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 29 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 285 512 388
Rank change year-on-year +227 -124 +114
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 393 211 312
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.84% 0.36% 0.68%
As % of the General category 1.35% 0.58% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 258 111 267
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,442 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,750 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.77% +18.18% -5.58%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £79,375
90th Percentile £90,750 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £54,500 £62,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.15% +14.09% -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 common skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 29,174 36,252 29,675
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 62.07% 61.08% 64.86%
Number of salaries quoted 17,192 17,522 22,071
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £101,250 £102,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -

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 29 November 2025.

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 29 November 2025. 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 +103 138 £77,500 +6.90% 62
South East +110 77 £48,500 +21.25% 60
Midlands +86 73 £45,000 - 19
North of England +79 56 £47,500 -9.52% 31
West Midlands +74 41 £52,500 -17.65% 17
East Midlands +39 31 £42,500 +3.03% 2
North West +65 28 £42,500 -16.67% 20
East of England +52 26 £32,500 -19.25% 9
Yorkshire +19 25 £47,500 -9.52% 8
South West +33 18 £55,000 +48.65% 18
North East +16 3 £25,000 -42.20% 4
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 29 (7.38%) SharePoint
2 25 (6.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (3.31%) Confluence
4 2 (0.51%) WordPress
5 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.25%) IIS
5 1 (0.25%) Jupyter
Applications
1 61 (15.52%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (3.82%) MS Visio
3 5 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (1.27%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.25%) Weka
Business Applications
1 8 (2.04%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (1.27%) Oracle Cash Management
2 5 (1.27%) Oracle Payables
2 5 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.02%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 4 (1.02%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (0.76%) Bloomberg AIM
4 3 (0.76%) Oracle Assets
4 3 (0.76%) Oracle General Ledger
4 3 (0.76%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.51%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.25%) Endur
6 1 (0.25%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.25%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 125 (31.81%) Azure
2 67 (17.05%) Microsoft 365
3 38 (9.67%) AWS
4 34 (8.65%) SaaS
5 30 (7.63%) Power Platform
6 23 (5.85%) Entra ID
7 20 (5.09%) IaaS
8 16 (4.07%) Azure DevOps
8 16 (4.07%) PaaS
9 13 (3.31%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (3.05%) Azure Data Factory
10 12 (3.05%) GCP
11 11 (2.80%) GitHub
12 9 (2.29%) PowerApps
13 8 (2.04%) Power Automate
14 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Copilot
15 6 (1.53%) iPaaS
15 6 (1.53%) OneDrive
16 5 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
16 5 (1.27%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 46 (11.70%) Firewall
2 34 (8.65%) DNS
3 29 (7.38%) DHCP
4 26 (6.62%) VPN
5 25 (6.36%) TCP/IP
6 22 (5.60%) LAN
7 17 (4.33%) Network Security
8 16 (4.07%) VLAN
9 14 (3.56%) BGP
10 11 (2.80%) WAN
11 10 (2.54%) OSPF
12 9 (2.29%) SAN
13 6 (1.53%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (1.53%) DMZ
13 6 (1.53%) Ethernet VPN
13 6 (1.53%) MPLS
13 6 (1.53%) SD-WAN
13 6 (1.53%) VoIP
13 6 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (1.53%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.63%) SQL Server
2 21 (5.34%) Power BI
3 16 (4.07%) Tableau
4 15 (3.82%) BigQuery
5 8 (2.04%) Metadata
6 5 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.27%) Data Lake
6 5 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.27%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.02%) Metadata Repository
7 4 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.76%) Metabase
8 3 (0.76%) MySQL
8 3 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.51%) Amazon Aurora
9 2 (0.51%) CockroachDB
9 2 (0.51%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.51%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.25%) Big Data
10 1 (0.25%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 15 (3.82%) JIRA
2 6 (1.53%) Git
3 4 (1.02%) Postman
4 3 (0.76%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.76%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.51%) GitLab
5 2 (0.51%) Selenium
5 2 (0.51%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.51%) WebDriver
6 1 (0.25%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.25%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.25%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.25%) Subversion
6 1 (0.25%) Zephyr
General
1 195 (49.62%) Social Skills
2 96 (24.43%) Finance
3 73 (18.58%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (11.45%) Legal
5 29 (7.38%) Banking
6 28 (7.12%) Law
7 23 (5.85%) Organisational Skills
8 20 (5.09%) Manufacturing
8 20 (5.09%) Retail
9 17 (4.33%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (3.56%) Telecoms
11 12 (3.05%) Advertising
11 12 (3.05%) Back Office
12 10 (2.54%) Public Sector
13 9 (2.29%) German Language
13 9 (2.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.78%) Marketing
15 6 (1.53%) Financial Institution
16 5 (1.27%) Publishing
17 4 (1.02%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 103 (26.21%) Analyst
2 64 (16.28%) Senior
3 31 (7.89%) Business Analyst
4 28 (7.12%) Lead
5 27 (6.87%) Architect
6 25 (6.36%) Network Engineer
7 21 (5.34%) Support Engineer
8 20 (5.09%) Data Analyst
8 20 (5.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 20 (5.09%) Service Analyst
9 18 (4.58%) IT Support
10 17 (4.33%) Data Quality Analyst
10 17 (4.33%) Quality Analyst
11 16 (4.07%) Developer
12 15 (3.82%) Consultant
12 15 (3.82%) IT Analyst
12 15 (3.82%) Service Desk Analyst
13 14 (3.56%) Infrastructure Support
13 14 (3.56%) Senior Analyst
13 14 (3.56%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.05%) XML
2 7 (1.78%) .NET
3 6 (1.53%) React
4 5 (1.27%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.27%) HTML
5 4 (1.02%) Kafka
5 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Graph
5 4 (1.02%) OAuth
5 4 (1.02%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.02%) OpenID
5 4 (1.02%) REST
5 4 (1.02%) SAML
6 3 (0.76%) CSS
6 3 (0.76%) JSON
6 3 (0.76%) PySpark
7 2 (0.51%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.51%) Laravel
7 2 (0.51%) Middleware
7 2 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.51%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 18 (4.58%) Data Centre
2 16 (4.07%) Cloud Native
2 16 (4.07%) Onboarding
3 14 (3.56%) Analytical Mindset
3 14 (3.56%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.31%) Driving Licence
5 12 (3.05%) NHS
6 11 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (2.54%) CMDB
7 10 (2.54%) Management Information System
7 10 (2.54%) Mobile App
7 10 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.29%) Life Science
8 9 (2.29%) Security Posture
9 8 (2.04%) Cyber Threat
10 7 (1.78%) Clustering
11 5 (1.27%) Fixed Income
11 5 (1.27%) IoT
11 5 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.27%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 70 (17.81%) Windows
2 32 (8.14%) Windows Server
3 25 (6.36%) Linux
4 5 (1.27%) Debian
4 5 (1.27%) Mac OS X
4 5 (1.27%) Unix
5 4 (1.02%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.51%) VMS
7 1 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (20.36%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (18.07%) Agile
3 61 (15.52%) Continuous Improvement
4 54 (13.74%) ITIL
5 48 (12.21%) Cybersecurity
5 48 (12.21%) Validation
6 40 (10.18%) Migration
7 38 (9.67%) Stakeholder Management
8 34 (8.65%) DevOps
9 33 (8.40%) Project Delivery
10 30 (7.63%) Business Intelligence
11 29 (7.38%) Incident Response
12 28 (7.12%) Change Management
12 28 (7.12%) Computer Science
12 28 (7.12%) Customer Service
12 28 (7.12%) Project Management
12 28 (7.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 27 (6.87%) Analytics
13 27 (6.87%) Business Analysis
14 25 (6.36%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 63 (16.03%) SQL
2 33 (8.40%) Python
3 29 (7.38%) PowerShell
4 17 (4.33%) C#
5 14 (3.56%) Java
6 9 (2.29%) C
6 9 (2.29%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.53%) Bash
7 6 (1.53%) PHP
7 6 (1.53%) VBA
8 3 (0.76%) Bicep
8 3 (0.76%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.76%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.51%) C++
9 2 (0.51%) Go
9 2 (0.51%) Perl
10 1 (0.25%) R
10 1 (0.25%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 98 (24.94%) Degree
2 48 (12.21%) Security Cleared
3 33 (8.40%) SC Cleared
4 27 (6.87%) Cisco Certification
4 27 (6.87%) CISSP
5 25 (6.36%) BPSS Clearance
6 22 (5.60%) CCNP
7 18 (4.58%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (4.07%) CISM
9 15 (3.82%) DV Cleared
9 15 (3.82%) Numerate Degree
10 13 (3.31%) CCIE
11 11 (2.80%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (2.04%) Azure Certification
12 8 (2.04%) CCSA
12 8 (2.04%) CCSE
13 7 (1.78%) CompTIA Security+
13 7 (1.78%) HNC
14 6 (1.53%) CEH
15 5 (1.27%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (10.43%) Data Quality
2 36 (9.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (3.82%) GDPR
3 15 (3.82%) NIST
3 15 (3.82%) SLA
4 13 (3.31%) ISO 9001
5 12 (3.05%) QA
6 11 (2.80%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (2.04%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (2.04%) SOC 2
8 7 (1.78%) MiFID
9 5 (1.27%) GRC
9 5 (1.27%) PMO
10 4 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (1.02%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.76%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.51%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.51%) UCITS
13 1 (0.25%) Accessibility
System Software
1 55 (13.99%) Active Directory
2 23 (5.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (5.60%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.53%) Docker
4 6 (1.53%) Firmware
5 5 (1.27%) Kamailio
5 5 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.25%) Ceph
7 1 (0.25%) Lustre
7 1 (0.25%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.25%) vCloud
7 1 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.25%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 16 (4.07%) SCCM
2 14 (3.56%) Kubernetes
2 14 (3.56%) Terraform
3 7 (1.78%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.27%) Ansible
4 5 (1.27%) FortiGate
4 5 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.02%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 4 (1.02%) CSIRT
5 4 (1.02%) Dell DRAC
5 4 (1.02%) Grafana
6 3 (0.76%) cPanel
6 3 (0.76%) Nessus
6 3 (0.76%) Plesk
7 2 (0.51%) Nagios
8 1 (0.25%) Netcool
8 1 (0.25%) Netcool/OMNIbus
8 1 (0.25%) SCOM
8 1 (0.25%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 131 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.12%) Cisco
3 26 (6.62%) VMware
4 16 (4.07%) Oracle
5 14 (3.56%) CheckPoint
5 14 (3.56%) F5
6 9 (2.29%) Fortinet
6 9 (2.29%) iManage
6 9 (2.29%) SolarWinds
7 8 (2.04%) Palo Alto
7 8 (2.04%) Salesforce
7 8 (2.04%) Veeam
8 7 (1.78%) Blue Prism
8 7 (1.78%) Intapp
8 7 (1.78%) Juniper
8 7 (1.78%) Pega
8 7 (1.78%) Qualys
8 7 (1.78%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.53%) Citrix
10 5 (1.27%) Dell