Documentation Skills Job Trends in England

Documentation Skills
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 288 511 382
Rank change year-on-year +223 -129 +103
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 388 193 298
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.76% 0.37% 0.68%
As % of the General category 1.23% 0.57% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 259 104 263
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,971 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +18.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £63,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.70% +14.55% -8.33%

All General Skills
England

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 31,529 33,698 28,370
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 61.92% 64.40% 64.63%
Number of salaries quoted 17,220 16,244 21,182
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.41%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Documentation Skills job vacancy trend in England

Documentation Skills
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Documentation Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Documentation Skills

Documentation Skills
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills in England over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Documentation Skills in England

Documentation Skills
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Documentation Skills within the England region over the 6 months to 14 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +111 136 £77,500 +6.90% 54
South East +100 78 £52,000 +18.86% 63
Midlands +63 75 £45,000 - 38
North of England +49 50 £47,500 -9.52% 40
West Midlands +45 40 £52,500 -17.65% 24
East Midlands +18 34 £45,000 +2.86% 13
East of England +44 27 £31,435 -21.90% 26
North West +39 24 £37,000 -27.45% 20
Yorkshire +17 24 £47,500 -9.52% 18
South West +20 18 £55,000 +74.60% 22
North East +3 2 - - 4
Documentation Skills
UK

Documentation Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 24 (6.19%) SharePoint
2 22 (5.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (3.09%) Confluence
4 2 (0.52%) WordPress
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.26%) IIS
5 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
Applications
1 60 (15.46%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (3.35%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.29%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.26%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.26%) Weka
Business Applications
1 8 (2.06%) Dynamics NAV
2 7 (1.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.29%) Oracle Cash Management
3 5 (1.29%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (1.03%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 4 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (1.03%) Unit4 Business World
5 3 (0.77%) Bloomberg AIM
5 3 (0.77%) Oracle Assets
5 3 (0.77%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (0.77%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.52%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.26%) Endur
7 1 (0.26%) Fidessa
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 125 (32.22%) Azure
2 64 (16.49%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (8.51%) AWS
3 33 (8.51%) SaaS
4 31 (7.99%) Power Platform
5 22 (5.67%) Entra ID
6 19 (4.90%) Azure DevOps
7 18 (4.64%) IaaS
8 15 (3.87%) PaaS
9 13 (3.35%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (2.84%) GCP
11 10 (2.58%) Azure Data Factory
11 10 (2.58%) GitHub
11 10 (2.58%) Power Automate
11 10 (2.58%) PowerApps
12 8 (2.06%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (1.55%) ChatGPT
13 6 (1.55%) iPaaS
13 6 (1.55%) OneDrive
14 5 (1.29%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 41 (10.57%) Firewall
2 31 (7.99%) DNS
3 26 (6.70%) DHCP
4 25 (6.44%) VPN
5 23 (5.93%) TCP/IP
6 20 (5.15%) LAN
7 16 (4.12%) Network Security
7 16 (4.12%) VLAN
8 12 (3.09%) BGP
9 10 (2.58%) WAN
9 10 (2.58%) Wi-Fi
10 9 (2.32%) OSPF
10 9 (2.32%) SAN
11 6 (1.55%) Cisco ASA
11 6 (1.55%) DMZ
11 6 (1.55%) SD-WAN
11 6 (1.55%) VoIP
11 6 (1.55%) Wireshark
12 5 (1.29%) Ethernet VPN
12 5 (1.29%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.73%) SQL Server
2 20 (5.15%) Power BI
3 16 (4.12%) Tableau
4 15 (3.87%) BigQuery
5 8 (2.06%) Metadata
6 6 (1.55%) Data Lake
6 6 (1.55%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.03%) Metabase
7 4 (1.03%) Metadata Repository
8 3 (0.77%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.52%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.52%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.26%) Big Data
10 1 (0.26%) DB2
10 1 (0.26%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.26%) MySQL
10 1 (0.26%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 17 (4.38%) JIRA
2 6 (1.55%) Git
3 5 (1.29%) Visual Studio
4 4 (1.03%) Postman
4 4 (1.03%) Subversion
5 2 (0.52%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.52%) Selenium
5 2 (0.52%) WebDriver
6 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.26%) GitLab
6 1 (0.26%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.26%) Zephyr
General
1 200 (51.55%) Social Skills
2 92 (23.71%) Finance
3 78 (20.10%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (10.82%) Legal
5 26 (6.70%) Banking
6 22 (5.67%) Law
7 21 (5.41%) Organisational Skills
7 21 (5.41%) Retail
8 19 (4.90%) Manufacturing
9 13 (3.35%) Back Office
10 12 (3.09%) Advertising
10 12 (3.09%) Public Sector
11 11 (2.84%) German Language
11 11 (2.84%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (2.84%) Telecoms
12 8 (2.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.55%) Electronics
13 6 (1.55%) Marketing
14 5 (1.29%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.29%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 99 (25.52%) Analyst
2 60 (15.46%) Senior
3 32 (8.25%) Business Analyst
4 30 (7.73%) Architect
5 28 (7.22%) Lead
6 22 (5.67%) Network Engineer
7 21 (5.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 21 (5.41%) Support Engineer
8 19 (4.90%) IT Support
8 19 (4.90%) Service Analyst
9 18 (4.64%) Data Analyst
10 17 (4.38%) IT Analyst
11 16 (4.12%) Data Quality Analyst
11 16 (4.12%) Developer
11 16 (4.12%) Quality Analyst
12 14 (3.61%) Consultant
12 14 (3.61%) Service Desk Analyst
12 14 (3.61%) Solutions Architect
13 13 (3.35%) Infrastructure Support
13 13 (3.35%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.84%) XML
2 8 (2.06%) .NET
3 5 (1.29%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.29%) HTML
3 5 (1.29%) REST
4 4 (1.03%) Microsoft Graph
4 4 (1.03%) OAuth
4 4 (1.03%) OAuth2
4 4 (1.03%) OpenID
4 4 (1.03%) React
4 4 (1.03%) SAML
5 3 (0.77%) CSS
5 3 (0.77%) PySpark
6 2 (0.52%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.52%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.52%) JSON
6 2 (0.52%) Laravel
6 2 (0.52%) Middleware
6 2 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.52%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.38%) Data Centre
2 16 (4.12%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.87%) Analytical Mindset
4 14 (3.61%) Cloud Native
5 13 (3.35%) Driving Licence
5 13 (3.35%) Management Information System
6 12 (3.09%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (3.09%) Mobile App
6 12 (3.09%) NHS
7 10 (2.58%) CMDB
8 9 (2.32%) Life Science
8 9 (2.32%) Product Ownership
8 9 (2.32%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (2.06%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.80%) Clustering
11 6 (1.55%) Low-Code
12 5 (1.29%) Cyber Threat
12 5 (1.29%) Embedded Systems
12 5 (1.29%) Fixed Income
12 5 (1.29%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 63 (16.24%) Windows
2 29 (7.47%) Windows Server
3 24 (6.19%) Linux
4 5 (1.29%) Debian
4 5 (1.29%) Mac OS X
4 5 (1.29%) Unix
5 4 (1.03%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.77%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.52%) VMS
8 1 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (22.42%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (18.30%) Agile
3 66 (17.01%) Continuous Improvement
4 55 (14.18%) ITIL
5 50 (12.89%) Cybersecurity
6 46 (11.86%) Validation
7 40 (10.31%) Migration
8 39 (10.05%) Stakeholder Management
9 36 (9.28%) DevOps
10 31 (7.99%) Change Management
11 29 (7.47%) Business Intelligence
11 29 (7.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 28 (7.22%) Analytics
12 28 (7.22%) Incident Response
13 27 (6.96%) AI
13 27 (6.96%) Business Analysis
13 27 (6.96%) Customer Service
13 27 (6.96%) Roadmaps
14 26 (6.70%) Computer Science
14 26 (6.70%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 59 (15.21%) SQL
2 31 (7.99%) Python
3 30 (7.73%) PowerShell
4 18 (4.64%) C#
5 12 (3.09%) Java
6 9 (2.32%) C
7 7 (1.80%) JavaScript
8 6 (1.55%) VBA
9 5 (1.29%) Kusto Query Language
9 5 (1.29%) PHP
10 4 (1.03%) Bash
11 3 (0.77%) Bicep
11 3 (0.77%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.52%) C++
12 2 (0.52%) Go
12 2 (0.52%) Perl
13 1 (0.26%) R
13 1 (0.26%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 97 (25.00%) Degree
2 46 (11.86%) Security Cleared
3 31 (7.99%) SC Cleared
4 27 (6.96%) CISSP
5 25 (6.44%) BPSS Clearance
6 24 (6.19%) Cisco Certification
7 20 (5.15%) CCNP
8 17 (4.38%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (4.12%) CISM
10 15 (3.87%) DV Cleared
10 15 (3.87%) Numerate Degree
11 12 (3.09%) CCIE
12 11 (2.84%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (2.06%) Azure Certification
13 8 (2.06%) CCSA
13 8 (2.06%) CCSE
13 8 (2.06%) CompTIA Security+
14 7 (1.80%) CEH
14 7 (1.80%) HNC
15 5 (1.29%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (10.82%) Data Quality
2 33 (8.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (4.38%) SLA
4 14 (3.61%) GDPR
4 14 (3.61%) NIST
5 13 (3.35%) ISO 9001
6 12 (3.09%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (3.09%) QA
7 9 (2.32%) SOC 2
8 8 (2.06%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (1.80%) MiFID
10 5 (1.29%) GRC
10 5 (1.29%) PMO
11 4 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (1.03%) JSP 440
11 4 (1.03%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.52%) COBIT
13 2 (0.52%) ISO 20022
13 2 (0.52%) UCITS
System Software
1 52 (13.40%) Active Directory
2 20 (5.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (4.90%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.55%) Firmware
5 5 (1.29%) Kamailio
5 5 (1.29%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.03%) Docker
7 2 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.26%) Ceph
8 1 (0.26%) Lustre
8 1 (0.26%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.26%) vCloud
8 1 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 16 (4.12%) SCCM
2 13 (3.35%) Terraform
3 11 (2.84%) Kubernetes
4 9 (2.32%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.55%) Failover Clustering
5 6 (1.55%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (1.29%) FortiGate
7 4 (1.03%) Ansible
7 4 (1.03%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 4 (1.03%) CSIRT
7 4 (1.03%) Dell DRAC
7 4 (1.03%) Grafana
8 3 (0.77%) cPanel
8 3 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.77%) Nessus
8 3 (0.77%) Plesk
9 1 (0.26%) Nagios
9 1 (0.26%) Netcool
9 1 (0.26%) SCOM
9 1 (0.26%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 128 (32.99%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.70%) Cisco
3 22 (5.67%) VMware
4 13 (3.35%) CheckPoint
4 13 (3.35%) F5
4 13 (3.35%) Oracle
5 10 (2.58%) Fortinet
6 9 (2.32%) ServiceNow
7 8 (2.06%) iManage
7 8 (2.06%) Palo Alto
7 8 (2.06%) Salesforce
7 8 (2.06%) SolarWinds
7 8 (2.06%) Veeam
8 7 (1.80%) Blue Prism
8 7 (1.80%) Pega
8 7 (1.80%) Qualys
9 6 (1.55%) Citrix
9 6 (1.55%) Intapp
9 6 (1.55%) Juniper
10 5 (1.29%) Dell