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 30 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 234 288
Rank change year-on-year +108 +54 -5
Contract jobs citing Documentation Skills 378 121 102
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.14% 0.96% 0.57%
As % of the General category 3.53% 1.43% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 257 73 73
10th Percentile £317 £316 £316
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.72% - +0.46%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £775 £750 £699
England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -1.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 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 £35.33 - £39.23
90th Percentile £52.38 - -
England median hourly rate £47.54 £28.75 £20.50
% change year-on-year +65.36% +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 10,716 8,479 11,281
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 60.56% 67.56% 63.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,976 5,730 8,058
10th Percentile £343 £340 £336
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £668 £713 £700
90th Percentile £788 £825 £813
England median daily rate £501 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.67% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 193 141 245
10th Percentile £18.32 £15.84 £16.00
25th Percentile £21.93 £22.90 £18.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +1.45% +21.05% -10.94%
75th Percentile £50.00 £52.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £72.00 £65.00 £65.45
England median hourly rate £30.38 £28.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year +8.50% -6.67% -11.53%

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 30 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 30 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 30 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 +19 51 £550 -8.33% 9
South London -5 13 £513 -14.58%
West London - 4 £513 - 1
North London +1 1 £495 +83.33%
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 (7.41%) Confluence
2 14 (3.70%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.85%) nginx
4 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.53%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.26%) CMS
6 1 (0.26%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.26%) Tomcat
Applications
1 17 (4.50%) MS Visio
2 15 (3.97%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.26%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.06%) Bloomberg AIM
3 4 (1.06%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.79%) Aladdin
5 2 (0.53%) FIS Private Capital Suite
5 2 (0.53%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.53%) Shopify
6 1 (0.26%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.26%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.26%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.26%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.26%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.26%) SAP PP
6 1 (0.26%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.26%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.26%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 87 (23.02%) Azure
2 63 (16.67%) AWS
3 25 (6.61%) Power Platform
4 22 (5.82%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (5.56%) Entra ID
5 21 (5.56%) Serverless
6 19 (5.03%) Amazon S3
6 19 (5.03%) AWS Lambda
6 19 (5.03%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (4.50%) Amazon EC2
7 17 (4.50%) Amazon EKS
7 17 (4.50%) GCP
8 15 (3.97%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 14 (3.70%) GitHub
9 14 (3.70%) OpenShift
10 12 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (3.17%) SaaS
11 11 (2.91%) Amazon ECS
11 11 (2.91%) Power Automate
12 9 (2.38%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 35 (9.26%) Firewall
2 16 (4.23%) VPN
3 14 (3.70%) DNS
3 14 (3.70%) Network Security
4 10 (2.65%) TCP/IP
5 8 (2.12%) SMS
6 7 (1.85%) OpenVPN
7 6 (1.59%) BGP
7 6 (1.59%) OSPF
8 5 (1.32%) NetScaler
8 5 (1.32%) WAN
9 4 (1.06%) DHCP
10 3 (0.79%) IPv4
10 3 (0.79%) LAN
10 3 (0.79%) MPLS
10 3 (0.79%) VXLAN
10 3 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.53%) Cisco ISE
11 2 (0.53%) Structured Cabling
11 2 (0.53%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (6.35%) Metadata
2 16 (4.23%) Power BI
3 14 (3.70%) SQL Server
4 11 (2.91%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (2.12%) Elasticsearch
6 7 (1.85%) Data Vault
7 6 (1.59%) Oracle Database
7 6 (1.59%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (1.59%) Snowflake Schema
8 5 (1.32%) Amazon Redshift
8 5 (1.32%) Big Data
8 5 (1.32%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.79%) Amazon Athena
9 3 (0.79%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.79%) Electronic Patient Records
9 3 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.79%) Tableau
10 2 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.53%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 2 (0.53%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 41 (10.85%) JIRA
2 21 (5.56%) Jenkins
3 8 (2.12%) GitLab
4 7 (1.85%) Bitbucket
4 7 (1.85%) Git
4 7 (1.85%) SonarQube
5 4 (1.06%) Selenium
6 3 (0.79%) Artifactory
6 3 (0.79%) ERwin
6 3 (0.79%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.53%) Postman
7 2 (0.53%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.26%) Android Studio
8 1 (0.26%) Appium
8 1 (0.26%) git-flow
8 1 (0.26%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.26%) MLflow
8 1 (0.26%) Robot Framework
8 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.26%) Storybook
General
1 219 (57.94%) Social Skills
2 122 (32.28%) Finance
3 87 (23.02%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (12.43%) Banking
5 33 (8.73%) Public Sector
6 20 (5.29%) Presentation Skills
7 19 (5.03%) Influencing Skills
8 16 (4.23%) Marketing
9 15 (3.97%) Investment Banking
10 10 (2.65%) Retail
11 9 (2.38%) Legal
12 7 (1.85%) Front Office
13 5 (1.32%) Aviation
13 5 (1.32%) Law
13 5 (1.32%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (1.06%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.79%) Back Office
15 3 (0.79%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 94 (24.87%) Analyst
2 79 (20.90%) Business Analyst
3 76 (20.11%) Architect
4 29 (7.67%) Consultant
5 22 (5.82%) Developer
6 19 (5.03%) Solutions Architect
7 18 (4.76%) Senior
8 17 (4.50%) Lead
9 13 (3.44%) Cloud Architect
9 13 (3.44%) CyberArk Architect
10 11 (2.91%) Technical Architect
11 10 (2.65%) DevOps Engineer
11 10 (2.65%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 9 (2.38%) Data Analyst
12 9 (2.38%) Security Engineer
13 8 (2.12%) Banking Analyst
13 8 (2.12%) Banking Business Analyst
13 8 (2.12%) Data Modeller
13 8 (2.12%) Security Architect
13 8 (2.12%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (6.35%) OpenID
2 20 (5.29%) LDAP
3 18 (4.76%) SAML
4 14 (3.70%) .NET
5 13 (3.44%) Kafka
6 12 (3.17%) REST
7 8 (2.12%) Middleware
7 8 (2.12%) Oracle Fusion
8 7 (1.85%) XML
9 6 (1.59%) OAuth
10 5 (1.32%) JSON
10 5 (1.32%) SOAP
11 4 (1.06%) FHIR
11 4 (1.06%) FIX Protocol
11 4 (1.06%) JMS
11 4 (1.06%) Lightning Web Components
11 4 (1.06%) OAuth2
11 4 (1.06%) OpenTelemetry
12 3 (0.79%) SailPoint
13 2 (0.53%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 31 (8.20%) Cloud Native
2 28 (7.41%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.23%) Data Protection Act
3 16 (4.23%) Product Ownership
4 15 (3.97%) Legacy Systems
5 12 (3.17%) Data Centre
6 11 (2.91%) Data Structures
6 11 (2.91%) Hybrid Cloud
7 10 (2.65%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (2.65%) CMDB
8 9 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.59%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.59%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.59%) Equities
10 5 (1.32%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.32%) NHS
10 5 (1.32%) Replication
11 4 (1.06%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.06%) FMCG
11 4 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 35 (9.26%) Windows
2 12 (3.17%) Linux
3 11 (2.91%) Windows 10
4 9 (2.38%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.32%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (1.32%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.06%) Unix
7 1 (0.26%) Android
7 1 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.26%) VMS
7 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (23.54%) Stakeholder Management
2 71 (18.78%) Agile
3 65 (17.20%) DevOps
4 60 (15.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 56 (14.81%) Migration
6 55 (14.55%) Problem-Solving
7 51 (13.49%) User Acceptance Testing
8 49 (12.96%) CI/CD
9 45 (11.90%) Data Modelling
10 41 (10.85%) Analytics
11 38 (10.05%) Cybersecurity
11 38 (10.05%) Infrastructure as Code
12 37 (9.79%) User Stories
12 37 (9.79%) Validation
13 36 (9.52%) Workshop Facilitation
14 35 (9.26%) AI
15 34 (8.99%) Requirements Gathering
16 33 (8.73%) Data Governance
17 31 (8.20%) Business Analysis
18 29 (7.67%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 54 (14.29%) SQL
2 44 (11.64%) Python
3 25 (6.61%) PowerShell
4 19 (5.03%) C#
5 10 (2.65%) Java
6 6 (1.59%) Bash
6 6 (1.59%) PL/SQL
7 4 (1.06%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.79%) Apex Code
8 3 (0.79%) Bicep
8 3 (0.79%) C
8 3 (0.79%) Groovy
9 2 (0.53%) Korn
9 2 (0.53%) R
10 1 (0.26%) C++
10 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.26%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.26%) Go
10 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.26%) VBA
Qualifications
1 88 (23.28%) Security Cleared
2 77 (20.37%) SC Cleared
3 21 (5.56%) Degree
4 9 (2.38%) Azure Certification
5 6 (1.59%) CCNP
5 6 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (1.32%) CCA
6 5 (1.32%) Citrix Certification
7 4 (1.06%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.06%) CISSP
7 4 (1.06%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.79%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 3 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (0.53%) CBAP
9 2 (0.53%) CCIE
9 2 (0.53%) GIAC
9 2 (0.53%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.53%) VCDX
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.61%) NIST
2 20 (5.29%) QA
3 19 (5.03%) Data Quality
4 17 (4.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (3.97%) GDPR
6 13 (3.44%) NCSC
7 10 (2.65%) PMO
8 8 (2.12%) SLA
9 6 (1.59%) HL7
9 6 (1.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (1.06%) COBIT
10 4 (1.06%) PSD2
10 4 (1.06%) Solvency II
11 3 (0.79%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.79%) ISO 22301
11 3 (0.79%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.53%) DICOM
12 2 (0.53%) GRC
12 2 (0.53%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.53%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 17 (4.50%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.91%) Docker
3 9 (2.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (2.12%) Squid
5 5 (1.32%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.32%) XenApp
5 5 (1.32%) XenDesktop
6 4 (1.06%) VMware NSX
6 4 (1.06%) vSphere
7 3 (0.79%) Firmware
7 3 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.53%) vCloud
8 2 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.26%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 39 (10.32%) Kubernetes
2 33 (8.73%) Terraform
3 17 (4.50%) SCCM
4 16 (4.23%) Grafana
5 12 (3.17%) Ansible
5 12 (3.17%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (3.17%) Prometheus
6 8 (2.12%) FortiGate
6 8 (2.12%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (1.85%) Consul
8 5 (1.32%) SCVMM
9 4 (1.06%) SCOM
10 3 (0.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.79%) QRadar
11 2 (0.53%) Fluentd
11 2 (0.53%) logstash
11 2 (0.53%) Puppet
11 2 (0.53%) Salt
11 2 (0.53%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.26%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 51 (13.49%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.08%) Oracle
3 22 (5.82%) Splunk
4 20 (5.29%) Salesforce
4 20 (5.29%) ServiceNow
5 16 (4.23%) Databricks
6 15 (3.97%) CyberArk
7 13 (3.44%) VMware
8 10 (2.65%) Cisco
8 10 (2.65%) SAP
9 9 (2.38%) Atlassian
9 9 (2.38%) Citrix
10 8 (2.12%) Red Hat
11 7 (1.85%) Bloomberg
11 7 (1.85%) Dynatrace
11 7 (1.85%) Google
11 7 (1.85%) Palo Alto
12 6 (1.59%) Charles River
12 6 (1.59%) Fortinet
13 5 (1.32%) AppDynamics