The first table below looks at the demand for RoboHelp skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited RoboHelp over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Applications category.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Adobe RoboHelp
Rank 825 843 816
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -27
Permanent jobs citing RoboHelp 33 53 55
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.031% 0.044% 0.045%
As % of the Applications category 0.200% 0.328% 0.324%
Number of salaries quoted 27 53 45
Average salary £32,500 £32,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -18.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,300 £27,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £37,500 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £34,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-4.41% -9.33%
All Applications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
16468 16160 16992
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 15.28% 13.36% 13.76%
Number of salaries quoted 13550 13961 14441
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £34,000 £33,500 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+1.49% -1.47%

RoboHelp
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing RoboHelp within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

RoboHelp Jobs Demand Trend

RoboHelp
Salary Trend

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

RoboHelp Salary Trend

RoboHelp
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RoboHelp over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 within the UK.

RoboHelp Salary Histogram

RoboHelp
Top 23 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RoboHelp within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 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
England +9 29 £32,500 -
East of England 0 18 £36,250 +3.57%
Cambridgeshire -5 16 £35,000 -
Cambridge -6 16 £35,000 -
South East +4 4 £32,500 +16.07%
Scotland - 4 - -
Edinburgh - 4 - -
Surrey +18 3 £32,500 -18.75%
North West +2 3 £27,500 -8.33%
Dorking - 3 £32,500 -
West Yorkshire -1 2 £31,250 +42.04%
Yorkshire -18 2 £31,250 +42.04%
Leeds -18 2 £31,250 +42.04%
Merseyside - 2 £27,500 -
Essex - 2 £37,500 -
Liverpool - 2 £27,500 -
London +27 1 - -
West Midlands -19 1 £40,000 +23.07%
Warwickshire - 1 £40,000 -
Buckinghamshire - 1 £30,500 -
Milton Keynes - 1 £30,500 -
Manchester - 1 - -
Basildon - 1 £37,500 -

RoboHelp
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing RoboHelp also 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 that cited RoboHelp.

1 29 (55.77%) FrameMaker
2 17 (32.69%) XML
2 17 (32.69%) Agile Software Development
3 16 (30.77%) HTML
4 13 (25.00%) Adobe
5 11 (21.15%) Degree
5 11 (21.15%) Adobe Captivate
6 10 (19.23%) Microsoft
7 9 (17.31%) Finance
7 9 (17.31%) Marketing
7 9 (17.31%) Multimedia
8 8 (15.38%) Content Management
9 7 (13.46%) Software Testing
9 7 (13.46%) CMS
9 7 (13.46%) Acrobat
9 7 (13.46%) Project Management
10 6 (11.54%) CSS
10 6 (11.54%) Scrum
11 5 (9.615%) Software Engineering
11 5 (9.615%) Computer Science
11 5 (9.615%) Product Management
11 5 (9.615%) JavaScript
11 5 (9.615%) C++
11 5 (9.615%) MS Office
11 5 (9.615%) Windows
12 4 (7.692%) MS Excel
12 4 (7.692%) VB
12 4 (7.692%) Perforce
12 4 (7.692%) Publishing
12 4 (7.692%) Risk Management

RoboHelp
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing RoboHelp also 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 that cited RoboHelp. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 17 (32.69%) XML
2 16 (30.77%) HTML
3 6 (11.54%) CSS
4 1 (1.923%) XSL
Application Platforms
1 7 (13.46%) CMS
2 3 (5.769%) SharePoint
Applications
1 29 (55.77%) FrameMaker
2 11 (21.15%) Adobe Captivate
3 7 (13.46%) Acrobat
4 5 (9.615%) MS Office
5 4 (7.692%) MS Excel
6 2 (3.846%) MS PowerPoint
Development Applications
1 2 (3.846%) WinRunner
2 1 (1.923%) FrontPage
General
1 9 (17.31%) Finance
1 9 (17.31%) Multimedia
1 9 (17.31%) Marketing
2 4 (7.692%) Publishing
3 1 (1.923%) Retail
3 1 (1.923%) Advertising
3 1 (1.923%) German Language
3 1 (1.923%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 45 (86.54%) Author
1 45 (86.54%) Technical Author
2 13 (25.00%) Technical Writer
3 8 (15.38%) Senior Technical Author
4 6 (11.54%) Technical Team Leader
4 6 (11.54%) Team Leader
5 4 (7.692%) Senior Technical Writer
6 2 (3.846%) Documentation Analyst
6 2 (3.846%) Technical Analyst
6 2 (3.846%) Analyst
7 1 (1.923%) Technical Trainer
7 1 (1.923%) Trainer
7 1 (1.923%) Technical Specialist
7 1 (1.923%) Documentation Specialist
7 1 (1.923%) IT Assistant
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.615%) Computer Science
2 2 (3.846%) Chemistry
3 1 (1.923%) Firmware
3 1 (1.923%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.923%) E-Learning
3 1 (1.923%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 5 (9.615%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (32.69%) Agile Software Development
2 8 (15.38%) Content Management
3 7 (13.46%) Project Management
3 7 (13.46%) Software Testing
4 6 (11.54%) Scrum
5 5 (9.615%) Software Engineering
5 5 (9.615%) Product Management
6 4 (7.692%) Analytics
6 4 (7.692%) Financial Modelling
6 4 (7.692%) Risk Management
7 2 (3.846%) Validation
7 2 (3.846%) Automated Testing
7 2 (3.846%) Change Control
8 1 (1.923%) Requirements Engineering
8 1 (1.923%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (1.923%) Time Management
8 1 (1.923%) Document Management
8 1 (1.923%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (1.923%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 5 (9.615%) C++
1 5 (9.615%) JavaScript
2 4 (7.692%) VB
Qualifications
1 11 (21.15%) Degree
2 2 (3.846%) PhD
Vendors
1 13 (25.00%) Adobe
2 10 (19.23%) Microsoft
3 4 (7.692%) Perforce
4 2 (3.846%) HP
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