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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Author role in IT jobs within the Reading 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Author
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank104119
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads410
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.228 %0.408 %
Salaries quoted210
Average minimum salary£35,000£38,800
Average salary£37,500£40,400
% change on same period last year-7.17 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£42,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,203£32,287
% change on same period last year-0.26 %
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads17512449
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.508 %1.251 %
Salaries quoted14091955
Average minimum salary£36,773£37,912
Average salary£40,260£41,255
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Average maximum salary£43,746£44,599
UK excluding London average salary£38,504£39,019
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Technical Author BerkshireTechnical Author
Berkshire

Technical Author
Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading Technical Author Salary Trend

Technical Author
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Author across the Reading region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Reading Technical Author Salary Histogram

Technical Author
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

17 (77.78 %)RoboHelp
25 (55.56 %)Telecoms
33 (33.33 %)Adobe
33 (33.33 %)Acrobat
33 (33.33 %)FrameMaker
33 (33.33 %)UNIX
42 (22.22 %)Windows
42 (22.22 %)MS Visio
42 (22.22 %)Java
42 (22.22 %)XML
42 (22.22 %)Paint Shop Pro
42 (22.22 %)Management Information System
42 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
51 (11.11 %)Time Management

Technical Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (22.22 %)XML
Reading IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (77.78 %)RoboHelp
23 (33.33 %)FrameMaker
23 (33.33 %)Acrobat
32 (22.22 %)MS Visio
32 (22.22 %)Paint Shop Pro
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Telecoms
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (22.22 %)Management Information System
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (33.33 %)UNIX
22 (22.22 %)Windows
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Time Management
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (22.22 %)Java
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (33.33 %)Adobe