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 4 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 330 429 385
Rank change year-on-year +99 -44 +84
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 384 184 504
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.54% 0.50% 0.64%
As % of the General category 1.02% 0.72% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 253 114 436
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,475 £26,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £42,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.38% -1.36% -8.33%
75th Percentile £70,750 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £51,850
% change year-on-year +2.80% +3.18% -13.58%

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 37,572 25,636 47,408
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 52.58% 70.09% 59.78%
Number of salaries quoted 21,159 14,218 34,886
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,375 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -13.93%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -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 4 April 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 4 April 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 +33 127 £75,000 +19.05% 49
South East +34 78 £49,000 -10.91% 56
Midlands -26 58 £55,000 +10.00% 39
North of England -34 52 £45,000 +7.14% 29
East of England +5 41 £32,500 -33.33% 25
West Midlands -14 33 £60,000 +20.00% 26
South West -21 27 £45,000 +24.14% 12
North West -12 26 £45,000 -14.29% 19
East Midlands -27 24 £55,000 +13.40% 12
Yorkshire -44 20 £34,000 -19.05% 6
North East -18 6 £45,000 +42.86% 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 21 (5.47%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (5.21%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.04%) Apache Spark
3 4 (1.04%) IIS
4 3 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.78%) Confluence
5 2 (0.52%) WordPress
6 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
Applications
1 47 (12.24%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.04%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.52%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.26%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.26%) Weka
Business Applications
1 5 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.52%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.26%) Advent Geneva
4 1 (0.26%) Bloomberg AIM
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.26%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.26%) Postilion
4 1 (0.26%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.26%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.26%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 136 (35.42%) Azure
2 80 (20.83%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (9.64%) Power Platform
4 36 (9.38%) AWS
5 34 (8.85%) Entra ID
6 25 (6.51%) Power Automate
7 24 (6.25%) SaaS
8 15 (3.91%) Azure Data Factory
8 15 (3.91%) dbt
9 14 (3.65%) PaaS
10 12 (3.13%) Microsoft Copilot
11 11 (2.86%) IaaS
11 11 (2.86%) PowerApps
12 10 (2.60%) ChatGPT
12 10 (2.60%) GCP
12 10 (2.60%) Microsoft Purview
13 9 (2.34%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 8 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (1.56%) OpenShift
16 4 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 42 (10.94%) DNS
2 41 (10.68%) Firewall
3 32 (8.33%) DHCP
4 27 (7.03%) VPN
5 25 (6.51%) TCP/IP
6 21 (5.47%) VLAN
7 15 (3.91%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (3.65%) WAN
9 12 (3.13%) LAN
10 11 (2.86%) Network Security
11 8 (2.08%) VoIP
12 7 (1.82%) NAS
12 7 (1.82%) SAN
13 6 (1.56%) DMZ
14 5 (1.30%) NetScaler
14 5 (1.30%) Reverse Proxy
14 5 (1.30%) STUN
15 4 (1.04%) Remote Desktop
15 4 (1.04%) Wireless
16 3 (0.78%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (8.33%) SQL Server
2 29 (7.55%) Power BI
3 14 (3.65%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (3.65%) Metadata
4 12 (3.13%) Data Lake
4 12 (3.13%) Metabase
5 6 (1.56%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (1.56%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (1.04%) Big Data
7 4 (1.04%) Metadata Repository
7 4 (1.04%) MySQL
8 3 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.52%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.52%) Looker
9 2 (0.52%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.26%) Flink
10 1 (0.26%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 16 (4.17%) Git
2 15 (3.91%) Visual Studio
3 14 (3.65%) JIRA
4 9 (2.34%) GitLab
5 6 (1.56%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.30%) Subversion
7 3 (0.78%) Selenium
8 2 (0.52%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.52%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.52%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.26%) JMeter
9 1 (0.26%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.26%) Postman
9 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
General
1 216 (56.25%) Social Skills
2 81 (21.09%) Analytical Skills
3 73 (19.01%) Finance
4 34 (8.85%) Legal
5 33 (8.59%) Retail
6 30 (7.81%) Manufacturing
7 29 (7.55%) Banking
8 22 (5.73%) Law
9 18 (4.69%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (4.43%) Electronics
11 16 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 15 (3.91%) Presentation Skills
13 13 (3.39%) Telecoms
14 12 (3.13%) German Language
15 8 (2.08%) Automotive
15 8 (2.08%) Public Sector
16 7 (1.82%) Advertising
17 6 (1.56%) Billing
18 5 (1.30%) Aerospace
18 5 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 76 (19.79%) Analyst
2 55 (14.32%) Senior
3 47 (12.24%) IT Support
4 32 (8.33%) Lead
5 31 (8.07%) Architect
5 31 (8.07%) Support Analyst
6 22 (5.73%) IT Analyst
7 21 (5.47%) Business Analyst
8 20 (5.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 20 (5.21%) Support Engineer
9 17 (4.43%) IT Support Analyst
9 17 (4.43%) Security Engineer
10 16 (4.17%) Financial Analyst
11 15 (3.91%) Systems Engineer
12 14 (3.65%) Project Manager
12 14 (3.65%) Solutions Architect
12 14 (3.65%) Systems Analyst
12 14 (3.65%) Systems Support
12 14 (3.65%) Systems Support Analyst
13 13 (3.39%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.34%) REST
2 7 (1.82%) .NET
2 7 (1.82%) JSON
3 6 (1.56%) PySpark
4 5 (1.30%) ARM Templates
4 5 (1.30%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.30%) Jinja
4 5 (1.30%) Middleware
4 5 (1.30%) YAML
5 4 (1.04%) SOAP
6 3 (0.78%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.78%) CSS
6 3 (0.78%) HTML
6 3 (0.78%) React
6 3 (0.78%) XML
7 2 (0.52%) Kafka
7 2 (0.52%) Laravel
7 2 (0.52%) WPF
8 1 (0.26%) jQuery
8 1 (0.26%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 19 (4.95%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (4.69%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.17%) Driving Licence
4 14 (3.65%) Low-Code
5 13 (3.39%) Management Information System
5 13 (3.39%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.86%) Mobile App
6 11 (2.86%) Security Posture
7 10 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.34%) Life Science
9 8 (2.08%) AI Agents
9 8 (2.08%) Cloud Native
9 8 (2.08%) Data Centre
9 8 (2.08%) Enterprise Cloud
9 8 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.56%) CCTV
10 6 (1.56%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (1.30%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.30%) Fixed Income
11 5 (1.30%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 69 (17.97%) Windows
2 50 (13.02%) Windows Server
3 30 (7.81%) Linux
4 6 (1.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 6 (1.56%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.30%) Debian
5 5 (1.30%) Ubuntu
5 5 (1.30%) VMS
5 5 (1.30%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.04%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.04%) CentOS
6 4 (1.04%) Unix
7 1 (0.26%) Android
7 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (27.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 101 (26.30%) Problem-Solving
3 62 (16.15%) Agile
4 53 (13.80%) ITIL
5 52 (13.54%) Stakeholder Management
6 47 (12.24%) Cybersecurity
7 43 (11.20%) AI
8 42 (10.94%) Change Management
9 35 (9.11%) Analytics
9 35 (9.11%) Project Delivery
10 31 (8.07%) Business Intelligence
10 31 (8.07%) Incident Management
10 31 (8.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 29 (7.55%) Process Improvement
12 28 (7.29%) Data Analysis
12 28 (7.29%) ERP
13 27 (7.03%) CI/CD
14 25 (6.51%) Project Management
14 25 (6.51%) Roadmaps
15 24 (6.25%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 56 (14.58%) SQL
2 43 (11.20%) Python
3 42 (10.94%) PowerShell
4 14 (3.65%) Bash
5 11 (2.86%) JavaScript
6 10 (2.60%) C#
7 7 (1.82%) VBA
8 6 (1.56%) C++
8 6 (1.56%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (1.56%) PHP
9 5 (1.30%) Java
10 3 (0.78%) Bicep
11 2 (0.52%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.26%) ABAP
12 1 (0.26%) C
12 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.26%) Go
12 1 (0.26%) R
12 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.26%) VB
Qualifications
1 88 (22.92%) Degree
2 39 (10.16%) Security Cleared
3 23 (5.99%) SC Cleared
4 22 (5.73%) CISSP
5 21 (5.47%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (3.39%) Azure Certification
6 13 (3.39%) CISM
7 11 (2.86%) CEH
7 11 (2.86%) Numerate Degree
8 10 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (2.08%) IIBA
9 8 (2.08%) PMI Certification
9 8 (2.08%) PMP
10 7 (1.82%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.56%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (1.56%) CompTIA Security+
11 6 (1.56%) DV Cleared
11 6 (1.56%) HNC
11 6 (1.56%) HND
12 5 (1.30%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (9.11%) Data Quality
2 24 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (5.21%) SLA
4 13 (3.39%) QA
5 9 (2.34%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.34%) NIST
6 7 (1.82%) GDPR
6 7 (1.82%) GRC
6 7 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 6 (1.56%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.30%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (1.04%) MiFID
9 4 (1.04%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.78%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.78%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 2 (0.52%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.52%) COBIT
System Software
1 64 (16.67%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (3.13%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.82%) Docker
5 6 (1.56%) vSphere
6 5 (1.30%) Firmware
6 5 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.52%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.52%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.52%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.26%) Ceph
8 1 (0.26%) KVM
8 1 (0.26%) Lustre
8 1 (0.26%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.26%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 14 (3.65%) Terraform
2 13 (3.39%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (2.60%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.60%) SCCM
3 10 (2.60%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 6 (1.56%) Ansible
4 6 (1.56%) Nagios
4 6 (1.56%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.30%) Backup Exec
5 5 (1.30%) ZABBIX
6 4 (1.04%) Grafana
6 4 (1.04%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (1.04%) SolarWinds Orion
7 3 (0.78%) cPanel
7 3 (0.78%) Plesk
8 2 (0.52%) CASB
8 2 (0.52%) Nessus
8 2 (0.52%) Netcool
8 2 (0.52%) Netcool/OMNIbus
Vendors
1 123 (32.03%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.07%) VMware
3 21 (5.47%) Cisco
4 20 (5.21%) ServiceNow
5 18 (4.69%) Citrix
6 16 (4.17%) SAP
7 13 (3.39%) Pega
7 13 (3.39%) SolarWinds
8 10 (2.60%) iManage
9 9 (2.34%) Alteryx
9 9 (2.34%) Blue Prism
9 9 (2.34%) Salesforce
9 9 (2.34%) UiPath
10 8 (2.08%) Anaplan
10 8 (2.08%) Databricks
10 8 (2.08%) Veeam
11 6 (1.56%) Red Hat
12 5 (1.30%) Epicor
12 5 (1.30%) NetApp
12 5 (1.30%) Splunk