Author
UK
The median Author salary in the UK is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 790 | 939 | 1123 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +149 | +184 | -250 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Author | 94 | 36 | 119 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.094% | 0.036% | 0.073% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.099% | 0.040% | 0.076% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 52 | 28 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £33,750 | £30,505 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £37,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | £54,688 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,875 | £68,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | - | +20.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Author
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Author in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Author
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Author.
Author
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Author over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
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 20 May 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 | +137 | 85 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 37 |
| UK excluding London | +43 | 80 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 30 |
| Work from Home | +116 | 42 | £45,000 | +7.14% | 10 |
| South West | +14 | 37 | £42,500 | -41.38% | 11 |
| East of England | +19 | 21 | £45,000 | +20.00% | 2 |
| London | +118 | 13 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 6 |
| Scotland | - | 8 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| North of England | +33 | 5 | £47,500 | -25.49% | 6 |
| Midlands | -4 | 5 | £35,000 | -8.50% | 3 |
| South East | +7 | 4 | £52,500 | +7.69% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 4 | £35,000 | -8.50% | 3 |
| North West | -6 | 3 | £40,000 | -37.25% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £55,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | - | - |
Author Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 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.
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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: