The first table below looks at the demand for the Author role in IT jobs advertised for the London region. 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 19 June 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 London region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Author
Rank 531 598 612
Rank change year-on-year
+67 +14
Permanent jobs requiring an Author 76 47 37
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.172% 0.088% 0.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.184% 0.094% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 72 41 35
Average salary £36,000 £35,000 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.85% -7.89%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,750 £29,000 £31,000
10% offered a salary of more than £54,500 £47,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £32,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.69% -7.14%
All Job Titles
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
41358 50112 55964
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 93.45% 94.20% 93.44%
Number of salaries quoted 34786 43619 47333
Average salary £51,500 £50,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.00% -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,000 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Author
England

Author
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London Author Jobs Demand Trend

Author
Salary Trend

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

London Author Salary Trend

Author
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Author across the London region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

London Author Salary Histogram

Author
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the London region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
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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
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Job
Vacancies
City of London -1 5 £35,000 -20.00% 1
Author
England

Author
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the London 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.

1 48 (50.53%) HTML
2 40 (42.11%) Finance
3 30 (31.58%) XML
4 27 (28.42%) Degree
4 27 (28.42%) CSS
4 27 (28.42%) Microsoft
5 25 (26.32%) Java
6 23 (24.21%) C++
6 23 (24.21%) MS Office
6 23 (24.21%) Agile Software Development
7 22 (23.16%) C#
8 21 (22.11%) C
9 20 (21.05%) MS Excel
9 20 (21.05%) Scrum
10 19 (20.00%) Adobe
10 19 (20.00%) DOM
10 19 (20.00%) Kanban
10 19 (20.00%) Web Application Development
11 18 (18.95%) Adobe Captivate
12 17 (17.89%) Windows
13 16 (16.84%) SQL
13 16 (16.84%) SQL Server
13 16 (16.84%) TCP/IP
14 15 (15.79%) Publishing
14 15 (15.79%) FrameMaker
15 14 (14.74%) Intranet
16 13 (13.68%) Time Management
17 12 (12.63%) Legal
18 9 (9.474%) Marketing
19 8 (8.421%) Business Analysis

Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the London 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.

Application Development
1 48 (50.53%) HTML
2 30 (31.58%) XML
3 27 (28.42%) CSS
4 19 (20.00%) DOM
5 7 (7.368%) Web Services
6 4 (4.211%) .NET
7 2 (2.105%) HTML5
7 2 (2.105%) Ajax
8 1 (1.053%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 2 (2.105%) SharePoint
Applications
1 23 (24.21%) MS Office
2 20 (21.05%) MS Excel
3 18 (18.95%) Adobe Captivate
4 15 (15.79%) FrameMaker
5 7 (7.368%) Doxygen
6 4 (4.211%) MS PowerPoint
6 4 (4.211%) MS Visio
7 2 (2.105%) XMetaL
7 2 (2.105%) Photoshop
8 1 (1.053%) PaintShop Pro
Business Applications
1 1 (1.053%) HiPortfolio
1 1 (1.053%) MultiFonds
Communications & Networking
1 16 (16.84%) TCP/IP
2 14 (14.74%) Intranet
3 3 (3.158%) LTE
4 2 (2.105%) 2G
4 2 (2.105%) 3G
4 2 (2.105%) Internet
5 1 (1.053%) GSM
5 1 (1.053%) UMTS
5 1 (1.053%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (16.84%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.053%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (3.158%) Subversion
2 2 (2.105%) XMLSpy
3 1 (1.053%) Serena SBM
General
1 40 (42.11%) Finance
2 15 (15.79%) Publishing
3 12 (12.63%) Legal
4 9 (9.474%) Marketing
5 5 (5.263%) Banking
6 4 (4.211%) Investment Banking
7 3 (3.158%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.053%) Electronics
8 1 (1.053%) Games
8 1 (1.053%) Advertising
8 1 (1.053%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (5.263%) SaaS
2 4 (4.211%) Wiki
3 3 (3.158%) E-Learning
4 2 (2.105%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.105%) PMI
5 1 (1.053%) W3C
5 1 (1.053%) Client/Server
5 1 (1.053%) Blog
5 1 (1.053%) Mathematics
5 1 (1.053%) Physics
5 1 (1.053%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (17.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (24.21%) Agile Software Development
2 20 (21.05%) Scrum
3 19 (20.00%) Kanban
3 19 (20.00%) Web Application Development
4 13 (13.68%) Time Management
5 8 (8.421%) Business Analysis
6 5 (5.263%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (3.158%) E-Commerce
7 3 (3.158%) Project Management
7 3 (3.158%) Product Management
7 3 (3.158%) Data Management
7 3 (3.158%) Change Control
8 2 (2.105%) Content Management
8 2 (2.105%) Wealth Management
8 2 (2.105%) Asset Management
9 1 (1.053%) OOP
9 1 (1.053%) OO
9 1 (1.053%) ITIL
9 1 (1.053%) CRM
9 1 (1.053%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 25 (26.32%) Java
2 23 (24.21%) C++
3 22 (23.16%) C#
4 21 (22.11%) C
5 16 (16.84%) SQL
6 4 (4.211%) JavaScript
7 1 (1.053%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 27 (28.42%) Degree
2 2 (2.105%) PMI Certification
2 2 (2.105%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.211%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 27 (28.42%) Microsoft
2 19 (20.00%) Adobe
3 1 (1.053%) Perforce
3 1 (1.053%) Serena
London
Working within a team of technical Writers/Authors the candidate will be responsible for;*Creating, updating and publishing the companies documentation for user guides, technical engineers and company...
Volt
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
London
Working within a team of technical Writers/Authors the candidate will be responsible for; *Creating, updating and publishing the companies documentation for user guides, technical engineers and company...
Volt
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
London
Founded by a group of eCommerce Platform Veterans, the team (currently 75 people) deliver high-end e-Commerce solutions as well as premium professional services consulting assignments... The...
Salt
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
London
Nice to have: - Experience with Microsoft SharePoint administration. - Use of process & issue management software such as Serena TeamTrack... Benefits: - Pension Scheme and Private Medical Insurance - 23 Days Holiday...
Testing Circle Ltd
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
London
Web Author Essential Experience: - HTML, CSS and Javascript- Experience on cross browsing web design and issues- Any additional experience using AJAX, Photoshop and HTML5 would be usefulThe role...
TRG
Salary: 20000-24000 Per Annum Benefits
Posted: 4 June 2013
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