The first table below looks at the demand for the Technical Writer role in IT jobs advertised for the South 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 20 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 South West region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Technical Writer
Rank 213 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Writer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.019% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Average salary £32,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £30,000 £22,000
% change year-on-year
+8.33% +36.36%
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5149 5291 5963
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.08% 96.38% 95.06%
Number of salaries quoted 4545 4588 5167
Average salary £35,500 £35,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +1.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £24,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South 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 South West region.

South West Technical Writer Salary Trend

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 South West region over the 3 months to 20 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
(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
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Job
Vacancies
Somerset - 1 £32,500 -
Wiltshire - 1 £32,500 -
Technical Writer
England

Technical Writer
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the South 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 5 (83.33%) Legal
2 3 (50.00%) C
2 3 (50.00%) Time Management
2 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (33.33%) SmartPlant
3 2 (33.33%) Business Development
3 2 (33.33%) German Language
3 2 (33.33%) MS Office
3 2 (33.33%) Intergraph
4 1 (16.67%) Doxygen
4 1 (16.67%) MS Excel
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
4 1 (16.67%) Adobe

Technical Writer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the South 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.

Applications
1 2 (33.33%) MS Office
2 1 (16.67%) Doxygen
2 1 (16.67%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) SmartPlant
General
1 5 (83.33%) Legal
2 2 (33.33%) German Language
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Time Management
2 2 (33.33%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) C
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Intergraph
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Adobe
Bristol, Avon
This role would suit a Technical Writer with 2+ years of commercial experience creating technical content for software applications... As Technical Writer you will work with software and...
IT Connections
Salary: £30,000 to £35,000
Posted: 14 June 2013
Avon Somerset Wilts Bristol, South West
As a professional company we gladly welcome applications from persons of any age and background and do not intend to discriminate with advert text and terminology.Key words:...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: circa £30-35k + good benefits package
Posted: 17 June 2013
Bristol, Avon
As a Technical Writer you will be responsible for (but not limited to): *Creating clear, structured, logical and precise documentation for a range of software development tools *Liaise...
Polar Recruitment
Posted: 13 June 2013
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