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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 234 288 284
Rank change year-on-year +54 -4 +64
Contract jobs citing Documentation Skills 121 102 225
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.96% 0.57% 0.83%
As % of the General category 1.43% 0.90% 1.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 73 136
10th Percentile £316 £316 £413
25th Percentile £425 £450 £474
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £548
Median % change year-on-year - +0.46% +6.31%
75th Percentile £630 £650 £628
90th Percentile £750 £699 £875
England median daily rate £500 £500 £509
% change year-on-year - -1.67% +1.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
Median hourly rate £65.00 £38.16 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +70.36% -45.49% +20.92%
England median hourly rate £28.75 £20.50 £72.50
% change year-on-year +40.24% -71.72% +48.72%

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 common skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,480 11,281 17,140
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 67.55% 63.22% 63.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,731 8,058 12,397
10th Percentile £340 £336 £375
25th Percentile £450 £450 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £713 £700 £725
90th Percentile £825 £813 £825
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 141 245 220
10th Percentile £15.84 £16.00 £16.59
25th Percentile £22.90 £18.25 £21.24
Median hourly rate £34.50 £28.50 £32.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.05% -10.94% -12.33%
75th Percentile £52.00 £43.75 £58.19
90th Percentile £65.00 £65.45 £70.00
England median hourly rate £28.00 £30.00 £33.91
% change year-on-year -6.67% -11.53% +57.72%

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 30 April 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
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 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 -1 23 £600 -3.42% 9
South London +8 4 £600 - 2
North London - 2 £270 - 2
East London +10 1 £585 -10.00% 4
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 20 (16.53%) SharePoint
2 7 (5.79%) Confluence
3 5 (4.13%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (2.48%) OpenStack
4 3 (2.48%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (1.65%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.83%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.83%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 11 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (5.79%) MS Visio
3 5 (4.13%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (2.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.65%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (3.31%) CA PPM
2 1 (0.83%) BASE24
2 1 (0.83%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.83%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.83%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 35 (28.93%) Azure
2 27 (22.31%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (14.05%) Power Platform
4 10 (8.26%) Entra ID
5 9 (7.44%) AWS
5 9 (7.44%) Microsoft Copilot
6 8 (6.61%) OneDrive
7 7 (5.79%) Azure Data Factory
7 7 (5.79%) PowerApps
8 5 (4.13%) GitHub
9 4 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (3.31%) Power Automate
9 4 (3.31%) SaaS
10 3 (2.48%) Copilot Studio
10 3 (2.48%) OpenShift
11 2 (1.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (1.65%) GCP
11 2 (1.65%) Google Drive
11 2 (1.65%) Google Workspace
11 2 (1.65%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 14 (11.57%) Firewall
2 8 (6.61%) DNS
2 8 (6.61%) TCP/IP
3 7 (5.79%) VPN
4 6 (4.96%) BGP
4 6 (4.96%) OSPF
4 6 (4.96%) WAN
5 5 (4.13%) Multicast
5 5 (4.13%) NAS
5 5 (4.13%) Network Security
5 5 (4.13%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (2.48%) Ethernet VPN
6 3 (2.48%) LAN
6 3 (2.48%) MPLS
6 3 (2.48%) VXLAN
7 2 (1.65%) DHCP
7 2 (1.65%) DWDM
7 2 (1.65%) Internet
7 2 (1.65%) L2TP
7 2 (1.65%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (9.09%) Power BI
2 8 (6.61%) SQL Server
3 6 (4.96%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (4.13%) BusinessObjects
4 5 (4.13%) Crystal Reports
4 5 (4.13%) Relational Database
4 5 (4.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (4.13%) Tableau
5 3 (2.48%) Apache Cassandra
5 3 (2.48%) Big Data
5 3 (2.48%) Data Lake
5 3 (2.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.83%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.83%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.83%) NonStop SQL
6 1 (0.83%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.83%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 12 (9.92%) JIRA
2 4 (3.31%) Visual Studio
3 3 (2.48%) Git
4 2 (1.65%) GitLab
4 2 (1.65%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.83%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.83%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.83%) Selenium
General
1 72 (59.50%) Social Skills
2 28 (23.14%) Finance
3 18 (14.88%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (14.88%) Presentation Skills
4 14 (11.57%) Public Sector
5 12 (9.92%) Banking
6 5 (4.13%) Legal
6 5 (4.13%) Marketing
7 4 (3.31%) Arabic Language
7 4 (3.31%) Czech Language
7 4 (3.31%) Retail Banking
8 3 (2.48%) Games
8 3 (2.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.65%) Advertising
9 2 (1.65%) Electronics
9 2 (1.65%) Local Government
9 2 (1.65%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.65%) Retail
9 2 (1.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (22.31%) Analyst
2 18 (14.88%) Architect
3 16 (13.22%) Developer
4 14 (11.57%) Consultant
5 11 (9.09%) Senior
6 10 (8.26%) Business Analyst
7 8 (6.61%) Solutions Architect
8 5 (4.13%) Power BI Developer
9 4 (3.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (3.31%) Network Architect
9 4 (3.31%) Network Engineer
9 4 (3.31%) Network Security Architect
9 4 (3.31%) Power BI Analyst
9 4 (3.31%) Project Manager
9 4 (3.31%) Remote Support Analyst
9 4 (3.31%) Security Architect
9 4 (3.31%) Solutions Analyst
9 4 (3.31%) Support Analyst
9 4 (3.31%) Support Engineer
9 4 (3.31%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.13%) .NET
1 5 (4.13%) YAML
2 4 (3.31%) REST
2 4 (3.31%) SailPoint
3 3 (2.48%) Kafka
4 2 (1.65%) 802.1X
4 2 (1.65%) Bootstrap
4 2 (1.65%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (1.65%) JSON
4 2 (1.65%) Lightning Web Components
4 2 (1.65%) PySpark
4 2 (1.65%) React
4 2 (1.65%) Web Services
5 1 (0.83%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.83%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.83%) CSS
5 1 (0.83%) LDAP
5 1 (0.83%) Next.js
5 1 (0.83%) SOAP
5 1 (0.83%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (9.09%) Onboarding
2 5 (4.13%) Data Centre
2 5 (4.13%) Management Information System
2 5 (4.13%) Public Cloud
2 5 (4.13%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 3 (2.48%) Distributed Systems
3 3 (2.48%) Linux Command Line
3 3 (2.48%) Product Ownership
4 2 (1.65%) BYOD
4 2 (1.65%) Cloud Native
4 2 (1.65%) CMDB
4 2 (1.65%) Insider Threat
4 2 (1.65%) Microsoft Licensing
4 2 (1.65%) NHS
4 2 (1.65%) Replication
4 2 (1.65%) Shadow IT
5 1 (0.83%) Blackberry
5 1 (0.83%) Clustering
5 1 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.83%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 14 (11.57%) Windows
2 6 (4.96%) Linux
2 6 (4.96%) Windows Server
3 3 (2.48%) Unix
3 3 (2.48%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.83%) Solaris
4 1 (0.83%) SUSE
4 1 (0.83%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (21.49%) Agile
3 19 (15.70%) Roadmaps
4 16 (13.22%) Project Management
5 15 (12.40%) Migration
6 14 (11.57%) DevOps
7 13 (10.74%) Collaborative Working
7 13 (10.74%) ITIL
7 13 (10.74%) Requirements Gathering
8 11 (9.09%) Business Analysis
8 11 (9.09%) User Experience
9 10 (8.26%) Change Management
9 10 (8.26%) Scrum
9 10 (8.26%) Stakeholder Management
10 9 (7.44%) CI/CD
10 9 (7.44%) Cybersecurity
10 9 (7.44%) Data Modelling
10 9 (7.44%) Validation
11 8 (6.61%) Visualisation
12 7 (5.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 19 (15.70%) SQL
2 16 (13.22%) PowerShell
2 16 (13.22%) Python
3 5 (4.13%) C#
3 5 (4.13%) Java
4 3 (2.48%) Bash
4 3 (2.48%) Bicep
4 3 (2.48%) Perl
5 2 (1.65%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.65%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.83%) Apex Code
6 1 (0.83%) C
6 1 (0.83%) C++
6 1 (0.83%) COBOL
6 1 (0.83%) Go
6 1 (0.83%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.83%) R
6 1 (0.83%) Ruby
6 1 (0.83%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.83%) VBA
Qualifications
1 16 (13.22%) Security Cleared
2 14 (11.57%) SC Cleared
3 11 (9.09%) Degree
4 9 (7.44%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (4.96%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (4.13%) CCIE
6 5 (4.13%) CCNP
7 3 (2.48%) PMI Certification
7 3 (2.48%) PMP
8 2 (1.65%) CCIE Data Center
8 2 (1.65%) CISSP
8 2 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.65%) GCIA
9 1 (0.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.83%) CCNA
9 1 (0.83%) CISM
9 1 (0.83%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.83%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.83%) GIAC
9 1 (0.83%) Sun Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.31%) Accessibility
1 4 (3.31%) NIST
1 4 (3.31%) QA
2 2 (1.65%) GRC
2 2 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.83%) GDPR
3 1 (0.83%) ISO 8583
3 1 (0.83%) MiFID
3 1 (0.83%) PSD2
System Software
1 18 (14.88%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.31%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (3.31%) vSphere
3 3 (2.48%) Docker
4 2 (1.65%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.83%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.83%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.83%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.83%) XenDesktop
5 1 (0.83%) XYGATE
Systems Management
1 8 (6.61%) Ansible
1 8 (6.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (4.96%) Terraform
3 4 (3.31%) Progress Chef
3 4 (3.31%) SCCM
4 3 (2.48%) Kubernetes
5 2 (1.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (1.65%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 2 (1.65%) Puppet
5 2 (1.65%) vRealize
6 1 (0.83%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.83%) Nagios
6 1 (0.83%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.83%) Rancher
6 1 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 44 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 16 (13.22%) ServiceNow
3 11 (9.09%) Cisco
3 11 (9.09%) Salesforce
4 7 (5.79%) Fortinet
4 7 (5.79%) VMware
5 5 (4.13%) Oracle
5 5 (4.13%) SAP
6 4 (3.31%) AlgoSec
6 4 (3.31%) Broadcom
6 4 (3.31%) Planview
6 4 (3.31%) Tufin
7 3 (2.48%) Arista
7 3 (2.48%) Red Hat
7 3 (2.48%) Splunk
7 3 (2.48%) Sybase
8 2 (1.65%) Adobe
8 2 (1.65%) BMC
8 2 (1.65%) Dell
8 2 (1.65%) McAfee