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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Writer role in IT contracts across the UK 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Writer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008		Same period last year
Rank485556
Rank change on same period last yearUp+71
Matching contract IT job ads5188
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.095 %
As % of the category below0.093 %0.104 %
Daily rates quoted1618
Average minimum daily rate£280£339
Average daily rate£305£355
% change on same period last year-14.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£301
% change on same period last year+7.64 %
Hourly rates quoted814
Average minimum hourly rate£21.25£26.50
Average hourly rate£21.91£28.14
% change on same period last year-22.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.57£29.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.88£27.15
% change on same period last year-23.12 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads5492484848
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.25 %91.12 %
Daily rates quoted1721525391
Average minimum daily rate£363£386
Average daily rate£388£410
% change on same period last year-5.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted53007586
Average minimum hourly rate£22.03£23.19
Average hourly rate£23.48£24.74
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.92£26.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %

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 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 2 December 2008.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Technical Writer within the UK over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Technical Writer Hourly Rate Histogram

Technical Writer
Top 23 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 2 December 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
EnglandUp+6143£305-14.07 %
LondonUp+7529£289-19.87 %
ScotlandUp+338--
South EastUp+557£383+27.77 %
HampshireUp+245£383-
DundeeUp+13--
GlasgowNew entry-3--
East of EnglandUp+343£285-
LeedsNew entry-2£390-
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-2£220-
HertfordshireUp+242£220-
West YorkshireNew entry-2£390-
YorkshireNew entry-2£390-
City of LondonUp+22£273-40.97 %
North WestNew entry-1--
SurreyNew entry-1--
ReadingNew entry-1--
WokingNew entry-1--
BerkshireUp+261--
CambridgeshireNew entry-1£350-
BasingstokeNew entry-1--
BirminghamNew entry-1£160-
West MidlandsUp+191£160-47.10 %

Technical Writer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, 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.

111 (14.29 %)MS Visio
111 (14.29 %)Adobe
210 (12.99 %)Finance
38 (10.39 %)Wiki
47 (9.091 %)Intranet
47 (9.091 %)Microsoft
56 (7.792 %)MS Excel
56 (7.792 %)FrameMaker
56 (7.792 %)Publishing
65 (6.494 %)Workflow
65 (6.494 %)MS PowerPoint
65 (6.494 %)HTML
65 (6.494 %)Oracle
65 (6.494 %)Project Management
74 (5.195 %)Pharmaceutical
74 (5.195 %)X.400
74 (5.195 %)RoboHelp
74 (5.195 %)HTTP
74 (5.195 %)SMTP
74 (5.195 %)XML
74 (5.195 %)ITIL
74 (5.195 %)Security Cleared
83 (3.896 %)SC Cleared
83 (3.896 %)QA
83 (3.896 %)SAP
83 (3.896 %)OO
83 (3.896 %)MS Office
83 (3.896 %)Java
83 (3.896 %)Dreamweaver
83 (3.896 %)Degree

Technical Writer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, 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 DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (6.494 %)HTML
24 (5.195 %)XML
31 (1.299 %)XSLT
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.597 %)SharePoint
21 (1.299 %)Oracle Workflow
21 (1.299 %)SharePoint Server 2007
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (14.29 %)MS Visio
26 (7.792 %)MS Excel
26 (7.792 %)FrameMaker
35 (6.494 %)MS PowerPoint
44 (5.195 %)RoboHelp
53 (3.896 %)MS Office
61 (1.299 %)Adobe Captivate
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (9.091 %)Intranet
24 (5.195 %)SMTP
24 (5.195 %)HTTP
24 (5.195 %)X.400
31 (1.299 %)IPsec
31 (1.299 %)3G
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.896 %)GIS
22 (2.597 %)ETL
22 (2.597 %)RDBMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (3.896 %)Dreamweaver
22 (2.597 %)PeopleTools
31 (1.299 %)StarTeam
31 (1.299 %)PVCS
31 (1.299 %)ClearCase
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (12.99 %)Finance
26 (7.792 %)Publishing
34 (5.195 %)Pharmaceutical
43 (3.896 %)Health
43 (3.896 %)Telecoms
52 (2.597 %)Government
61 (1.299 %)Front Office
61 (1.299 %)Games
61 (1.299 %)Military
61 (1.299 %)Banking
61 (1.299 %)Billing
61 (1.299 %)Law
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (10.39 %)Wiki
22 (2.597 %)Mandarin Language
22 (2.597 %)NHS
31 (1.299 %)Fixed Income
31 (1.299 %)STB
31 (1.299 %)Derivative
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (2.597 %)Windows
21 (1.299 %)Windows XP
21 (1.299 %)Windows Server 2003
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (6.494 %)Workflow
15 (6.494 %)Project Management
24 (5.195 %)Security Cleared
24 (5.195 %)ITIL
33 (3.896 %)OO
33 (3.896 %)SC Cleared
42 (2.597 %)ITSM
42 (2.597 %)Service Management
42 (2.597 %)OOD
42 (2.597 %)UML
51 (1.299 %)Configuration Management
51 (1.299 %)Validation
51 (1.299 %)Programme Management
51 (1.299 %)Project Planning
51 (1.299 %)Use Case
51 (1.299 %)Release Management
51 (1.299 %)Test Scripting
51 (1.299 %)Change Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (3.896 %)Java
22 (2.597 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.896 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.896 %)QA
21 (1.299 %)GCP
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (14.29 %)Adobe
27 (9.091 %)Microsoft
35 (6.494 %)Oracle
43 (3.896 %)SAP
43 (3.896 %)Hummingbird
52 (2.597 %)Macromedia
52 (2.597 %)PeopleSoft
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