Documentation Skills Contracts in England

Documentation Skills
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 337 300 354
Rank change year-on-year -37 +54 -47
Contract jobs citing Documentation Skills 206 444 527
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.56% 0.88% 0.74%
As % of the General category 0.95% 1.48% 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 158 270 347
10th Percentile £237 £325 £329
25th Percentile £363 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £512 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.34% +2.40% +11.11%
75th Percentile £584 £600 £596
90th Percentile £672 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £488 £513 £515
% change year-on-year -4.97% -0.39% +14.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 23 8
10th Percentile £15.13 £60.20 £33.99
25th Percentile £16.16 £61.75 £43.64
Median hourly rate £20.50 £72.50 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year -71.72% +48.72% -15.95%
75th Percentile £34.86 £77.63 £59.79
90th Percentile £43.99 £80.85 £65.51
UK median hourly rate £17.00 £75.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -77.33% +50.00% -13.79%

All General Skills
England

Documentation Skills is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,593 29,947 40,064
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.42% 59.25% 56.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,921 20,994 27,954
10th Percentile £275 £313 £315
25th Percentile £413 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £685 £650
90th Percentile £775 £788 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £533
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.29% +7.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,773 988 1,324
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.99 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.46 £18.44 £14.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £34.31 £21.30
Median % change year-on-year -12.56% +61.08% -5.33%
75th Percentile £51.50 £61.25 £45.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £71.26 £57.97
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -17.14% +62.79% -4.44%

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Documentation Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Documentation Skills in England

Documentation Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills in England.

Daily rate trend for Documentation Skills in England

Documentation Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Documentation Skills in England

Documentation Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills in England.

Hourly rate trend for Documentation Skills in England

Documentation Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Documentation Skills in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Documentation Skills in England

Documentation Skills
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Documentation Skills within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -13 100 £550 +0.46% 45
South East -20 34 £450 -10.00% 30
North of England +28 29 £488 -7.14% 24
Midlands +6 19 £425 +6.25% 23
North West +5 16 £475 -9.52% 16
South West +14 15 £413 +3.13% 8
West Midlands +13 14 £420 -11.58% 15
Yorkshire +22 9 £500 -16.67% 4
East Midlands +18 4 £368 +5.00% 8
North East - 4 £897 - 4
East of England -14 2 £425 -2.30% 12
Documentation Skills
UK

Documentation Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 13 (6.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (4.37%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.94%) IIS
Applications
1 18 (8.74%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.91%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.97%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.49%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (2.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.46%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.97%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.97%) SAP EWM
3 2 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.49%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.49%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.49%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.49%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 64 (31.07%) Azure
2 36 (17.48%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (15.53%) AWS
4 22 (10.68%) Entra ID
5 14 (6.80%) Power Platform
6 13 (6.31%) GCP
7 11 (5.34%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (4.37%) GitHub
8 9 (4.37%) PaaS
9 8 (3.88%) IaaS
10 7 (3.40%) Mimecast
11 6 (2.91%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (2.43%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 5 (2.43%) AWS CloudFormation
12 5 (2.43%) AWS CodeBuild
12 5 (2.43%) AWS CodePipeline
12 5 (2.43%) AWS Lambda
12 5 (2.43%) Serverless
13 3 (1.46%) OneDrive
14 2 (0.97%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (15.53%) Firewall
2 16 (7.77%) DNS
3 11 (5.34%) VPN
3 11 (5.34%) WAN
4 9 (4.37%) LAN
4 9 (4.37%) Network Security
4 9 (4.37%) VoIP
5 8 (3.88%) DHCP
5 8 (3.88%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (2.91%) VLAN
7 5 (2.43%) SD-WAN
8 4 (1.94%) Cisco IOS
8 4 (1.94%) NX-OS
9 2 (0.97%) BGP
9 2 (0.97%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (0.97%) NAS
9 2 (0.97%) OSPF
9 2 (0.97%) SAN
9 2 (0.97%) SSL
10 1 (0.49%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.37%) Power BI
2 8 (3.88%) SQL Server
3 6 (2.91%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (2.43%) Amazon QuickSight
4 5 (2.43%) Oracle Database
5 4 (1.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (1.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.97%) Big Data
7 2 (0.97%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.97%) OLAP
7 2 (0.97%) OLTP
7 2 (0.97%) SAP BW
7 2 (0.97%) Tableau
8 1 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.49%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (2.91%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (1.94%) JIRA
3 3 (1.46%) GitLab
3 3 (1.46%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.97%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.49%) ClearCase
5 1 (0.49%) ClearQuest
5 1 (0.49%) Katalon Studio
5 1 (0.49%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.49%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 108 (52.43%) Social Skills
2 47 (22.82%) Finance
3 22 (10.68%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (10.68%) Presentation Skills
4 11 (5.34%) Banking
4 11 (5.34%) Marketing
5 6 (2.91%) Advertising
6 4 (1.94%) Manufacturing
6 4 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (1.46%) Legal
7 3 (1.46%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (0.97%) Aerospace
8 2 (0.97%) Automotive
8 2 (0.97%) Financial Institution
8 2 (0.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (0.97%) Local Government
8 2 (0.97%) Public Sector
8 2 (0.97%) Retail
8 2 (0.97%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.49%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 43 (20.87%) Architect
2 25 (12.14%) Analyst
3 20 (9.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 20 (9.71%) Senior
4 19 (9.22%) Solutions Architect
5 15 (7.28%) Business Analyst
6 12 (5.83%) Consultant
6 12 (5.83%) Network Engineer
7 11 (5.34%) Project Manager
7 11 (5.34%) Support Engineer
8 10 (4.85%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 10 (4.85%) 2nd Line Support
9 9 (4.37%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 9 (4.37%) Developer
10 8 (3.88%) Azure Engineer
10 8 (3.88%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 7 (3.40%) Functional Consultant
11 7 (3.40%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 7 (3.40%) Systems Engineer
12 6 (2.91%) Software Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (6.80%) SailPoint
2 8 (3.88%) .NET
3 7 (3.40%) HTML
3 7 (3.40%) LDAP
3 7 (3.40%) Middleware
3 7 (3.40%) XML
4 6 (2.91%) .NET Framework
4 6 (2.91%) JSP
4 6 (2.91%) Servlets
4 6 (2.91%) SOAP
4 6 (2.91%) SPML
5 3 (1.46%) AngularJS
5 3 (1.46%) ARM Templates
5 3 (1.46%) REST
5 3 (1.46%) YAML
6 2 (0.97%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.97%) HATEOAS
6 2 (0.97%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.97%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.97%) React
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.28%) Data Centre
2 10 (4.85%) Management Information System
3 8 (3.88%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (3.40%) Clustering
5 6 (2.91%) Driving Licence
5 6 (2.91%) Mainframe
6 4 (1.94%) Linux Command Line
6 4 (1.94%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.46%) PMI
7 3 (1.46%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.97%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 2 (0.97%) Enterprise Cloud
8 2 (0.97%) Equities
8 2 (0.97%) Hedge funds
8 2 (0.97%) NHS
8 2 (0.97%) PKI
8 2 (0.97%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 51 (24.76%) Windows
2 25 (12.14%) Windows Server
3 16 (7.77%) Linux
4 15 (7.28%) Windows 10
5 8 (3.88%) Unix
5 8 (3.88%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (3.40%) VMS
6 7 (3.40%) Windows Server 2012
7 6 (2.91%) Mac OS
8 5 (2.43%) Oracle Linux
8 5 (2.43%) Solaris
9 3 (1.46%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.49%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (20.39%) Migration
1 42 (20.39%) Problem-Solving
2 32 (15.53%) Agile
3 28 (13.59%) ITIL
4 27 (13.11%) Stakeholder Management
5 26 (12.62%) Change Management
5 26 (12.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 22 (10.68%) Collaborative Working
7 21 (10.19%) DevOps
8 18 (8.74%) Computer Science
8 18 (8.74%) Project Management
9 16 (7.77%) Roadmaps
10 15 (7.28%) Architectural Design
11 14 (6.80%) Customer Service
11 14 (6.80%) Data Migration
12 13 (6.31%) Validation
13 12 (5.83%) Business Analysis
13 12 (5.83%) CI/CD
13 12 (5.83%) Secrets Management
13 12 (5.83%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 24 (11.65%) PowerShell
1 24 (11.65%) SQL
2 8 (3.88%) JavaScript
3 7 (3.40%) Java
3 7 (3.40%) Python
4 1 (0.49%) Bash
4 1 (0.49%) Bicep
4 1 (0.49%) C#
4 1 (0.49%) Objective-C
4 1 (0.49%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.49%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.49%) VBA
Qualifications
1 38 (18.45%) Degree
2 24 (11.65%) Security Cleared
3 20 (9.71%) SC Cleared
4 17 (8.25%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (4.37%) Azure Certification
6 7 (3.40%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (2.91%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (2.91%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.94%) CCNP
8 4 (1.94%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.94%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (1.46%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.46%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.97%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.97%) CBAP
10 2 (0.97%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.49%) CCIE
11 1 (0.49%) CCNA
11 1 (0.49%) CISSP
11 1 (0.49%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (7.28%) QA
2 6 (2.91%) PCI DSS
3 3 (1.46%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.97%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.97%) GRC
4 2 (0.97%) PMO
4 2 (0.97%) SLA
5 1 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 52 (25.24%) Active Directory
2 27 (13.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (4.37%) Virtual Machines
3 9 (4.37%) vSphere
4 6 (2.91%) ACF2
4 6 (2.91%) Hyper-V
4 6 (2.91%) IAG
4 6 (2.91%) RACF
4 6 (2.91%) VMware NSX
5 5 (2.43%) KVM
6 4 (1.94%) Docker
6 4 (1.94%) XenApp
7 3 (1.46%) XenDesktop
8 2 (0.97%) Ceph
8 2 (0.97%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 1 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 17 (8.25%) SCCM
2 12 (5.83%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (3.88%) Terraform
4 6 (2.91%) Ansible
4 6 (2.91%) Autotask
4 6 (2.91%) Failover Clustering
4 6 (2.91%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (1.46%) Netcool
5 3 (1.46%) WSUS
6 2 (0.97%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.97%) HP Quality Center
6 2 (0.97%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.97%) Pacemaker
6 2 (0.97%) Podman
6 2 (0.97%) Rundeck
7 1 (0.49%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.49%) Nessus
7 1 (0.49%) SCOM
7 1 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 64 (31.07%) Microsoft
2 36 (17.48%) VMware
3 19 (9.22%) ServiceNow
4 13 (6.31%) CyberArk
5 12 (5.83%) BeyondTrust
6 11 (5.34%) Cisco
6 11 (5.34%) Oracle
7 10 (4.85%) Citrix
8 6 (2.91%) Apple
8 6 (2.91%) Datto
8 6 (2.91%) SAP
9 5 (2.43%) HP
9 5 (2.43%) IBM
10 4 (1.94%) Palo Alto
10 4 (1.94%) Salesforce
11 3 (1.46%) CheckPoint
11 3 (1.46%) Dynatrace
11 3 (1.46%) FireEye
11 3 (1.46%) Infoblox
11 3 (1.46%) SolarWinds