Documentation Skills Contracts in the UK excluding London

Documentation Skills
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 273 246 262
Rank change year-on-year -27 +16 -16
Contract jobs citing Documentation Skills 112 226 269
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.55% 0.96% 0.88%
As % of the General category 1.00% 1.70% 1.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 151 166
10th Percentile £210 £338 £303
25th Percentile £300 £400 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +2.56% +14.71%
75th Percentile £550 £566 £557
90th Percentile £600 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £488 £507 £515
% change year-on-year -3.85% -1.55% +8.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 19 9
10th Percentile £15.13 £60.80 £35.84
25th Percentile £16.50 £61.75 £42.50
Median hourly rate £17.00 £72.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -76.55% +52.63% -23.39%
75th Percentile £21.75 £75.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £23.15 £80.40 £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
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,166 13,277 17,066
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.40% 56.49% 55.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,357 9,083 11,757
10th Percentile £205 £230 £210
25th Percentile £363 £400 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% +5.26% +10.47%
75th Percentile £595 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £694 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,652 766 1,031
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.25 £14.00
Median hourly rate £28.50 £29.00 £18.70
Median % change year-on-year -1.72% +55.08% -4.10%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.68 £35.00
90th Percentile £66.69 £68.75 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £30.16 £33.60 £21.92
% change year-on-year -10.24% +53.33% -2.60%

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Documentation Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London

Documentation Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London

Documentation Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London

Documentation Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London

Documentation Skills
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -34 32 £450 -10.00% 28
North of England +26 30 £488 -5.16% 22
Scotland +29 19 £375 -28.57% 10
Midlands +19 19 £425 +6.25% 30
North West +16 17 £475 -7.59% 13
West Midlands +15 15 £450 -5.26% 18
South West +10 12 £360 -10.00% 12
Yorkshire +29 9 £500 -16.67% 6
North East +19 4 £897 +124.24% 3
East Midlands +18 3 £310 -11.43% 12
East of England -25 2 £425 -2.30% 11
Wales +18 1 £450 -18.18% 3
Documentation Skills
UK

Documentation Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 8 (7.14%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.79%) Confluence
2 2 (1.79%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 12 (10.71%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.79%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.79%) Dynamics AX
1 2 (1.79%) SAP EWM
1 2 (1.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.89%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.89%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 29 (25.89%) Azure
2 23 (20.54%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (7.14%) Entra ID
3 8 (7.14%) Power Platform
4 7 (6.25%) AWS
5 6 (5.36%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (5.36%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (3.57%) Power Automate
6 4 (3.57%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.89%) GCP
7 1 (0.89%) OCI
7 1 (0.89%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 15 (13.39%) Firewall
2 9 (8.04%) LAN
2 9 (8.04%) WAN
3 8 (7.14%) VoIP
3 8 (7.14%) VPN
4 7 (6.25%) DHCP
4 7 (6.25%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (5.36%) DNS
5 6 (5.36%) VLAN
6 5 (4.46%) NetScaler
7 4 (3.57%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 4 (3.57%) HTTP
7 4 (3.57%) SAN
7 4 (3.57%) SSL
7 4 (3.57%) TCP/IP
8 3 (2.68%) Cisco IOS
8 3 (2.68%) Network Security
8 3 (2.68%) NX-OS
8 3 (2.68%) SD-WAN
9 2 (1.79%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (7.14%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.57%) Power BI
3 3 (2.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (2.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (1.79%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.89%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (4.46%) Git
1 5 (4.46%) Rational DOORS
1 5 (4.46%) Selenium
1 5 (4.46%) WebDriver
2 4 (3.57%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.79%) JIRA
4 1 (0.89%) ClearCase
4 1 (0.89%) ClearQuest
4 1 (0.89%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 58 (51.79%) Social Skills
2 18 (16.07%) Finance
3 16 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (9.82%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (7.14%) Marketing
6 5 (4.46%) Public Sector
7 4 (3.57%) Banking
7 4 (3.57%) Manufacturing
7 4 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.68%) Advertising
8 3 (2.68%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.79%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.79%) Automotive
9 2 (1.79%) Retail
10 1 (0.89%) Back Office
10 1 (0.89%) German Language
10 1 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.89%) Legal
10 1 (0.89%) Local Government
10 1 (0.89%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 12 (10.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 12 (10.71%) Support Engineer
2 10 (8.93%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 10 (8.93%) 2nd Line Support
2 10 (8.93%) Developer
3 9 (8.04%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 9 (8.04%) Analyst
3 9 (8.04%) Network Engineer
4 8 (7.14%) Consultant
4 8 (7.14%) Senior
5 6 (5.36%) 1st/2nd Line Support
5 6 (5.36%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
5 6 (5.36%) Project Manager
6 5 (4.46%) Automation Tester
6 5 (4.46%) DOORS Engineer
6 5 (4.46%) Integration Engineer
6 5 (4.46%) Senior Integration Engineer
6 5 (4.46%) Software Integration Engineer
6 5 (4.46%) Systems Integration Engineer
6 5 (4.46%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.57%) Middleware
1 4 (3.57%) REST
2 3 (2.68%) AngularJS
3 2 (1.79%) .NET
3 2 (1.79%) .NET Framework
3 2 (1.79%) Twisted
3 2 (1.79%) YAML
4 1 (0.89%) ADO
4 1 (0.89%) CSS
4 1 (0.89%) Flutter
4 1 (0.89%) HTML
4 1 (0.89%) JSP
4 1 (0.89%) LDAP
4 1 (0.89%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.89%) Servlets
4 1 (0.89%) SOAP
4 1 (0.89%) SPML
4 1 (0.89%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.93%) Data Centre
2 7 (6.25%) Clustering
3 6 (5.36%) Driving Licence
4 5 (4.46%) Management Information System
4 5 (4.46%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.79%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (1.79%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.79%) Linux Command Line
5 2 (1.79%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.79%) Tandem
6 1 (0.89%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.89%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (0.89%) Life Science
6 1 (0.89%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.89%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.89%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.89%) Replication
6 1 (0.89%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 1 (0.89%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 33 (29.46%) Windows
2 18 (16.07%) Windows Server
3 13 (11.61%) Windows 10
4 9 (8.04%) Linux
4 9 (8.04%) Unix
5 7 (6.25%) Windows Server 2012
5 7 (6.25%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (5.36%) Mac OS
7 2 (1.79%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.89%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.89%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (18.75%) Migration
3 17 (15.18%) Agile
4 15 (13.39%) Stakeholder Management
5 13 (11.61%) ITIL
6 12 (10.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 11 (9.82%) Change Management
8 10 (8.93%) Collaborative Working
8 10 (8.93%) Project Management
9 9 (8.04%) Customer Service
10 8 (7.14%) Risk Management
11 7 (6.25%) Artificial Intelligence
11 7 (6.25%) Data Modelling
11 7 (6.25%) Decision-Making
11 7 (6.25%) DevOps
11 7 (6.25%) Process Improvement
11 7 (6.25%) Requirements Gathering
11 7 (6.25%) User Acceptance Testing
12 6 (5.36%) Inventory Management
12 6 (5.36%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 12 (10.71%) SQL
2 10 (8.93%) PowerShell
3 9 (8.04%) Python
4 6 (5.36%) Java
5 5 (4.46%) C#
6 4 (3.57%) Bash
6 4 (3.57%) Perl
7 3 (2.68%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.89%) Dart
Qualifications
1 25 (22.32%) Degree
2 10 (8.93%) Security Cleared
3 8 (7.14%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.46%) ITIL Certification
4 5 (4.46%) Master's Degree
5 4 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (2.68%) Azure Certification
6 3 (2.68%) CCNP
6 3 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (2.68%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 2 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.79%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.89%) A+ Certification
8 1 (0.89%) CBAP
8 1 (0.89%) CEH
8 1 (0.89%) CISSP
8 1 (0.89%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.89%) MCDST
8 1 (0.89%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.46%) PCI DSS
1 5 (4.46%) QA
2 2 (1.79%) Disclosure Scotland
2 2 (1.79%) PMO
3 1 (0.89%) SLA
System Software
1 29 (25.89%) Active Directory
2 20 (17.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (7.14%) vSphere
4 6 (5.36%) Hyper-V
5 5 (4.46%) VMware NSX
6 4 (3.57%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (3.57%) XenApp
7 3 (2.68%) XenDesktop
8 2 (1.79%) Ceph
8 2 (1.79%) Docker
8 2 (1.79%) KVM
8 2 (1.79%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 1 (0.89%) ACF2
9 1 (0.89%) IAG
9 1 (0.89%) RACF
9 1 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (10.71%) SCCM
2 7 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (5.36%) Autotask
3 6 (5.36%) Failover Clustering
3 6 (5.36%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (4.46%) Ansible
4 5 (4.46%) Terraform
5 3 (2.68%) Netcool
6 2 (1.79%) FortiGate
6 2 (1.79%) HP Quality Center
6 2 (1.79%) Pacemaker
6 2 (1.79%) Podman
6 2 (1.79%) Rundeck
7 1 (0.89%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 43 (38.39%) Microsoft
2 25 (22.32%) VMware
3 7 (6.25%) Cisco
4 6 (5.36%) Apple
4 6 (5.36%) Datto
5 5 (4.46%) SAP
6 4 (3.57%) Citrix
6 4 (3.57%) F5
6 4 (3.57%) HP
6 4 (3.57%) IBM
6 4 (3.57%) Nintex
6 4 (3.57%) ServiceNow
7 3 (2.68%) CheckPoint
7 3 (2.68%) Dynatrace
7 3 (2.68%) FireEye
7 3 (2.68%) Infoblox
7 3 (2.68%) Nokia
7 3 (2.68%) Tanium
8 2 (1.79%) NetApp
8 2 (1.79%) Sun