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 16 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 381 334 523
Rank change year-on-year -47 +189 -124
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 433 354 239
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.43% 0.82% 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.95% 1.20% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 282 248 146
10th Percentile £34,775 £32,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,063 £41,250 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £53,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.34% -17.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £62,375 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £79,750 £87,500 £88,500
UK median annual salary £52,250 £53,750 £62,500
% change year-on-year -2.79% -14.00% +8.70%

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 45,750 29,609 39,379
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 45.46% 68.61% 57.31%
Number of salaries quoted 29,336 15,672 20,582
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £30,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,000 £76,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,655
% change year-on-year +1.85% -2.97% -7.24%

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 16 September 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 16 September 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
London -79 94 £65,000 -2.99% 246
South East -21 91 £50,000 -18.37% 108
North of England -53 80 £52,136 +22.67% 71
South West -18 69 £42,500 +6.25% 39
Midlands -29 59 £55,000 +23.60% 59
North West +10 55 £53,750 +35.22% 39
West Midlands -35 40 £51,500 +0.10% 38
East of England -19 37 £55,000 +1.85% 42
Yorkshire -48 21 £57,500 +35.29% 22
East Midlands -34 19 £60,000 +41.18% 21
North East -63 4 £42,500 +70.00% 11
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 38 (8.78%) SharePoint
2 24 (5.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (3.70%) Confluence
4 11 (2.54%) IIS
5 5 (1.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 35 (8.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (7.39%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.00%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.15%) CorelDRAW
6 4 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.46%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.23%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.62%) SAP CO
1 7 (1.62%) SAP FI
1 7 (1.62%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (1.15%) Infor CloudSuite
2 5 (1.15%) Infor LN
2 5 (1.15%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.92%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.69%) Infor M3
4 3 (0.69%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.46%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.23%) C-CURE
6 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.23%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.23%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.23%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.23%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 115 (26.56%) Azure
2 79 (18.24%) Microsoft 365
3 53 (12.24%) Power Platform
4 45 (10.39%) Entra ID
5 44 (10.16%) AWS
6 29 (6.70%) SaaS
7 18 (4.16%) Power Automate
8 12 (2.77%) GitHub
9 10 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (2.31%) Microsoft Purview
9 10 (2.31%) PowerApps
10 9 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (2.08%) dbt
11 8 (1.85%) Azure Stack
11 8 (1.85%) GCP
12 7 (1.62%) Boomi
12 7 (1.62%) Lucidchart
12 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (1.39%) iPaaS
13 6 (1.39%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 59 (13.63%) Firewall
2 48 (11.09%) VPN
3 47 (10.85%) DNS
4 31 (7.16%) TCP/IP
5 28 (6.47%) DHCP
6 24 (5.54%) VLAN
7 23 (5.31%) Network Security
8 22 (5.08%) WAN
9 21 (4.85%) Wireless
10 19 (4.39%) Wi-Fi
11 14 (3.23%) LAN
12 11 (2.54%) BGP
13 10 (2.31%) SD-WAN
14 9 (2.08%) HTTP
14 9 (2.08%) Intrusion Detection
14 9 (2.08%) SAN
15 8 (1.85%) OSPF
15 8 (1.85%) VoIP
16 6 (1.39%) Internet
17 4 (0.92%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (10.62%) Power BI
2 17 (3.93%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.85%) Metadata
4 7 (1.62%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.39%) Looker
6 4 (0.92%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.92%) Big Data
6 4 (0.92%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.92%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.46%) EDMS
7 2 (0.46%) Redis
8 1 (0.23%) Airbyte
8 1 (0.23%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.23%) Flink
8 1 (0.23%) Parquet
8 1 (0.23%) Power Query
8 1 (0.23%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (6.00%) JIRA
2 8 (1.85%) Git
3 5 (1.15%) GitLab
4 4 (0.92%) Postman
5 2 (0.46%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.23%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.23%) Hudson
6 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.23%) JMeter
6 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
General
1 232 (53.58%) Social Skills
2 85 (19.63%) Analytical Skills
3 73 (16.86%) Finance
4 45 (10.39%) Manufacturing
5 36 (8.31%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (6.24%) Presentation Skills
7 25 (5.77%) Legal
8 22 (5.08%) Law
9 21 (4.85%) Retail
10 19 (4.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 15 (3.46%) Aerospace
12 14 (3.23%) Banking
12 14 (3.23%) Telecoms
13 13 (3.00%) Marketing
14 11 (2.54%) Electronics
15 10 (2.31%) Public Sector
16 8 (1.85%) Military
17 7 (1.62%) Front Office
18 5 (1.15%) Influencing Skills
19 4 (0.92%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 92 (21.25%) Analyst
2 47 (10.85%) Support Engineer
3 45 (10.39%) Senior
4 40 (9.24%) Consultant
5 39 (9.01%) Support Analyst
6 33 (7.62%) IT Support
7 29 (6.70%) Business Analyst
8 25 (5.77%) Applications Support
9 24 (5.54%) IT Engineer
10 23 (5.31%) Architect
10 23 (5.31%) Lead
11 19 (4.39%) IT Support Engineer
12 17 (3.93%) Systems Engineer
12 17 (3.93%) Systems Support
13 16 (3.70%) Security Engineer
13 16 (3.70%) Systems Analyst
14 15 (3.46%) IT Analyst
14 15 (3.46%) Test Engineer
15 14 (3.23%) Developer
16 13 (3.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.16%) REST
2 17 (3.93%) Terraform
3 8 (1.85%) Middleware
4 7 (1.62%) CSS
4 7 (1.62%) HTML
4 7 (1.62%) Playwright
5 6 (1.39%) AngularJS
5 6 (1.39%) ARM Templates
5 6 (1.39%) JSON
5 6 (1.39%) Node.js
5 6 (1.39%) SOAP
6 5 (1.15%) EDI
6 5 (1.15%) XML
7 4 (0.92%) .NET
8 3 (0.69%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.69%) Boost C++ Libraries
9 2 (0.46%) Kafka
9 2 (0.46%) Matplotlib
9 2 (0.46%) React
9 2 (0.46%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.55%) Driving Licence
2 34 (7.85%) Onboarding
3 14 (3.23%) CCTV
3 14 (3.23%) Management Information System
3 14 (3.23%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.00%) Analytical Mindset
5 10 (2.31%) Data Centre
5 10 (2.31%) Legacy Systems
5 10 (2.31%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.08%) Client/Server
7 8 (1.85%) CMDB
7 8 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.85%) Mobile App
7 8 (1.85%) PKI
8 7 (1.62%) IoT
8 7 (1.62%) Replication
9 6 (1.39%) Blog
9 6 (1.39%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.15%) Online Gambling
Operating Systems
1 90 (20.79%) Windows
2 49 (11.32%) Windows Server
3 28 (6.47%) Linux
4 14 (3.23%) Windows 10
5 12 (2.77%) Apple iOS
6 9 (2.08%) CentOS
7 8 (1.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (1.15%) Ubuntu
8 5 (1.15%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.92%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.92%) Rocky
10 3 (0.69%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.46%) Android
11 2 (0.46%) VMS
12 1 (0.23%) Embedded Linux
12 1 (0.23%) OpenWrt
12 1 (0.23%) Solaris
12 1 (0.23%) Unix
12 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (26.79%) Problem-Solving
2 104 (24.02%) Continuous Improvement
3 59 (13.63%) Agile
4 52 (12.01%) ITIL
5 51 (11.78%) Business Analysis
5 51 (11.78%) Stakeholder Management
6 49 (11.32%) Business Intelligence
7 44 (10.16%) AI
7 44 (10.16%) Root Cause Analysis
8 43 (9.93%) ERP
9 41 (9.47%) DevOps
10 38 (8.78%) Disaster Recovery
10 38 (8.78%) Validation
11 37 (8.55%) Change Management
11 37 (8.55%) Project Delivery
11 37 (8.55%) Requirements Gathering
12 35 (8.08%) Analytics
12 35 (8.08%) Migration
12 35 (8.08%) Process Improvement
12 35 (8.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 96 (22.17%) SQL
2 51 (11.78%) PowerShell
3 36 (8.31%) Python
4 19 (4.39%) JavaScript
5 10 (2.31%) Bash
6 8 (1.85%) C++
6 8 (1.85%) Kusto Query Language
7 7 (1.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 5 (1.15%) C
8 5 (1.15%) C#
8 5 (1.15%) Java
9 4 (0.92%) PHP
10 3 (0.69%) VBA
11 2 (0.46%) Bicep
11 2 (0.46%) Go
11 2 (0.46%) Groovy
11 2 (0.46%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.23%) Ladder Logic
12 1 (0.23%) RPG III
12 1 (0.23%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 55 (12.70%) Degree
2 51 (11.78%) Security Cleared
3 29 (6.70%) SC Cleared
4 13 (3.00%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (2.77%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (2.54%) CCNP
7 10 (2.31%) CCNA
7 10 (2.31%) DV Cleared
7 10 (2.31%) HND
7 10 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.85%) SAP Certification
9 6 (1.39%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (1.15%) ACCA
10 5 (1.15%) HNC
11 4 (0.92%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.92%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (0.92%) CIMA
11 4 (0.92%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.69%) CISSP
12 3 (0.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (7.85%) QA
2 25 (5.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (5.54%) Data Quality
4 21 (4.85%) GDPR
5 10 (2.31%) Accessibility
5 10 (2.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (2.31%) SLA
6 8 (1.85%) NIST
6 8 (1.85%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (1.15%) Software Quality Assurance
9 4 (0.92%) GRC
9 4 (0.92%) ISO 22301
9 4 (0.92%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.92%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.23%) COBIT
11 1 (0.23%) NCSC
11 1 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.23%) SOC 2
System Software
1 50 (11.55%) Active Directory
2 25 (5.77%) Hyper-V
3 23 (5.31%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (2.77%) Firmware
5 11 (2.54%) Docker
6 7 (1.62%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.92%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.92%) vSphere
8 3 (0.69%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.69%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.23%) KVM
9 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 28 (6.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (3.00%) Ansible
3 12 (2.77%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (2.31%) Kubernetes
5 8 (1.85%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.62%) vCenter Server
7 6 (1.39%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.92%) Docker Swarm
8 4 (0.92%) Nagios
8 4 (0.92%) NetBackup
8 4 (0.92%) Podman
8 4 (0.92%) VxRail
9 3 (0.69%) SCCM
10 2 (0.46%) Puppet
11 1 (0.23%) Argo
11 1 (0.23%) Grafana
11 1 (0.23%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.23%) QRadar
11 1 (0.23%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.23%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 147 (33.95%) Microsoft
2 33 (7.62%) Cisco
3 30 (6.93%) VMware
4 23 (5.31%) SAP
5 20 (4.62%) Fortinet
6 18 (4.16%) ServiceNow
7 14 (3.23%) Salesforce
8 13 (3.00%) Veeam
9 12 (2.77%) Dell
9 12 (2.77%) JD Edwards
9 12 (2.77%) Palo Alto
10 9 (2.08%) Aruba
10 9 (2.08%) Google
11 8 (1.85%) Juniper
12 7 (1.62%) Sophos
13 6 (1.39%) MuleSoft
14 5 (1.15%) Adobe
14 5 (1.15%) Oracle
14 5 (1.15%) Sage
14 5 (1.15%) Splunk