Over recent months, we’ve been using AI to conduct a monthly survey that tracks hiring demand for Technical Authors across the UK. Here are the results for January 2026. Overall job volumes The January 2026 snapshot reveals mixed demand for technical documentation professionals in the UK. Most job boards report fewer vacancies than in December… Read more »
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Master AI in documentation this February
Join our virtual training course on 23-24 February 2026 Are you facing the challenge of stakeholders demand faster delivery and higher quality, while teams are overwhelmed with manual, repetitive tasks? Traditional project management approaches often can’t keep pace with modern documentation demands. Our Managing and mastering documentation projects with AI course transforms how you manage… Read more »
Why your knowledge base is your best defence against AI misinformation
The future of brand control isn’t in advertising or social media – it’s in documentation. A recent experiment by Mateusz Makosiewicz of Ahrefs reveals the reality about how AI tools handle information on brands, and why every company needs to rethink their approach to public-facing content. The fake paperweight experiment Makosiewicz conducted a simple experiment…. Read more »
Cherryleaf UK Technical Writer/Author jobs indicator – December 2025
Over recent months, we’ve been using AI to conduct a monthly survey that tracks hiring demand for Technical Authors across the UK. Here are the results for December 2025. Overall job volumes Vacancy levels for technical authors and writers rose in December across most major UK job boards, reversing the modest slowdown seen in October/November…. Read more »
Writing for humans and AI: Why it matters and how to do it
No-one wants an AI system to misinterpret what they’ve written. We’re moving to an age where Large Language Models (LLMs) increasingly mediate how information reaches readers (for example, through summaries and recommendations). This means, as writers, it’s becoming important we understand how these systems process text. We should state this isn’t about writing for machines…. Read more »