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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Author role in IT jobs within the Cambridgeshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Author
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank85106
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads6454
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.023 %
As % of the category below1.807 %1.395 %
Salaries quoted5738
Average minimum salary£31,860£29,974
Average salary£34,702£32,868
% change on same period last year+5.57 %
Average maximum salary£37,544£35,763
UK excluding London average salary£31,209£31,797
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads35413871
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.050 %1.666 %
Salaries quoted30393214
Average minimum salary£32,602£33,092
Average salary£35,676£36,091
% change on same period last year-1.14 %
Average maximum salary£38,750£39,089
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Technical Author East of EnglandTechnical Author
East of England

Technical Author
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Technical Author Salary Trend

Technical Author
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Author across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire Technical Author Salary Histogram

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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+2261£35,380+6.26 %
Technical Author East of EnglandTechnical Author
East of England

Technical Author
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 (42.98 %)HTML
149 (42.98 %)Degree
242 (36.84 %)FrameMaker
339 (34.21 %)XML
428 (24.56 %)Linux
525 (21.93 %)C++
624 (21.05 %)Windows
723 (20.18 %)CSS
723 (20.18 %)JavaScript
723 (20.18 %)Content Management
822 (19.30 %)Java
916 (14.04 %)Wiki
916 (14.04 %)PowerShell
916 (14.04 %)Web 2.0
1014 (12.28 %)Adobe Illustrator
1014 (12.28 %)Photoshop
1113 (11.40 %).NET
1212 (10.53 %)Adobe
1311 (9.649 %)Computer Science
1410 (8.772 %)Publishing
159 (7.895 %)C
159 (7.895 %)MS Visio
167 (6.140 %)InDesign
167 (6.140 %)Health
167 (6.140 %)FreeHand
167 (6.140 %)SGML
176 (5.263 %)Education
176 (5.263 %)Pensions
185 (4.386 %)UML
194 (3.509 %)UNIX

Technical Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
149 (42.98 %)HTML
239 (34.21 %)XML
323 (20.18 %)CSS
413 (11.40 %).NET
57 (6.140 %)SGML
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
142 (36.84 %)FrameMaker
214 (12.28 %)Adobe Illustrator
214 (12.28 %)Photoshop
39 (7.895 %)MS Visio
47 (6.140 %)InDesign
47 (6.140 %)FreeHand
53 (2.632 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (2.632 %)Acrobat
62 (1.754 %)RoboHelp
62 (1.754 %)MS Office
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (2.632 %)Bluetooth
13 (2.632 %)Intranet
13 (2.632 %)Wi-Fi
22 (1.754 %)2G
22 (1.754 %)3G
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.877 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (8.772 %)Publishing
27 (6.140 %)Health
36 (5.263 %)Pensions
36 (5.263 %)Education
44 (3.509 %)Electronics
53 (2.632 %)Telecoms
53 (2.632 %)Law
53 (2.632 %)Marketing
62 (1.754 %)Automotive
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (14.04 %)Web 2.0
116 (14.04 %)Wiki
211 (9.649 %)Computer Science
33 (2.632 %)Firmware
42 (1.754 %)Mathematics
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (24.56 %)Linux
224 (21.05 %)Windows
34 (3.509 %)UNIX
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (20.18 %)Content Management
25 (4.386 %)UML
32 (1.754 %)Service Delivery
41 (0.877 %)Project Management
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (21.93 %)C++
223 (20.18 %)JavaScript
322 (19.30 %)Java
416 (14.04 %)PowerShell
59 (7.895 %)C
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
149 (42.98 %)Degree
23 (2.632 %)CIPD
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.754 %)Xen
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (10.53 %)Adobe
21 (0.877 %)Microsoft