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

LinkTechnical Writer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank141131
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads46
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.137 %0.219 %
Salaries quoted43
Average minimum salary£25,000£28,333
Average salary£28,250£32,500
% change on same period last year-13.07 %
Average maximum salary£31,500£36,667
UK excluding London average salary£29,551£32,074
% change on same period last year-7.86 %
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 Writer CambridgeshireTechnical Writer
Cambridgeshire

Technical Writer
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Technical Writer Demand Trend

Technical Writer
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Technical Writer Salary Trend

Technical Writer
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridge Technical Writer Salary Histogram

Technical Writer
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Technical Writer 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 Writer in their job title.

111 (78.57 %)HTML
111 (78.57 %)Degree
27 (50.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
27 (50.00 %)FrameMaker
36 (42.86 %)C++
44 (28.57 %)XML
53 (21.43 %)Windows
53 (21.43 %)C
53 (21.43 %)Java
62 (14.29 %)JavaScript
62 (14.29 %)CSS
62 (14.29 %)Linux
62 (14.29 %)RoboHelp
62 (14.29 %)Electronics
71 (7.143 %)C#
71 (7.143 %).NET
71 (7.143 %)Manual Testing

Technical Writer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Technical Writer 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 Writer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (78.57 %)HTML
24 (28.57 %)XML
32 (14.29 %)CSS
41 (7.143 %).NET
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (50.00 %)FrameMaker
22 (14.29 %)RoboHelp
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (50.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (14.29 %)Electronics
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (21.43 %)Windows
22 (14.29 %)Linux
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.143 %)Manual Testing
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (42.86 %)C++
23 (21.43 %)Java
23 (21.43 %)C
32 (14.29 %)JavaScript
41 (7.143 %)C#
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (78.57 %)Degree
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