The first table below looks at the demand for the Technical Writer role in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. 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 21 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Technical Writer
Rank 250 - 225
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Writer 4 0 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.055% - 0.103%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% - 0.108%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 7
Average salary £28,250 - £21,500
90% offered a salary of more than £25,450 - £20,500
10% offered a salary of more than £37,000 - £22,300
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £21,500
% change year-on-year
- +51.16%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6890 6797 6466
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.52% 95.92% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 5851 6007 5715
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Technical Writer
England

Technical Writer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Technical Writer Jobs Demand Trend

Technical Writer
Salary Trend

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

North West Technical Writer Salary Trend

Technical Writer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Writer across the North West region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

North West Technical Writer Salary Histogram

Technical Writer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Writer within the North West region over the 3 months to 21 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
Merseyside - 3 £26,500 -
Manchester - 1 £40,000 -
Technical Writer
England

Technical Writer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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.

1 3 (50.00%) RoboHelp
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) HTML
2 2 (33.33%) CSS
2 2 (33.33%) MS Excel
2 2 (33.33%) Publishing
2 2 (33.33%) Agile Software Development
2 2 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) Adobe Captivate
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 1 (16.67%) Analytics
3 1 (16.67%) Banking
3 1 (16.67%) Content Management
3 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (16.67%) CMS
3 1 (16.67%) Scrum
3 1 (16.67%) E-Learning
3 1 (16.67%) E-Commerce
3 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) XML
3 1 (16.67%) SQL
3 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
3 1 (16.67%) MS Office
3 1 (16.67%) Advertising
3 1 (16.67%) Adobe
3 1 (16.67%) Acrobat
3 1 (16.67%) FrameMaker

Technical Writer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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.

Application Development
1 2 (33.33%) HTML
1 2 (33.33%) CSS
2 1 (16.67%) XML
Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) CMS
Applications
1 3 (50.00%) RoboHelp
2 2 (33.33%) MS Excel
3 1 (16.67%) Adobe Captivate
3 1 (16.67%) MS Office
3 1 (16.67%) Acrobat
3 1 (16.67%) FrameMaker
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Publishing
3 1 (16.67%) Banking
3 1 (16.67%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
1 1 (16.67%) E-Learning
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Agile Software Development
2 1 (16.67%) Analytics
2 1 (16.67%) Content Management
2 1 (16.67%) Scrum
2 1 (16.67%) E-Commerce
2 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Adobe