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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Author role in IT contracts within the M4 Corridor 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Author
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank15-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.961 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£274£262
% change on same period last year+4.69 %
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£22.92£24.88
% change on same period last year-7.90 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads102177
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.188 %
Daily rates quoted2150
Average minimum daily rate£415£378
Average daily rate£448£400
% change on same period last year+12.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£481£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£17.33£35.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-50.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.67£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Technical Author South EastTechnical Author
South East

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 M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

M4 Corridor Technical Author Demand Trend

Technical Author
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

15 (100.00 %)Government
24 (80.00 %)SC Cleared
24 (80.00 %)Security Cleared
24 (80.00 %)Oracle
24 (80.00 %)Windows
24 (80.00 %)Linux
31 (20.00 %)MS Visio
31 (20.00 %)Local Government

Technical Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Visio
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (100.00 %)Government
21 (20.00 %)Local Government
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)Windows
14 (80.00 %)Linux
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)SC Cleared
14 (80.00 %)Security Cleared
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Oracle