Documentation Skills
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries 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 434 488 524
Rank change year-on-year +54 +36 -55
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 542 611 1,003
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.55% 0.58% 0.65%
As % of the General category 0.92% 0.85% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 465 438 652
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,500 £37,575
25th Percentile £39,000 £42,500 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% -18.18% +29.41%

All General Skills
UK

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 58,670 71,907 98,006
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.84% 68.71% 63.59%
Number of salaries quoted 39,462 38,624 51,085
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills.

Salary trend for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Documentation Skills within the UK 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +81 513 £53,750 -10.42% 144
UK excluding London +81 363 £47,500 +5.56% 109
Work from Home +88 207 £55,000 +4.76% 57
London +7 153 £70,000 +3.70% 45
South East +66 136 £50,000 - 30
Midlands +33 80 £45,000 -12.20% 23
North of England +46 68 £36,750 -2.00% 24
West Midlands +43 64 £45,000 +5.88% 15
North West -5 42 £40,000 -11.11% 16
South West +19 37 £63,750 +6.25% 8
East of England +23 28 £42,000 -25.00% 12
Yorkshire +92 16 £31,500 +5.00% 4
East Midlands -5 16 £38,250 -49.00% 8
North East - 10 £32,500 - 4
Scotland -67 7 £65,000 +8.33% 11
Wales - 7 £45,000 - 2

Documentation Skills
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:

Application Platforms
1 55 (10.15%) SharePoint
2 29 (5.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.21%) Confluence
4 8 (1.48%) IIS
5 3 (0.55%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.55%) SAS
6 2 (0.37%) Apache
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.18%) nginx
7 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 102 (18.82%) Microsoft Office
2 45 (8.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.29%) Trello
5 6 (1.11%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.37%) CATIA
6 2 (0.37%) NASTRAN
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.18%) InDesign
7 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (1.66%) SAP HR
2 6 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.92%) SAP PP
4 4 (0.74%) MIS ActiveH
4 4 (0.74%) SAP APO
4 4 (0.74%) SAP MM
4 4 (0.74%) SAP SD
4 4 (0.74%) SAP WM
5 2 (0.37%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.37%) SAP CX
5 2 (0.37%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.37%) SAP FSCM
5 2 (0.37%) SAP MDG
5 2 (0.37%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.18%) Postilion
6 1 (0.18%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.18%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 153 (28.23%) Microsoft 365
2 139 (25.65%) Azure
3 51 (9.41%) Power Platform
4 35 (6.46%) AWS
4 35 (6.46%) OneDrive
5 34 (6.27%) Entra ID
6 23 (4.24%) GCP
7 22 (4.06%) SaaS
8 11 (2.03%) Mimecast
9 10 (1.85%) IaaS
9 10 (1.85%) PaaS
10 9 (1.66%) Boomi
10 9 (1.66%) SuccessFactors
11 8 (1.48%) GitHub
11 8 (1.48%) PowerApps
12 5 (0.92%) Azure API Management
12 5 (0.92%) Azure Key Vault
12 5 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (0.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 4 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 80 (14.76%) Firewall
2 61 (11.25%) Wi-Fi
3 41 (7.56%) LAN
4 37 (6.83%) WAN
5 28 (5.17%) DNS
6 26 (4.80%) DHCP
7 20 (3.69%) SAN
7 20 (3.69%) VLAN
7 20 (3.69%) VPN
8 15 (2.77%) VoIP
9 13 (2.40%) TCP/IP
10 12 (2.21%) Intrusion Detection
10 12 (2.21%) SD-WAN
11 11 (2.03%) Ethernet
11 11 (2.03%) Network Security
12 10 (1.85%) Internet
12 10 (1.85%) Wireless
13 6 (1.11%) FTP
13 6 (1.11%) Remote Desktop
13 6 (1.11%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (9.96%) SQL Server
2 45 (8.30%) Power BI
3 24 (4.43%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (4.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 19 (3.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 15 (2.77%) Relational Database
7 10 (1.85%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 8 (1.48%) Data Vault
9 7 (1.29%) Snowflake Schema
9 7 (1.29%) Star Schema
10 6 (1.11%) MySQL
10 6 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
10 6 (1.11%) Power Query
11 3 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.55%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.55%) Data Hub
11 3 (0.55%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.55%) Metadata
11 3 (0.55%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 32 (5.90%) JIRA
2 18 (3.32%) Git
3 10 (1.85%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 7 (1.29%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.11%) GitLab
6 5 (0.92%) Katalon Studio
7 4 (0.74%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.74%) ERwin
8 3 (0.55%) ER Studio
8 3 (0.55%) Selenium
8 3 (0.55%) SpecFlow
8 3 (0.55%) Subversion
9 2 (0.37%) Hudson
9 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.37%) JUnit
9 2 (0.37%) LSMW
9 2 (0.37%) TestNG
10 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.18%) Burp Suite
10 1 (0.18%) NUnit
General
1 285 (52.58%) Social Skills
2 143 (26.38%) Finance
3 85 (15.68%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (8.30%) Organisational Skills
5 43 (7.93%) Law
6 38 (7.01%) Presentation Skills
7 31 (5.72%) Retail
8 27 (4.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 25 (4.61%) Banking
10 20 (3.69%) Telecoms
11 18 (3.32%) Legal
12 16 (2.95%) Marketing
13 14 (2.58%) Aerospace
14 11 (2.03%) Public Sector
15 10 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
16 9 (1.66%) Financial Institution
16 9 (1.66%) Publishing
17 7 (1.29%) Electronics
18 6 (1.11%) Automotive
18 6 (1.11%) Police
Job Titles
1 99 (18.27%) Analyst
2 96 (17.71%) Senior
3 55 (10.15%) Support Engineer
4 50 (9.23%) Lead
5 49 (9.04%) Architect
6 35 (6.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 35 (6.46%) IT Engineer
6 35 (6.46%) Project Manager
7 34 (6.27%) Business Analyst
8 27 (4.98%) IT Support
9 25 (4.61%) IT Analyst
9 25 (4.61%) Solutions Architect
10 23 (4.24%) Consultant
11 21 (3.87%) Developer
12 20 (3.69%) 2nd Line Support
13 19 (3.51%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 19 (3.51%) Senior Manager
14 18 (3.32%) 3rd Line Support
14 18 (3.32%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
14 18 (3.32%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (6.64%) .NET
2 31 (5.72%) React
3 15 (2.77%) CSS
4 9 (1.66%) HTML
5 8 (1.48%) AngularJS
5 8 (1.48%) RESTful
5 8 (1.48%) SailPoint
6 7 (1.29%) React Native
7 6 (1.11%) EDI
7 6 (1.11%) OpenAPI
7 6 (1.11%) Swagger
7 6 (1.11%) Vue
8 5 (0.92%) YAML
9 4 (0.74%) FIX Protocol
9 4 (0.74%) Middleware
10 3 (0.55%) COM
10 3 (0.55%) Google Chart
10 3 (0.55%) Next.js
10 3 (0.55%) Tailwind CSS
10 3 (0.55%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 48 (8.86%) Management Information System
2 42 (7.75%) Self-Motivation
3 26 (4.80%) Driving Licence
4 24 (4.43%) Security Posture
5 15 (2.77%) Data Centre
6 13 (2.40%) Clustering
7 11 (2.03%) Product Ownership
7 11 (2.03%) Reinsurance
8 10 (1.85%) Onboarding
9 9 (1.66%) Robotics
10 8 (1.48%) Data Structures
11 7 (1.29%) Enterprise Cloud
12 6 (1.11%) Cyber Security Posture
13 5 (0.92%) Cloud Security Posture
13 5 (0.92%) Mobile App
13 5 (0.92%) PKI
14 4 (0.74%) CMDB
14 4 (0.74%) Fat Client
14 4 (0.74%) Replication
14 4 (0.74%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 142 (26.20%) Windows
2 82 (15.13%) Windows Server
3 31 (5.72%) Linux
4 18 (3.32%) Windows Server 2019
5 14 (2.58%) Windows 10
5 14 (2.58%) Windows Server 2012
6 10 (1.85%) Mac OS
7 9 (1.66%) Ubuntu
7 9 (1.66%) Windows 7
7 9 (1.66%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.37%) Android
8 2 (0.37%) CentOS
8 2 (0.37%) Unix
9 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.18%) Debian
9 1 (0.18%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (26.75%) Problem-Solving
2 98 (18.08%) Customer Service
3 87 (16.05%) Agile
4 70 (12.92%) Project Management
5 68 (12.55%) Mentoring
6 66 (12.18%) Cybersecurity
7 51 (9.41%) ITIL
8 46 (8.49%) Business Intelligence
9 45 (8.30%) Project Delivery
10 42 (7.75%) Change Control
11 38 (7.01%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 37 (6.83%) Analytics
12 37 (6.83%) Business Analysis
13 35 (6.46%) Migration
14 34 (6.27%) PRINCE2
15 32 (5.90%) Information Security
15 32 (5.90%) Presales
16 31 (5.72%) Collaborative Working
16 31 (5.72%) Waterfall
17 30 (5.54%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 111 (20.48%) SQL
2 46 (8.49%) PowerShell
3 36 (6.64%) Python
4 32 (5.90%) Java
5 31 (5.72%) C#
6 21 (3.87%) JavaScript
7 16 (2.95%) Bash
8 11 (2.03%) C
8 11 (2.03%) T-SQL
9 9 (1.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (1.29%) VB
11 4 (0.74%) ActionScript
11 4 (0.74%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.55%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.55%) R
12 3 (0.55%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.37%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.18%) C++
14 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.18%) VBA
Qualifications
1 98 (18.08%) Degree
2 39 (7.20%) Security Cleared
3 21 (3.87%) CISSP
4 19 (3.51%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 15 (2.77%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.77%) SC Cleared
6 13 (2.40%) Cisco Certification
7 12 (2.21%) GIAC
7 12 (2.21%) GSEC
7 12 (2.21%) SSCP
8 10 (1.85%) CCNA
8 10 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (1.66%) CEH
9 9 (1.66%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.48%) DV Cleared
10 8 (1.48%) PMP
11 7 (1.29%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.11%) CCNP
12 6 (1.11%) MCSE
12 6 (1.11%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (5.72%) SLA
2 21 (3.87%) QA
3 18 (3.32%) GDPR
4 17 (3.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (2.58%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 5 (0.92%) SEPA
7 5 (0.92%) TARGET2
8 4 (0.74%) PMO
9 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.37%) GRC
9 2 (0.37%) IFRS
9 2 (0.37%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.37%) NIST
10 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.18%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.18%) MISRA
10 1 (0.18%) P3O
10 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.18%) TickIT
System Software
1 108 (19.93%) Active Directory
2 52 (9.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 31 (5.72%) Hyper-V
4 13 (2.40%) vSphere
5 11 (2.03%) Virtual Machines
6 10 (1.85%) Virtual Desktop
7 7 (1.29%) Firmware
7 7 (1.29%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.92%) NFS
8 5 (0.92%) XenApp
9 4 (0.74%) OpenSSH
10 3 (0.55%) Docker
11 1 (0.18%) Shibboleth
11 1 (0.18%) Varnish
11 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 48 (8.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (5.90%) SCCM
3 16 (2.95%) Kubernetes
4 9 (1.66%) AirWatch
4 9 (1.66%) Autotask
4 9 (1.66%) Failover Clustering
4 9 (1.66%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (1.48%) Terraform
6 6 (1.11%) WSUS
7 5 (0.92%) Graphite
8 4 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.74%) IBM BigFix
8 4 (0.74%) PowerCLI
8 4 (0.74%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.55%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.55%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.55%) Functional Safety
9 3 (0.55%) WhatsUp Gold
10 2 (0.37%) Ansible
10 2 (0.37%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 221 (40.77%) Microsoft
2 72 (13.28%) VMware
3 31 (5.72%) ServiceNow
4 30 (5.54%) Citrix
5 24 (4.43%) Cisco
6 23 (4.24%) SAP
7 22 (4.06%) Salesforce
7 22 (4.06%) Veeam
8 18 (3.32%) Dell
9 17 (3.14%) Apple
9 17 (3.14%) CyberArk
9 17 (3.14%) HP
10 13 (2.40%) Acronis
10 13 (2.40%) CheckPoint
10 13 (2.40%) Oracle
11 12 (2.21%) IBM
11 12 (2.21%) Meraki
12 11 (2.03%) Datto
12 11 (2.03%) Sophos
12 11 (2.03%) Symantec