Documentation Skills Contract Job Trends in London

Documentation Skills
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 25 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 231 294
Rank change year-on-year +103 +63 -15
Contract jobs citing Documentation Skills 373 121 101
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.13% 0.95% 0.57%
As % of the General category 3.50% 1.41% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 253 75 74
10th Percentile £319 £289 £318
25th Percentile £413 £425 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.72% - -
75th Percentile £625 £634 £650
90th Percentile £775 £750 £699
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £37.08
Median hourly rate £25.25 £65.00 £38.16
Median % change year-on-year -61.15% +70.36% -45.49%
75th Percentile £37.53 - £39.23
90th Percentile £55.86 - -
England median hourly rate £50.02 £28.75 £20.50
% change year-on-year +73.98% +40.24% -71.72%

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 10,652 8,601 11,281
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 60.74% 67.49% 63.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,940 5,824 8,070
10th Percentile £344 £338 £335
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £663 £707 £700
90th Percentile £788 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 187 141 247
10th Percentile £18.17 £15.84 £15.80
25th Percentile £22.57 £23.59 £18.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +1.45% +21.05% -12.82%
75th Percentile £50.00 £52.00 £44.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £65.00 £65.30
England median hourly rate £30.15 £28.18 £28.75
% change year-on-year +6.99% -1.98% -17.86%

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Documentation Skills job vacancy trend in London

Documentation Skills
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Documentation Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Documentation Skills

Documentation Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills in London over the 6 months to 25 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Documentation Skills in London

Documentation Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Documentation Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Documentation Skills

Documentation Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Documentation Skills in London over the 6 months to 25 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Documentation Skills in London

Documentation Skills
Contract Job Locations in 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 London region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
Central London +10 49 £550 -8.33% 9
South London -2 12 £516 -14.08%
West London - 4 £513 - 1
North London +1 1 £495 +73.68%
Documentation Skills
England

Documentation Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 28 (7.51%) Confluence
2 15 (4.02%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.88%) nginx
4 4 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.27%) CMS
6 1 (0.27%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.27%) Tomcat
Applications
1 19 (5.09%) MS Visio
2 15 (4.02%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.68%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.07%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.27%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.07%) Bloomberg AIM
2 4 (1.07%) Fidessa
3 3 (0.80%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.54%) FIS Private Capital Suite
4 2 (0.54%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.54%) Shopify
5 1 (0.27%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.27%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.27%) SAP CS
5 1 (0.27%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.27%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.27%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.27%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.27%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.27%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 87 (23.32%) Azure
2 64 (17.16%) AWS
3 25 (6.70%) Power Platform
4 22 (5.90%) Serverless
5 21 (5.63%) Entra ID
6 20 (5.36%) Amazon S3
6 20 (5.36%) AWS Lambda
6 20 (5.36%) Dynamics 365
6 20 (5.36%) Microsoft 365
7 18 (4.83%) GCP
8 17 (4.56%) Amazon EC2
8 17 (4.56%) Amazon EKS
9 15 (4.02%) GitHub
9 15 (4.02%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 14 (3.75%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (3.75%) OpenShift
11 12 (3.22%) Amazon ECS
12 11 (2.95%) Power Automate
12 11 (2.95%) SaaS
13 10 (2.68%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 33 (8.85%) Firewall
2 16 (4.29%) VPN
3 14 (3.75%) DNS
4 13 (3.49%) Network Security
5 10 (2.68%) TCP/IP
6 8 (2.14%) SMS
7 7 (1.88%) OpenVPN
8 5 (1.34%) BGP
8 5 (1.34%) NetScaler
8 5 (1.34%) OSPF
8 5 (1.34%) WAN
9 4 (1.07%) DHCP
10 3 (0.80%) IPv4
10 3 (0.80%) LAN
10 3 (0.80%) VXLAN
10 3 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.54%) Reverse Proxy
11 2 (0.54%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.54%) Structured Cabling
11 2 (0.54%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (6.43%) Metadata
2 15 (4.02%) Power BI
2 15 (4.02%) SQL Server
3 11 (2.95%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.14%) Elasticsearch
5 7 (1.88%) Data Vault
5 7 (1.88%) Oracle Reports
6 6 (1.61%) Oracle Database
6 6 (1.61%) Snowflake Schema
7 5 (1.34%) Amazon Redshift
7 5 (1.34%) Big Data
8 4 (1.07%) Data Lake
8 4 (1.07%) Electronic Patient Records
9 3 (0.80%) Amazon Athena
9 3 (0.80%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.80%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.80%) Tableau
10 2 (0.54%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 2 (0.54%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 40 (10.72%) JIRA
2 21 (5.63%) Jenkins
3 8 (2.14%) GitLab
4 7 (1.88%) Bitbucket
4 7 (1.88%) Git
4 7 (1.88%) SonarQube
5 4 (1.07%) Selenium
6 3 (0.80%) Artifactory
6 3 (0.80%) ERwin
6 3 (0.80%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.54%) Postman
7 2 (0.54%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.27%) Android Studio
8 1 (0.27%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.27%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.27%) git-flow
8 1 (0.27%) MLflow
8 1 (0.27%) Mockito
8 1 (0.27%) Robot Framework
8 1 (0.27%) Storybook
General
1 217 (58.18%) Social Skills
2 119 (31.90%) Finance
3 86 (23.06%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (11.80%) Banking
5 34 (9.12%) Public Sector
6 19 (5.09%) Influencing Skills
6 19 (5.09%) Presentation Skills
7 15 (4.02%) Marketing
8 14 (3.75%) Investment Banking
9 11 (2.95%) Retail
10 9 (2.41%) Legal
11 7 (1.88%) Front Office
12 5 (1.34%) Aviation
12 5 (1.34%) Law
12 5 (1.34%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.07%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.07%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.80%) Back Office
14 3 (0.80%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 91 (24.40%) Analyst
2 76 (20.38%) Architect
2 76 (20.38%) Business Analyst
3 31 (8.31%) Consultant
4 22 (5.90%) Developer
5 20 (5.36%) Solutions Architect
6 18 (4.83%) Senior
7 17 (4.56%) Lead
8 13 (3.49%) Cloud Architect
8 13 (3.49%) CyberArk Architect
9 11 (2.95%) DevOps Engineer
9 11 (2.95%) Technical Architect
10 10 (2.68%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
11 9 (2.41%) Data Analyst
12 8 (2.14%) Banking Analyst
12 8 (2.14%) Data Modeller
12 8 (2.14%) Identity and Access Management Analyst
12 8 (2.14%) Identity Management Analyst
12 8 (2.14%) Security Architect
12 8 (2.14%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (6.43%) OpenID
2 20 (5.36%) LDAP
3 18 (4.83%) SAML
4 15 (4.02%) .NET
5 13 (3.49%) Kafka
6 12 (3.22%) REST
7 9 (2.41%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (2.14%) Middleware
8 8 (2.14%) XML
9 7 (1.88%) OAuth
10 5 (1.34%) FHIR
10 5 (1.34%) JSON
10 5 (1.34%) SOAP
11 4 (1.07%) FIX Protocol
11 4 (1.07%) JMS
11 4 (1.07%) Lightning Web Components
11 4 (1.07%) OAuth2
11 4 (1.07%) OpenTelemetry
12 3 (0.80%) Node.js
12 3 (0.80%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 31 (8.31%) Cloud Native
2 26 (6.97%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.29%) Legacy Systems
3 16 (4.29%) Product Ownership
4 15 (4.02%) Data Protection Act
5 13 (3.49%) Data Centre
6 11 (2.95%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (2.95%) Hybrid Cloud
7 10 (2.68%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (2.68%) CMDB
7 10 (2.68%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.88%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.61%) Equities
9 6 (1.61%) NHS
10 5 (1.34%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.34%) Driving Licence
10 5 (1.34%) Replication
11 4 (1.07%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.07%) Educational Technology
11 4 (1.07%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 34 (9.12%) Windows
2 13 (3.49%) Linux
3 10 (2.68%) Windows 10
4 9 (2.41%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.34%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (1.34%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.07%) Unix
7 1 (0.27%) Android
7 1 (0.27%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.27%) VMS
7 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (23.06%) Stakeholder Management
2 72 (19.30%) Agile
3 66 (17.69%) DevOps
4 59 (15.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 56 (15.01%) Migration
6 54 (14.48%) Problem-Solving
7 49 (13.14%) CI/CD
7 49 (13.14%) User Acceptance Testing
8 45 (12.06%) Data Modelling
9 40 (10.72%) Analytics
10 39 (10.46%) Infrastructure as Code
11 38 (10.19%) Cybersecurity
12 37 (9.92%) Validation
13 36 (9.65%) Workshop Facilitation
14 35 (9.38%) AI
14 35 (9.38%) User Stories
15 33 (8.85%) Requirements Gathering
16 32 (8.58%) Data Governance
17 30 (8.04%) Acceptance Criteria
18 29 (7.77%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 55 (14.75%) SQL
2 45 (12.06%) Python
3 26 (6.97%) PowerShell
4 20 (5.36%) C#
5 10 (2.68%) Java
6 6 (1.61%) Bash
6 6 (1.61%) PL/SQL
7 5 (1.34%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.07%) Groovy
9 3 (0.80%) Apex Code
9 3 (0.80%) Bicep
9 3 (0.80%) C
10 2 (0.54%) Korn
10 2 (0.54%) R
11 1 (0.27%) C++
11 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.27%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.27%) Go
11 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 88 (23.59%) Security Cleared
2 78 (20.91%) SC Cleared
3 21 (5.63%) Degree
4 9 (2.41%) Azure Certification
5 5 (1.34%) CCA
5 5 (1.34%) CCNP
5 5 (1.34%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (1.34%) Citrix Certification
6 4 (1.07%) AWS Certification
6 4 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (1.07%) CISSP
7 3 (0.80%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 3 (0.80%) DV Cleared
7 3 (0.80%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (0.80%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.80%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (0.54%) CCIE
8 2 (0.54%) GIAC
8 2 (0.54%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.54%) VCDX
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.70%) NIST
2 20 (5.36%) QA
3 18 (4.83%) Data Quality
4 17 (4.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (4.02%) GDPR
6 13 (3.49%) NCSC
7 12 (3.22%) PMO
8 7 (1.88%) HL7
9 6 (1.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (1.61%) SLA
10 4 (1.07%) COBIT
10 4 (1.07%) PSD2
10 4 (1.07%) Solvency II
11 3 (0.80%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.80%) ISO 22301
11 3 (0.80%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.54%) DICOM
12 2 (0.54%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.54%) ITGC
12 2 (0.54%) SEPA
System Software
1 18 (4.83%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.22%) Docker
3 9 (2.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (2.14%) Squid
5 5 (1.34%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.34%) XenApp
5 5 (1.34%) XenDesktop
6 4 (1.07%) VMware NSX
6 4 (1.07%) vSphere
7 3 (0.80%) Firmware
7 3 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.54%) vCloud
8 2 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 39 (10.46%) Kubernetes
2 34 (9.12%) Terraform
3 17 (4.56%) SCCM
4 16 (4.29%) Grafana
5 13 (3.49%) Ansible
6 12 (3.22%) Prometheus
7 11 (2.95%) Microsoft Intune
8 8 (2.14%) FortiGate
8 8 (2.14%) Single Sign-On
9 7 (1.88%) Consul
10 5 (1.34%) SCVMM
11 4 (1.07%) SCOM
12 3 (0.80%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 3 (0.80%) QRadar
13 2 (0.54%) Fluentd
13 2 (0.54%) logstash
13 2 (0.54%) Puppet
13 2 (0.54%) Salt
13 2 (0.54%) vCenter Server
14 1 (0.27%) Opsview
Vendors
1 50 (13.40%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.43%) Oracle
3 22 (5.90%) Splunk
4 19 (5.09%) Salesforce
5 18 (4.83%) ServiceNow
6 15 (4.02%) CyberArk
7 14 (3.75%) Databricks
8 13 (3.49%) VMware
9 10 (2.68%) SAP
10 9 (2.41%) Atlassian
10 9 (2.41%) Cisco
10 9 (2.41%) Citrix
11 8 (2.14%) Red Hat
12 7 (1.88%) Dynatrace
12 7 (1.88%) Google
13 6 (1.61%) Bloomberg
13 6 (1.61%) Fortinet
13 6 (1.61%) Palo Alto
14 5 (1.34%) AppDynamics
14 5 (1.34%) Charles River