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

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 306 492 387
Rank change year-on-year +186 -105 +72
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 356 176 391
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.64% 0.37% 0.64%
As % of the General category 1.12% 0.56% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 241 86 352
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,995 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,939 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +12.73% -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 31,898 31,669 36,838
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 57.69% 67.26% 60.72%
Number of salaries quoted 17,649 14,268 28,015
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £38,750
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 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,075 £96,539
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -11.86%

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 27 January 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 27 January 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 +100 124 £77,125 +6.38% 54
South East +79 75 £47,750 +0.53% 66
Midlands +32 62 £55,000 +5.77% 30
North of England +35 44 £45,000 -0.84% 40
West Midlands +34 33 £60,000 -4.00% 22
East of England +42 28 £30,370 -23.25% 18
East Midlands +3 28 £45,000 -7.22% 7
North West +30 21 £45,000 -0.84% 21
South West +10 21 £55,000 +74.60% 21
Yorkshire +2 21 £34,000 -19.05% 12
North East 0 2 £61,750 +51.53% 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 27 (7.58%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.53%) Confluence
4 2 (0.56%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.56%) WordPress
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.28%) IIS
5 1 (0.28%) Jupyter
Applications
1 61 (17.13%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.37%) MS Visio
3 8 (2.25%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.28%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.28%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.56%) Oracle Cash Management
2 2 (0.56%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.56%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.56%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.28%) Advent Geneva
3 1 (0.28%) Bloomberg AIM
3 1 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.28%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.28%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.28%) Postilion
3 1 (0.28%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 129 (36.24%) Azure
2 75 (21.07%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (9.55%) AWS
4 30 (8.43%) Power Platform
5 28 (7.87%) Entra ID
6 25 (7.02%) SaaS
7 18 (5.06%) Power Automate
8 14 (3.93%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (3.93%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (3.93%) PowerApps
9 13 (3.65%) PaaS
10 11 (3.09%) GCP
10 11 (3.09%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (2.81%) ChatGPT
11 10 (2.81%) IaaS
12 9 (2.53%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (2.25%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 6 (1.69%) dbt
14 6 (1.69%) iPaaS
14 6 (1.69%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 49 (13.76%) Firewall
2 39 (10.96%) DNS
3 34 (9.55%) DHCP
4 30 (8.43%) VPN
5 29 (8.15%) TCP/IP
6 21 (5.90%) LAN
6 21 (5.90%) VLAN
7 15 (4.21%) Network Security
7 15 (4.21%) WAN
8 14 (3.93%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (3.09%) BGP
10 10 (2.81%) SAN
11 8 (2.25%) OSPF
11 8 (2.25%) SD-WAN
12 7 (1.97%) Wireless
13 6 (1.69%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (1.69%) Wireshark
14 4 (1.12%) Cisco Nexus
14 4 (1.12%) Ethernet VPN
14 4 (1.12%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (7.30%) SQL Server
2 19 (5.34%) Power BI
3 11 (3.09%) Metadata
4 10 (2.81%) Data Lake
5 9 (2.53%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.69%) Metabase
6 6 (1.69%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.12%) Metadata Repository
7 4 (1.12%) MySQL
8 3 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.56%) Big Data
9 2 (0.56%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.56%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.56%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.28%) DB2
10 1 (0.28%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 13 (3.65%) JIRA
2 8 (2.25%) Visual Studio
3 6 (1.69%) Git
4 5 (1.40%) Subversion
5 4 (1.12%) Postman
6 2 (0.56%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.56%) Selenium
6 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.56%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.28%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.28%) GitLab
7 1 (0.28%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.28%) Zephyr
General
1 192 (53.93%) Social Skills
2 76 (21.35%) Finance
3 75 (21.07%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (10.11%) Legal
5 30 (8.43%) Banking
6 27 (7.58%) Retail
7 20 (5.62%) Law
7 20 (5.62%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (5.34%) Manufacturing
9 13 (3.65%) German Language
10 10 (2.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (2.81%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (2.25%) Automotive
11 8 (2.25%) Telecoms
12 7 (1.97%) Electronics
13 5 (1.40%) Back Office
13 5 (1.40%) Billing
13 5 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.40%) Publishing
14 4 (1.12%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 72 (20.22%) Analyst
2 60 (16.85%) Senior
3 34 (9.55%) IT Support
4 31 (8.71%) Architect
5 25 (7.02%) Business Analyst
6 24 (6.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 24 (6.74%) Lead
7 20 (5.62%) Network Engineer
8 19 (5.34%) Support Engineer
9 18 (5.06%) IT Analyst
10 16 (4.49%) Service Analyst
11 15 (4.21%) Solutions Architect
12 13 (3.65%) Security Engineer
12 13 (3.65%) Senior Analyst
13 12 (3.37%) Service Desk Analyst
14 11 (3.09%) Azure Engineer
14 11 (3.09%) Project Manager
15 10 (2.81%) Infrastructure Support
15 10 (2.81%) IT Engineer
15 10 (2.81%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.53%) REST
2 7 (1.97%) .NET
3 6 (1.69%) PySpark
4 5 (1.40%) Middleware
5 4 (1.12%) HTML
5 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Graph
5 4 (1.12%) OAuth
5 4 (1.12%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.12%) OpenID
5 4 (1.12%) React
5 4 (1.12%) SAML
5 4 (1.12%) XML
6 3 (0.84%) CSS
6 3 (0.84%) FreeSWITCH
6 3 (0.84%) SOAP
7 2 (0.56%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.56%) JSON
7 2 (0.56%) Laravel
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.56%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.06%) Onboarding
2 16 (4.49%) Analytical Mindset
2 16 (4.49%) Data Centre
3 15 (4.21%) Driving Licence
4 14 (3.93%) Enterprise Software
5 13 (3.65%) Low-Code
6 11 (3.09%) Cloud Native
6 11 (3.09%) Management Information System
6 11 (3.09%) Mobile App
7 10 (2.81%) Product Ownership
8 9 (2.53%) Life Science
8 9 (2.53%) Security Posture
9 8 (2.25%) AI Agents
9 8 (2.25%) Clustering
9 8 (2.25%) Enterprise Cloud
10 6 (1.69%) Embedded Systems
10 6 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (1.40%) Fixed Income
11 5 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.40%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 66 (18.54%) Windows
2 38 (10.67%) Windows Server
3 19 (5.34%) Linux
4 4 (1.12%) Apple iOS
4 4 (1.12%) VMS
4 4 (1.12%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.84%) Debian
5 3 (0.84%) Unix
5 3 (0.84%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.28%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.28%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (23.60%) Problem-Solving
2 82 (23.03%) Continuous Improvement
3 59 (16.57%) Agile
4 58 (16.29%) ITIL
5 46 (12.92%) Cybersecurity
6 43 (12.08%) Stakeholder Management
7 33 (9.27%) AI
7 33 (9.27%) Change Management
8 31 (8.71%) Analytics
9 29 (8.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 28 (7.87%) Roadmaps
11 26 (7.30%) Data Analysis
11 26 (7.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 26 (7.30%) Process Improvement
11 26 (7.30%) Validation
12 25 (7.02%) Incident Response
12 25 (7.02%) Project Management
13 24 (6.74%) Customer Service
13 24 (6.74%) Generative AI
13 24 (6.74%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 40 (11.24%) SQL
2 33 (9.27%) PowerShell
3 24 (6.74%) Python
4 12 (3.37%) C#
5 10 (2.81%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.69%) Java
6 6 (1.69%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.69%) VBA
7 4 (1.12%) Bash
7 4 (1.12%) PHP
8 2 (0.56%) Bicep
8 2 (0.56%) C
8 2 (0.56%) C++
8 2 (0.56%) Go
9 1 (0.28%) Perl
9 1 (0.28%) R
9 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.28%) SystemVerilog
9 1 (0.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 87 (24.44%) Degree
2 36 (10.11%) Security Cleared
3 24 (6.74%) CISSP
4 22 (6.18%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (5.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 21 (5.90%) SC Cleared
6 18 (5.06%) CCNP
7 15 (4.21%) CISM
8 12 (3.37%) Numerate Degree
9 11 (3.09%) Azure Certification
10 10 (2.81%) CCIE
10 10 (2.81%) DV Cleared
11 9 (2.53%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (2.25%) CEH
12 8 (2.25%) IIBA
12 8 (2.25%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (2.25%) PMI Certification
12 8 (2.25%) PMP
13 7 (1.97%) CCSA
13 7 (1.97%) CCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (7.58%) Data Quality
2 23 (6.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (5.34%) SLA
4 18 (5.06%) GDPR
5 17 (4.78%) QA
6 12 (3.37%) NIST
7 9 (2.53%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (2.25%) GRC
8 8 (2.25%) PCI DSS
9 7 (1.97%) SOC 2
10 6 (1.69%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (1.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 5 (1.40%) MiFID
11 5 (1.40%) PMO
12 4 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.84%) COBIT
13 3 (0.84%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.56%) ISO 20022
15 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
15 1 (0.28%) HIPAA
System Software
1 62 (17.42%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.49%) Hyper-V
3 15 (4.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.40%) Firmware
4 5 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.12%) Docker
6 2 (0.56%) Kamailio
6 2 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.56%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.56%) vSphere
7 1 (0.28%) Ceph
7 1 (0.28%) Lustre
7 1 (0.28%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.28%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 16 (4.49%) SCCM
2 12 (3.37%) Terraform
3 11 (3.09%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (2.81%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.69%) Failover Clustering
6 5 (1.40%) Dell DRAC
6 5 (1.40%) FortiGate
6 5 (1.40%) Kubernetes
7 4 (1.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (1.12%) Ansible
7 4 (1.12%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.12%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.84%) cPanel
8 3 (0.84%) Grafana
8 3 (0.84%) Nagios
8 3 (0.84%) Nessus
8 3 (0.84%) Plesk
9 2 (0.56%) Backup Exec
9 2 (0.56%) CASB
9 2 (0.56%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 129 (36.24%) Microsoft
2 27 (7.58%) Cisco
3 26 (7.30%) VMware
4 18 (5.06%) ServiceNow
5 14 (3.93%) SAP
6 12 (3.37%) Citrix
7 11 (3.09%) CheckPoint
7 11 (3.09%) F5
7 11 (3.09%) Salesforce
7 11 (3.09%) SolarWinds
7 11 (3.09%) Veeam
8 10 (2.81%) Fortinet
8 10 (2.81%) Pega
9 9 (2.53%) Alteryx
10 8 (2.25%) Anaplan
10 8 (2.25%) Oracle
10 8 (2.25%) Palo Alto
10 8 (2.25%) UiPath
11 7 (1.97%) Blue Prism
11 7 (1.97%) Databricks