The first table below looks at the demand for the Author role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. 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 20 May 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 Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Author
Rank 102 105 106
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Author 20 23 16
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 1.082% 1.151% 0.748%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.134% 1.195% 0.792%
Number of salaries quoted 20 23 16
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £36,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,000 £34,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,250 £37,500 £38,000
UK excluding London average salary £32,750 £31,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+5.64% -8.82%
All Job Titles
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1763 1924 2021
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 95.40% 96.25% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1560 1635 1844
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Author
Cambridgeshire

Author
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Author Jobs Demand Trend

Author
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Author Salary Trend

Author
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Author across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Cambridge Author Salary Histogram

Author
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

1 22 (57.89%) FrameMaker
2 21 (55.26%) RoboHelp
3 16 (42.11%) Agile Software Development
4 12 (31.58%) Adobe
5 11 (28.95%) Electronics
5 11 (28.95%) Computer Science
6 10 (26.32%) Embedded Systems
6 10 (26.32%) Adobe Captivate
6 10 (26.32%) Assembly Language
7 9 (23.68%) XML
7 9 (23.68%) Microsoft
7 9 (23.68%) Multimedia
7 9 (23.68%) Content Management
8 8 (21.05%) Marketing
8 8 (21.05%) Degree
8 8 (21.05%) CMS
9 6 (15.79%) Windows
10 5 (13.16%) Software Engineering
10 5 (13.16%) Project Management
10 5 (13.16%) Software Testing
11 4 (10.53%) Acrobat
11 4 (10.53%) VB
12 2 (5.263%) MS Visio
12 2 (5.263%) Bug Management
13 1 (2.632%) Analytics
13 1 (2.632%) German Language
13 1 (2.632%) Financial Modelling
13 1 (2.632%) Android
13 1 (2.632%) Eclipse
13 1 (2.632%) Symbian

Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Application Development
1 9 (23.68%) XML
2 1 (2.632%) XSL
2 1 (2.632%) HTML
2 1 (2.632%) CSS
Application Platforms
1 8 (21.05%) CMS
Applications
1 22 (57.89%) FrameMaker
2 21 (55.26%) RoboHelp
3 10 (26.32%) Adobe Captivate
4 4 (10.53%) Acrobat
5 2 (5.263%) MS Visio
6 1 (2.632%) MS Office
6 1 (2.632%) MS Excel
Development Applications
1 1 (2.632%) Visual Studio
1 1 (2.632%) Eclipse
1 1 (2.632%) Dreamweaver
General
1 11 (28.95%) Electronics
2 9 (23.68%) Multimedia
3 8 (21.05%) Marketing
4 1 (2.632%) German Language
4 1 (2.632%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 11 (28.95%) Computer Science
2 10 (26.32%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 6 (15.79%) Windows
2 1 (2.632%) Linux
2 1 (2.632%) Windows CE
2 1 (2.632%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (42.11%) Agile Software Development
2 9 (23.68%) Content Management
3 5 (13.16%) Software Engineering
3 5 (13.16%) Software Testing
3 5 (13.16%) Project Management
4 2 (5.263%) Bug Management
5 1 (2.632%) Financial Modelling
5 1 (2.632%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 10 (26.32%) Assembly Language
2 4 (10.53%) VB
3 1 (2.632%) VBA
3 1 (2.632%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 8 (21.05%) Degree
Vendors
1 12 (31.58%) Adobe
2 9 (23.68%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.632%) Symbian
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Technical Author required to join a global financial modelling software company based in Surrey... Experience of writing software help guides, installation guides and tutorials ideally for analytics / modelling...
Client Server
Salary: £45k to £55k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Job Role: Technical AuthorLocation: Cambridge, CambridgeshireSalary: £45k to £55k + bonus + benefitsTechnical Author required to join a global financial modelling software company based in Cambridge. As a Technical Author...
Client Server
Salary: £45k to £55k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge
You will have: - A good degree in a relevant subject from a top university - Demonstrable commercial experience in technical writing and in planning, estimating, and delivering software documentation -...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £32k plus excellent benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013
Cambridge / London, East Anglia
Role: To ensure that the embedded software developed by their wireless development team continues to meet the relevant requirements and high standards expected.The role will involve working...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k + superb package
Posted: 16 May 2013