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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 454 483 528
Rank change year-on-year +29 +45 -47
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 524 599 991
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.53% 0.59% 0.63%
As % of the General category 0.88% 0.87% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 447 429 626
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £37,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,200 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.67% - +20.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,688
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -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 59,215 69,122 100,670
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.75% 68.21% 64.16%
Number of salaries quoted 39,629 37,296 50,752
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,162 £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 £102,000 £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 9 May 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 9 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +72 495 £52,500 -12.50% 152
UK excluding London +62 348 £45,000 - 116
Work from Home +65 195 £55,000 +3.77% 55
London -9 153 £70,000 +3.70% 45
South East +30 129 £50,000 - 27
Midlands +17 78 £43,000 -9.68% 30
North of England +54 69 £36,750 -11.45% 21
West Midlands +30 62 £43,000 +1.18% 18
North West +1 42 £40,000 -11.11% 13
South West -7 32 £62,500 +47.06% 12
East of England +28 26 £42,000 -16.83% 12
Yorkshire +91 17 £31,500 +5.00% 5
East Midlands -7 16 £38,250 -49.00% 12
North East - 10 £32,500 - 3
Scotland -71 7 £65,000 +11.59% 10
Wales - 7 £45,000 - 3

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 56 (10.69%) SharePoint
2 30 (5.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.29%) Confluence
4 8 (1.53%) IIS
5 3 (0.57%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.57%) SAS
6 1 (0.19%) Apache
6 1 (0.19%) nginx
6 1 (0.19%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 103 (19.66%) Microsoft Office
2 43 (8.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.34%) Trello
5 6 (1.15%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.38%) CATIA
6 2 (0.38%) NASTRAN
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.19%) InDesign
7 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (1.72%) SAP HR
2 5 (0.95%) SAP PP
3 4 (0.76%) MIS ActiveH
3 4 (0.76%) SAP APO
3 4 (0.76%) SAP MM
3 4 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.76%) SAP SD
3 4 (0.76%) SAP WM
4 2 (0.38%) SAP Business ByDesign
4 2 (0.38%) SAP CX
4 2 (0.38%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.38%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.19%) Postilion
5 1 (0.19%) Relativity
5 1 (0.19%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 150 (28.63%) Microsoft 365
2 134 (25.57%) Azure
3 48 (9.16%) Power Platform
4 35 (6.68%) OneDrive
5 34 (6.49%) AWS
6 33 (6.30%) Entra ID
7 21 (4.01%) GCP
8 20 (3.82%) SaaS
9 11 (2.10%) Mimecast
10 10 (1.91%) GitHub
10 10 (1.91%) IaaS
10 10 (1.91%) PaaS
11 9 (1.72%) Boomi
11 9 (1.72%) SuccessFactors
12 8 (1.53%) PowerApps
13 7 (1.34%) Azure API Management
13 7 (1.34%) Azure Key Vault
14 5 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
15 4 (0.76%) Cloud Computing
16 3 (0.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 82 (15.65%) Firewall
2 56 (10.69%) Wi-Fi
3 39 (7.44%) LAN
4 38 (7.25%) WAN
5 31 (5.92%) DNS
6 26 (4.96%) DHCP
7 21 (4.01%) VPN
8 20 (3.82%) SAN
9 19 (3.63%) VLAN
10 14 (2.67%) SD-WAN
10 14 (2.67%) VoIP
11 13 (2.48%) TCP/IP
12 12 (2.29%) Internet
12 12 (2.29%) Intrusion Detection
12 12 (2.29%) Network Security
13 11 (2.10%) Ethernet
14 10 (1.91%) Wireless
15 7 (1.34%) Remote Desktop
16 6 (1.15%) FTP
17 5 (0.95%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (9.92%) SQL Server
2 42 (8.02%) Power BI
3 23 (4.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 22 (4.20%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (3.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 13 (2.48%) Relational Database
7 10 (1.91%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 7 (1.34%) Data Vault
8 7 (1.34%) Snowflake Schema
8 7 (1.34%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.15%) MySQL
9 6 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.15%) Power Query
10 3 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.57%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.38%) Amazon QuickSight
11 2 (0.38%) Amazon RDS
12 1 (0.19%) Data Hub
12 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
12 1 (0.19%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 32 (6.11%) JIRA
2 18 (3.44%) Git
3 10 (1.91%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 8 (1.53%) GitLab
5 7 (1.34%) Katalon Studio
5 7 (1.34%) Visual Studio
6 4 (0.76%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.57%) ER Studio
7 3 (0.57%) ERwin
7 3 (0.57%) Selenium
7 3 (0.57%) SpecFlow
7 3 (0.57%) Subversion
8 2 (0.38%) Hudson
8 2 (0.38%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.38%) JUnit
8 2 (0.38%) TestNG
9 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.19%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.19%) NUnit
General
1 279 (53.24%) Social Skills
2 143 (27.29%) Finance
3 86 (16.41%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (8.40%) Law
5 43 (8.21%) Organisational Skills
6 34 (6.49%) Presentation Skills
7 31 (5.92%) Retail
8 27 (5.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 23 (4.39%) Banking
10 19 (3.63%) Telecoms
11 18 (3.44%) Legal
12 14 (2.67%) Aerospace
12 14 (2.67%) Marketing
13 11 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.72%) Financial Institution
14 9 (1.72%) Public Sector
14 9 (1.72%) Publishing
15 7 (1.34%) Electronics
16 6 (1.15%) Automotive
16 6 (1.15%) Police
Job Titles
1 94 (17.94%) Senior
2 93 (17.75%) Analyst
3 57 (10.88%) Support Engineer
4 49 (9.35%) Architect
5 48 (9.16%) Lead
6 35 (6.68%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 35 (6.68%) IT Engineer
7 32 (6.11%) Business Analyst
7 32 (6.11%) Project Manager
8 30 (5.73%) IT Support
9 26 (4.96%) IT Analyst
10 25 (4.77%) Solutions Architect
11 22 (4.20%) Consultant
12 21 (4.01%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 21 (4.01%) Developer
13 20 (3.82%) 2nd Line Support
13 20 (3.82%) 3rd Line Support
13 20 (3.82%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 20 (3.82%) IT Support Engineer
14 19 (3.63%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (7.06%) .NET
2 29 (5.53%) React
3 12 (2.29%) CSS
4 9 (1.72%) HTML
5 8 (1.53%) AngularJS
5 8 (1.53%) RESTful
5 8 (1.53%) SailPoint
6 7 (1.34%) YAML
7 6 (1.15%) EDI
7 6 (1.15%) OpenAPI
7 6 (1.15%) Swagger
7 6 (1.15%) Vue
8 5 (0.95%) Middleware
9 4 (0.76%) FIX Protocol
9 4 (0.76%) React Native
10 3 (0.57%) COM
10 3 (0.57%) D3.js
10 3 (0.57%) Google Chart
10 3 (0.57%) WinForms
11 2 (0.38%) wxWidgets
Miscellaneous
1 44 (8.40%) Management Information System
2 41 (7.82%) Self-Motivation
3 25 (4.77%) Driving Licence
3 25 (4.77%) Security Posture
4 13 (2.48%) Clustering
5 12 (2.29%) Data Centre
5 12 (2.29%) Product Ownership
6 10 (1.91%) Onboarding
6 10 (1.91%) Reinsurance
7 9 (1.72%) Enterprise Cloud
7 9 (1.72%) Robotics
8 7 (1.34%) Cloud Security Posture
9 6 (1.15%) Data Structures
10 5 (0.95%) CMDB
10 5 (0.95%) Cyber Security Posture
10 5 (0.95%) Mobile App
10 5 (0.95%) Replication
11 4 (0.76%) Equities
11 4 (0.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 4 (0.76%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 143 (27.29%) Windows
2 84 (16.03%) Windows Server
3 30 (5.73%) Linux
4 19 (3.63%) Windows Server 2019
5 16 (3.05%) Windows 10
6 14 (2.67%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (2.10%) Mac OS
8 10 (1.91%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (1.72%) Ubuntu
10 7 (1.34%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.38%) Android
11 2 (0.38%) CentOS
11 2 (0.38%) Unix
12 1 (0.19%) Debian
12 1 (0.19%) Fedora
12 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (27.10%) Problem-Solving
2 95 (18.13%) Customer Service
3 82 (15.65%) Agile
4 67 (12.79%) Project Management
5 66 (12.60%) Mentoring
6 65 (12.40%) Cybersecurity
7 52 (9.92%) ITIL
8 43 (8.21%) Business Intelligence
9 42 (8.02%) Change Control
10 40 (7.63%) Project Delivery
11 37 (7.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 34 (6.49%) Business Analysis
12 34 (6.49%) Migration
13 33 (6.30%) Analytics
14 32 (6.11%) Information Security
14 32 (6.11%) Presales
14 32 (6.11%) PRINCE2
15 30 (5.73%) Collaborative Working
16 29 (5.53%) Data Privacy
16 29 (5.53%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 106 (20.23%) SQL
2 49 (9.35%) PowerShell
3 37 (7.06%) Python
4 33 (6.30%) Java
5 29 (5.53%) C#
6 19 (3.63%) JavaScript
7 16 (3.05%) Bash
8 11 (2.10%) C
8 11 (2.10%) T-SQL
9 9 (1.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (1.34%) VB
11 4 (0.76%) ActionScript
11 4 (0.76%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.57%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.57%) R
12 3 (0.57%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.38%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.19%) C++
14 1 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.19%) VBA
Qualifications
1 94 (17.94%) Degree
2 35 (6.68%) Security Cleared
3 21 (4.01%) CISSP
4 19 (3.63%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 14 (2.67%) Cisco Certification
5 14 (2.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.29%) GIAC
6 12 (2.29%) GSEC
6 12 (2.29%) SC Cleared
6 12 (2.29%) SSCP
7 10 (1.91%) CCNA
7 10 (1.91%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (1.72%) CEH
8 9 (1.72%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.53%) PMP
10 7 (1.34%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.34%) DV Cleared
11 6 (1.15%) CCNP
11 6 (1.15%) MCSE
11 6 (1.15%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.73%) SLA
2 21 (4.01%) QA
3 17 (3.24%) GDPR
3 17 (3.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (1.91%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 5 (0.95%) SEPA
6 5 (0.95%) TARGET2
7 4 (0.76%) PMO
8 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.38%) GRC
8 2 (0.38%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.38%) NIST
9 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.19%) MISRA
9 1 (0.19%) P3O
9 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.19%) TickIT
System Software
1 108 (20.61%) Active Directory
2 53 (10.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 33 (6.30%) Hyper-V
4 13 (2.48%) vSphere
5 11 (2.10%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (1.53%) Virtual Desktop
7 7 (1.34%) Firmware
7 7 (1.34%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.95%) NFS
8 5 (0.95%) XenApp
9 4 (0.76%) OpenSSH
10 3 (0.57%) Docker
11 1 (0.19%) Shibboleth
11 1 (0.19%) Varnish
11 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 45 (8.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (5.73%) SCCM
3 15 (2.86%) Kubernetes
4 10 (1.91%) Terraform
5 9 (1.72%) Autotask
5 9 (1.72%) Failover Clustering
5 9 (1.72%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (1.34%) AirWatch
7 6 (1.15%) WSUS
8 5 (0.95%) Graphite
9 4 (0.76%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.76%) IBM BigFix
9 4 (0.76%) PowerCLI
9 4 (0.76%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.57%) EMC NetWorker
10 3 (0.57%) Functional Safety
10 3 (0.57%) WhatsUp Gold
11 2 (0.38%) Dell DRAC
11 2 (0.38%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.38%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 221 (42.18%) Microsoft
2 72 (13.74%) VMware
3 31 (5.92%) Citrix
4 28 (5.34%) ServiceNow
5 24 (4.58%) Cisco
6 22 (4.20%) SAP
6 22 (4.20%) Veeam
7 21 (4.01%) Salesforce
8 17 (3.24%) CyberArk
9 16 (3.05%) Dell
9 16 (3.05%) HP
10 15 (2.86%) Apple
11 14 (2.67%) CheckPoint
12 13 (2.48%) Acronis
12 13 (2.48%) Meraki
12 13 (2.48%) Oracle
13 12 (2.29%) Datto
13 12 (2.29%) Sophos
14 11 (2.10%) IBM
15 9 (1.72%) Symantec