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This section looks at the demand for the Technical 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 Technical Author in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Author
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank9375
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching permanent IT job ads5364
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.026 %
As % of the category below1.816 %2.340 %
Salaries quoted4839
Average minimum salary£33,083£32,538
Average salary£36,687£34,282
% change on same period last year+7.01 %
Average maximum salary£40,292£36,026
UK excluding London average salary£31,652£32,312
% change on same period last year-2.04 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads29182735
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.540 %1.120 %
Salaries quoted25372274
Average minimum salary£32,515£32,217
Average salary£35,924£35,561
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Average maximum salary£39,332£38,904
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Technical Author CambridgeshireTechnical Author
Cambridgeshire

Technical Author
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Technical Author Demand Trend

Technical Author
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Technical Author Salary Trend

Technical Author
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Author across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridge Technical Author Salary Histogram

Technical Author
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

149 (53.85 %)HTML
149 (53.85 %)Degree
238 (41.76 %)XML
330 (32.97 %)Linux
429 (31.87 %)C++
528 (30.77 %)FrameMaker
626 (28.57 %)Windows
724 (26.37 %)JavaScript
724 (26.37 %)CSS
823 (25.27 %)Java
917 (18.68 %)Content Management
1016 (17.58 %)Web 2.0
1016 (17.58 %)Wiki
1016 (17.58 %)PowerShell
1113 (14.29 %).NET
1211 (12.09 %)Computer Science
139 (9.890 %)C
147 (7.692 %)VSS/SourceSafe
147 (7.692 %)Publishing
156 (6.593 %)MS Visio
165 (5.495 %)UNIX
165 (5.495 %)FreeHand
165 (5.495 %)SGML
173 (3.297 %)Health
173 (3.297 %)Pensions
182 (2.198 %)Electronics
182 (2.198 %)RoboHelp
182 (2.198 %)Microsoft
182 (2.198 %)Adobe
191 (1.099 %)Acrobat

Technical Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
149 (53.85 %)HTML
238 (41.76 %)XML
324 (26.37 %)CSS
413 (14.29 %).NET
55 (5.495 %)SGML
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
128 (30.77 %)FrameMaker
26 (6.593 %)MS Visio
35 (5.495 %)FreeHand
42 (2.198 %)RoboHelp
51 (1.099 %)Acrobat
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.099 %)SQL Server
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (7.692 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (7.692 %)Publishing
23 (3.297 %)Pensions
23 (3.297 %)Health
32 (2.198 %)Electronics
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (17.58 %)Web 2.0
116 (17.58 %)Wiki
211 (12.09 %)Computer Science
31 (1.099 %)DTV
31 (1.099 %)STB
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (32.97 %)Linux
226 (28.57 %)Windows
35 (5.495 %)UNIX
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (18.68 %)Content Management
21 (1.099 %)Project Management
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (31.87 %)C++
224 (26.37 %)JavaScript
323 (25.27 %)Java
416 (17.58 %)PowerShell
59 (9.890 %)C
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
149 (53.85 %)Degree
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (2.198 %)Microsoft
12 (2.198 %)Adobe
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