Documentation Skills Contracts 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 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 179 306 273
Rank change year-on-year +127 -33 +72
Contract jobs citing Documentation Skills 189 99 224
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.42% 0.56% 0.87%
As % of the General category 2.09% 0.90% 1.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 62 141
10th Percentile £375 £383 £388
25th Percentile £425 £466 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £568 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.84% +3.18% +5.77%
75th Percentile £644 £643 £625
90th Percentile £760 £699 £875
England median daily rate £500 £503 £500
% change year-on-year -0.50% +0.50% -3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £21.34 - -
25th Percentile £24.59 - -
Median hourly rate £30.00 - £70.00
75th Percentile £47.79 - -
90th Percentile £58.46 - -
England median hourly rate £34.66 £27.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year +26.04% -60.71% +29.63%

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 common skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,029 10,970 16,305
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 67.98% 62.26% 63.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,018 7,798 11,900
10th Percentile £330 £335 £369
25th Percentile £425 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +2.56%
75th Percentile £695 £700 £725
90th Percentile £813 £825 £825
England median daily rate £518 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -3.27% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 228 199
10th Percentile £15.84 £16.00 £16.61
25th Percentile £24.66 £18.66 £21.25
Median hourly rate £34.00 £30.33 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.10% -6.68% -8.45%
75th Percentile £51.07 £48.75 £54.25
90th Percentile £63.88 £68.23 £70.50
England median hourly rate £27.17 £33.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -17.67% +10.00% +28.26%

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Documentation Skills in London

Documentation Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills in London.

Daily rate trend for Documentation Skills in London

Documentation Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills in London over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Documentation Skills in London

Documentation Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills in London.

Hourly rate trend for Documentation Skills in London

Documentation Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Documentation Skills in London over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

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 5 July 2025. 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 +18 33 £463 -24.49% 60
South London - 8 £600 - 7
East London +13 4 £363 -39.58% 1
West London - 1 £425 - 14
Documentation Skills
England

Documentation Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 16 (8.47%) Confluence
2 15 (7.94%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.59%) Oracle Coherence
4 2 (1.06%) Apache
4 2 (1.06%) Apache Spark
4 2 (1.06%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.53%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 12 (6.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (3.70%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (2.12%) CA PPM
2 3 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.06%) Infor SunSystems
3 2 (1.06%) OpenText MBPM
3 2 (1.06%) Oracle BPM
3 2 (1.06%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (1.06%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.53%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.53%) Cerner Millennium
4 1 (0.53%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.53%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.53%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.53%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.53%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 49 (25.93%) Azure
2 34 (17.99%) AWS
3 25 (13.23%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (11.11%) SaaS
5 18 (9.52%) Amazon EC2
5 18 (9.52%) Power Platform
6 17 (8.99%) Amazon S3
6 17 (8.99%) Amazon SQS
7 14 (7.41%) Entra ID
8 12 (6.35%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (4.23%) GCP
10 7 (3.70%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (3.70%) GitHub
11 6 (3.17%) Serverless
12 5 (2.65%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (2.65%) Azure Logic Apps
12 5 (2.65%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (2.12%) Azure Functions
13 4 (2.12%) OneDrive
14 3 (1.59%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (7.94%) Firewall
2 14 (7.41%) DNS
3 12 (6.35%) WAN
4 10 (5.29%) BGP
4 10 (5.29%) VPN
5 9 (4.76%) OSPF
5 9 (4.76%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (3.17%) DHCP
6 6 (3.17%) LAN
6 6 (3.17%) MPLS
6 6 (3.17%) TCP/IP
7 5 (2.65%) Multicast
7 5 (2.65%) Network Security
7 5 (2.65%) SD-WAN
8 3 (1.59%) Ethernet VPN
8 3 (1.59%) NAS
8 3 (1.59%) VXLAN
9 2 (1.06%) Cisco IOS
9 2 (1.06%) L2TP
9 2 (1.06%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (7.94%) Power BI
2 13 (6.88%) SQL Server
3 9 (4.76%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (4.76%) Tableau
4 8 (4.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 7 (3.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (2.65%) BusinessObjects
6 5 (2.65%) Crystal Reports
7 3 (1.59%) Apache Cassandra
7 3 (1.59%) Big Data
7 3 (1.59%) Data Lake
7 3 (1.59%) Metadata
7 3 (1.59%) Relational Database
8 2 (1.06%) Delta Lake
8 2 (1.06%) Oracle Database
8 2 (1.06%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.53%) Looker
9 1 (0.53%) MySQL
9 1 (0.53%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 25 (13.23%) JIRA
2 10 (5.29%) Git
3 5 (2.65%) Visual Studio
4 4 (2.12%) Jenkins
4 4 (2.12%) Selenium
5 3 (1.59%) JUnit
5 3 (1.59%) TestNG
5 3 (1.59%) TestRail
5 3 (1.59%) WebDriver
5 3 (1.59%) Zephyr
6 2 (1.06%) ER Studio
6 2 (1.06%) ERwin
6 2 (1.06%) GitLab
6 2 (1.06%) MLflow
7 1 (0.53%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.53%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 104 (55.03%) Social Skills
2 52 (27.51%) Finance
3 31 (16.40%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (10.58%) Public Sector
5 18 (9.52%) Banking
6 14 (7.41%) Presentation Skills
7 9 (4.76%) Legal
8 6 (3.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.65%) Games
9 5 (2.65%) Retail Banking
10 4 (2.12%) Arabic Language
10 4 (2.12%) Czech Language
10 4 (2.12%) Marketing
10 4 (2.12%) Military
11 3 (1.59%) Back Office
11 3 (1.59%) General Ledger
11 3 (1.59%) Law
11 3 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.06%) Local Government
12 2 (1.06%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 44 (23.28%) Analyst
2 38 (20.11%) Architect
3 22 (11.64%) Security Architect
4 21 (11.11%) Business Analyst
5 17 (8.99%) Developer
6 16 (8.47%) Consultant
7 12 (6.35%) Senior
8 9 (4.76%) Solutions Architect
8 9 (4.76%) Systems Analyst
9 7 (3.70%) Lead
9 7 (3.70%) Network Engineer
10 5 (2.65%) Data Analyst
10 5 (2.65%) Power BI Developer
10 5 (2.65%) Support Analyst
11 4 (2.12%) Azure Architect
11 4 (2.12%) Financial Analyst
11 4 (2.12%) Incident Manager
11 4 (2.12%) Network Security Architect
11 4 (2.12%) Senior Analyst
11 4 (2.12%) Solutions Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.76%) .NET
2 8 (4.23%) REST
3 6 (3.17%) Web Services
4 4 (2.12%) React
4 4 (2.12%) SailPoint
4 4 (2.12%) SOAP
5 3 (1.59%) Kafka
6 2 (1.06%) 802.1X
6 2 (1.06%) AngularJS
6 2 (1.06%) JSON
6 2 (1.06%) LDAP
6 2 (1.06%) OAuth
6 2 (1.06%) OpenID
6 2 (1.06%) SAML
7 1 (0.53%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.53%) CSS
7 1 (0.53%) HTML
7 1 (0.53%) Middleware
7 1 (0.53%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (0.53%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 29 (15.34%) Onboarding
2 17 (8.99%) CSOC
2 17 (8.99%) Security Operations Centre
3 9 (4.76%) Product Ownership
4 6 (3.17%) Management Information System
4 6 (3.17%) Public Cloud
5 5 (2.65%) Data Centre
5 5 (2.65%) NHS
6 4 (2.12%) Algorithms
6 4 (2.12%) CMDB
6 4 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.59%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (1.59%) Data Structures
7 3 (1.59%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (1.59%) PKI
7 3 (1.59%) Replication
7 3 (1.59%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 2 (1.06%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 22 (11.64%) Windows
2 7 (3.70%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.12%) Linux
4 3 (1.59%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.06%) Solaris
5 2 (1.06%) Unix
6 1 (0.53%) AIX
6 1 (0.53%) Android
6 1 (0.53%) HPUX
6 1 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (25.93%) Problem-Solving
2 35 (18.52%) DevOps
3 32 (16.93%) Agile
4 27 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
5 25 (13.23%) Migration
6 23 (12.17%) Roadmaps
7 21 (11.11%) Validation
8 19 (10.05%) Use Case
9 18 (9.52%) CI/CD
9 18 (9.52%) SIEM
9 18 (9.52%) User Acceptance Testing
10 17 (8.99%) Security Operations
10 17 (8.99%) SOAR
11 16 (8.47%) Requirements Gathering
11 16 (8.47%) Stakeholder Management
12 15 (7.94%) Business Analysis
12 15 (7.94%) Business Intelligence
12 15 (7.94%) Collaborative Working
12 15 (7.94%) Project Management
13 14 (7.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 28 (14.81%) SQL
2 19 (10.05%) Python
3 11 (5.82%) PowerShell
4 9 (4.76%) C#
4 9 (4.76%) Java
5 6 (3.17%) JavaScript
6 4 (2.12%) PL/SQL
7 3 (1.59%) Perl
7 3 (1.59%) T-SQL
8 2 (1.06%) Bash
8 2 (1.06%) Go
8 2 (1.06%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (1.06%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.06%) VBA
9 1 (0.53%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.53%) R
9 1 (0.53%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 26 (13.76%) Security Cleared
2 25 (13.23%) SC Cleared
3 13 (6.88%) Degree
4 9 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (3.17%) CCNP
5 6 (3.17%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (3.17%) ISTQB
6 4 (2.12%) CISSP
6 4 (2.12%) PMI Certification
6 4 (2.12%) PMP
7 3 (1.59%) CCIE
7 3 (1.59%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.06%) AWS Certification
8 2 (1.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (1.06%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.06%) JNCIS
9 1 (0.53%) ACCA
9 1 (0.53%) CIMA
9 1 (0.53%) CISM
9 1 (0.53%) Sun Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (5.82%) QA
2 8 (4.23%) NIST
3 5 (2.65%) Data Quality
4 4 (2.12%) GDPR
5 3 (1.59%) GRC
6 2 (1.06%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 2 (1.06%) MiFID
6 2 (1.06%) NCSC
6 2 (1.06%) PERC
6 2 (1.06%) Solvency II
7 1 (0.53%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.53%) HL7
7 1 (0.53%) IFRS
7 1 (0.53%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (0.53%) PMO
7 1 (0.53%) SOC 2
System Software
1 25 (13.23%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.12%) Docker
3 3 (1.59%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.53%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.53%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.53%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 9 (4.76%) Terraform
2 7 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (3.17%) Ansible
3 6 (3.17%) SCCM
4 4 (2.12%) Kubernetes
5 3 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.06%) Puppet
7 1 (0.53%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.53%) Nagios
7 1 (0.53%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.53%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.53%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.53%) vRealize
7 1 (0.53%) WSUS
Vendors
1 48 (25.40%) Microsoft
2 19 (10.05%) Splunk
3 18 (9.52%) ServiceNow
4 14 (7.41%) Oracle
5 12 (6.35%) Fortinet
6 10 (5.29%) Salesforce
7 8 (4.23%) Cisco
8 5 (2.65%) Arista
8 5 (2.65%) Duck Creek
8 5 (2.65%) Guidewire
8 5 (2.65%) SAP
9 4 (2.12%) AlgoSec
9 4 (2.12%) Broadcom
9 4 (2.12%) Citrix
9 4 (2.12%) Google
9 4 (2.12%) SolarWinds
9 4 (2.12%) Tufin
10 3 (1.59%) Dell
10 3 (1.59%) VMware
10 3 (1.59%) Workday