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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical 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 Technical Author in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Author
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank192198
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads4871
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.031 %
As % of the category below0.484 %0.632 %
Salaries quoted4063
Average minimum salary£21,793£29,222
Average salary£23,573£31,115
% change on same period last year-24.23 %
Average maximum salary£25,354£33,008
UK excluding London average salary£31,209£31,797
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads990811232
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.736 %4.833 %
Salaries quoted86839642
Average minimum salary£32,190£32,988
Average salary£35,218£35,855
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
Average maximum salary£38,246£38,722
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Technical Author EnglandTechnical Author
England

Technical Author
Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West Technical Author Salary Trend

Technical Author
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Author across the South West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South West Technical Author Salary Histogram

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 South West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BristolDown-737£22,472-29.76 %
GloucestershireDown-136--
WiltshireUp+84£32,667+25.64 %
SomersetDown-302£29,750-3.51 %
Technical Author EnglandTechnical Author
England

Technical Author
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

142 (37.17 %)XML
241 (36.28 %)Acrobat
337 (32.74 %)Degree
435 (30.97 %)Adobe
435 (30.97 %)HTML
532 (28.32 %)Microsoft
619 (16.81 %)MS Excel
714 (12.39 %)XHTML
813 (11.50 %)Finance
813 (11.50 %)RoboHelp
813 (11.50 %)ResourceLink
911 (9.735 %)Mathematics
911 (9.735 %)FreeHand
911 (9.735 %)Adobe Illustrator
911 (9.735 %)Quark
911 (9.735 %)QuarkXPress
911 (9.735 %)Photoshop
1010 (8.850 %)MS Visio
1010 (8.850 %)HND
118 (7.080 %)MS Office
127 (6.195 %)FrameMaker
134 (3.540 %)PVCS
143 (2.655 %)CAD
143 (2.655 %)Government
143 (2.655 %)Marketing
152 (1.770 %)Telecoms
152 (1.770 %)Documentum
161 (0.885 %)RDBMS
161 (0.885 %)UNIX
161 (0.885 %)Macromedia

Technical Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
142 (37.17 %)XML
235 (30.97 %)HTML
314 (12.39 %)XHTML
41 (0.885 %)SGML
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.770 %)Documentum
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
141 (36.28 %)Acrobat
219 (16.81 %)MS Excel
313 (11.50 %)RoboHelp
411 (9.735 %)FreeHand
411 (9.735 %)QuarkXPress
411 (9.735 %)Photoshop
411 (9.735 %)Adobe Illustrator
510 (8.850 %)MS Visio
68 (7.080 %)MS Office
77 (6.195 %)FrameMaker
81 (0.885 %)CA Clarity
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (11.50 %)ResourceLink
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.885 %)RDBMS
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (3.540 %)PVCS
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (11.50 %)Finance
23 (2.655 %)Government
23 (2.655 %)Marketing
32 (1.770 %)Telecoms
41 (0.885 %)Criminal Justice
41 (0.885 %)Pensions
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (9.735 %)Mathematics
21 (0.885 %)Management Information System
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (0.885 %)UNIX
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (2.655 %)CAD
21 (0.885 %)Service Management
21 (0.885 %)Data Management
21 (0.885 %)Business Analysis
21 (0.885 %)Security Cleared
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
137 (32.74 %)Degree
210 (8.850 %)HND
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
135 (30.97 %)Adobe
232 (28.32 %)Microsoft
311 (9.735 %)Quark
41 (0.885 %)Macromedia