The first table below looks at the demand for the Technical Author role in IT jobs advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Author in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Berkshire region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Technical Author
Rank 205 217 199
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -18
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Author 3 10 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.057% 0.161% 0.148%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% 0.171% 0.157%
Number of salaries quoted 3 10 8
Average salary £45,000 £55,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-18.18% +37.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £39,000 £41,900 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,000 £55,000 £40,750
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £32,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.69% -7.14%
All Job Titles
Berkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4978 5853 5093
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 93.77% 94.30% 94.52%
Number of salaries quoted 3982 4924 4272
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +1.19%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,500 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Technical Author
South East

Technical Author
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Technical Author Jobs Demand Trend

Technical Author
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Technical Author Salary Trend

Technical Author
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Author within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
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Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Slough - 1 £37,500 -
Technical Author
South East

Technical Author
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled with Technical Author in their job title.

1 10 (45.45%) MS Office
2 9 (40.91%) Acrobat
3 7 (31.82%) XMetaL
3 7 (31.82%) Telecoms
3 7 (31.82%) HTML
4 3 (13.64%) Microsoft
5 2 (9.091%) Adobe
5 2 (9.091%) ISEB
5 2 (9.091%) MS Excel
5 2 (9.091%) SharePoint
5 2 (9.091%) RoboHelp
5 2 (9.091%) Software Testing
5 2 (9.091%) MS PowerPoint
5 2 (9.091%) Validation
5 2 (9.091%) Advertising
5 2 (9.091%) Life Science
5 2 (9.091%) QA
5 2 (9.091%) Test Scripting
6 1 (4.545%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (4.545%) Publishing
6 1 (4.545%) Degree
6 1 (4.545%) Graphic Design
6 1 (4.545%) Project Management

Technical Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled with Technical Author in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (31.82%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 2 (9.091%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (45.45%) MS Office
2 9 (40.91%) Acrobat
3 7 (31.82%) XMetaL
4 2 (9.091%) MS Excel
4 2 (9.091%) RoboHelp
4 2 (9.091%) MS PowerPoint
General
1 7 (31.82%) Telecoms
2 2 (9.091%) Advertising
3 1 (4.545%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.091%) Life Science
2 1 (4.545%) Graphic Design
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (9.091%) Software Testing
1 2 (9.091%) Validation
1 2 (9.091%) Test Scripting
2 1 (4.545%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (4.545%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (9.091%) ISEB
2 1 (4.545%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.091%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (13.64%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.091%) Adobe
Hungerford, Berkshire
The ideal Technical Writer must be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience: Ideally 2 years experience of working as a Technical Writer / Technical Author and ideally...
Xperian Recruitment Limited
Salary: From £30,000 to £30,000 per annum +Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Berkshire Wilts Oxon Newbury Swindon, Thames...
Industry knowledge - experience of one or more documentation • At least 2 years' experience of working as a Technical Author and ideally within a QA/Release environment preferably in...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: to £30 + bonus + VG Benefits package
Posted: 24 May 2013
Berkshire Wilts Oxon Newbury Swindon, Thames...
Technical Author - QA: Main duties/responsibilities - Take ownership of the documentation of the Accounting application... • Industry knowledge - experience of one or more documentation • At least 2 years' experience...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: to £30 + bonus + VG Benefits package
Posted: 24 May 2013
Berkshire Wilts Oxon Newbury Swindon, Thames...
Technical Author - QA Main Accountabilities: • To develop and maintain product help files using various documents provided by the R&D team i.e... Technical Author - QA: Main duties/...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: to £30k+bonus +VG benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013