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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 376 320 513
Rank change year-on-year -56 +193 -112
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 463 365 239
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.45% 0.84% 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.98% 1.23% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 311 255 141
10th Percentile £34,750 £32,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £53,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.80% -17.69% +9.70%
75th Percentile £62,500 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £88,500
UK median annual salary £51,636 £53,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.48% -14.40% +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 47,324 29,594 39,429
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 45.75% 68.48% 57.97%
Number of salaries quoted 30,355 15,662 19,900
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,437 £76,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £99,450 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +3.77% -7.83% -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 26 September 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 26 September 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 -81 101 £65,000 -7.14% 218
South East -4 98 £50,000 -8.26% 115
North of England -40 85 £52,136 +22.67% 73
South West -16 77 £42,750 +6.88% 38
Midlands -47 63 £52,500 +16.67% 46
North West +3 57 £55,000 +38.36% 48
West Midlands -33 43 £52,000 +1.07% 34
East of England -18 35 £55,000 +1.85% 38
Yorkshire -57 22 £57,500 +35.29% 17
East Midlands -33 20 £60,000 +41.18% 12
North East -60 6 £29,500 +18.00% 8
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 (7.78%) SharePoint
2 21 (4.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (4.32%) Confluence
4 11 (2.38%) IIS
5 5 (1.08%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 35 (7.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (7.13%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (3.24%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.08%) CorelDRAW
6 4 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.43%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.22%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.51%) SAP CO
1 7 (1.51%) SAP FI
1 7 (1.51%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (1.08%) Infor CloudSuite
2 5 (1.08%) Infor LN
2 5 (1.08%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.86%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.65%) Infor M3
4 3 (0.65%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.43%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.22%) C-CURE
6 1 (0.22%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.22%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.22%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.22%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 125 (27.00%) Azure
2 79 (17.06%) Microsoft 365
3 57 (12.31%) Power Platform
4 48 (10.37%) AWS
5 47 (10.15%) Entra ID
6 31 (6.70%) SaaS
7 21 (4.54%) Power Automate
8 13 (2.81%) GitHub
9 12 (2.59%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (2.59%) Microsoft Purview
10 10 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (2.16%) GCP
10 10 (2.16%) PowerApps
11 9 (1.94%) Azure Data Factory
12 8 (1.73%) Azure Stack
12 8 (1.73%) dbt
12 8 (1.73%) n8n
12 8 (1.73%) Zapier
13 7 (1.51%) Azure Monitor
13 7 (1.51%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 59 (12.74%) Firewall
2 49 (10.58%) VPN
3 47 (10.15%) DNS
4 32 (6.91%) TCP/IP
5 28 (6.05%) DHCP
6 24 (5.18%) Network Security
6 24 (5.18%) VLAN
7 22 (4.75%) Wireless
8 21 (4.54%) WAN
9 17 (3.67%) Wi-Fi
10 14 (3.02%) LAN
11 11 (2.38%) BGP
12 10 (2.16%) SD-WAN
13 9 (1.94%) HTTP
13 9 (1.94%) Intrusion Detection
13 9 (1.94%) SAN
14 8 (1.73%) OSPF
15 7 (1.51%) VoIP
16 5 (1.08%) Internet
17 4 (0.86%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (10.80%) Power BI
2 17 (3.67%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.94%) Metadata
4 8 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.30%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (1.30%) Big Data
6 5 (1.08%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.08%) Looker
7 4 (0.86%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.43%) EDMS
8 2 (0.43%) Redis
9 1 (0.22%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.22%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.22%) Flink
9 1 (0.22%) GIS
9 1 (0.22%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.22%) Parquet
9 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 30 (6.48%) JIRA
2 8 (1.73%) Git
3 5 (1.08%) GitLab
4 4 (0.86%) Postman
5 2 (0.43%) PowerBuilder
5 2 (0.43%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.22%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.22%) Hudson
6 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.22%) JMeter
6 1 (0.22%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
General
1 250 (54.00%) Social Skills
2 91 (19.65%) Analytical Skills
3 79 (17.06%) Finance
4 47 (10.15%) Manufacturing
5 38 (8.21%) Organisational Skills
6 33 (7.13%) Presentation Skills
7 27 (5.83%) Legal
8 22 (4.75%) Law
9 19 (4.10%) Retail
10 17 (3.67%) Aerospace
10 17 (3.67%) Banking
10 17 (3.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (2.81%) Marketing
11 13 (2.81%) Telecoms
12 10 (2.16%) Electronics
12 10 (2.16%) Public Sector
13 8 (1.73%) Military
14 7 (1.51%) Front Office
15 6 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.30%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 100 (21.60%) Analyst
2 50 (10.80%) Support Engineer
3 45 (9.72%) Senior
4 44 (9.50%) Consultant
5 37 (7.99%) Business Analyst
6 36 (7.78%) Support Analyst
7 31 (6.70%) IT Support
8 26 (5.62%) Applications Support
9 25 (5.40%) IT Engineer
10 24 (5.18%) Lead
11 23 (4.97%) Architect
12 19 (4.10%) IT Support Engineer
13 18 (3.89%) Systems Support
14 17 (3.67%) Security Engineer
14 17 (3.67%) Test Engineer
15 16 (3.46%) IT Analyst
15 16 (3.46%) Systems Analyst
16 15 (3.24%) Developer
16 15 (3.24%) Systems Engineer
17 14 (3.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.32%) Terraform
2 19 (4.10%) REST
3 9 (1.94%) Playwright
4 8 (1.73%) Middleware
4 8 (1.73%) XML
5 7 (1.51%) .NET
5 7 (1.51%) CSS
5 7 (1.51%) HTML
5 7 (1.51%) JSON
6 6 (1.30%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.30%) ARM Templates
6 6 (1.30%) Node.js
6 6 (1.30%) SOAP
7 5 (1.08%) EDI
8 3 (0.65%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.65%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (0.65%) Matplotlib
8 3 (0.65%) NumPy
8 3 (0.65%) Pandas
8 3 (0.65%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 43 (9.29%) Driving Licence
2 36 (7.78%) Onboarding
3 17 (3.67%) Management Information System
4 14 (3.02%) Analytical Mindset
4 14 (3.02%) CCTV
4 14 (3.02%) Product Ownership
5 12 (2.59%) Data Centre
6 11 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (1.73%) Client/Server
8 8 (1.73%) CMDB
8 8 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.73%) Mobile App
8 8 (1.73%) PKI
9 7 (1.51%) IoT
9 7 (1.51%) Replication
10 6 (1.30%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.08%) Marketing Technology
11 5 (1.08%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 90 (19.44%) Windows
2 48 (10.37%) Windows Server
3 28 (6.05%) Linux
4 13 (2.81%) Apple iOS
4 13 (2.81%) Windows 10
5 9 (1.94%) CentOS
6 8 (1.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (1.30%) Mac OS
8 5 (1.08%) Ubuntu
8 5 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.86%) Rocky
10 3 (0.65%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.43%) Android
11 2 (0.43%) VMS
12 1 (0.22%) Embedded Linux
12 1 (0.22%) OpenWrt
12 1 (0.22%) Solaris
12 1 (0.22%) Unix
12 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (29.37%) Problem-Solving
2 105 (22.68%) Continuous Improvement
3 68 (14.69%) Agile
4 63 (13.61%) Stakeholder Management
5 57 (12.31%) Business Analysis
6 53 (11.45%) Business Intelligence
7 51 (11.02%) ITIL
8 48 (10.37%) AI
9 47 (10.15%) Requirements Gathering
10 46 (9.94%) Root Cause Analysis
11 45 (9.72%) DevOps
11 45 (9.72%) ERP
12 43 (9.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 41 (8.86%) Migration
13 41 (8.86%) Project Delivery
13 41 (8.86%) User Acceptance Testing
14 40 (8.64%) Disaster Recovery
14 40 (8.64%) Validation
14 40 (8.64%) Workflow
15 39 (8.42%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 104 (22.46%) SQL
2 56 (12.10%) PowerShell
3 41 (8.86%) Python
4 18 (3.89%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.59%) Bash
6 10 (2.16%) Kusto Query Language
7 8 (1.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 7 (1.51%) C#
8 7 (1.51%) C++
9 5 (1.08%) C
9 5 (1.08%) Java
10 4 (0.86%) PHP
11 3 (0.65%) Bicep
11 3 (0.65%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.65%) VBA
12 2 (0.43%) ABAP
12 2 (0.43%) Go
12 2 (0.43%) Groovy
12 2 (0.43%) Ladder Logic
12 2 (0.43%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 56 (12.10%) Degree
1 56 (12.10%) Security Cleared
2 34 (7.34%) SC Cleared
3 14 (3.02%) Cisco Certification
4 13 (2.81%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (2.59%) CCNP
6 10 (2.16%) CCNA
6 10 (2.16%) DV Cleared
6 10 (2.16%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.94%) HND
8 8 (1.73%) SAP Certification
9 7 (1.51%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.30%) CISSP
10 6 (1.30%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (1.08%) ACCA
11 5 (1.08%) HNC
12 4 (0.86%) Chartered Engineer
12 4 (0.86%) CIMA
12 4 (0.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 3 (0.65%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (8.21%) QA
2 30 (6.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (5.40%) Data Quality
3 25 (5.40%) GDPR
4 14 (3.02%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (2.38%) NIST
6 9 (1.94%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.94%) SLA
7 8 (1.73%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.08%) ISO 9001
9 5 (1.08%) JSP 440
9 5 (1.08%) Software Quality Assurance
10 4 (0.86%) GRC
10 4 (0.86%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.22%) COBIT
12 1 (0.22%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 50 (10.80%) Active Directory
2 25 (5.40%) Hyper-V
3 22 (4.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.81%) Docker
5 12 (2.59%) Firmware
6 7 (1.51%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.86%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.86%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.86%) vSphere
8 2 (0.43%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.43%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.22%) KVM
9 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 30 (6.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (3.24%) Ansible
3 13 (2.81%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (2.59%) Kubernetes
5 8 (1.73%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.51%) vCenter Server
7 6 (1.30%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.86%) Docker Swarm
8 4 (0.86%) Nagios
8 4 (0.86%) NetBackup
8 4 (0.86%) Podman
8 4 (0.86%) VxRail
9 3 (0.65%) SCCM
10 2 (0.43%) Grafana
10 2 (0.43%) Puppet
11 1 (0.22%) Argo
11 1 (0.22%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.22%) QRadar
11 1 (0.22%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 154 (33.26%) Microsoft
2 34 (7.34%) Cisco
3 29 (6.26%) VMware
4 24 (5.18%) SAP
5 20 (4.32%) Fortinet
6 17 (3.67%) ServiceNow
7 14 (3.02%) Salesforce
8 13 (2.81%) Veeam
9 12 (2.59%) Dell
9 12 (2.59%) Google
9 12 (2.59%) JD Edwards
9 12 (2.59%) Palo Alto
10 9 (1.94%) Aruba
11 8 (1.73%) Juniper
12 7 (1.51%) Oracle
13 6 (1.30%) MuleSoft
13 6 (1.30%) Sophos
14 5 (1.08%) Infor
14 5 (1.08%) Sage
14 5 (1.08%) Splunk