Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Author role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Author in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAuthor
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank215222
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads1557
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.026 %
As % of the category below0.209 %0.507 %
Salaries quoted947
Average minimum salary£29,000£36,612
Average salary£33,000£37,489
% change on same period last year-11.97 %
Average maximum salary£37,000£38,367
UK excluding London average salary£30,725£32,047
% change on same period last year-4.12 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads717911233
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.860 %5.105 %
Salaries quoted59779197
Average minimum salary£38,762£38,242
Average salary£42,139£41,904
% change on same period last year+0.56 %
Average maximum salary£45,516£45,566
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Author South EastAuthor
South East

Author
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Author Demand Trend

Author
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Author across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Author Salary Trend

Author
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Author across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Berkshire Author Salary Histogram

Author
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 4 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+114£37,500-5.06 %
NewburyDown-13£30,000+13.20 %
WokinghamDown-52£30,000-20.00 %
BracknellNew entry-1£30,000-
Author South EastAuthor
South East

Author
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited 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 IT job ads sampled with Author in their job title.

165 (64.36 %)HTML
262 (61.39 %)XML
351 (50.50 %)Content Management
448 (47.52 %)Acrobat
544 (43.56 %)XMetaL
643 (42.57 %)Mainframe
643 (42.57 %)CMS
731 (30.69 %)UNIX
827 (26.73 %)IBM
827 (26.73 %)IBM Mainframe
926 (25.74 %)Adobe
1014 (13.86 %)Scrum
1113 (12.87 %)RoboHelp
1211 (10.89 %)XML Schema
1310 (9.901 %)Degree
148 (7.921 %)QA
157 (6.931 %)FrameMaker
165 (4.950 %)Telecoms
174 (3.960 %)Test Scripting
183 (2.970 %)Education
183 (2.970 %)E-Learning
192 (1.980 %)MS Office
192 (1.980 %)ISEB
192 (1.980 %)Microsoft
192 (1.980 %)Windows
192 (1.980 %)MS Excel
192 (1.980 %)Java
192 (1.980 %)Management Information System
192 (1.980 %)Validation
192 (1.980 %)Pensions

Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
165 (64.36 %)HTML
262 (61.39 %)XML
311 (10.89 %)XML Schema
41 (0.990 %).NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
143 (42.57 %)CMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
148 (47.52 %)Acrobat
244 (43.56 %)XMetaL
313 (12.87 %)RoboHelp
47 (6.931 %)FrameMaker
52 (1.980 %)MS Office
52 (1.980 %)MS Excel
61 (0.990 %)MS Visio
61 (0.990 %)Paint Shop Pro
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (4.950 %)Telecoms
23 (2.970 %)Education
32 (1.980 %)Pensions
41 (0.990 %)Marketing
41 (0.990 %)Legal
41 (0.990 %)Retail
41 (0.990 %)Finance
41 (0.990 %)Chemicals
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
143 (42.57 %)Mainframe
227 (26.73 %)IBM Mainframe
33 (2.970 %)E-Learning
42 (1.980 %)Management Information System
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (30.69 %)UNIX
22 (1.980 %)Windows
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
151 (50.50 %)Content Management
214 (13.86 %)Scrum
34 (3.960 %)Test Scripting
42 (1.980 %)Automated Testing
42 (1.980 %)Agile Software Development
42 (1.980 %)Validation
42 (1.980 %)Security Cleared
51 (0.990 %)Project Management
51 (0.990 %)Time Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (1.980 %)Java
21 (0.990 %)VB
21 (0.990 %)C#
21 (0.990 %)C++
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (9.901 %)Degree
22 (1.980 %)ISEB
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (7.921 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (26.73 %)IBM
226 (25.74 %)Adobe
32 (1.980 %)Microsoft