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 23 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 372 360 455
Rank change year-on-year -12 +95 -16
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 422 326 383
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 0.75% 0.47%
As % of the General category 1.02% 1.09% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 277 228 305
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -12.28%
75th Percentile £65,000 £74,063 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £87,348
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -10.71%

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 general skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 41,310 29,932 46,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 46.44% 69.17% 57.54%
Number of salaries quoted 26,437 15,774 30,246
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,700
Median % change year-on-year - +0.55% -8.83%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,697
% change year-on-year - +4.37% -12.17%

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 23 July 2026.

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 23 July 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +55 106 £50,000 -31.03% 51
London -73 91 £67,500 +3.85% 65
North of England -17 79 £53,386 +25.61% 26
Midlands -19 59 £55,000 +25.09% 21
North West +26 52 £55,000 +18.92% 18
South West -30 47 £42,500 +6.25% 22
East of England +4 37 £50,000 -4.76% 13
West Midlands -29 37 £53,250 +6.50% 10
East Midlands -17 22 £60,000 +54.84% 11
Yorkshire -44 21 £57,500 +36.09% 7
North East -52 6 £45,000 +80.00% 1
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 37 (8.77%) SharePoint
2 30 (7.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (3.32%) IIS
4 11 (2.61%) Confluence
5 5 (1.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.47%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 38 (9.00%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (7.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (1.66%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.18%) CorelDRAW
5 2 (0.47%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.24%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.66%) SAP CO
1 7 (1.66%) SAP FI
1 7 (1.66%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (1.18%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.95%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.71%) Infor CloudSuite
4 3 (0.71%) Infor LN
5 2 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.47%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.24%) C-CURE
6 1 (0.24%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.24%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.24%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.24%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.24%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 114 (27.01%) Azure
2 87 (20.62%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (10.66%) AWS
4 43 (10.19%) Entra ID
5 39 (9.24%) Power Platform
6 24 (5.69%) SaaS
7 18 (4.27%) Power Automate
8 14 (3.32%) dbt
9 13 (3.08%) GitHub
10 12 (2.84%) Dynamics 365
11 9 (2.13%) Microsoft Purview
12 8 (1.90%) PowerApps
13 7 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (1.66%) Azure Stack
13 7 (1.66%) GCP
14 6 (1.42%) IaaS
14 6 (1.42%) OpenShift
15 5 (1.18%) AWS CloudFormation
16 4 (0.95%) Lucidchart
16 4 (0.95%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 58 (13.74%) Firewall
2 50 (11.85%) DNS
3 44 (10.43%) VPN
4 33 (7.82%) DHCP
5 31 (7.35%) TCP/IP
6 25 (5.92%) VLAN
7 24 (5.69%) WAN
8 18 (4.27%) Network Security
9 17 (4.03%) Wi-Fi
10 15 (3.55%) Wireless
11 14 (3.32%) LAN
12 11 (2.61%) VoIP
13 9 (2.13%) Intrusion Detection
13 9 (2.13%) SD-WAN
14 8 (1.90%) SAN
15 7 (1.66%) BGP
15 7 (1.66%) OSPF
16 6 (1.42%) NAS
17 4 (0.95%) Reverse Proxy
17 4 (0.95%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (7.58%) Power BI
2 27 (6.40%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.90%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.66%) Metabase
5 6 (1.42%) Looker
5 6 (1.42%) Metadata
6 4 (0.95%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.71%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.71%) SAP HANA
7 3 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.47%) Big Data
8 2 (0.47%) Power Query
9 1 (0.24%) Flink
9 1 (0.24%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.24%) Parquet
9 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 24 (5.69%) JIRA
2 16 (3.79%) Git
3 14 (3.32%) GitLab
4 8 (1.90%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.95%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.71%) Postman
7 2 (0.47%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.47%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.47%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.24%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.24%) Hudson
8 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.24%) JMeter
8 1 (0.24%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.24%) Selenium
General
1 232 (54.98%) Social Skills
2 84 (19.91%) Analytical Skills
3 75 (17.77%) Finance
4 42 (9.95%) Manufacturing
5 34 (8.06%) Organisational Skills
6 26 (6.16%) Retail
7 25 (5.92%) Presentation Skills
8 22 (5.21%) Law
9 20 (4.74%) Legal
10 18 (4.27%) Telecoms
11 17 (4.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 13 (3.08%) Electronics
13 11 (2.61%) Banking
13 11 (2.61%) Marketing
14 9 (2.13%) Aerospace
14 9 (2.13%) Public Sector
15 7 (1.66%) Front Office
16 6 (1.42%) Military
17 5 (1.18%) Advertising
17 5 (1.18%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 95 (22.51%) Analyst
2 51 (12.09%) Support Analyst
3 43 (10.19%) IT Support
4 40 (9.48%) Support Engineer
5 37 (8.77%) Senior
6 36 (8.53%) Consultant
7 28 (6.64%) Lead
8 23 (5.45%) Applications Support
9 21 (4.98%) Architect
9 21 (4.98%) Systems Analyst
9 21 (4.98%) Systems Engineer
10 20 (4.74%) Business Analyst
10 20 (4.74%) IT Engineer
10 20 (4.74%) Systems Support
11 19 (4.50%) Security Engineer
12 18 (4.27%) IT Analyst
12 18 (4.27%) IT Support Engineer
13 17 (4.03%) Applications Support Analyst
13 17 (4.03%) Systems Support Analyst
14 15 (3.55%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.13%) ARM Templates
2 8 (1.90%) Middleware
2 8 (1.90%) REST
3 6 (1.42%) JSON
3 6 (1.42%) Node.js
4 5 (1.18%) AngularJS
4 5 (1.18%) CSS
4 5 (1.18%) HTML
4 5 (1.18%) Jinja
4 5 (1.18%) SOAP
4 5 (1.18%) YAML
5 4 (0.95%) FreeSWITCH
6 3 (0.71%) .NET
6 3 (0.71%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.71%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 2 (0.47%) Kafka
7 2 (0.47%) Oracle Fusion
8 1 (0.24%) EDI
8 1 (0.24%) React
8 1 (0.24%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.11%) Driving Licence
1 30 (7.11%) Onboarding
2 16 (3.79%) Analytical Mindset
3 14 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (3.08%) CCTV
4 13 (3.08%) Product Ownership
5 12 (2.84%) Data Centre
6 10 (2.37%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (2.13%) PKI
8 8 (1.90%) Client/Server
8 8 (1.90%) CMDB
8 8 (1.90%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.42%) Blog
10 5 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.18%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (1.18%) Mobile Computing
10 5 (1.18%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 100 (23.70%) Windows
2 59 (13.98%) Windows Server
3 39 (9.24%) Linux
4 14 (3.32%) Windows 10
5 12 (2.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 11 (2.61%) CentOS
7 9 (2.13%) Ubuntu
8 7 (1.66%) Apple iOS
9 6 (1.42%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.95%) Debian
11 3 (0.71%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.47%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.47%) Rocky
12 2 (0.47%) Unix
12 2 (0.47%) VMS
13 1 (0.24%) Android
13 1 (0.24%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (26.78%) Problem-Solving
2 110 (26.07%) Continuous Improvement
3 56 (13.27%) Agile
4 54 (12.80%) ITIL
5 44 (10.43%) Change Management
5 44 (10.43%) Project Delivery
6 42 (9.95%) ERP
7 39 (9.24%) Root Cause Analysis
8 36 (8.53%) DevOps
9 35 (8.29%) Business Intelligence
9 35 (8.29%) Customer Service
10 34 (8.06%) CI/CD
11 33 (7.82%) AI
11 33 (7.82%) Analytics
11 33 (7.82%) Cybersecurity
12 32 (7.58%) Business Analysis
13 31 (7.35%) Stakeholder Management
14 30 (7.11%) Incident Management
15 29 (6.87%) Disaster Recovery
16 28 (6.64%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 92 (21.80%) SQL
2 52 (12.32%) Python
3 50 (11.85%) PowerShell
4 20 (4.74%) JavaScript
5 17 (4.03%) Bash
6 10 (2.37%) C++
7 7 (1.66%) Java
8 6 (1.42%) C
8 6 (1.42%) C#
8 6 (1.42%) PHP
9 5 (1.18%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (0.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.47%) ABAP
11 2 (0.47%) Bicep
11 2 (0.47%) Groovy
11 2 (0.47%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.47%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.47%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.24%) VB
12 1 (0.24%) VBA
Qualifications
1 68 (16.11%) Degree
2 48 (11.37%) Security Cleared
3 21 (4.98%) SC Cleared
4 13 (3.08%) BPSS Clearance
4 13 (3.08%) DV Cleared
5 12 (2.84%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (2.61%) HND
7 9 (2.13%) Azure Certification
7 9 (2.13%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.90%) CISSP
8 8 (1.90%) CompTIA Security+
9 7 (1.66%) CCNA
9 7 (1.66%) CCNP
9 7 (1.66%) SAP Certification
10 5 (1.18%) HNC
10 5 (1.18%) Numerate Degree
11 4 (0.95%) CEH
11 4 (0.95%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (0.95%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (7.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (5.21%) QA
3 18 (4.27%) Data Quality
4 14 (3.32%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (3.08%) SLA
6 12 (2.84%) GDPR
7 10 (2.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (1.66%) Accessibility
8 7 (1.66%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.66%) NIST
9 5 (1.18%) GRC
9 5 (1.18%) PCI DSS
9 5 (1.18%) Software Quality Assurance
10 4 (0.95%) ISO 22301
10 4 (0.95%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.71%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.47%) NCSC
12 2 (0.47%) NIST 800
System Software
1 70 (16.59%) Active Directory
2 28 (6.64%) Hyper-V
3 22 (5.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (3.55%) Docker
5 8 (1.90%) Firmware
6 4 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.95%) vSphere
7 3 (0.71%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.71%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.71%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.47%) KVM
9 1 (0.24%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 26 (6.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (5.21%) Terraform
3 16 (3.79%) Kubernetes
4 13 (3.08%) Ansible
5 8 (1.90%) Nagios
6 7 (1.66%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.66%) SCCM
6 7 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (1.18%) Docker Swarm
7 5 (1.18%) Podman
7 5 (1.18%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.18%) ZABBIX
8 3 (0.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.71%) Argo
8 3 (0.71%) Backup Exec
8 3 (0.71%) Puppet
9 2 (0.47%) Grafana
9 2 (0.47%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.47%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.47%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 149 (35.31%) Microsoft
2 39 (9.24%) Cisco
3 30 (7.11%) VMware
4 22 (5.21%) SAP
5 18 (4.27%) Fortinet
6 13 (3.08%) ServiceNow
7 11 (2.61%) Google
7 11 (2.61%) Palo Alto
7 11 (2.61%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.37%) Citrix
9 8 (1.90%) Aruba
9 8 (1.90%) JD Edwards
9 8 (1.90%) Juniper
9 8 (1.90%) Sophos
9 8 (1.90%) Veeam
10 7 (1.66%) Splunk
11 6 (1.42%) iManage
11 6 (1.42%) Red Hat
11 6 (1.42%) SolarWinds
12 5 (1.18%) IBM