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The table below looks at the demand for the Author role in IT jobs within the Cambridge 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 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAuthor
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank7881
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads6848
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.020 %
As % of the category below2.471 %1.908 %
Salaries quoted6629
Average minimum salary£33,045£32,241
Average salary£36,182£34,534
% change on same period last year+4.77 %
Average maximum salary£39,318£36,828
UK excluding London average salary£31,765£31,604
% change on same period last year+0.50 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads27522516
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.528 %1.060 %
Salaries quoted23442067
Average minimum salary£32,390£33,491
Average salary£35,612£36,516
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
Average maximum salary£38,834£39,541
UK excluding London average salary£38,057£39,434
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
Author CambridgeshireAuthor
Cambridgeshire

Author
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge Author Salary Trend

Author
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Author across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Cambridge Author Salary Histogram

Author
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, 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.

157 (52.29 %)HTML
253 (48.62 %)Degree
346 (42.20 %)XML
438 (34.86 %)FrameMaker
533 (30.28 %)Linux
630 (27.52 %)CSS
630 (27.52 %)JavaScript
729 (26.61 %)C++
828 (25.69 %)Windows
923 (21.10 %)Java
923 (21.10 %)Content Management
1017 (15.60 %)Web 2.0
1017 (15.60 %)Wiki
1017 (15.60 %)PowerShell
1115 (13.76 %)Computer Science
1213 (11.93 %).NET
1312 (11.01 %)C
149 (8.257 %)Photoshop
149 (8.257 %)MS Visio
149 (8.257 %)Adobe Illustrator
158 (7.339 %)Publishing
167 (6.422 %)Adobe
167 (6.422 %)FreeHand
167 (6.422 %)SGML
175 (4.587 %)UNIX
184 (3.670 %)Health
184 (3.670 %)InDesign
184 (3.670 %)Pensions
193 (2.752 %)Marketing
193 (2.752 %)Wi-Fi

Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, 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.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
157 (52.29 %)HTML
246 (42.20 %)XML
330 (27.52 %)CSS
413 (11.93 %).NET
57 (6.422 %)SGML
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
138 (34.86 %)FrameMaker
29 (8.257 %)Adobe Illustrator
29 (8.257 %)Photoshop
29 (8.257 %)MS Visio
37 (6.422 %)FreeHand
44 (3.670 %)InDesign
52 (1.835 %)RoboHelp
61 (0.917 %)Acrobat
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (2.752 %)Bluetooth
13 (2.752 %)Wi-Fi
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (2.752 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (7.339 %)Publishing
24 (3.670 %)Pensions
24 (3.670 %)Health
33 (2.752 %)Marketing
33 (2.752 %)Electronics
42 (1.835 %)Automotive
51 (0.917 %)Education
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (15.60 %)Web 2.0
117 (15.60 %)Wiki
215 (13.76 %)Computer Science
33 (2.752 %)Firmware
42 (1.835 %)Mathematics
51 (0.917 %)DTV
51 (0.917 %)STB
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (30.28 %)Linux
228 (25.69 %)Windows
35 (4.587 %)UNIX
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (21.10 %)Content Management
21 (0.917 %)Project Management
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (27.52 %)JavaScript
229 (26.61 %)C++
323 (21.10 %)Java
417 (15.60 %)PowerShell
512 (11.01 %)C
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
153 (48.62 %)Degree
Cambridge IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.835 %)Xen
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (6.422 %)Adobe
22 (1.835 %)Microsoft