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

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 322 472 392
Rank change year-on-year +150 -80 +79
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 368 182 420
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.60% 0.43% 0.63%
As % of the General category 1.07% 0.62% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 255 93 375
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,400 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,875 £42,500 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% +6.36% -8.33%
75th Percentile £71,875 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £53,625 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +6.36% -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 34,261 29,179 40,748
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 56.08% 68.53% 60.85%
Number of salaries quoted 19,138 13,674 30,941
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 £83,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £107,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £53,750 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.42% +9.09% -9.84%

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 24 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 24 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 +55 116 £75,000 +7.14% 63
South East +57 80 £47,500 +2.70% 58
Midlands +23 62 £55,000 +10.00% 27
North of England +6 49 £45,000 +9.76% 39
East of England +33 33 £30,370 -24.55% 8
West Midlands +18 31 £60,000 +20.00% 18
East Midlands -5 30 £45,000 - 9
South West -3 26 £48,000 +52.38% 21
North West +11 23 £45,000 -0.84% 23
Yorkshire -19 20 £34,000 -19.05% 14
North East -4 6 £45,000 +42.86% 3
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 (7.07%) SharePoint
2 21 (5.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.63%) Confluence
4 4 (1.09%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.09%) IIS
5 3 (0.82%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.54%) WordPress
7 1 (0.27%) Jupyter
Applications
1 53 (14.40%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.17%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.36%) 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 6 (1.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.36%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.82%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.54%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.54%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.54%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.27%) Advent Geneva
5 1 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.27%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.27%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.27%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.27%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.27%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 140 (38.04%) Azure
2 75 (20.38%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (9.78%) AWS
4 31 (8.42%) Entra ID
4 31 (8.42%) Power Platform
5 26 (7.07%) SaaS
6 22 (5.98%) Power Automate
7 14 (3.80%) Azure Data Factory
7 14 (3.80%) PaaS
8 13 (3.53%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (3.26%) GCP
9 12 (3.26%) IaaS
9 12 (3.26%) PowerApps
10 11 (2.99%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (2.72%) ChatGPT
12 9 (2.45%) dbt
12 9 (2.45%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (2.17%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 6 (1.63%) iPaaS
15 5 (1.36%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 47 (12.77%) Firewall
2 42 (11.41%) DNS
3 38 (10.33%) DHCP
4 31 (8.42%) TCP/IP
5 30 (8.15%) VPN
6 28 (7.61%) VLAN
7 14 (3.80%) LAN
8 13 (3.53%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (2.99%) Network Security
9 11 (2.99%) WAN
10 10 (2.72%) SAN
11 6 (1.63%) BGP
11 6 (1.63%) DMZ
11 6 (1.63%) VoIP
11 6 (1.63%) Wireless
12 5 (1.36%) Cisco ASA
12 5 (1.36%) Reverse Proxy
12 5 (1.36%) SD-WAN
12 5 (1.36%) STUN
13 4 (1.09%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (8.15%) SQL Server
2 22 (5.98%) Power BI
3 12 (3.26%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (3.26%) Metadata
4 11 (2.99%) Data Lake
5 9 (2.45%) Metabase
6 6 (1.63%) Relational Database
6 6 (1.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (1.36%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (1.09%) Big Data
8 4 (1.09%) Metadata Repository
8 4 (1.09%) MySQL
9 3 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.54%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.54%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.54%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.27%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.27%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 13 (3.53%) JIRA
2 11 (2.99%) Git
2 11 (2.99%) Visual Studio
3 6 (1.63%) GitLab
3 6 (1.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (1.36%) Postman
4 5 (1.36%) Subversion
5 3 (0.82%) Selenium
6 2 (0.54%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.54%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.27%) Zephyr
General
1 212 (57.61%) Social Skills
2 84 (22.83%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (19.29%) Finance
4 35 (9.51%) Legal
5 29 (7.88%) Banking
6 27 (7.34%) Retail
7 22 (5.98%) Manufacturing
8 21 (5.71%) Law
9 17 (4.62%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (3.53%) German Language
11 12 (3.26%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (2.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (2.45%) Telecoms
14 8 (2.17%) Automotive
14 8 (2.17%) Electronics
15 7 (1.90%) Advertising
16 6 (1.63%) Billing
17 5 (1.36%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (1.36%) Public Sector
18 4 (1.09%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 70 (19.02%) Analyst
2 59 (16.03%) Senior
3 43 (11.68%) IT Support
4 30 (8.15%) Architect
5 28 (7.61%) Lead
6 27 (7.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 23 (6.25%) Business Analyst
8 20 (5.43%) Support Engineer
9 19 (5.16%) IT Analyst
9 19 (5.16%) Support Analyst
10 15 (4.08%) Infrastructure Support
10 15 (4.08%) Network Engineer
10 15 (4.08%) Solutions Architect
11 14 (3.80%) Security Engineer
12 12 (3.26%) Azure Engineer
12 12 (3.26%) Consultant
12 12 (3.26%) IT Support Analyst
13 11 (2.99%) Data Engineer
13 11 (2.99%) Senior Analyst
14 10 (2.72%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.72%) REST
2 7 (1.90%) .NET
3 6 (1.63%) PySpark
4 5 (1.36%) ARM Templates
4 5 (1.36%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.36%) Middleware
5 4 (1.09%) HTML
5 4 (1.09%) JSON
5 4 (1.09%) React
5 4 (1.09%) SOAP
6 3 (0.82%) CSS
6 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Graph
6 3 (0.82%) OAuth
6 3 (0.82%) OAuth2
6 3 (0.82%) OpenID
6 3 (0.82%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.82%) SAML
6 3 (0.82%) XML
7 2 (0.54%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.54%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (5.16%) Analytical Mindset
2 17 (4.62%) Onboarding
3 15 (4.08%) Enterprise Software
4 14 (3.80%) Low-Code
4 14 (3.80%) Product Ownership
5 12 (3.26%) Data Centre
5 12 (3.26%) Driving Licence
6 11 (2.99%) Cloud Native
6 11 (2.99%) Management Information System
7 10 (2.72%) Life Science
7 10 (2.72%) Mobile App
8 8 (2.17%) AI Agents
8 8 (2.17%) Clustering
8 8 (2.17%) Enterprise Cloud
8 8 (2.17%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.63%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (1.36%) Fixed Income
11 4 (1.09%) CCTV
11 4 (1.09%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 70 (19.02%) Windows
2 52 (14.13%) Windows Server
3 24 (6.52%) Linux
4 5 (1.36%) Debian
4 5 (1.36%) VMS
4 5 (1.36%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.09%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.09%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.09%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.82%) CentOS
6 3 (0.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.82%) Unix
7 1 (0.27%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (27.45%) Problem-Solving
2 91 (24.73%) Continuous Improvement
3 65 (17.66%) Agile
4 50 (13.59%) ITIL
5 46 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 45 (12.23%) Cybersecurity
7 39 (10.60%) AI
8 35 (9.51%) Change Management
9 31 (8.42%) Analytics
10 30 (8.15%) ERP
11 29 (7.88%) Project Delivery
11 29 (7.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 28 (7.61%) Data Analysis
12 28 (7.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 27 (7.34%) Process Improvement
13 27 (7.34%) Roadmaps
14 25 (6.79%) Business Analysis
15 24 (6.52%) Business Intelligence
15 24 (6.52%) Generative AI
16 23 (6.25%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 50 (13.59%) SQL
2 39 (10.60%) PowerShell
3 37 (10.05%) Python
4 12 (3.26%) C#
5 11 (2.99%) Bash
5 11 (2.99%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.63%) Java
6 6 (1.63%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.63%) VBA
7 5 (1.36%) PHP
8 3 (0.82%) C++
9 2 (0.54%) Bicep
9 2 (0.54%) Go
10 1 (0.27%) ABAP
10 1 (0.27%) C
10 1 (0.27%) Perl
10 1 (0.27%) R
10 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.27%) SystemVerilog
10 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 87 (23.64%) Degree
2 35 (9.51%) Security Cleared
3 22 (5.98%) BPSS Clearance
3 22 (5.98%) SC Cleared
4 20 (5.43%) CISSP
5 16 (4.35%) Azure Certification
6 13 (3.53%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (3.53%) CISM
7 12 (3.26%) Numerate Degree
8 10 (2.72%) CCNP
9 9 (2.45%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (2.17%) CEH
10 8 (2.17%) IIBA
10 8 (2.17%) PMI Certification
10 8 (2.17%) PMP
11 7 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.90%) HNC
11 7 (1.90%) Master's Degree
12 6 (1.63%) DV Cleared
13 5 (1.36%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (8.97%) Data Quality
2 22 (5.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (5.43%) QA
4 19 (5.16%) SLA
5 18 (4.89%) GDPR
6 10 (2.72%) NIST
7 7 (1.90%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.90%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.63%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (1.63%) GRC
8 6 (1.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (1.63%) SOC 2
9 5 (1.36%) MiFID
10 4 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.82%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.54%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.54%) COBIT
12 2 (0.54%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.54%) PMO
13 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 66 (17.93%) Active Directory
2 17 (4.62%) Hyper-V
3 13 (3.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (2.17%) Docker
5 6 (1.63%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.09%) Firmware
6 4 (1.09%) vSphere
7 2 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.54%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.27%) Ceph
8 1 (0.27%) Lustre
8 1 (0.27%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.27%) vCloud
8 1 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (3.53%) Microsoft Intune
1 13 (3.53%) Terraform
2 11 (2.99%) SCCM
3 10 (2.72%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (2.45%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.63%) Failover Clustering
5 6 (1.63%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.36%) Ansible
6 5 (1.36%) Backup Exec
6 5 (1.36%) Nagios
7 4 (1.09%) Dell DRAC
7 4 (1.09%) Grafana
7 4 (1.09%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.09%) SolarWinds Orion
8 3 (0.82%) cPanel
8 3 (0.82%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.82%) Nessus
8 3 (0.82%) Plesk
8 3 (0.82%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 129 (35.05%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.61%) VMware
3 23 (6.25%) Cisco
4 19 (5.16%) ServiceNow
5 16 (4.35%) SAP
6 14 (3.80%) Citrix
6 14 (3.80%) SolarWinds
6 14 (3.80%) Veeam
7 12 (3.26%) Pega
8 10 (2.72%) Salesforce
9 9 (2.45%) Alteryx
9 9 (2.45%) Fortinet
9 9 (2.45%) UiPath
10 8 (2.17%) Anaplan
10 8 (2.17%) Blue Prism
10 8 (2.17%) Databricks
10 8 (2.17%) Oracle
11 7 (1.90%) iManage
11 7 (1.90%) Palo Alto
12 5 (1.36%) MuleSoft