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This section looks at the demand for the Author role in IT jobs within the South West 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 Author in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAuthor
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank197196
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads6259
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.024 %
As % of the category below0.573 %0.584 %
Salaries quoted5756
Average minimum salary£28,105£26,768
Average salary£29,465£29,232
% change on same period last year+0.79 %
Average maximum salary£30,825£31,696
UK excluding London average salary£31,706£32,279
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads1081210107
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.708 %4.139 %
Salaries quoted92618523
Average minimum salary£31,813£31,893
Average salary£34,972£35,032
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Average maximum salary£38,131£38,170
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Author EnglandAuthor
England

Author
Demand Trend

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

South West Author Demand Trend

Author
Salary Trend

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

South West Author Salary Trend

Author
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Author across the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South West Author Salary Histogram

Author
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
DevonNew entry-39£29,282-
WiltshireDown-1011£35,357+26.27 %
GloucestershireDown-2510£25,000-13.79 %
SomersetDown-221£40,000+25.49 %
Author EnglandAuthor
England

Author
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

120 (23.53 %)Degree
219 (22.35 %)FrameMaker
318 (21.18 %)XML
417 (20.00 %)RoboHelp
516 (18.82 %)Finance
614 (16.47 %)XHTML
713 (15.29 %)Photoshop
811 (12.94 %)HND
811 (12.94 %)Microsoft
811 (12.94 %)FreeHand
811 (12.94 %)Quark
811 (12.94 %)QuarkXPress
811 (12.94 %)Adobe Illustrator
811 (12.94 %)Mathematics
910 (11.76 %)Adobe
910 (11.76 %)MS Visio
109 (10.59 %)Acrobat
118 (9.412 %)MS Excel
127 (8.235 %)MS Office
127 (8.235 %)HTML
135 (5.882 %)Pensions
144 (4.706 %)Health
144 (4.706 %)PVCS
153 (3.529 %)Client/Server
153 (3.529 %)Government
153 (3.529 %)Games
153 (3.529 %)MS PowerPoint
153 (3.529 %)CA Clarity
162 (2.353 %)Software Engineering
162 (2.353 %)Paint Shop Pro

Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (21.18 %)XML
214 (16.47 %)XHTML
37 (8.235 %)HTML
42 (2.353 %)SGML
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.353 %)Documentum
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (22.35 %)FrameMaker
217 (20.00 %)RoboHelp
313 (15.29 %)Photoshop
411 (12.94 %)FreeHand
411 (12.94 %)QuarkXPress
411 (12.94 %)Adobe Illustrator
510 (11.76 %)MS Visio
69 (10.59 %)Acrobat
78 (9.412 %)MS Excel
87 (8.235 %)MS Office
93 (3.529 %)MS PowerPoint
93 (3.529 %)CA Clarity
102 (2.353 %)Paint Shop Pro
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.176 %)Internet
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.176 %)RDBMS
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (4.706 %)PVCS
21 (1.176 %)Dreamweaver
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (18.82 %)Finance
25 (5.882 %)Pensions
34 (4.706 %)Health
43 (3.529 %)Games
43 (3.529 %)Government
52 (2.353 %)Electronics
52 (2.353 %)Telecoms
61 (1.176 %)Criminal Justice
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (12.94 %)Mathematics
23 (3.529 %)Client/Server
31 (1.176 %)DTV
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (2.353 %)UNIX
21 (1.176 %)Windows
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (2.353 %)Software Engineering
21 (1.176 %)Time Management
21 (1.176 %)Security Cleared
21 (1.176 %)Service Management
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (1.176 %)C
11 (1.176 %)SQL
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (23.53 %)Degree
211 (12.94 %)HND
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (12.94 %)Microsoft
111 (12.94 %)Quark
210 (11.76 %)Adobe
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