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

6 months to
8 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 324 461 383
Rank change year-on-year +137 -78 +93
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 373 173 469
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.59% 0.42% 0.64%
As % of the General category 1.07% 0.61% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 256 95 414
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,550 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,750 £42,500 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +6.98% -10.42%
75th Percentile £72,813 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £51,200
% change year-on-year - +7.42% -14.67%

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 34,861 28,480 44,239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 54.70% 69.88% 60.72%
Number of salaries quoted 19,510 14,131 33,372
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,250 £43,750 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,700
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.69% -12.48%
75th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £98,750 £107,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% +11.11% -11.48%

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 March 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 March 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 +54 123 £75,000 +15.38% 62
South East +61 79 £47,500 +2.70% 62
Midlands +19 60 £55,000 +10.00% 35
North of England -2 50 £45,000 +4.19% 44
East of England +33 35 £30,370 -39.26% 12
West Midlands +11 30 £60,000 +20.00% 20
East Midlands -1 29 £45,000 - 15
South West -7 24 £46,500 +45.31% 16
North West +7 23 £50,500 +0.61% 25
Yorkshire -19 21 £34,000 -19.05% 13
North East -10 6 £45,000 +42.86% 7
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 26 (6.97%) SharePoint
2 21 (5.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.88%) Confluence
4 4 (1.07%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.07%) IIS
5 3 (0.80%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.54%) WordPress
7 1 (0.27%) Jupyter
Applications
1 53 (14.21%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.88%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.27%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.27%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.27%) Weka
Business Applications
1 5 (1.34%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (1.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.54%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.54%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.54%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.27%) Bloomberg AIM
3 1 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.27%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.27%) Postilion
3 1 (0.27%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.27%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.27%) SAP HR
3 1 (0.27%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 143 (38.34%) Azure
2 77 (20.64%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (9.92%) AWS
4 33 (8.85%) Power Platform
5 31 (8.31%) Entra ID
6 26 (6.97%) SaaS
7 23 (6.17%) Power Automate
8 15 (4.02%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (3.75%) PaaS
10 13 (3.49%) GCP
11 12 (3.22%) PowerApps
12 11 (2.95%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (2.95%) dbt
12 11 (2.95%) IaaS
12 11 (2.95%) Microsoft Copilot
13 10 (2.68%) ChatGPT
14 9 (2.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 9 (2.41%) Microsoft Purview
15 5 (1.34%) Azure Logic Apps
15 5 (1.34%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 43 (11.53%) Firewall
2 42 (11.26%) DNS
3 37 (9.92%) DHCP
4 31 (8.31%) TCP/IP
5 26 (6.97%) VLAN
5 26 (6.97%) VPN
6 13 (3.49%) LAN
7 12 (3.22%) Network Security
7 12 (3.22%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (2.95%) SAN
8 11 (2.95%) WAN
9 6 (1.61%) DMZ
9 6 (1.61%) VoIP
10 5 (1.34%) Reverse Proxy
10 5 (1.34%) STUN
11 4 (1.07%) NAS
11 4 (1.07%) NetScaler
11 4 (1.07%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (1.07%) SD-WAN
11 4 (1.07%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (8.58%) SQL Server
2 24 (6.43%) Power BI
3 14 (3.75%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (3.22%) Data Lake
4 12 (3.22%) Metadata
5 11 (2.95%) Metabase
6 6 (1.61%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.34%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (1.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (1.07%) Big Data
8 4 (1.07%) Metadata Repository
8 4 (1.07%) MySQL
9 3 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.54%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.54%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.27%) Power Query
11 1 (0.27%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 15 (4.02%) JIRA
2 14 (3.75%) Git
3 13 (3.49%) Visual Studio
4 6 (1.61%) GitLab
4 6 (1.61%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (1.34%) Subversion
6 3 (0.80%) Postman
6 3 (0.80%) Selenium
7 2 (0.54%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.54%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.54%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.27%) Zephyr
General
1 219 (58.71%) Social Skills
2 87 (23.32%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (19.03%) Finance
4 35 (9.38%) Legal
5 28 (7.51%) Retail
6 27 (7.24%) Banking
7 24 (6.43%) Manufacturing
8 22 (5.90%) Law
9 17 (4.56%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (3.75%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (3.49%) German Language
12 11 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (2.41%) Telecoms
14 8 (2.14%) Advertising
14 8 (2.14%) Automotive
14 8 (2.14%) Electronics
15 6 (1.61%) Billing
15 6 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.61%) Public Sector
16 4 (1.07%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 76 (20.38%) Analyst
2 57 (15.28%) Senior
3 45 (12.06%) IT Support
4 30 (8.04%) Architect
5 29 (7.77%) Lead
6 26 (6.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 24 (6.43%) Business Analyst
8 22 (5.90%) Support Analyst
9 21 (5.63%) IT Analyst
10 20 (5.36%) Support Engineer
11 16 (4.29%) Security Engineer
12 15 (4.02%) Infrastructure Support
13 14 (3.75%) IT Support Analyst
13 14 (3.75%) Solutions Architect
14 12 (3.22%) Azure Engineer
14 12 (3.22%) Consultant
14 12 (3.22%) Financial Analyst
14 12 (3.22%) Network Engineer
14 12 (3.22%) Project Manager
14 12 (3.22%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.14%) REST
2 6 (1.61%) .NET
2 6 (1.61%) PySpark
3 5 (1.34%) ARM Templates
3 5 (1.34%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.34%) JSON
3 5 (1.34%) Middleware
4 4 (1.07%) HTML
4 4 (1.07%) SOAP
5 3 (0.80%) CSS
5 3 (0.80%) Jinja
5 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Graph
5 3 (0.80%) OAuth
5 3 (0.80%) OAuth2
5 3 (0.80%) OpenID
5 3 (0.80%) React
5 3 (0.80%) SAML
5 3 (0.80%) XML
5 3 (0.80%) YAML
6 2 (0.54%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 20 (5.36%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (4.83%) Onboarding
3 14 (3.75%) Enterprise Software
3 14 (3.75%) Low-Code
3 14 (3.75%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.49%) Driving Licence
5 11 (2.95%) Cloud Native
5 11 (2.95%) Management Information System
5 11 (2.95%) Security Posture
6 10 (2.68%) Data Centre
6 10 (2.68%) Life Science
6 10 (2.68%) Mobile App
6 10 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.14%) AI Agents
7 8 (2.14%) Enterprise Cloud
8 7 (1.88%) Clustering
9 6 (1.61%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (1.34%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.34%) Fixed Income
10 5 (1.34%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 72 (19.30%) Windows
2 53 (14.21%) Windows Server
3 27 (7.24%) Linux
4 5 (1.34%) Debian
4 5 (1.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.34%) Ubuntu
4 5 (1.34%) VMS
4 5 (1.34%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.07%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.07%) CentOS
5 4 (1.07%) Unix
5 4 (1.07%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.27%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (27.61%) Problem-Solving
2 96 (25.74%) Continuous Improvement
3 69 (18.50%) Agile
4 50 (13.40%) Stakeholder Management
5 48 (12.87%) ITIL
6 44 (11.80%) Cybersecurity
7 41 (10.99%) AI
8 39 (10.46%) Change Management
9 31 (8.31%) Analytics
9 31 (8.31%) Project Delivery
10 30 (8.04%) Data Analysis
10 30 (8.04%) ERP
11 29 (7.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 28 (7.51%) Process Improvement
12 28 (7.51%) Roadmaps
13 27 (7.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 26 (6.97%) Business Analysis
14 26 (6.97%) Business Intelligence
14 26 (6.97%) Project Management
15 24 (6.43%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 51 (13.67%) SQL
2 39 (10.46%) PowerShell
3 38 (10.19%) Python
4 12 (3.22%) Bash
5 10 (2.68%) C#
5 10 (2.68%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.61%) Java
6 6 (1.61%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.61%) VBA
7 5 (1.34%) PHP
8 4 (1.07%) C++
9 1 (0.27%) ABAP
9 1 (0.27%) Bicep
9 1 (0.27%) C
9 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.27%) Go
9 1 (0.27%) R
9 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 85 (22.79%) Degree
2 34 (9.12%) Security Cleared
3 22 (5.90%) BPSS Clearance
3 22 (5.90%) CISSP
3 22 (5.90%) SC Cleared
4 15 (4.02%) Azure Certification
5 13 (3.49%) CISM
6 12 (3.22%) Numerate Degree
7 10 (2.68%) CEH
7 10 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (2.41%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (2.14%) IIBA
9 8 (2.14%) PMI Certification
9 8 (2.14%) PMP
10 7 (1.88%) CCNP
10 7 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.88%) HNC
10 7 (1.88%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.61%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (1.34%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (8.85%) Data Quality
2 24 (6.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (5.36%) SLA
4 19 (5.09%) QA
5 16 (4.29%) GDPR
6 10 (2.68%) NIST
7 8 (2.14%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.88%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.61%) GRC
9 6 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 6 (1.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (1.34%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (1.34%) MiFID
10 5 (1.34%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.80%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.54%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.54%) COBIT
12 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.54%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.54%) PMO
System Software
1 67 (17.96%) Active Directory
2 17 (4.56%) Hyper-V
3 13 (3.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.88%) Docker
5 5 (1.34%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.34%) vSphere
6 3 (0.80%) Firmware
7 2 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.54%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.27%) Ceph
8 1 (0.27%) KVM
8 1 (0.27%) Lustre
8 1 (0.27%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.27%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 14 (3.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (3.22%) SCCM
2 12 (3.22%) Terraform
3 10 (2.68%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.68%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 6 (1.61%) Ansible
4 6 (1.61%) Nagios
4 6 (1.61%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.34%) Backup Exec
5 5 (1.34%) Failover Clustering
5 5 (1.34%) ZABBIX
6 4 (1.07%) Grafana
6 4 (1.07%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (1.07%) SolarWinds Orion
7 3 (0.80%) Argo
7 3 (0.80%) cPanel
7 3 (0.80%) Dell DRAC
7 3 (0.80%) Nessus
7 3 (0.80%) Plesk
Vendors
1 130 (34.85%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.77%) VMware
3 20 (5.36%) Cisco
4 19 (5.09%) ServiceNow
5 16 (4.29%) SAP
6 14 (3.75%) Citrix
6 14 (3.75%) SolarWinds
7 13 (3.49%) Veeam
8 12 (3.22%) Pega
9 9 (2.41%) Alteryx
9 9 (2.41%) iManage
9 9 (2.41%) Salesforce
9 9 (2.41%) UiPath
10 8 (2.14%) Anaplan
10 8 (2.14%) Blue Prism
10 8 (2.14%) Databricks
11 6 (1.61%) Fortinet
11 6 (1.61%) Oracle
11 6 (1.61%) Palo Alto
12 5 (1.34%) GoldenSource