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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Author role in IT contracts within the Leeds 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 Author in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Author
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6979
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads53
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.500 %0.250 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£285
Average daily rate-£295
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£281£263
% change on same period last year+6.81 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£27.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.90£24.61
% change on same period last year+1.17 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads10001200
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.623 %1.310 %
Daily rates quoted261378
Average minimum daily rate£342£312
Average daily rate£367£327
% change on same period last year+12.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£342
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted8856
Average minimum hourly rate£18.98£22.01
Average hourly rate£20.13£23.16
% change on same period last year-13.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.28£24.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Technical Author West YorkshireTechnical Author
West Yorkshire

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 Author
Demand Trend

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

Leeds Technical Author Demand Trend

Technical Author
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds Technical Author Daily Rate Trend

Technical Author
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Technical Author across the Leeds region.

Leeds Technical Author Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Author
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region that cited Technical Author 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 Author in their job title.

14 (80.00 %)SharePoint
14 (80.00 %)Windows
14 (80.00 %)Microsoft
14 (80.00 %)Windows Vista
22 (40.00 %)MS Project
22 (40.00 %)MS Office
31 (20.00 %)MS Excel
31 (20.00 %)MS Visio
31 (20.00 %)Marketing

Technical Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region that cited Technical Author 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 Author in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)SharePoint
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Project
12 (40.00 %)MS Office
21 (20.00 %)MS Excel
21 (20.00 %)MS Visio
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Marketing
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)Windows
14 (80.00 %)Windows Vista
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Microsoft