The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Author role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. 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 21 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Author
Location
3 months to
21 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank615693550
Rank change year-on-year
Up+78Down-143
Matching permanent IT job ads278165207
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.229 %0.135 %0.217 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.242 %0.144 %0.233 %
Number of salaries quoted253149168
Average salary£32,001£35,000£37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.57 %-6.66 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,000£20,700£29,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£42,500£40,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£31,000£34,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
-8.82 %-2.85 %
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
11478411495588866
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK94.71 %94.21 %93.33 %
Number of salaries quoted984679705973610
Average salary£42,500£42,500£42,500
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£26,500£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£75,000£72,500
UK excluding London average salary£38,000£37,500£36,500
% change year-on-year
+1.33 %+2.73 %

Author
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Author within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Author Demand Trend

Author
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Author within the UK.

Author Salary Trend

Author
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Author over the 3 months to 21 May 2012 within the UK.

Author Salary Histogram

Author
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+99264£31,000-11.42 %
South EastUp+1264£37,500+7.14 %
South WestUp+3852£26,000-25.71 %
BristolUp+4146£26,000-25.71 %
East of EnglandUp+843£37,500+2.73 %
LondonDown-2042£35,000-6.66 %
East MidlandsUp+3039£30,500+79.41 %
DerbyshireUp+2128£30,000+71.42 %
DerbyNew entry-28£30,000-
CambridgeUp+623£35,000-5.40 %
CambridgeshireUp+623£35,000-5.40 %
BerkshireNew entry-22£40,250-
ScotlandUp+2114£34,500-1.42 %
HertfordshireUp+2113£38,750+19.23 %
SurreyDown-1013£41,750+4.37 %
West SussexUp+910£27,500+34.14 %
BedfordshireUp+18£42,500+14.86 %
EdinburghNew entry-8£32,500-
NottinghamshireUp+77£23,500+38.23 %
NottinghamUp+57£23,500+38.23 %
North WestDown-287£25,000+5.26 %
HorshamNew entry-7£27,500-
YorkshireDown-186£26,750+1.90 %
City of LondonUp+65£40,000+23.07 %
LeicestershireDown-115£31,500-3.07 %
HampshireDown-125£46,500+3.33 %
GloucestershireDown-145£28,000-6.66 %
LivingstonNew entry-5£34,500-
SussexNew entry-5£27,500-
West LothianNew entry-5£34,500-

Author
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1146 (29.14 %)XML
2137 (27.35 %)Adobe
3112 (22.36 %)FrameMaker
4111 (22.16 %)HTML
590 (17.96 %)MS Office
680 (15.97 %)Degree
779 (15.77 %)Aerospace
878 (15.57 %)Microsoft
975 (14.97 %)RoboHelp
1065 (12.97 %)MS Excel
1155 (10.98 %)Publishing
1253 (10.58 %)Acrobat
1349 (9.780 %)Finance
1443 (8.583 %)QA
1540 (7.984 %)SAP
1639 (7.784 %)SGML
1737 (7.385 %)Photoshop
1835 (6.986 %)Marketing
1934 (6.786 %)MS Visio
2033 (6.587 %)Internet
2131 (6.188 %)Adobe Captivate
2230 (5.988 %)Legal
2329 (5.788 %)XMetaL
2428 (5.589 %)CMS
2524 (4.790 %)JavaScript
2622 (4.391 %)SQL Server
2622 (4.391 %)Windows
2622 (4.391 %)Adobe Illustrator
2720 (3.992 %)E-Learning
2720 (3.992 %)Agile Software Development

Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1146 (29.14 %)XML
2111 (22.16 %)HTML
339 (7.784 %)SGML
416 (3.194 %)CSS
515 (2.994 %)Web Services
613 (2.595 %).NET
710 (1.996 %)SOAP
89 (1.796 %)XSL
96 (1.198 %)XHTML
96 (1.198 %)ASP.NET
96 (1.198 %)JSP
105 (0.998 %)REST
114 (0.798 %)ASP
123 (0.599 %)Flash
132 (0.399 %)XSLT
141 (0.200 %)J2EE
141 (0.200 %)WinForms
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
128 (5.589 %)CMS
23 (0.599 %)SharePoint
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1112 (22.36 %)FrameMaker
290 (17.96 %)MS Office
375 (14.97 %)RoboHelp
465 (12.97 %)MS Excel
553 (10.58 %)Acrobat
637 (7.385 %)Photoshop
734 (6.786 %)MS Visio
831 (6.188 %)Adobe Captivate
929 (5.788 %)XMetaL
1022 (4.391 %)Adobe Illustrator
1117 (3.393 %)InDesign
1216 (3.194 %)Paint Shop Pro
138 (1.597 %)QuarkXPress
147 (1.397 %)MS PowerPoint
147 (1.397 %)CorelDRAW
154 (0.798 %)Adobe Director
154 (0.798 %)Final Cut Pro
163 (0.599 %)3ds Max
171 (0.200 %)Spreadsheet
171 (0.200 %)Pro/ENGINEER
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
17 (1.397 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
133 (6.587 %)Internet
214 (2.794 %)Intranet
310 (1.996 %)TCP/IP
44 (0.798 %)ATM
53 (0.599 %)Wireless
62 (0.399 %)Firewall
71 (0.200 %)IMAP
71 (0.200 %)4G
71 (0.200 %)PABX
71 (0.200 %)Radio Access Network
71 (0.200 %)LAN
71 (0.200 %)SDH
71 (0.200 %)WAN
71 (0.200 %)2G
71 (0.200 %)3G
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (4.391 %)SQL Server
27 (1.397 %)SQL Server 2005
27 (1.397 %)SQL Server 2008
33 (0.599 %)EDMS
42 (0.399 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
113 (2.595 %)Eclipse
26 (1.198 %)Dreamweaver
26 (1.198 %)FrontPage
34 (0.798 %)Team Foundation Server
42 (0.399 %)Visual Studio
51 (0.200 %)Subversion
51 (0.200 %)JIRA
51 (0.200 %)Balsamiq Mockups
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
179 (15.77 %)Aerospace
255 (10.98 %)Publishing
349 (9.780 %)Finance
435 (6.986 %)Marketing
530 (5.988 %)Legal
619 (3.792 %)Telecoms
717 (3.393 %)Electronics
816 (3.194 %)Multimedia
910 (1.996 %)Manufacturing
109 (1.796 %)Law
117 (1.397 %)Automotive
126 (1.198 %)Pharmaceutical
134 (0.798 %)Military
134 (0.798 %)Games
134 (0.798 %)Advertising
134 (0.798 %)German Language
134 (0.798 %)Retail
143 (0.599 %)Banking
143 (0.599 %)French Language
143 (0.599 %)Spanish Language
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
120 (3.992 %)E-Learning
217 (3.393 %)Mainframe
315 (2.994 %)Mathematics
414 (2.794 %)SaaS
512 (2.395 %)Web 2.0
611 (2.196 %)Management Information System
710 (1.996 %)Chemistry
89 (1.796 %)Statistics
97 (1.397 %)Physics
97 (1.397 %)Visualisation
106 (1.198 %)NHS
106 (1.198 %)Wiki
106 (1.198 %)Biology
106 (1.198 %)Life Science
106 (1.198 %)Graphic Design
115 (0.998 %)Video Editing
115 (0.998 %)Copywriting
115 (0.998 %)Digital Media
115 (0.998 %)NPfIT
124 (0.798 %)3D Graphics
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
122 (4.391 %)Windows
29 (1.796 %)Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
120 (3.992 %)Agile Software Development
219 (3.792 %)Time Management
219 (3.792 %)Scrum
315 (2.994 %)Project Management
412 (2.395 %)CAD
412 (2.395 %)Dimensional Modelling
511 (2.196 %)Data Management
511 (2.196 %)Content Management
610 (1.996 %)Web Development
78 (1.597 %)Workflow
78 (1.597 %)Bioinformatics
87 (1.397 %)Document Management
87 (1.397 %)Product Management
87 (1.397 %)Business Intelligence
87 (1.397 %)SEO
96 (1.198 %)Validation
96 (1.198 %)Technical Architecture
96 (1.198 %)Information Management
105 (0.998 %)ITIL
105 (0.998 %)E-Commerce
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
124 (4.790 %)JavaScript
218 (3.593 %)SQL
312 (2.395 %)Java
49 (1.796 %)VB
56 (1.198 %)VBA
56 (1.198 %)C#
63 (0.599 %)C++
63 (0.599 %)C
63 (0.599 %)Assembly Language
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
180 (15.97 %)Degree
215 (2.994 %)Security Cleared
314 (2.794 %)HND
413 (2.595 %)HNC
59 (1.796 %)SC Cleared
66 (1.198 %)PhD
74 (0.798 %)CTC Cleared
83 (0.599 %)DV Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
143 (8.583 %)QA
22 (0.399 %)SLA
31 (0.200 %)Solvency II
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1137 (27.35 %)Adobe
278 (15.57 %)Microsoft
340 (7.984 %)SAP
412 (2.395 %)Cognos
55 (0.998 %)Apple
55 (0.998 %)Quark
63 (0.599 %)Vignette
63 (0.599 %)Progress
71 (0.200 %)Google
71 (0.200 %)Facebook
71 (0.200 %)Perforce