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This section looks at the demand for the Technical Writer role in IT contracts within the Gloucestershire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Writer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Writer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank48-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.975 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£316-
Average daily rate£316-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£316-
UK excluding London average daily rate£296£300
% change on same period last year-1.18 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£22.11
% change on same period last year-
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads513556
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.684 %0.563 %
Daily rates quoted168158
Average minimum daily rate£338£348
Average daily rate£351£362
% change on same period last year-2.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted6394
Average minimum hourly rate£22.77£21.00
Average hourly rate£24.69£21.85
% change on same period last year+13.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.62£22.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Technical Writer South WestTechnical Writer
South West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Technical Writer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Technical Writer across the Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Gloucestershire Technical Writer Demand Trend

Technical Writer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Technical Writer across the Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Technical Writer Daily Rate Trend

Technical Writer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Technical Writer across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Gloucestershire Technical Writer Daily Rate Histogram

Technical Writer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Writer within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CheltenhamNew entry-5£316-
Technical Writer South WestTechnical Writer
South West

Technical Writer
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited Technical Writer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Technical Writer in their job title.

15 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
15 (100.00 %)Microsoft
15 (100.00 %)Adobe
15 (100.00 %)RoboHelp
15 (100.00 %)FrameMaker
15 (100.00 %)HTML
15 (100.00 %)MS Project
15 (100.00 %)MS Visio
15 (100.00 %)GoLive
15 (100.00 %)MS PowerPoint
15 (100.00 %)FrontPage
15 (100.00 %)QA
15 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (60.00 %)Migration
23 (60.00 %)OVSD
32 (40.00 %)Documentum
32 (40.00 %)PVCS
32 (40.00 %)HND
32 (40.00 %)Telecoms
32 (40.00 %)Education
32 (40.00 %)DV Cleared
32 (40.00 %)Degree

Technical Writer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited Technical Writer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Technical Writer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)HTML
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)Documentum
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (100.00 %)MS Project
15 (100.00 %)MS Visio
15 (100.00 %)RoboHelp
15 (100.00 %)FrameMaker
15 (100.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
15 (100.00 %)GoLive
15 (100.00 %)FrontPage
22 (40.00 %)PVCS
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Telecoms
12 (40.00 %)Education
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (60.00 %)Migration
32 (40.00 %)DV Cleared
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)HND
12 (40.00 %)Degree
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (100.00 %)QA
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (60.00 %)OVSD
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Microsoft
15 (100.00 %)Adobe
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