Author
UK

The median Author salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 November 2024.

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

6 months to
7 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 721 720 1091
Rank change year-on-year -1 +371 -95
Permanent jobs requiring an Author 60 26 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.079% 0.046% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% 0.048% 0.032%
Number of salaries quoted 32 21 32
10th Percentile - £31,250 £29,775
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £33,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £53,813 £53,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £63,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £35,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +28.57% -17.65% +6.25%

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 71,631 54,376 129,047
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 95.66% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 37,187 39,619 77,191
10th Percentile £31,500 £31,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,943 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.10% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.81% - +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 7 November 2024.

Salary histogram for Author in the UK

Author
Top 14 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 7 November 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 -20 60 £45,000 +5.88% 13
UK excluding London -16 59 £45,000 +28.57% 14
Work from Home +39 27 £45,000 - 10
North of England -15 21 £40,000 +14.29% 5
North West -23 14 £40,000 +14.29% 5
South East -26 13 £52,500 +10.53% 1
East of England -43 12 £45,000 -7.69% 1
South West +3 8 £55,000 +74.60% 4
Yorkshire +19 6 - -
Midlands -41 5 £45,000 - 2
East Midlands - 3 £45,000 -
West Midlands -28 2 - - 2
London +9 1 - -
North East - 1 £80,000 -

Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 November 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 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 23 (38.33%) Agile
3 15 (25.00%) HTML
4 14 (23.33%) CSS
5 12 (20.00%) MadCap Flare
6 10 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (16.67%) RoboHelp
6 10 (16.67%) Scrum
6 10 (16.67%) JSON
7 9 (15.00%) Security Cleared
7 9 (15.00%) Git
7 9 (15.00%) SaaS
7 9 (15.00%) Retail
8 8 (13.33%) Military
8 8 (13.33%) Games
8 8 (13.33%) Kanban
8 8 (13.33%) Degree
9 7 (11.67%) GitHub
9 7 (11.67%) Publishing
9 7 (11.67%) SGML
9 7 (11.67%) JavaScript
9 7 (11.67%) MS Visio
9 7 (11.67%) React
9 7 (11.67%) Line Management
9 7 (11.67%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (10.00%) Case Management
10 6 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (10.00%) Analytics
10 6 (10.00%) Data Privacy
10 6 (10.00%) Aviation

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 4 (6.67%) CMS
2 1 (1.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (20.00%) MadCap Flare
2 10 (16.67%) RoboHelp
3 7 (11.67%) MS Visio
4 4 (6.67%) FrameMaker
5 3 (5.00%) Acrobat
6 2 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 9 (15.00%) SaaS
2 7 (11.67%) GitHub
Development Applications
1 9 (15.00%) Git
2 2 (3.33%) JIRA
General
1 24 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 10 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (15.00%) Retail
4 8 (13.33%) Games
4 8 (13.33%) Military
5 7 (11.67%) Publishing
6 6 (10.00%) Aviation
6 6 (10.00%) Law
7 5 (8.33%) Finance
8 4 (6.67%) Legal
8 4 (6.67%) Manufacturing
8 4 (6.67%) Multimedia
9 3 (5.00%) Electronics
10 2 (3.33%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (25.00%) HTML
2 14 (23.33%) CSS
3 10 (16.67%) JSON
4 7 (11.67%) React
4 7 (11.67%) SGML
5 3 (5.00%) REST
5 3 (5.00%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.00%) Virtual Team
2 2 (3.33%) FMCG
3 1 (1.67%) Digital Media
3 1 (1.67%) Graphic Design
3 1 (1.67%) Public Cloud
3 1 (1.67%) Robotics
3 1 (1.67%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (38.33%) Agile
2 10 (16.67%) Scrum
3 8 (13.33%) Kanban
4 7 (11.67%) Line Management
5 6 (10.00%) Analytics
5 6 (10.00%) Case Management
5 6 (10.00%) Computer Science
5 6 (10.00%) Copywriting
5 6 (10.00%) Data Privacy
5 6 (10.00%) Project Management
6 5 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (6.67%) Content Management
7 4 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (6.67%) Customer Service
8 2 (3.33%) Artificial Intelligence
8 2 (3.33%) B2B
8 2 (3.33%) Information Architecture
8 2 (3.33%) Observability
8 2 (3.33%) SDLC
8 2 (3.33%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 7 (11.67%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 9 (15.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (13.33%) Degree
3 7 (11.67%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (3.33%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.67%) HND
6 1 (1.67%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.00%) QA
2 1 (1.67%) Def Stans
Vendors
1 6 (10.00%) BT
1 6 (10.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.67%) Adobe
3 1 (1.67%) BiZZdesign
3 1 (1.67%) EMC