Documentation Skills Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Documentation Skills
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in contract job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 70 88
Rank change year-on-year -8 +18 +6
Contract jobs citing Documentation Skills 47 28 10
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 1.95% 2.02% 0.69%
As % of the General category 3.67% 3.39% 1.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 14 3
10th Percentile £220 £143 £288
25th Percentile £405 £200 £349
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 £413 £450
Median % change year-on-year +14.55% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £550 £536 £488
90th Percentile £600 £611 £510
England median daily rate £525 £475 £521
% change year-on-year +10.53% -8.87% +4.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 11 0
10th Percentile £30.40 £22.05 -
25th Percentile £54.25 £41.25 -
Median hourly rate £69.00 £42.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +62.35% - -
75th Percentile £72.25 £43.75 -
90th Percentile - £44.75 -
England median hourly rate £50.00 £42.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year +17.65% +6.25% -37.25%

All General Skills
East of England

Documentation Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in the East of England.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,280 825 804
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 53.20% 59.48% 55.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 458 320 307
10th Percentile £185 £185 £210
25th Percentile £277 £350 £314
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £566 £600 £563
90th Percentile £638 £688 £647
England median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 434 249 191
10th Percentile £13.64 £13.80 £15.00
25th Percentile £15.26 £16.00 £15.62
Median hourly rate £27.96 £22.00 £21.37
Median % change year-on-year +27.09% +2.95% +20.60%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.00 £54.38
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £65.00
England median hourly rate £28.00 £25.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +12.00% -28.57% +16.67%

Documentation Skills Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Documentation Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Documentation Skills job vacancy trend in the East of England

Documentation Skills Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Documentation Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Documentation Skills

Documentation Skills Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills in the East of England over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Documentation Skills in the East of England

Documentation Skills Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Documentation Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Documentation Skills

Documentation Skills Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Documentation Skills in the East of England over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Documentation Skills in the East of England

Documentation Skills Contract Job Locations in the East of 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 East of England region over the 6 months to 16 October 2026. 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
Hertfordshire -1 27 £488 +153.25% 4
Norfolk -1 9 £600 +19.88% 1
Bedfordshire -4 4 £220 -41.33%
Cambridgeshire +5 3 £423 -3.15% 7
Essex -17 3 £463 +270.00% 1
Suffolk - 1 £195 - 2
Documentation Skills
England

Documentation Skills Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Social Skills57.4%27
2Presentation Skills14.9%7
3Banking10.6%5
3Finance10.6%5
5Analytical Skills8.5%4
6Legal4.3%2
6Organisational Skills4.3%2
8Aerospace2.1%1
8Law2.1%1
8Retail2.1%1
8Retail Banking2.1%1