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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 346 440 399
Rank change year-on-year +94 -41 +59
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 386 203 506
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 0.52% 0.61%
As % of the General category 0.94% 0.73% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 256 133 433
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £26,050
25th Percentile £39,938 £41,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +1.90% -12.50%
75th Percentile £70,875 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £51,200
% change year-on-year +2.80% +4.49% -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 40,896 27,803 49,750
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 50.32% 71.47% 59.61%
Number of salaries quoted 22,618 14,438 35,508
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,000 £27,337
25th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% +11.43% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 6 May 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 6 May 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 -3 113 £75,000 +19.05% 52
South East +36 80 £47,750 -26.54% 54
North of England -7 68 £45,000 +7.14% 33
Midlands -17 53 £55,000 +6.33% 24
East of England +7 37 £37,500 -21.05% 15
Yorkshire -29 33 £34,000 -19.05% 10
South West -36 30 £38,750 -3.13% 18
North West -6 28 £45,000 -23.40% 21
West Midlands -21 28 £60,000 +2.56% 17
East Midlands -24 24 £55,000 +22.22% 7
North East -24 7 £45,000 +42.86% 2
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 (5.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (4.92%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.30%) IIS
4 4 (1.04%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.04%) Confluence
5 3 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 43 (11.14%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (4.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.78%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.52%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.26%) Abaqus
Business Applications
1 5 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.52%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.26%) Bloomberg AIM
4 1 (0.26%) C-CURE
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%) Remedy ITSM
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
1 125 (32.38%) Azure
2 85 (22.02%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (11.14%) Power Platform
4 37 (9.59%) Entra ID
5 26 (6.74%) Power Automate
6 25 (6.48%) AWS
7 23 (5.96%) SaaS
8 17 (4.40%) dbt
9 15 (3.89%) Azure Data Factory
10 14 (3.63%) PaaS
11 11 (2.85%) Microsoft Copilot
11 11 (2.85%) PowerApps
12 10 (2.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 10 (2.59%) ChatGPT
12 10 (2.59%) IaaS
13 9 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
13 9 (2.33%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (2.07%) GCP
15 7 (1.81%) OpenShift
16 5 (1.30%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 43 (11.14%) DNS
2 42 (10.88%) Firewall
3 32 (8.29%) DHCP
3 32 (8.29%) VPN
4 25 (6.48%) TCP/IP
5 23 (5.96%) VLAN
6 16 (4.15%) Wi-Fi
7 15 (3.89%) WAN
8 14 (3.63%) Network Security
9 11 (2.85%) VoIP
10 9 (2.33%) Intrusion Detection
11 8 (2.07%) LAN
12 7 (1.81%) NAS
13 6 (1.55%) BGP
13 6 (1.55%) DMZ
13 6 (1.55%) OSPF
13 6 (1.55%) SAN
14 5 (1.30%) Reverse Proxy
14 5 (1.30%) SD-WAN
14 5 (1.30%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (9.59%) Power BI
2 27 (6.99%) SQL Server
3 14 (3.63%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (3.63%) Metadata
4 12 (3.11%) Data Lake
4 12 (3.11%) Metabase
5 6 (1.55%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (1.55%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.30%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (1.04%) Big Data
7 4 (1.04%) Looker
7 4 (1.04%) Metadata Repository
7 4 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.78%) MySQL
8 3 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.52%) Power Query
9 2 (0.52%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.26%) Flink
10 1 (0.26%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (4.92%) JIRA
2 16 (4.15%) Git
3 15 (3.89%) Visual Studio
4 10 (2.59%) GitLab
5 6 (1.55%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.30%) Subversion
7 3 (0.78%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.78%) Selenium
8 2 (0.52%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.52%) Postman
8 2 (0.52%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.26%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.26%) JMeter
9 1 (0.26%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
General
1 212 (54.92%) Social Skills
2 77 (19.95%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (18.39%) Finance
4 29 (7.51%) Manufacturing
5 24 (6.22%) Law
6 22 (5.70%) Retail
7 18 (4.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (4.66%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (4.66%) Telecoms
8 16 (4.15%) Electronics
8 16 (4.15%) Legal
9 14 (3.63%) Banking
10 12 (3.11%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (2.07%) Front Office
11 8 (2.07%) Public Sector
12 7 (1.81%) Advertising
12 7 (1.81%) Automotive
12 7 (1.81%) German Language
13 6 (1.55%) Billing
14 5 (1.30%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 75 (19.43%) Analyst
2 46 (11.92%) IT Support
3 45 (11.66%) Senior
4 38 (9.84%) Support Analyst
5 26 (6.74%) Architect
6 25 (6.48%) Lead
6 25 (6.48%) Security Engineer
7 23 (5.96%) Systems Engineer
8 22 (5.70%) IT Analyst
9 21 (5.44%) Business Analyst
9 21 (5.44%) Support Engineer
10 19 (4.92%) Systems Analyst
11 18 (4.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 17 (4.40%) IT Support Analyst
12 17 (4.40%) Systems Support
12 17 (4.40%) Systems Support Analyst
13 15 (3.89%) Consultant
13 15 (3.89%) Financial Analyst
13 15 (3.89%) Network Engineer
14 14 (3.63%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.33%) REST
2 6 (1.55%) ARM Templates
2 6 (1.55%) JSON
3 5 (1.30%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.30%) Jinja
3 5 (1.30%) Middleware
3 5 (1.30%) PySpark
3 5 (1.30%) YAML
4 4 (1.04%) .NET
4 4 (1.04%) SOAP
5 3 (0.78%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.78%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.78%) CSS
5 3 (0.78%) HTML
6 2 (0.52%) Kafka
6 2 (0.52%) React
6 2 (0.52%) WPF
7 1 (0.26%) FIX Protocol
7 1 (0.26%) jQuery
7 1 (0.26%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 25 (6.48%) Driving Licence
2 19 (4.92%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.15%) Analytical Mindset
4 15 (3.89%) CCTV
4 15 (3.89%) Product Ownership
5 13 (3.37%) Low-Code
5 13 (3.37%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (3.11%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.33%) Life Science
7 9 (2.33%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.07%) AI Agents
8 8 (2.07%) CMDB
8 8 (2.07%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.55%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.55%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.55%) Embedded Systems
9 6 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.55%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.30%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.30%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 69 (17.88%) Windows
2 49 (12.69%) Windows Server
3 32 (8.29%) Linux
4 7 (1.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.30%) CentOS
5 5 (1.30%) Debian
5 5 (1.30%) Ubuntu
5 5 (1.30%) VMS
5 5 (1.30%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.30%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.04%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.26%) Android
8 1 (0.26%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (26.68%) Problem-Solving
2 97 (25.13%) Continuous Improvement
3 58 (15.03%) Agile
4 53 (13.73%) ITIL
5 48 (12.44%) Stakeholder Management
6 43 (11.14%) Change Management
7 42 (10.88%) Project Delivery
8 41 (10.62%) Analytics
9 40 (10.36%) Business Intelligence
10 38 (9.84%) Cybersecurity
11 37 (9.59%) AI
11 37 (9.59%) Incident Management
12 31 (8.03%) CI/CD
13 29 (7.51%) Data Analysis
14 28 (7.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 27 (6.99%) ERP
16 26 (6.74%) Process Improvement
17 24 (6.22%) Asset Management
17 24 (6.22%) Root Cause Analysis
18 23 (5.96%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 67 (17.36%) SQL
2 47 (12.18%) Python
3 45 (11.66%) PowerShell
4 13 (3.37%) Bash
4 13 (3.37%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.07%) C#
6 7 (1.81%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.55%) C++
7 6 (1.55%) Java
8 5 (1.30%) PHP
9 3 (0.78%) Bicep
10 2 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.52%) Groovy
10 2 (0.52%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.26%) ABAP
11 1 (0.26%) R
11 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.26%) VB
11 1 (0.26%) VB6
11 1 (0.26%) VBA
Qualifications
1 82 (21.24%) Degree
2 48 (12.44%) Security Cleared
3 24 (6.22%) SC Cleared
4 12 (3.11%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (3.11%) DV Cleared
5 11 (2.85%) Azure Certification
5 11 (2.85%) CISSP
6 10 (2.59%) CEH
6 10 (2.59%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (2.07%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (2.07%) IIBA
7 8 (2.07%) Numerate Degree
7 8 (2.07%) PMI Certification
7 8 (2.07%) PMP
8 7 (1.81%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.55%) Chartered Engineer
10 5 (1.30%) CCNP
10 5 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.30%) DBS Check
11 4 (1.04%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (8.55%) Data Quality
2 23 (5.96%) SLA
3 22 (5.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (3.63%) QA
5 8 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (2.07%) NIST
6 7 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 6 (1.55%) GDPR
7 6 (1.55%) GRC
7 6 (1.55%) PCI DSS
8 4 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (1.04%) JSP 440
8 4 (1.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.78%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.78%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.78%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 3 (0.78%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.52%) NCSC
System Software
1 65 (16.84%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (3.11%) Docker
4 11 (2.85%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.55%) Firmware
5 6 (1.55%) vSphere
6 4 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.78%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.78%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.52%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.26%) KVM
9 1 (0.26%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 17 (4.40%) Terraform
2 14 (3.63%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (3.37%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.59%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (2.33%) SCCM
6 8 (2.07%) Ansible
7 7 (1.81%) Nagios
8 6 (1.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 6 (1.55%) FortiGate
8 6 (1.55%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.30%) Backup Exec
9 5 (1.30%) ZABBIX
10 4 (1.04%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (1.04%) SolarWinds Orion
11 3 (0.78%) Grafana
12 2 (0.52%) Argo
12 2 (0.52%) CASB
12 2 (0.52%) Dell DRAC
12 2 (0.52%) Podman
12 2 (0.52%) VxRail
Vendors
1 123 (31.87%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.03%) Cisco
2 31 (8.03%) VMware
3 18 (4.66%) Citrix
3 18 (4.66%) ServiceNow
4 16 (4.15%) SAP
5 11 (2.85%) iManage
5 11 (2.85%) SolarWinds
6 9 (2.33%) Alteryx
6 9 (2.33%) Databricks
6 9 (2.33%) Salesforce
7 8 (2.07%) Anaplan
7 8 (2.07%) Fortinet
7 8 (2.07%) UiPath
8 7 (1.81%) Veeam
9 6 (1.55%) Pega
9 6 (1.55%) Splunk
10 5 (1.30%) Epicor
10 5 (1.30%) MuleSoft
10 5 (1.30%) NetApp