Strong Presence
“Strong presence of technical writing roles in IT & SaaS sectors” gathered 55 votes, predominantly from:
- Maharashtra (29)
- Chennai (9)
- Bengaluru (9)
- Leadership Group (6)
This reaffirms the sector’s alignment with software services and SaaS-driven companies, especially in metro hubs.
5. Steady Growth Observed
“Steady growth in both demand and number of professionals” received 23 votes.
- Most notably selected by the Leadership Group (14).
- Reflects an optimistic view among seasoned professionals that the field is stabilizing with incremental professional growth.
6. High Demand but Low Supply of Skilled Writers
This option, with 19 votes, was most prominent in Maharashtra (8) and Hyderabad (4). It points to areas where companies are hiring but struggling to find adequately experienced candidates.
7. Limited Awareness Still a Challenge
“Niche field with limited awareness and hiring activity” received 40 votes, especially from:
- NCR (13)
- Chennai (13)
- Hyderabad (9)
This indicates a gap in industry outreach and understanding of the profession among employers and newcomers alike.
Others: Responses as Messages
If the requirement is of 5 Tech writers, management is recruiting only 1 or 2 tech writers and attributing the rest of the workload to ChatGPT or other AI tools.
- Limited growth opportunities in top Management roles.
- Demand for writers with less experience (1-10 years)
- The demand for technical writers has definitely increased in the last decade.
- More focus is on technological skills than soft skills.
- TWs need to put in more effort to get visibility compared to Engineering.
- Fewer companies have large doc teams, so limited opportunities for leadership roles for senior writers.
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