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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Technical Writer role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Technical Writer in their job title over the 3 months to 9 September 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

LinkTechnical Writer
Location
3 months to
9 Sep 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank526426552
Rank change year-on-year
Down-100Up+126
Matching contract IT job ads342229
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.056 %0.057 %0.040 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.061 %0.062 %0.043 %
Daily rates quoted22514
Average daily rate£300£225£263
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+33.33 %-14.28 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£192£193£223
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£400£340£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£288£250
% change year-on-year
+4.340 %+15.00 %
Hourly rates quoted231
Average hourly rate£25.65£27.50£30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.720 %-8.330 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£27.50£30.00
% change year-on-year
--8.330 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
553423556767402
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK91.88 %92.94 %92.63 %
Daily rates quoted275771401122240
Average daily rate£420£375£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.00 %-6.250 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£238£210£225
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£600£550£575
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£325£350
% change year-on-year
+4.610 %-7.140 %
Hourly rates quoted289229395868
Average hourly rate£20.00£20.00£21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
--4.760 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.00£11.00£11.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£40.00£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.00£20.00£20.50
% change year-on-year
--2.430 %

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Technical Writer
Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

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 within the UK over the 3 months to 9 September 2010.

Technical Writer Daily Rate Histogram

Technical Writer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Technical Writer within the UK.

Technical Writer Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Writer
Top 22 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Writer within the UK over the 3 months to 9 September 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-10532£300+33.33 %
LondonDown-9623£324+63.92 %
City of LondonDown-655£333-
South WestNew entry-5£300-
GloucestershireNew entry-5£300-
GloucesterNew entry-4£300-
South EastDown-392--
Docklands, LondonDown-41£350-
West MidlandsDown-111£335+1.13 %
Canary WharfDown-281£350-
East of EnglandNew entry-1£210-
ScotlandNew entry-1£999-
WalesNew entry-1£250-
South WalesNew entry-1£250-
WarwickshireNew entry-1£335-
HertfordshireNew entry-1£210-
BuckinghamshireNew entry-1--
BerkshireNew entry-1--
Stratford-upon-AvonNew entry-1£335-
CroydonNew entry-1--
CardiffNew entry-1£250-
BorehamwoodNew entry-1£210-

Technical Writer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 September 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

121 (28.38 %)Microsoft
218 (24.32 %)SharePoint
317 (22.97 %)Finance
411 (14.86 %)Internet
411 (14.86 %)HTML
411 (14.86 %)CSS
411 (14.86 %)Publishing
510 (13.51 %)ISO/IEC 27001
68 (10.81 %)MS Office
77 (9.459 %)SQL
77 (9.459 %)MS Excel
86 (8.108 %)MS Visio
86 (8.108 %)SQL Server
86 (8.108 %)Windows
86 (8.108 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
86 (8.108 %)Telecoms
86 (8.108 %)Migration
86 (8.108 %)Data Management
95 (6.757 %)Banking
95 (6.757 %)SQL Server Integration Services
95 (6.757 %)Data Migration
95 (6.757 %)FrameMaker
104 (5.405 %)Management Information System
104 (5.405 %)Basel II
104 (5.405 %)Project Management
104 (5.405 %)Degree
104 (5.405 %)Marketing
104 (5.405 %)Investment Banking
104 (5.405 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
113 (4.054 %)Insurance

Technical Writer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 September 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
111 (14.86 %)HTML
111 (14.86 %)CSS
23 (4.054 %)XML
23 (4.054 %).NET
32 (2.703 %)Flash
32 (2.703 %)XML Messaging
32 (2.703 %)Spring
41 (1.351 %)WebSphere
41 (1.351 %)XML Schema
41 (1.351 %)XHTML
41 (1.351 %)ASP.NET
41 (1.351 %)COM
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
118 (24.32 %)SharePoint
22 (2.703 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (1.351 %)Lotus Notes
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
18 (10.81 %)MS Office
27 (9.459 %)MS Excel
36 (8.108 %)MS Visio
45 (6.757 %)FrameMaker
53 (4.054 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (4.054 %)Acrobat
53 (4.054 %)RoboHelp
62 (2.703 %)MS Project
62 (2.703 %)AutoCAD
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (1.351 %)ADP Wilco Gloss
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
111 (14.86 %)Internet
22 (2.703 %)LAN
22 (2.703 %)WAN
31 (1.351 %)MPLS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (8.108 %)SQL Server
25 (6.757 %)SQL Server Integration Services
34 (5.405 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
42 (2.703 %)SQL Server 2008
42 (2.703 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
42 (2.703 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (1.351 %)ETL
51 (1.351 %)OLAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
11 (1.351 %)Axure RP
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
117 (22.97 %)Finance
211 (14.86 %)Publishing
36 (8.108 %)Telecoms
45 (6.757 %)Banking
54 (5.405 %)Marketing
54 (5.405 %)Investment Banking
63 (4.054 %)Insurance
72 (2.703 %)Health
72 (2.703 %)Advertising
81 (1.351 %)Pensions
81 (1.351 %)Legal
81 (1.351 %)Government
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
14 (5.405 %)Management Information System
22 (2.703 %)NHS
22 (2.703 %)Informatics
22 (2.703 %)Copywriting
31 (1.351 %)Derivative
31 (1.351 %)Equities
31 (1.351 %)Computer Science
31 (1.351 %)Spread Betting
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
16 (8.108 %)Windows
23 (4.054 %)Windows Vista
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
16 (8.108 %)Migration
16 (8.108 %)Data Management
25 (6.757 %)Data Migration
34 (5.405 %)Project Management
43 (4.054 %)Service Delivery
43 (4.054 %)ITIL
52 (2.703 %)OO
52 (2.703 %)Data Modelling
52 (2.703 %)B2B
52 (2.703 %)Risk Management
52 (2.703 %)Data Mapping
52 (2.703 %)QMS
52 (2.703 %)Asset Management
52 (2.703 %)Operations Management
52 (2.703 %)Business Analysis
61 (1.351 %)Technical Architecture
61 (1.351 %)Agile Software Development
61 (1.351 %)Network Design
61 (1.351 %)Product Marketing
61 (1.351 %)Time Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
17 (9.459 %)SQL
23 (4.054 %)C
31 (1.351 %)C++
31 (1.351 %)Java
31 (1.351 %)JavaScript
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
14 (5.405 %)Degree
22 (2.703 %)SC Cleared
22 (2.703 %)Security Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (13.51 %)ISO/IEC 27001
26 (8.108 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
34 (5.405 %)Basel II
43 (4.054 %)QA
52 (2.703 %)ISO 9001
61 (1.351 %)ISO 9000
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
121 (28.38 %)Microsoft
23 (4.054 %)HP
32 (2.703 %)Intel
32 (2.703 %)ProClarity
41 (1.351 %)Dundas
41 (1.351 %)Motorola
41 (1.351 %)Nokia
41 (1.351 %)Lotus
41 (1.351 %)Dell
41 (1.351 %)IBM
41 (1.351 %)Adobe
41 (1.351 %)Cognos