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

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 357 354 464
Rank change year-on-year -3 +110 -27
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 427 328 362
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.48% 0.76% 0.46%
As % of the General category 1.03% 1.10% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 278 229 284
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £41,063 £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 £75,000 £75,313
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £87,454
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 41,557 29,938 45,052
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 46.52% 69.15% 57.45%
Number of salaries quoted 26,545 15,821 28,956
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £53,818
% change year-on-year - +2.20% -10.30%

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 25 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 25 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 +37 109 £50,000 -31.03% 51
London -71 91 £67,500 +3.85% 51
North of England -14 81 £52,500 +23.53% 19
Midlands -25 60 £55,000 +25.09% 18
North West +19 53 £55,000 +18.92% 13
South West -37 46 £42,500 +6.25% 17
West Midlands -21 38 £53,250 +6.50% 9
East of England -2 37 £48,750 -8.45% 10
East Midlands -21 22 £60,000 +54.84% 9
Yorkshire -51 22 £56,250 +33.14% 6
North East -48 6 £45,000 +80.00%
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 (8.67%) SharePoint
2 30 (7.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (3.28%) IIS
4 11 (2.58%) Confluence
5 5 (1.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.47%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 39 (9.13%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (7.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (1.64%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.17%) CorelDRAW
5 2 (0.47%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.47%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.64%) SAP CO
1 7 (1.64%) SAP FI
1 7 (1.64%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (1.17%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.94%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.70%) Infor CloudSuite
4 3 (0.70%) Infor LN
5 2 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.47%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.23%) C-CURE
6 1 (0.23%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.23%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.23%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.23%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 114 (26.70%) Azure
2 87 (20.37%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (10.30%) AWS
4 43 (10.07%) Entra ID
5 39 (9.13%) Power Platform
6 23 (5.39%) SaaS
7 16 (3.75%) Power Automate
8 13 (3.04%) dbt
8 13 (3.04%) GitHub
9 12 (2.81%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (2.11%) Microsoft Purview
11 8 (1.87%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.87%) Azure Stack
11 8 (1.87%) PowerApps
12 7 (1.64%) GCP
13 6 (1.41%) IaaS
13 6 (1.41%) OpenShift
14 5 (1.17%) AWS CloudFormation
15 4 (0.94%) Boomi
15 4 (0.94%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 57 (13.35%) Firewall
2 50 (11.71%) DNS
3 44 (10.30%) VPN
4 33 (7.73%) DHCP
5 31 (7.26%) TCP/IP
6 25 (5.85%) VLAN
7 24 (5.62%) WAN
8 18 (4.22%) Network Security
9 17 (3.98%) Wi-Fi
10 15 (3.51%) Wireless
11 14 (3.28%) LAN
12 11 (2.58%) VoIP
13 9 (2.11%) Intrusion Detection
13 9 (2.11%) SD-WAN
14 8 (1.87%) SAN
15 7 (1.64%) BGP
15 7 (1.64%) OSPF
16 6 (1.41%) NAS
17 4 (0.94%) Reverse Proxy
17 4 (0.94%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (7.49%) Power BI
2 26 (6.09%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.87%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.41%) Looker
4 6 (1.41%) Metabase
4 6 (1.41%) Metadata
5 4 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.70%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.70%) SAP HANA
6 3 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.47%) Big Data
7 2 (0.47%) Power Query
8 1 (0.23%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.23%) Flink
8 1 (0.23%) Parquet
8 1 (0.23%) Redis
8 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (5.85%) JIRA
2 16 (3.75%) Git
3 14 (3.28%) GitLab
4 7 (1.64%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.94%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.70%) Postman
7 2 (0.47%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.47%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.47%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.23%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.23%) Hudson
8 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.23%) JMeter
8 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.23%) Selenium
General
1 235 (55.04%) Social Skills
2 84 (19.67%) Analytical Skills
3 75 (17.56%) Finance
4 44 (10.30%) Manufacturing
5 33 (7.73%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (6.32%) Presentation Skills
7 26 (6.09%) Retail
8 22 (5.15%) Law
9 21 (4.92%) Legal
10 18 (4.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 18 (4.22%) Telecoms
11 13 (3.04%) Electronics
12 12 (2.81%) Marketing
13 11 (2.58%) Banking
14 10 (2.34%) Aerospace
14 10 (2.34%) Public Sector
15 7 (1.64%) Front Office
16 6 (1.41%) Military
17 5 (1.17%) Advertising
17 5 (1.17%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 96 (22.48%) Analyst
2 50 (11.71%) Support Analyst
3 42 (9.84%) IT Support
4 40 (9.37%) Support Engineer
5 39 (9.13%) Senior
6 38 (8.90%) Consultant
7 29 (6.79%) Lead
8 23 (5.39%) Applications Support
9 22 (5.15%) Business Analyst
10 21 (4.92%) Architect
10 21 (4.92%) Systems Engineer
11 20 (4.68%) IT Engineer
11 20 (4.68%) Systems Analyst
12 19 (4.45%) Systems Support
13 18 (4.22%) IT Support Engineer
13 18 (4.22%) Security Engineer
14 17 (3.98%) Applications Support Analyst
14 17 (3.98%) IT Analyst
15 16 (3.75%) Systems Support Analyst
16 14 (3.28%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.11%) ARM Templates
2 8 (1.87%) Middleware
2 8 (1.87%) REST
3 6 (1.41%) JSON
3 6 (1.41%) Node.js
4 5 (1.17%) AngularJS
4 5 (1.17%) CSS
4 5 (1.17%) HTML
4 5 (1.17%) Jinja
4 5 (1.17%) YAML
5 4 (0.94%) FreeSWITCH
5 4 (0.94%) SOAP
6 3 (0.70%) .NET
6 3 (0.70%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.70%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 2 (0.47%) Kafka
7 2 (0.47%) Oracle Fusion
8 1 (0.23%) ASP.NET
8 1 (0.23%) Web Services
8 1 (0.23%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.26%) Onboarding
2 29 (6.79%) Driving Licence
3 15 (3.51%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (3.51%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (3.04%) Product Ownership
5 12 (2.81%) CCTV
5 12 (2.81%) Data Centre
6 11 (2.58%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (2.11%) PKI
8 8 (1.87%) Client/Server
8 8 (1.87%) CMDB
8 8 (1.87%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.41%) Blog
10 5 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.17%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (1.17%) Mobile Computing
10 5 (1.17%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 101 (23.65%) Windows
2 60 (14.05%) Windows Server
3 39 (9.13%) Linux
4 14 (3.28%) Windows 10
5 12 (2.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 11 (2.58%) CentOS
7 9 (2.11%) Ubuntu
8 8 (1.87%) Apple iOS
9 6 (1.41%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.94%) Debian
11 3 (0.70%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.47%) Android
12 2 (0.47%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.47%) Rocky
12 2 (0.47%) Unix
12 2 (0.47%) VMS
13 1 (0.23%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (26.23%) Problem-Solving
2 110 (25.76%) Continuous Improvement
3 58 (13.58%) Agile
4 55 (12.88%) ITIL
5 44 (10.30%) Change Management
5 44 (10.30%) ERP
5 44 (10.30%) Project Delivery
6 39 (9.13%) Root Cause Analysis
7 38 (8.90%) DevOps
8 37 (8.67%) Customer Service
9 35 (8.20%) Business Analysis
9 35 (8.20%) Business Intelligence
10 34 (7.96%) AI
10 34 (7.96%) Analytics
10 34 (7.96%) CI/CD
10 34 (7.96%) Stakeholder Management
11 32 (7.49%) Cybersecurity
12 30 (7.03%) Disaster Recovery
12 30 (7.03%) Incident Management
12 30 (7.03%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 93 (21.78%) SQL
2 51 (11.94%) Python
3 50 (11.71%) PowerShell
4 19 (4.45%) JavaScript
5 17 (3.98%) Bash
6 10 (2.34%) C++
7 7 (1.64%) Java
8 6 (1.41%) C
8 6 (1.41%) C#
8 6 (1.41%) PHP
9 5 (1.17%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (0.94%) 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
11 2 (0.47%) VBA
12 1 (0.23%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 67 (15.69%) Degree
2 49 (11.48%) Security Cleared
3 23 (5.39%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.28%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (3.04%) DV Cleared
6 12 (2.81%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (2.58%) HND
8 9 (2.11%) Azure Certification
8 9 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (1.87%) CISSP
10 7 (1.64%) CCNA
10 7 (1.64%) CCNP
10 7 (1.64%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (1.64%) SAP Certification
11 5 (1.17%) HNC
11 5 (1.17%) Numerate Degree
12 4 (0.94%) ACCA
12 4 (0.94%) Chartered Engineer
12 4 (0.94%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (7.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (4.92%) QA
3 20 (4.68%) Data Quality
4 13 (3.04%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (3.04%) SLA
5 11 (2.58%) GDPR
6 10 (2.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 8 (1.87%) Accessibility
8 7 (1.64%) ISO 9001
9 6 (1.41%) NIST
10 5 (1.17%) GRC
10 5 (1.17%) Software Quality Assurance
11 4 (0.94%) ISO 22301
11 4 (0.94%) JSP 440
11 4 (0.94%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.70%) Def Stans
12 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (0.47%) NCSC
13 2 (0.47%) NIST 800
System Software
1 70 (16.39%) Active Directory
2 28 (6.56%) Hyper-V
3 23 (5.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (3.51%) Docker
5 9 (2.11%) Firmware
6 5 (1.17%) vSphere
7 4 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.70%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.70%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.47%) KVM
10 1 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 26 (6.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (5.15%) Terraform
3 16 (3.75%) Kubernetes
4 13 (3.04%) Ansible
5 8 (1.87%) Nagios
6 7 (1.64%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.64%) SCCM
6 7 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.41%) vCenter Server
8 5 (1.17%) Docker Swarm
8 5 (1.17%) Podman
8 5 (1.17%) ZABBIX
9 3 (0.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.70%) Argo
9 3 (0.70%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.70%) Puppet
10 2 (0.47%) Grafana
10 2 (0.47%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.47%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.47%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 148 (34.66%) Microsoft
2 39 (9.13%) Cisco
3 31 (7.26%) VMware
4 21 (4.92%) SAP
5 18 (4.22%) Fortinet
6 12 (2.81%) ServiceNow
7 11 (2.58%) Google
7 11 (2.58%) Palo Alto
8 10 (2.34%) Citrix
8 10 (2.34%) Salesforce
9 9 (2.11%) JD Edwards
9 9 (2.11%) Veeam
10 8 (1.87%) Aruba
10 8 (1.87%) Juniper
10 8 (1.87%) Sophos
11 7 (1.64%) Splunk
12 6 (1.41%) Dell
12 6 (1.41%) iManage
12 6 (1.41%) Red Hat
12 6 (1.41%) SolarWinds