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 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 301 499 391
Rank change year-on-year +198 -108 +79
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 353 179 311
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.67% 0.37% 0.63%
As % of the General category 1.14% 0.56% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 235 92 276
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,563 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,975 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £59,250
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +5.49% -1.25%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £88,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +8.70% -4.17%

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 31,009 31,909 30,302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 59.00% 66.51% 61.14%
Number of salaries quoted 17,163 14,580 22,548
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £58,158
% change year-on-year -12.50% +3.17% -6.20%

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 13 January 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 13 January 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 +93 121 £77,500 +6.90% 46
South East +86 77 £49,000 -12.89% 48
Midlands +50 64 £52,500 -4.11% 18
North of England +45 41 £42,500 -19.05% 30
West Midlands +30 32 £60,000 -4.00% 10
East Midlands +10 31 £45,000 - 7
East of England +44 30 £30,370 -23.25% 12
Yorkshire +8 21 £42,500 +1.19% 14
North West +31 20 £45,000 -20.70% 14
South West +16 17 £55,000 +74.60% 13
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 22 (6.23%) SharePoint
2 15 (4.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.55%) Confluence
4 2 (0.57%) WordPress
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.28%) IIS
5 1 (0.28%) Jupyter
Applications
1 63 (17.85%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.40%) MS Visio
3 11 (3.12%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.28%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.28%) Weka
Business Applications
1 7 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.42%) Oracle Cash Management
3 5 (1.42%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (1.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.85%) Oracle Assets
5 3 (0.85%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (0.85%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.57%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.57%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.57%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.57%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.28%) Advent Geneva
7 1 (0.28%) Bloomberg AIM
7 1 (0.28%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.28%) Postilion
7 1 (0.28%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 118 (33.43%) Azure
2 66 (18.70%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (9.07%) AWS
4 30 (8.50%) Power Platform
5 23 (6.52%) SaaS
6 21 (5.95%) Entra ID
7 17 (4.82%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (3.97%) Power Automate
9 13 (3.68%) PowerApps
10 12 (3.40%) Azure Data Factory
11 11 (3.12%) PaaS
12 10 (2.83%) GCP
12 10 (2.83%) IaaS
12 10 (2.83%) Microsoft Copilot
13 9 (2.55%) ChatGPT
14 8 (2.27%) Microsoft Purview
15 7 (1.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 6 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
16 6 (1.70%) iPaaS
16 6 (1.70%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 43 (12.18%) Firewall
2 31 (8.78%) DNS
3 26 (7.37%) DHCP
3 26 (7.37%) VPN
4 23 (6.52%) TCP/IP
5 20 (5.67%) LAN
6 17 (4.82%) VLAN
7 15 (4.25%) Network Security
8 12 (3.40%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (3.12%) BGP
9 11 (3.12%) WAN
10 10 (2.83%) SAN
11 8 (2.27%) OSPF
12 6 (1.70%) Cisco ASA
12 6 (1.70%) SD-WAN
12 6 (1.70%) Wireshark
13 5 (1.42%) DMZ
13 5 (1.42%) VoIP
13 5 (1.42%) Wireless
14 4 (1.13%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (6.23%) SQL Server
2 19 (5.38%) Power BI
3 10 (2.83%) Metadata
4 9 (2.55%) Data Lake
5 7 (1.98%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.98%) Tableau
6 6 (1.70%) BigQuery
6 6 (1.70%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.13%) Metabase
7 4 (1.13%) Metadata Repository
7 4 (1.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.85%) MySQL
8 3 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.57%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.57%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.28%) Big Data
10 1 (0.28%) Hadoop
10 1 (0.28%) QlikView
10 1 (0.28%) Semantic Layer
10 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 13 (3.68%) JIRA
2 6 (1.70%) Git
3 5 (1.42%) Subversion
3 5 (1.42%) Visual Studio
4 4 (1.13%) Postman
5 2 (0.57%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.57%) Selenium
5 2 (0.57%) WebDriver
6 1 (0.28%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.28%) GitLab
6 1 (0.28%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.28%) Zephyr
General
1 186 (52.69%) Social Skills
2 81 (22.95%) Finance
3 70 (19.83%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (10.76%) Legal
5 29 (8.22%) Banking
6 25 (7.08%) Retail
7 22 (6.23%) Organisational Skills
8 21 (5.95%) Law
9 19 (5.38%) Manufacturing
10 13 (3.68%) German Language
11 11 (3.12%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (2.27%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.98%) Electronics
14 6 (1.70%) Advertising
15 5 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.42%) Marketing
15 5 (1.42%) Public Sector
15 5 (1.42%) Publishing
16 4 (1.13%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 81 (22.95%) Analyst
2 56 (15.86%) Senior
3 29 (8.22%) Architect
4 26 (7.37%) Business Analyst
4 26 (7.37%) IT Support
4 26 (7.37%) Lead
5 25 (7.08%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 20 (5.67%) Network Engineer
6 20 (5.67%) Support Engineer
7 18 (5.10%) Service Analyst
8 16 (4.53%) IT Analyst
9 14 (3.97%) Service Desk Analyst
10 13 (3.68%) Senior Analyst
10 13 (3.68%) Solutions Architect
11 11 (3.12%) Consultant
11 11 (3.12%) Project Manager
11 11 (3.12%) Security Engineer
12 10 (2.83%) Azure Engineer
12 10 (2.83%) IT Engineer
13 9 (2.55%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.98%) .NET
2 6 (1.70%) REST
3 5 (1.42%) HTML
4 4 (1.13%) FreeSWITCH
4 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Graph
4 4 (1.13%) OAuth
4 4 (1.13%) OAuth2
4 4 (1.13%) OpenID
4 4 (1.13%) PySpark
4 4 (1.13%) React
4 4 (1.13%) SAML
4 4 (1.13%) XML
5 3 (0.85%) CSS
6 2 (0.57%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.57%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.57%) JSON
6 2 (0.57%) Laravel
6 2 (0.57%) Middleware
6 2 (0.57%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.57%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.82%) Onboarding
2 15 (4.25%) Data Centre
3 14 (3.97%) Analytical Mindset
3 14 (3.97%) Driving Licence
4 12 (3.40%) Cloud Native
4 12 (3.40%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.12%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (2.83%) Low-Code
6 10 (2.83%) Mobile App
7 9 (2.55%) Life Science
7 9 (2.55%) Product Ownership
7 9 (2.55%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.27%) Clustering
9 7 (1.98%) AI Agents
9 7 (1.98%) Enterprise Cloud
9 7 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.70%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (1.42%) Fixed Income
11 5 (1.42%) NHS
12 4 (1.13%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 61 (17.28%) Windows
2 30 (8.50%) Windows Server
3 22 (6.23%) Linux
4 4 (1.13%) Debian
4 4 (1.13%) Unix
4 4 (1.13%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.85%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.85%) Mac OS X
6 2 (0.57%) VMS
7 1 (0.28%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (22.66%) Problem-Solving
2 74 (20.96%) Continuous Improvement
3 63 (17.85%) Agile
4 53 (15.01%) ITIL
5 43 (12.18%) Cybersecurity
6 39 (11.05%) Stakeholder Management
7 36 (10.20%) Validation
8 32 (9.07%) AI
9 31 (8.78%) Change Management
10 29 (8.22%) Analytics
11 27 (7.65%) Customer Service
11 27 (7.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 27 (7.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 26 (7.37%) Incident Response
12 26 (7.37%) Migration
13 25 (7.08%) Project Management
14 24 (6.80%) Business Analysis
14 24 (6.80%) Data Analysis
14 24 (6.80%) DevOps
14 24 (6.80%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 43 (12.18%) SQL
2 29 (8.22%) PowerShell
3 23 (6.52%) Python
4 11 (3.12%) C#
5 8 (2.27%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.70%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.70%) VBA
7 5 (1.42%) Java
8 4 (1.13%) PHP
9 3 (0.85%) Bash
9 3 (0.85%) Bicep
10 2 (0.57%) C
10 2 (0.57%) C++
10 2 (0.57%) Go
10 2 (0.57%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.28%) Perl
11 1 (0.28%) R
11 1 (0.28%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 86 (24.36%) Degree
2 36 (10.20%) Security Cleared
3 26 (7.37%) CISSP
4 23 (6.52%) BPSS Clearance
4 23 (6.52%) Cisco Certification
5 22 (6.23%) SC Cleared
6 19 (5.38%) CCNP
7 16 (4.53%) CISM
8 13 (3.68%) Numerate Degree
9 11 (3.12%) CCIE
9 11 (3.12%) DV Cleared
10 9 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (2.27%) Azure Certification
11 8 (2.27%) CCSA
11 8 (2.27%) CCSE
11 8 (2.27%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.98%) CEH
12 7 (1.98%) IIBA
12 7 (1.98%) PMI Certification
12 7 (1.98%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (9.07%) Data Quality
2 25 (7.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (5.67%) SLA
4 16 (4.53%) GDPR
5 13 (3.68%) QA
6 12 (3.40%) NIST
7 10 (2.83%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (2.27%) GRC
9 7 (1.98%) PCI DSS
9 7 (1.98%) SOC 2
10 6 (1.70%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (1.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 5 (1.42%) ISO 9001
11 5 (1.42%) MiFID
11 5 (1.42%) PMO
12 4 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (0.57%) COBIT
13 2 (0.57%) ISO 20022
14 1 (0.28%) GxP
14 1 (0.28%) HIPAA
System Software
1 54 (15.30%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.97%) Hyper-V
3 13 (3.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.42%) Firmware
5 4 (1.13%) Docker
5 4 (1.13%) Kamailio
5 4 (1.13%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.57%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.28%) Ceph
7 1 (0.28%) Lustre
7 1 (0.28%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.28%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 16 (4.53%) SCCM
2 13 (3.68%) Terraform
3 9 (2.55%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (2.27%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (1.98%) Kubernetes
6 6 (1.70%) Failover Clustering
7 5 (1.42%) Dell DRAC
7 5 (1.42%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.13%) Ansible
9 3 (0.85%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 3 (0.85%) cPanel
9 3 (0.85%) CSIRT
9 3 (0.85%) Grafana
9 3 (0.85%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.85%) Nessus
9 3 (0.85%) Plesk
10 2 (0.57%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.57%) VxRail
11 1 (0.28%) Argo
11 1 (0.28%) CASB
Vendors
1 119 (33.71%) Microsoft
2 25 (7.08%) Cisco
3 22 (6.23%) VMware
4 14 (3.97%) ServiceNow
5 12 (3.40%) CheckPoint
5 12 (3.40%) F5
5 12 (3.40%) Oracle
6 10 (2.83%) Citrix
6 10 (2.83%) Fortinet
6 10 (2.83%) Salesforce
7 9 (2.55%) Veeam
8 8 (2.27%) Alteryx
8 8 (2.27%) Palo Alto
8 8 (2.27%) Pega
9 7 (1.98%) Anaplan
9 7 (1.98%) Blue Prism
9 7 (1.98%) iManage
9 7 (1.98%) Qualys
9 7 (1.98%) SolarWinds
9 7 (1.98%) UiPath