The first table below looks at the demand for the Technical Author role in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. 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 24 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 Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Technical Author
Rank 128 135 157
Rank change year-on-year
+7 +22
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Author 12 15 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.487% 0.595% 0.267%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.519% 0.618% 0.286%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 8
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +15.38%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £32,500 £34,500
% change year-on-year
+7.69% -5.79%
All Job Titles
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2312 2427 3148
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 93.79% 96.35% 93.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1877 1966 2555
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +3.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £59,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Technical Author
East of England

Technical Author
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Technical Author Jobs Demand Trend

Technical Author
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire Technical Author Salary Trend

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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Watford +20 8 £40,000 -
Technical Author
East of England

Technical Author
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

1 8 (61.54%) WinForms
1 8 (61.54%) .NET
1 8 (61.54%) ASP.NET
1 8 (61.54%) Windows
1 8 (61.54%) ERP
2 7 (53.85%) Finance
3 6 (46.15%) Practice Management
4 4 (30.77%) Degree
5 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
5 2 (15.38%) Project Management
5 2 (15.38%) MS Excel
6 1 (7.692%) HND
6 1 (7.692%) MS Office
6 1 (7.692%) Legal
6 1 (7.692%) CorelDRAW
6 1 (7.692%) FrameMaker

Technical Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Application Development
1 8 (61.54%) WinForms
1 8 (61.54%) .NET
1 8 (61.54%) ASP.NET
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) MS Excel
2 1 (7.692%) MS Office
2 1 (7.692%) CorelDRAW
2 1 (7.692%) FrameMaker
General
1 7 (53.85%) Finance
2 1 (7.692%) Legal
Operating Systems
1 8 (61.54%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) ERP
2 6 (46.15%) Practice Management
3 2 (15.38%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) Degree
2 1 (7.692%) HND
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
Hertfordshire
You will have a strong background within a Technical Author role liaising with Developers, Consultants and Project Management staff to ensure your product knowledge is up to date...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Watford, South East
See below for more details of the role; Overall Objective: To produce, develop and maintain a professional and accurate end-user documentation suite for the Practice Management range...
Computer Futures
Posted: 16 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Proficiency in the use of Windows forms-based and ASP.net/browser-based applications * Possess strong analytical and communication skills and ability to research information * An understanding of...
Clearwater People Solutions
Salary: £40000 Per Annum benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013