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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 376 323 512
Rank change year-on-year -53 +189 -100
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 472 346 215
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.45% 0.81% 0.34%
As % of the General category 0.99% 1.18% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 318 239 119
10th Percentile £33,275 £32,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £44,567
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £54,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% -16.92% +9.70%
75th Percentile £61,250 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £87,700
UK median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.41% -13.60% +9.65%

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 47,565 29,272 37,493
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 45.68% 68.46% 58.60%
Number of salaries quoted 30,597 15,667 18,249
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 13 October 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 13 October 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 -67 99 £61,000 -21.29% 122
South East -10 98 £50,000 -7.83% 53
North of England -36 91 £51,772 +21.82% 48
South West -7 83 £43,000 +7.50% 25
Midlands -49 63 £51,500 +14.44% 33
North West 0 59 £55,000 +48.65% 33
West Midlands -32 41 £51,500 -5.07% 23
East of England -23 35 £55,000 - 13
Yorkshire -44 23 £57,500 +21.05% 11
East Midlands -37 22 £53,750 +26.47% 10
North East -64 9 £29,500 +18.00% 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 36 (7.63%) SharePoint
2 24 (5.08%) Confluence
3 20 (4.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (2.33%) IIS
5 5 (1.06%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 35 (7.42%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (6.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (3.39%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.06%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.42%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.42%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.21%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.21%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.48%) SAP CO
1 7 (1.48%) SAP FI
1 7 (1.48%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (1.06%) Infor CloudSuite
2 5 (1.06%) Infor LN
2 5 (1.06%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.85%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.64%) Infor M3
4 3 (0.64%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.42%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.42%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.21%) C-CURE
6 1 (0.21%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.21%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.21%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.21%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 132 (27.97%) Azure
2 73 (15.47%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (11.86%) Power Platform
4 48 (10.17%) AWS
5 46 (9.75%) Entra ID
6 34 (7.20%) SaaS
7 22 (4.66%) Power Automate
8 14 (2.97%) Microsoft Purview
9 13 (2.75%) Azure DevOps
9 13 (2.75%) GitHub
10 11 (2.33%) GCP
10 11 (2.33%) n8n
10 11 (2.33%) Zapier
11 9 (1.91%) Azure Data Factory
11 9 (1.91%) Dynamics 365
11 9 (1.91%) PowerApps
12 8 (1.69%) Azure Stack
13 7 (1.48%) Azure Monitor
13 7 (1.48%) Lucidchart
13 7 (1.48%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 57 (12.08%) Firewall
2 48 (10.17%) VPN
3 45 (9.53%) DNS
4 35 (7.42%) TCP/IP
5 29 (6.14%) DHCP
6 25 (5.30%) Network Security
6 25 (5.30%) Wireless
7 24 (5.08%) VLAN
8 20 (4.24%) WAN
9 16 (3.39%) LAN
10 15 (3.18%) Wi-Fi
11 12 (2.54%) BGP
11 12 (2.54%) SD-WAN
12 11 (2.33%) SAN
13 9 (1.91%) HTTP
13 9 (1.91%) Intrusion Detection
13 9 (1.91%) OSPF
14 4 (0.85%) VoIP
14 4 (0.85%) VSAN
15 3 (0.64%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (10.59%) Power BI
2 18 (3.81%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.91%) Big Data
4 8 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.48%) Metadata
6 6 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.06%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.85%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.64%) Looker
10 2 (0.42%) EDMS
10 2 (0.42%) Redis
11 1 (0.21%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.21%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.21%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
11 1 (0.21%) GIS
11 1 (0.21%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.21%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 34 (7.20%) JIRA
2 8 (1.69%) Git
3 5 (1.06%) GitLab
4 4 (0.85%) Postman
5 2 (0.42%) PowerBuilder
5 2 (0.42%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.21%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.21%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.21%) Hudson
6 1 (0.21%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.21%) Rational DOORS
General
1 264 (55.93%) Social Skills
2 98 (20.76%) Analytical Skills
3 74 (15.68%) Finance
4 49 (10.38%) Manufacturing
5 38 (8.05%) Organisational Skills
6 31 (6.57%) Presentation Skills
7 29 (6.14%) Legal
8 19 (4.03%) Aerospace
8 19 (4.03%) Law
9 17 (3.60%) Banking
10 15 (3.18%) Retail
11 14 (2.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 13 (2.75%) Marketing
12 13 (2.75%) Public Sector
13 11 (2.33%) Electronics
14 10 (2.12%) Telecoms
15 7 (1.48%) Military
16 6 (1.27%) Automotive
16 6 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (1.27%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 98 (20.76%) Analyst
2 48 (10.17%) Senior
2 48 (10.17%) Support Engineer
3 43 (9.11%) Consultant
4 39 (8.26%) Business Analyst
5 30 (6.36%) Support Analyst
6 27 (5.72%) Applications Support
7 25 (5.30%) IT Support
8 24 (5.08%) IT Engineer
9 22 (4.66%) Architect
9 22 (4.66%) Lead
10 19 (4.03%) Security Engineer
10 19 (4.03%) Systems Support
10 19 (4.03%) Test Engineer
11 18 (3.81%) IT Support Engineer
12 17 (3.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 15 (3.18%) IT Analyst
13 15 (3.18%) Systems Analyst
14 14 (2.97%) Developer
14 14 (2.97%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.45%) REST
2 19 (4.03%) Terraform
3 11 (2.33%) Playwright
4 8 (1.69%) JSON
4 8 (1.69%) Middleware
4 8 (1.69%) XML
5 7 (1.48%) .NET
5 7 (1.48%) CSS
5 7 (1.48%) HTML
6 6 (1.27%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.27%) ARM Templates
6 6 (1.27%) Node.js
6 6 (1.27%) SOAP
7 5 (1.06%) EDI
8 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Graph
9 3 (0.64%) Boost C++ Libraries
9 3 (0.64%) Matplotlib
9 3 (0.64%) NumPy
9 3 (0.64%) Pandas
9 3 (0.64%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 50 (10.59%) Driving Licence
2 34 (7.20%) Onboarding
3 18 (3.81%) Management Information System
4 15 (3.18%) Data Centre
4 15 (3.18%) Product Ownership
5 14 (2.97%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (2.97%) CCTV
5 14 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.69%) PKI
7 8 (1.69%) Replication
8 7 (1.48%) IoT
8 7 (1.48%) Mobile App
9 5 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.06%) Marketing Technology
9 5 (1.06%) Online Gambling
9 5 (1.06%) Security Posture
9 5 (1.06%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 89 (18.86%) Windows
2 49 (10.38%) Windows Server
3 30 (6.36%) Linux
4 13 (2.75%) Apple iOS
5 11 (2.33%) Windows 10
6 9 (1.91%) CentOS
7 8 (1.69%) macOS
7 8 (1.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 6 (1.27%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (1.06%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.85%) Rocky
11 3 (0.64%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.42%) Android
12 2 (0.42%) Embedded Linux
12 2 (0.42%) VMS
12 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.21%) OpenWrt
13 1 (0.21%) Solaris
13 1 (0.21%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 153 (32.42%) Problem-Solving
2 106 (22.46%) Continuous Improvement
3 72 (15.25%) Agile
4 66 (13.98%) Stakeholder Management
5 59 (12.50%) Business Analysis
6 53 (11.23%) Business Intelligence
7 51 (10.81%) AI
8 50 (10.59%) Requirements Gathering
9 46 (9.75%) Migration
9 46 (9.75%) Workflow
10 45 (9.53%) DevOps
10 45 (9.53%) ITIL
10 45 (9.53%) Root Cause Analysis
11 44 (9.32%) Validation
12 43 (9.11%) Process Improvement
12 43 (9.11%) User Acceptance Testing
13 42 (8.90%) Disaster Recovery
13 42 (8.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 41 (8.69%) ERP
15 40 (8.47%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 95 (20.13%) SQL
2 54 (11.44%) PowerShell
3 39 (8.26%) Python
4 15 (3.18%) JavaScript
5 11 (2.33%) Bash
6 10 (2.12%) Kusto Query Language
7 8 (1.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 6 (1.27%) C#
9 5 (1.06%) C
9 5 (1.06%) C++
9 5 (1.06%) Java
10 4 (0.85%) Ladder Logic
10 4 (0.85%) PHP
10 4 (0.85%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.42%) ABAP
11 2 (0.42%) Bicep
11 2 (0.42%) Go
11 2 (0.42%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.42%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.42%) VBA
Qualifications
1 56 (11.86%) Security Cleared
2 54 (11.44%) Degree
3 36 (7.63%) SC Cleared
4 15 (3.18%) Cisco Certification
5 14 (2.97%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (2.75%) CCNP
7 11 (2.33%) CCNA
8 10 (2.12%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (1.91%) HND
10 8 (1.69%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.69%) DV Cleared
10 8 (1.69%) SAP Certification
11 6 (1.27%) CISSP
11 6 (1.27%) CompTIA Security+
11 6 (1.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 5 (1.06%) ACCA
12 5 (1.06%) HNC
13 4 (0.85%) CIMA
14 3 (0.64%) Chartered Engineer
14 3 (0.64%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (8.90%) QA
2 34 (7.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (6.14%) GDPR
4 25 (5.30%) Data Quality
5 15 (3.18%) Cyber Essentials
5 15 (3.18%) NIST
6 9 (1.91%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.69%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.27%) ISO 9001
8 6 (1.27%) SLA
9 5 (1.06%) Software Quality Assurance
10 4 (0.85%) GRC
10 4 (0.85%) ISO 22301
10 4 (0.85%) JSP 440
11 2 (0.42%) ISO 14001
11 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.21%) COBIT
12 1 (0.21%) IFRS
System Software
1 52 (11.02%) Active Directory
2 27 (5.72%) Hyper-V
3 21 (4.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.75%) Docker
5 11 (2.33%) Firmware
6 8 (1.69%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (1.06%) vSphere
8 4 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.85%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.21%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.21%) KVM
9 1 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 29 (6.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.39%) Ansible
3 15 (3.18%) Single Sign-On
4 13 (2.75%) Kubernetes
5 9 (1.91%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.48%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (1.48%) vCenter Server
7 4 (0.85%) Docker Swarm
7 4 (0.85%) Nagios
7 4 (0.85%) NetBackup
7 4 (0.85%) Podman
7 4 (0.85%) VxRail
8 2 (0.42%) Puppet
8 2 (0.42%) SCCM
9 1 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.21%) Argo
9 1 (0.21%) Grafana
9 1 (0.21%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.21%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.21%) QRadar
Vendors
1 151 (31.99%) Microsoft
2 36 (7.63%) Cisco
3 28 (5.93%) VMware
4 24 (5.08%) SAP
5 21 (4.45%) Fortinet
6 17 (3.60%) ServiceNow
7 16 (3.39%) Google
8 14 (2.97%) Salesforce
8 14 (2.97%) Veeam
9 13 (2.75%) Dell
10 12 (2.54%) JD Edwards
10 12 (2.54%) Palo Alto
11 9 (1.91%) Aruba
12 8 (1.69%) Juniper
13 7 (1.48%) Oracle
14 6 (1.27%) EMC
14 6 (1.27%) MuleSoft
15 5 (1.06%) Adobe
15 5 (1.06%) Infor
15 5 (1.06%) Splunk