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 8 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 310 494 384
Rank change year-on-year +184 -110 +80
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 351 179 416
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.61% 0.39% 0.63%
As % of the General category 1.07% 0.58% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 240 88 376
10th Percentile £30,937 £35,272 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,829 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.47% +10.45% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,750 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% +9.09% -8.33%

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 32,808 30,852 40,142
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 56.98% 67.51% 60.75%
Number of salaries quoted 18,221 14,090 30,594
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,647 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.26% +9.09% -11.29%

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 8 February 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 8 February 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 +86 118 £75,875 +8.39% 77
South East +69 75 £48,000 +3.78% 57
Midlands +39 62 £55,000 +7.84% 31
North of England +12 42 £45,000 +4.19% 39
West Midlands +27 34 £60,000 +6.67% 24
East of England +41 29 £30,370 -23.25% 14
East Midlands 0 27 £45,000 -7.22% 7
South West +19 24 £55,000 +74.60% 23
North West +22 20 £45,000 -0.84% 21
Yorkshire -14 19 £34,000 -19.05% 12
North East -1 3 £45,000 +55.17% 6
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 25 (7.12%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.99%) Confluence
4 4 (1.14%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.85%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.57%) IIS
6 2 (0.57%) WordPress
7 1 (0.28%) Jupyter
Applications
1 54 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.42%) MS Visio
3 8 (2.28%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.28%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.28%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.28%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (1.71%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.42%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.85%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.57%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.57%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.57%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.57%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.28%) Advent Geneva
5 1 (0.28%) Bloomberg AIM
5 1 (0.28%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.28%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.28%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.28%) Postilion
5 1 (0.28%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.28%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 129 (36.75%) Azure
2 72 (20.51%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (9.69%) AWS
4 30 (8.55%) Entra ID
5 29 (8.26%) Power Platform
6 23 (6.55%) SaaS
7 19 (5.41%) Power Automate
8 14 (3.99%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (3.99%) Azure DevOps
9 13 (3.70%) PaaS
10 12 (3.42%) GCP
10 12 (3.42%) PowerApps
11 11 (3.13%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (2.85%) ChatGPT
13 9 (2.56%) IaaS
13 9 (2.56%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (2.28%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 7 (1.99%) dbt
16 6 (1.71%) iPaaS
16 6 (1.71%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 49 (13.96%) Firewall
2 40 (11.40%) DNS
3 36 (10.26%) DHCP
4 30 (8.55%) TCP/IP
5 28 (7.98%) VPN
6 24 (6.84%) VLAN
7 20 (5.70%) LAN
8 15 (4.27%) WAN
8 15 (4.27%) Wi-Fi
9 14 (3.99%) Network Security
10 11 (3.13%) BGP
11 10 (2.85%) SAN
12 8 (2.28%) OSPF
12 8 (2.28%) SD-WAN
13 7 (1.99%) Wireless
14 6 (1.71%) Cisco ASA
14 6 (1.71%) Wireshark
15 4 (1.14%) Cisco Nexus
15 4 (1.14%) Ethernet VPN
15 4 (1.14%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (7.12%) SQL Server
2 20 (5.70%) Power BI
3 11 (3.13%) Metadata
4 10 (2.85%) Data Lake
4 10 (2.85%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.99%) Metabase
6 6 (1.71%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.14%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.14%) Big Data
7 4 (1.14%) Metadata Repository
7 4 (1.14%) MySQL
7 4 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.57%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.57%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.57%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.28%) Hadoop
10 1 (0.28%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 11 (3.13%) JIRA
2 9 (2.56%) Visual Studio
3 6 (1.71%) Git
4 5 (1.42%) Subversion
5 4 (1.14%) Postman
6 3 (0.85%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.57%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.57%) Selenium
7 2 (0.57%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.28%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.28%) GitLab
8 1 (0.28%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.28%) Zephyr
General
1 193 (54.99%) Social Skills
2 81 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
3 74 (21.08%) Finance
4 36 (10.26%) Legal
5 29 (8.26%) Banking
6 27 (7.69%) Retail
7 21 (5.98%) Manufacturing
8 20 (5.70%) Law
9 18 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (3.70%) German Language
11 12 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (2.85%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (2.56%) Telecoms
14 8 (2.28%) Automotive
15 7 (1.99%) Electronics
16 5 (1.42%) Billing
16 5 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (1.42%) Publishing
17 4 (1.14%) Avionics
17 4 (1.14%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 70 (19.94%) Analyst
2 60 (17.09%) Senior
3 37 (10.54%) IT Support
4 31 (8.83%) Architect
5 25 (7.12%) Business Analyst
6 24 (6.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 23 (6.55%) Lead
8 19 (5.41%) IT Analyst
8 19 (5.41%) Network Engineer
9 17 (4.84%) Support Engineer
10 15 (4.27%) Solutions Architect
11 13 (3.70%) Security Engineer
11 13 (3.70%) Senior Analyst
11 13 (3.70%) Support Analyst
12 12 (3.42%) Service Analyst
13 11 (3.13%) Azure Engineer
13 11 (3.13%) Data Engineer
14 10 (2.85%) Consultant
14 10 (2.85%) Infrastructure Support
14 10 (2.85%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.56%) REST
2 7 (1.99%) .NET
3 6 (1.71%) PySpark
4 5 (1.42%) Middleware
5 4 (1.14%) HTML
5 4 (1.14%) Microsoft Graph
5 4 (1.14%) OAuth
5 4 (1.14%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.14%) OpenID
5 4 (1.14%) React
5 4 (1.14%) SAML
6 3 (0.85%) CSS
6 3 (0.85%) SOAP
6 3 (0.85%) XML
7 2 (0.57%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.57%) FreeSWITCH
7 2 (0.57%) JSON
7 2 (0.57%) Kafka
7 2 (0.57%) Laravel
7 2 (0.57%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.13%) Onboarding
2 17 (4.84%) Analytical Mindset
3 16 (4.56%) Data Centre
4 15 (4.27%) Enterprise Software
5 13 (3.70%) Low-Code
6 12 (3.42%) Cloud Native
6 12 (3.42%) Driving Licence
7 11 (3.13%) Product Ownership
8 10 (2.85%) Mobile App
9 9 (2.56%) Life Science
9 9 (2.56%) Management Information System
9 9 (2.56%) Security Posture
10 8 (2.28%) AI Agents
10 8 (2.28%) Clustering
10 8 (2.28%) Enterprise Cloud
11 6 (1.71%) Embedded Systems
11 6 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.42%) Fixed Income
13 4 (1.14%) CCTV
13 4 (1.14%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 61 (17.38%) Windows
2 40 (11.40%) Windows Server
3 17 (4.84%) Linux
4 5 (1.42%) VMS
4 5 (1.42%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.14%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.14%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.85%) Unix
7 2 (0.57%) Debian
8 1 (0.28%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (24.50%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (23.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 57 (16.24%) Agile
4 54 (15.38%) ITIL
5 45 (12.82%) Cybersecurity
5 45 (12.82%) Stakeholder Management
6 35 (9.97%) AI
7 33 (9.40%) Change Management
8 31 (8.83%) Analytics
8 31 (8.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 28 (7.98%) Process Improvement
9 28 (7.98%) Roadmaps
10 27 (7.69%) Data Analysis
11 26 (7.41%) Project Delivery
12 25 (7.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 24 (6.84%) Business Analysis
13 24 (6.84%) ERP
13 24 (6.84%) Generative AI
13 24 (6.84%) Validation
14 23 (6.55%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (12.25%) SQL
2 34 (9.69%) PowerShell
3 27 (7.69%) Python
4 11 (3.13%) C#
5 10 (2.85%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.71%) Java
6 6 (1.71%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.71%) VBA
7 5 (1.42%) Bash
8 4 (1.14%) PHP
9 2 (0.57%) Bicep
9 2 (0.57%) C++
9 2 (0.57%) Go
10 1 (0.28%) ABAP
10 1 (0.28%) C
10 1 (0.28%) Perl
10 1 (0.28%) R
10 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.28%) SystemVerilog
10 1 (0.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 84 (23.93%) Degree
2 32 (9.12%) Security Cleared
3 22 (6.27%) BPSS Clearance
3 22 (6.27%) CISSP
4 21 (5.98%) Cisco Certification
5 19 (5.41%) SC Cleared
6 17 (4.84%) CCNP
7 14 (3.99%) Azure Certification
7 14 (3.99%) CISM
8 13 (3.70%) Numerate Degree
9 9 (2.56%) CCIE
9 9 (2.56%) DV Cleared
9 9 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (2.28%) CEH
10 8 (2.28%) IIBA
10 8 (2.28%) PMI Certification
10 8 (2.28%) PMP
11 7 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.99%) HNC
12 6 (1.71%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.55%) Data Quality
2 20 (5.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (5.13%) GDPR
3 18 (5.13%) QA
3 18 (5.13%) SLA
4 11 (3.13%) NIST
5 8 (2.28%) PCI DSS
6 7 (1.99%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.99%) GRC
7 6 (1.71%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (1.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 6 (1.71%) SOC 2
8 5 (1.42%) MiFID
9 4 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.57%) COBIT
10 2 (0.57%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.57%) PMO
11 1 (0.28%) GxP
11 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 61 (17.38%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.27%) Hyper-V
3 14 (3.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.71%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.42%) Firmware
6 4 (1.14%) Docker
6 4 (1.14%) vSphere
7 2 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.57%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.28%) Ceph
8 1 (0.28%) Lustre
8 1 (0.28%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.28%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 12 (3.42%) Microsoft Intune
1 12 (3.42%) SCCM
2 11 (3.13%) Terraform
3 10 (2.85%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 6 (1.71%) Failover Clustering
4 6 (1.71%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.42%) Dell DRAC
5 5 (1.42%) FortiGate
5 5 (1.42%) Kubernetes
6 4 (1.14%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (1.14%) SolarWinds Orion
7 3 (0.85%) Ansible
7 3 (0.85%) Backup Exec
7 3 (0.85%) cPanel
7 3 (0.85%) Grafana
7 3 (0.85%) Nagios
7 3 (0.85%) Nessus
7 3 (0.85%) Plesk
8 2 (0.57%) VxRail
Vendors
1 122 (34.76%) Microsoft
2 27 (7.69%) Cisco
2 27 (7.69%) VMware
3 18 (5.13%) ServiceNow
4 15 (4.27%) SAP
5 14 (3.99%) SolarWinds
6 13 (3.70%) Citrix
7 12 (3.42%) Veeam
8 11 (3.13%) Pega
9 10 (2.85%) Fortinet
10 9 (2.56%) Alteryx
10 9 (2.56%) CheckPoint
10 9 (2.56%) F5
10 9 (2.56%) Salesforce
10 9 (2.56%) UiPath
11 8 (2.28%) Anaplan
11 8 (2.28%) Blue Prism
11 8 (2.28%) Databricks
11 8 (2.28%) Palo Alto
12 7 (1.99%) iManage