Author Jobs in England

Author
UK > England

The median Author salary in England is £39,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

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

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 668 758 873
Rank change year-on-year +90 +115 +208
Permanent jobs requiring an Author 11 92 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.022% 0.10% 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% 0.11% 0.041%
Number of salaries quoted 7 50 26
10th Percentile - £34,875 £33,750
25th Percentile £26,000 £41,250 £37,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.24% -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £53,500 £53,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £66,150 £80,000 £80,625
UK median annual salary £39,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% - -10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 44,774 85,031 77,815
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 94.67% 91.36%
Number of salaries quoted 23,692 62,917 50,230
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,066 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Author
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Author in England

Author
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Author in England

Author
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Author in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Author in England

Author
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the England region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
South East +72 3 £42,250 -19.52% 6
Midlands +63 3 £66,750 +90.71% 3
West Midlands +58 3 £66,750 - 2
East of England +32 3 £26,000 -42.22% 3
North of England +33 2 - - 3
North West -1 2 - - 3
Author
UK

Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, 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 across the England region featuring Author in the job title.

1 4 (36.36%) Finance
2 3 (27.27%) Business Case
2 3 (27.27%) Project Management
2 3 (27.27%) Financial Modelling
3 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
3 2 (18.18%) ITSM
3 2 (18.18%) Telecoms
3 2 (18.18%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (18.18%) ITIL
3 2 (18.18%) Service Management
3 2 (18.18%) Banking
3 2 (18.18%) Retail
3 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Cost Optimisation
4 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Cost Reduction
4 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (9.09%) Aviation
4 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
4 1 (9.09%) Cost Centre Accounting
4 1 (9.09%) Profit Centre Accounting
4 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (9.09%) Military
4 1 (9.09%) Multimedia
4 1 (9.09%) Billing
4 1 (9.09%) Data Analysis
4 1 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence

Author Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 1 (9.09%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (9.09%) FrameMaker
1 1 (9.09%) MadCap Flare
Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) SAP CO
1 1 (9.09%) SAP FI
1 1 (9.09%) SAP PS
1 1 (9.09%) SAP S/4HANA
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Internet
General
1 4 (36.36%) Finance
2 2 (18.18%) Banking
2 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
2 2 (18.18%) Retail
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Telecoms
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Aviation
3 1 (9.09%) Billing
3 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (9.09%) General Ledger
3 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (9.09%) Military
3 1 (9.09%) Multimedia
3 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Digital Media
1 1 (9.09%) Graphic Design
1 1 (9.09%) PMI
1 1 (9.09%) Public Cloud
1 1 (9.09%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (27.27%) Business Case
1 3 (27.27%) Financial Modelling
1 3 (27.27%) Project Management
2 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (18.18%) ITIL
2 2 (18.18%) ITSM
2 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (18.18%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (18.18%) Service Management
3 1 (9.09%) 3D Rendering
3 1 (9.09%) Accounts Payable
3 1 (9.09%) Accounts Receivable
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (9.09%) Data Privacy
3 1 (9.09%) Decision-Making
3 1 (9.09%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (9.09%) Process Improvement
3 1 (9.09%) Test Scripting
3 1 (9.09%) Work Breakdown Structure
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) ACCA
1 1 (9.09%) CBAP
1 1 (9.09%) CCA
1 1 (9.09%) CFA
1 1 (9.09%) CIMA
1 1 (9.09%) Degree
1 1 (9.09%) PMI Certification
1 1 (9.09%) PMP
1 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Adobe
1 1 (9.09%) Concur
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft
1 1 (9.09%) SAP