Author Job Trends in Somerset

Author
South West > Somerset

The median Author salary in Somerset is £43,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Author 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 - -
South West median annual salary £40,000 - £42,500
% change year-on-year - - -41.38%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 776 245 790
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.99% 91.76% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 470 137 642
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £59,769 £61,250 £59,697
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £68,750
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,058 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.07% +2.12% -4.76%

Author
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Author' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Author job vacancy trend in Somerset

Author
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for Author job vacancies in Somerset.

Salary distribution trend for Author job vacancies in Somerset

Author
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 1 June 2026. 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
Clevedon - 1 £43,000 - 1
Author
South West

Author Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 1 June 2026, Author job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Somerset region featuring Author in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Content Development
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) CorelDRAW
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) HND
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) XML

Author Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) CorelDRAW
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Content Development
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft