Technical Writing Services Procurement Category Market Research Report from IBISWorld has Been Updated
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 11, 2014 -- Technical writing services have a buyer power score of 4.0 out of 5. This score reflects positive market conditions that increase buyer negotiation power. IBISWorld market research analyst, Cameron Roark, says, "During the past three years, prices have grown at a slow rate, and price growth is forecast to remain slow over next three years."
Slow price growth is largely the result of market competition. "The technical writing services market is highly fragmented, and the majority of suppliers are small firms and nonemployers," says Roark. The low level of market share concentration encourages price-based competition among suppliers and, ergo, a slower rate of growth in service prices in general. Major vendors in the market include DK Consulting LLC, Pinnacle Solutions Inc. and Axelerate. Competition with overseas companies that offer lower rates has also helped to moderate price growth, as has the increasing trend of offshoring.
Buyers also benefit from a low level of volatility in prices. Demand for technical writing services is fairly consistent, and suppliers serve clients in multiple sectors. The most significant cost to suppliers is wages. Suppliers do not depend on other critical inputs that could fluctuate in price or quality. Although average wages are high, the market does not experience labor shortages and wage growth is moderate. There is, consequently, little risk in the supply chain for technical writing services, and prices are unlikely to suddenly increase.
While purchasing power is high overall, there are a few factors that somewhat reduce it. There are a limited number of substitutes available for technical writing services. Technical writers must make complicated information easy to understand for non-technical readers; the work requires effective communication skills and some technical knowledge. This level of specialization is the reason that technical writers have higher wages than other writers and that buyers must select suppliers that are well qualified. Businesses can opt to do their own technical writing in house, but programmers, software developers and other technical workers often do not have the writing experience necessary to create high-quality material that consumers can easily understand. Buyer power is limited by the lack of alternatives in the technical writing services market. For more information, visit IBISWorld’s Technical Writing Services procurement category market research report page.
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IBISWorld Procurement Report Key Topics
This report is intended to assist buyers of technical writing services. Technical writing is used in technical, occupational and specialized fields such as medicine, finance and environmental sciences. Technical writing is used to translate complex information into coherent language that provides practical knowledge pertinent to the topic of focus. Specific end products include instruction manuals, academic or scientific articles, business proposals and web content. Technical writing does not include creative writing or other services such as resume writing, court reporting and transcription.
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Price Drivers
Recent Price Trend
Price Forecast
Product Characteristics
Product Life Cycle
Total Cost of Ownership
Product Specialization
Substitute Goods
Regulation
Quality Control
Supply Chain & Vendors
Supply Chain Dynamics
Supply Chain Risk
Imports
Competitive Environment
Market Share Concentration
Market Profitability
Switching Costs
Purchasing Process
Buying Basics
Buying Lead Time
Selection Process
Key RFP Elements
Negotiation Questions
Buyer Power Factors
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