Author
UK

The median Author salary in the UK is £43,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 723 782 1142
Rank change year-on-year +59 +360 -182
Permanent jobs requiring an Author 82 30 53
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.099% 0.047% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.050% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 48 27 39
10th Percentile £39,250 £34,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £40,938 £35,000 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -13.64% +18.28%
75th Percentile £49,494 £59,375 £63,750
90th Percentile £55,750 £81,500 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% -10.00% +16.28%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 78,816 60,475 146,850
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.49% 94.54% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 44,448 44,203 82,221
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £97,500 £97,290
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%

Author
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Author in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Author in the UK

Author
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Author.

Salary trend for Author in the UK

Author
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Author over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Salary histogram for Author in the UK

Author
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the UK over the 6 months to 20 September 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +36 80 £42,500 -5.56% 13
UK excluding London +14 80 £42,500 -5.56% 11
Work from Home +53 39 £45,000 -5.26% 6
North of England +10 20 £40,000 +14.29% 2
South West +14 19 £42,500 +34.92% 4
East of England -12 19 £45,000 +20.00% 2
North West -8 14 £40,000 -54.29% 1
South East -22 13 £52,500 +7.69% 2
Midlands -18 8 £45,000 +12.50% 1
Yorkshire +17 5 - - 1
East Midlands - 5 £45,000 - 1
West Midlands -17 3 - -
London +24 1 - - 3
Scotland - 1 - - 1
North East - 1 £80,000 -

Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 September 2024, Author job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Author in the job title.

1 24 (29.27%) Social Skills
2 23 (28.05%) Agile
3 20 (24.39%) Military
4 19 (23.17%) SGML
5 15 (18.29%) HTML
5 15 (18.29%) Security Cleared
6 13 (15.85%) CSS
7 12 (14.63%) MadCap Flare
8 10 (12.20%) Scrum
8 10 (12.20%) JSON
8 10 (12.20%) RoboHelp
8 10 (12.20%) SaaS
9 9 (10.98%) Analytical Skills
9 9 (10.98%) Git
10 8 (9.76%) Kanban
10 8 (9.76%) SC Cleared
10 8 (9.76%) Retail
10 8 (9.76%) Project Management
11 7 (8.54%) JavaScript
11 7 (8.54%) Law
11 7 (8.54%) Publishing
11 7 (8.54%) Games
11 7 (8.54%) Marketing
11 7 (8.54%) Graphic Design
11 7 (8.54%) React
11 7 (8.54%) Line Management
11 7 (8.54%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (7.32%) Case Management
12 6 (7.32%) Functional Testing
12 6 (7.32%) GitHub

Author Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (3.66%) CMS
2 2 (2.44%) Confluence
3 1 (1.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (14.63%) MadCap Flare
2 10 (12.20%) RoboHelp
3 6 (7.32%) MS Visio
4 5 (6.10%) FrameMaker
5 3 (3.66%) Acrobat
6 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 10 (12.20%) SaaS
2 6 (7.32%) GitHub
3 1 (1.22%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.22%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 9 (10.98%) Git
2 3 (3.66%) JIRA
3 1 (1.22%) Eclipse
General
1 24 (29.27%) Social Skills
2 20 (24.39%) Military
3 9 (10.98%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (9.76%) Retail
5 7 (8.54%) Games
5 7 (8.54%) Law
5 7 (8.54%) Marketing
5 7 (8.54%) Publishing
6 6 (7.32%) Aviation
7 4 (4.88%) Finance
7 4 (4.88%) Manufacturing
8 3 (3.66%) Electronics
8 3 (3.66%) Legal
8 3 (3.66%) Multimedia
9 2 (2.44%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (23.17%) SGML
2 15 (18.29%) HTML
3 13 (15.85%) CSS
4 10 (12.20%) JSON
5 7 (8.54%) React
6 3 (3.66%) REST
6 3 (3.66%) Swagger
7 1 (1.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.54%) Graphic Design
2 6 (7.32%) Animation
3 3 (3.66%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.22%) Digital Media
4 1 (1.22%) FMCG
4 1 (1.22%) Low-Code
4 1 (1.22%) Public Cloud
4 1 (1.22%) Robotics
4 1 (1.22%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.22%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (28.05%) Agile
2 10 (12.20%) Scrum
3 8 (9.76%) Kanban
3 8 (9.76%) Project Management
4 7 (8.54%) Line Management
5 6 (7.32%) Analytics
5 6 (7.32%) CAD
5 6 (7.32%) Case Management
5 6 (7.32%) Copywriting
5 6 (7.32%) Data Privacy
5 6 (7.32%) Functional Testing
6 5 (6.10%) Computer Science
7 4 (4.88%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (3.66%) Artificial Intelligence
8 3 (3.66%) Content Management
8 3 (3.66%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (3.66%) Customer Service
9 2 (2.44%) B2B
9 2 (2.44%) Enterprise Architecture
9 2 (2.44%) Information Architecture
Programming Languages
1 7 (8.54%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 15 (18.29%) Security Cleared
2 8 (9.76%) SC Cleared
3 7 (8.54%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (7.32%) CTC Cleared
4 6 (7.32%) Degree
5 4 (4.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.22%) HND
6 1 (1.22%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.88%) QA
2 1 (1.22%) Def Stans
Vendors
1 6 (7.32%) BT
1 6 (7.32%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.88%) Adobe
3 1 (1.22%) BiZZdesign
3 1 (1.22%) Cisco
3 1 (1.22%) EMC