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 10 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 376 331 533
Rank change year-on-year -45 +202 -112
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 462 347 220
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.44% 0.81% 0.34%
As % of the General category 0.98% 1.17% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 311 240 128
10th Percentile £34,750 £32,750 £37,125
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £54,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% -16.92% +12.07%
75th Percentile £61,250 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £87,800
UK median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year -7.41% -15.29% +13.69%

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 47,328 29,570 38,034
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 45.57% 68.62% 58.43%
Number of salaries quoted 30,352 15,699 18,602
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,777 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £58,726
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -8.05% -2.12%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,796 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 10 October 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 10 October 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 -63 98 £62,000 -20.00% 195
South East -24 96 £50,000 -7.83% 84
North of England -33 88 £52,136 +22.67% 62
South West -5 83 £43,000 +7.50% 36
Midlands -39 61 £52,500 +16.67% 46
North West +11 59 £55,000 +48.65% 41
West Midlands -40 40 £47,000 -8.64% 34
East of England -25 33 £55,000 - 30
Yorkshire -42 22 £57,500 +21.05% 13
East Midlands -39 21 £55,000 +29.41% 12
North East -68 7 £29,500 +18.00% 8
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 34 (7.36%) SharePoint
2 24 (5.19%) Confluence
3 18 (3.90%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (2.38%) IIS
5 5 (1.08%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 33 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (6.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (3.46%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.08%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (1.08%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.43%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.43%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.52%) SAP CO
1 7 (1.52%) SAP FI
1 7 (1.52%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (1.08%) Infor CloudSuite
2 5 (1.08%) Infor LN
2 5 (1.08%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.87%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.65%) Infor M3
4 3 (0.65%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.43%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.22%) C-CURE
6 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.22%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.22%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.22%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.22%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 127 (27.49%) Azure
2 72 (15.58%) Microsoft 365
3 57 (12.34%) Power Platform
4 48 (10.39%) AWS
5 43 (9.31%) Entra ID
6 33 (7.14%) SaaS
7 22 (4.76%) Power Automate
8 13 (2.81%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (2.81%) GitHub
9 12 (2.60%) Microsoft Purview
10 11 (2.38%) GCP
11 10 (2.16%) n8n
11 10 (2.16%) Zapier
12 9 (1.95%) Azure Data Factory
12 9 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
12 9 (1.95%) PowerApps
13 8 (1.73%) Azure Stack
14 7 (1.52%) Azure Monitor
14 7 (1.52%) Boomi
14 7 (1.52%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 57 (12.34%) Firewall
2 48 (10.39%) VPN
3 44 (9.52%) DNS
4 34 (7.36%) TCP/IP
5 28 (6.06%) DHCP
6 24 (5.19%) Network Security
6 24 (5.19%) Wireless
7 23 (4.98%) VLAN
8 20 (4.33%) WAN
9 15 (3.25%) LAN
9 15 (3.25%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (2.38%) BGP
10 11 (2.38%) SAN
10 11 (2.38%) SD-WAN
11 9 (1.95%) HTTP
11 9 (1.95%) Intrusion Detection
12 8 (1.73%) OSPF
13 5 (1.08%) VoIP
14 4 (0.87%) VSAN
15 3 (0.65%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (11.04%) Power BI
2 18 (3.90%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.73%) Big Data
3 8 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.52%) Metadata
5 6 (1.30%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.08%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.87%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.65%) Looker
9 2 (0.43%) EDMS
9 2 (0.43%) Redis
10 1 (0.22%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.22%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.22%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.22%) GIS
10 1 (0.22%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.22%) Parquet
10 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 34 (7.36%) JIRA
2 8 (1.73%) Git
3 5 (1.08%) GitLab
4 4 (0.87%) Postman
5 2 (0.43%) PowerBuilder
5 2 (0.43%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.22%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.22%) Hudson
6 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
General
1 258 (55.84%) Social Skills
2 96 (20.78%) Analytical Skills
3 74 (16.02%) Finance
4 47 (10.17%) Manufacturing
5 37 (8.01%) Organisational Skills
6 31 (6.71%) Presentation Skills
7 28 (6.06%) Legal
8 19 (4.11%) Law
9 18 (3.90%) Aerospace
10 17 (3.68%) Banking
11 15 (3.25%) Retail
12 14 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 13 (2.81%) Marketing
14 12 (2.60%) Public Sector
15 10 (2.16%) Electronics
15 10 (2.16%) Telecoms
16 7 (1.52%) Military
17 6 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
17 6 (1.30%) Investment Banking
18 5 (1.08%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 99 (21.43%) Analyst
2 49 (10.61%) Support Engineer
3 45 (9.74%) Senior
4 43 (9.31%) Consultant
5 39 (8.44%) Business Analyst
6 31 (6.71%) Support Analyst
7 27 (5.84%) Applications Support
7 27 (5.84%) IT Support
8 25 (5.41%) IT Engineer
9 23 (4.98%) Lead
10 22 (4.76%) Architect
11 19 (4.11%) IT Support Engineer
11 19 (4.11%) Security Engineer
11 19 (4.11%) Test Engineer
12 18 (3.90%) Systems Support
13 16 (3.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 16 (3.46%) IT Analyst
14 15 (3.25%) Systems Analyst
15 14 (3.03%) Developer
16 13 (2.81%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.33%) REST
2 19 (4.11%) Terraform
3 11 (2.38%) Playwright
4 8 (1.73%) JSON
4 8 (1.73%) Middleware
4 8 (1.73%) XML
5 7 (1.52%) .NET
5 7 (1.52%) CSS
5 7 (1.52%) HTML
6 6 (1.30%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.30%) ARM Templates
6 6 (1.30%) Node.js
6 6 (1.30%) SOAP
7 5 (1.08%) EDI
8 3 (0.65%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (0.65%) Matplotlib
8 3 (0.65%) NumPy
8 3 (0.65%) Pandas
8 3 (0.65%) Web Services
9 2 (0.43%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 48 (10.39%) Driving Licence
2 34 (7.36%) Onboarding
3 18 (3.90%) Management Information System
4 15 (3.25%) Product Ownership
5 14 (3.03%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (3.03%) CCTV
5 14 (3.03%) Data Centre
6 12 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.73%) PKI
8 8 (1.73%) Replication
9 7 (1.52%) IoT
9 7 (1.52%) Mobile App
10 6 (1.30%) Client/Server
11 5 (1.08%) CMDB
11 5 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.08%) Online Gambling
11 5 (1.08%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 89 (19.26%) Windows
2 49 (10.61%) Windows Server
3 29 (6.28%) Linux
4 13 (2.81%) Apple iOS
5 12 (2.60%) Windows 10
6 9 (1.95%) CentOS
7 8 (1.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (1.52%) Mac OS
9 6 (1.30%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (1.08%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.87%) Rocky
12 3 (0.65%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.43%) Android
13 2 (0.43%) Embedded Linux
13 2 (0.43%) VMS
13 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
14 1 (0.22%) OpenWrt
14 1 (0.22%) Solaris
14 1 (0.22%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (32.25%) Problem-Solving
2 105 (22.73%) Continuous Improvement
3 72 (15.58%) Agile
4 65 (14.07%) Stakeholder Management
5 60 (12.99%) Business Analysis
6 54 (11.69%) Business Intelligence
7 50 (10.82%) Requirements Gathering
8 49 (10.61%) AI
9 46 (9.96%) DevOps
10 45 (9.74%) ITIL
10 45 (9.74%) Migration
10 45 (9.74%) Workflow
11 44 (9.52%) Root Cause Analysis
12 43 (9.31%) User Acceptance Testing
12 43 (9.31%) Validation
13 42 (9.09%) Disaster Recovery
13 42 (9.09%) ERP
14 41 (8.87%) Process Improvement
14 41 (8.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 40 (8.66%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 97 (21.00%) SQL
2 52 (11.26%) PowerShell
3 39 (8.44%) Python
4 16 (3.46%) JavaScript
5 11 (2.38%) Bash
6 10 (2.16%) Kusto Query Language
7 8 (1.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 6 (1.30%) C#
9 5 (1.08%) C
9 5 (1.08%) C++
9 5 (1.08%) Java
10 4 (0.87%) PHP
10 4 (0.87%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.65%) Ladder Logic
12 2 (0.43%) ABAP
12 2 (0.43%) Bicep
12 2 (0.43%) Go
12 2 (0.43%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.43%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.43%) VBA
Qualifications
1 55 (11.90%) Security Cleared
2 52 (11.26%) Degree
3 35 (7.58%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (3.03%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (2.60%) CCNP
6 10 (2.16%) CCNA
7 9 (1.95%) HND
7 9 (1.95%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.73%) Azure Certification
8 8 (1.73%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.73%) SAP Certification
9 6 (1.30%) CISSP
9 6 (1.30%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (1.08%) ACCA
10 5 (1.08%) HNC
10 5 (1.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (0.87%) CIMA
12 3 (0.65%) PMI Certification
12 3 (0.65%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (9.09%) QA
2 33 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (6.06%) GDPR
4 25 (5.41%) Data Quality
5 15 (3.25%) Cyber Essentials
6 14 (3.03%) NIST
7 9 (1.95%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.73%) PCI DSS
9 7 (1.52%) SLA
10 6 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (1.08%) ISO 9001
11 5 (1.08%) Software Quality Assurance
12 4 (0.87%) GRC
12 4 (0.87%) ISO 22301
12 4 (0.87%) JSP 440
13 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 2 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.22%) COBIT
14 1 (0.22%) GMP
14 1 (0.22%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 48 (10.39%) Active Directory
2 27 (5.84%) Hyper-V
3 22 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.81%) Docker
5 11 (2.38%) Firmware
6 8 (1.73%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (1.08%) vSphere
8 4 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.87%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.22%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.22%) KVM
9 1 (0.22%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 29 (6.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.46%) Ansible
3 14 (3.03%) Single Sign-On
4 13 (2.81%) Kubernetes
5 8 (1.73%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.52%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (1.52%) vCenter Server
7 4 (0.87%) Docker Swarm
7 4 (0.87%) Nagios
7 4 (0.87%) NetBackup
7 4 (0.87%) Podman
7 4 (0.87%) VxRail
8 2 (0.43%) Puppet
8 2 (0.43%) SCCM
9 1 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.22%) Argo
9 1 (0.22%) Grafana
9 1 (0.22%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.22%) QRadar
Vendors
1 147 (31.82%) Microsoft
2 35 (7.58%) Cisco
3 29 (6.28%) VMware
4 24 (5.19%) SAP
5 20 (4.33%) Fortinet
6 17 (3.68%) ServiceNow
7 15 (3.25%) Google
8 14 (3.03%) Salesforce
8 14 (3.03%) Veeam
9 13 (2.81%) Dell
10 12 (2.60%) JD Edwards
10 12 (2.60%) Palo Alto
11 9 (1.95%) Aruba
12 8 (1.73%) Juniper
13 7 (1.52%) Oracle
14 6 (1.30%) MuleSoft
15 5 (1.08%) EMC
15 5 (1.08%) Okta
15 5 (1.08%) Sage
15 5 (1.08%) Splunk