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 11 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 321 440 378
Rank change year-on-year +119 -62 +91
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 369 174 475
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.57% 0.44% 0.64%
As % of the General category 1.06% 0.63% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 250 97 418
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,700 £27,125
25th Percentile £39,750 £42,000 £39,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year - +2.33% -10.42%
75th Percentile £74,688 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £51,200
% change year-on-year - +7.42% -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 34,963 27,557 44,644
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 54.18% 69.98% 60.49%
Number of salaries quoted 19,561 14,010 33,565
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,068 £43,250 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -12.22%
75th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £98,750 £107,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

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 11 March 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 11 March 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 +60 123 £75,000 +19.05% 45
South East +55 77 £47,500 +2.70% 60
Midlands +7 59 £55,000 +10.00% 33
North of England -5 50 £45,000 +7.14% 40
East of England +23 33 £30,370 -39.26% 20
West Midlands -1 31 £60,000 +20.00% 19
East Midlands -16 27 £45,000 - 13
South West -8 25 £46,500 +43.08% 22
North West +1 23 £50,500 +0.61% 22
Yorkshire -26 21 £34,000 -19.05% 14
North East -13 6 £45,000 +42.86% 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 24 (6.50%) SharePoint
2 18 (4.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.90%) Confluence
4 4 (1.08%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.08%) IIS
5 3 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.54%) WordPress
7 1 (0.27%) Jupyter
Applications
1 50 (13.55%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.90%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.27%) Abaqus
4 1 (0.27%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.27%) Weka
Business Applications
1 5 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (1.36%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.54%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.54%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.27%) Advent Geneva
3 1 (0.27%) Bloomberg AIM
3 1 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.27%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.27%) Postilion
3 1 (0.27%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.27%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.27%) SAP HR
3 1 (0.27%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 140 (37.94%) Azure
2 72 (19.51%) Microsoft 365
3 38 (10.30%) AWS
4 31 (8.40%) Power Platform
5 30 (8.13%) Entra ID
6 25 (6.78%) SaaS
7 23 (6.23%) Power Automate
8 15 (4.07%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (3.79%) PaaS
10 13 (3.52%) GCP
11 11 (2.98%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (2.98%) dbt
11 11 (2.98%) IaaS
11 11 (2.98%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (2.71%) ChatGPT
12 10 (2.71%) PowerApps
13 9 (2.44%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 9 (2.44%) Microsoft Purview
14 5 (1.36%) OneDrive
15 4 (1.08%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 41 (11.11%) DNS
2 40 (10.84%) Firewall
3 35 (9.49%) DHCP
4 28 (7.59%) TCP/IP
5 26 (7.05%) VPN
6 24 (6.50%) VLAN
7 13 (3.52%) LAN
8 12 (3.25%) Network Security
8 12 (3.25%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (2.98%) WAN
10 10 (2.71%) SAN
11 6 (1.63%) DMZ
11 6 (1.63%) VoIP
12 5 (1.36%) NAS
12 5 (1.36%) NetScaler
12 5 (1.36%) Reverse Proxy
12 5 (1.36%) STUN
13 4 (1.08%) Remote Desktop
13 4 (1.08%) SD-WAN
13 4 (1.08%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (8.67%) SQL Server
2 24 (6.50%) Power BI
3 14 (3.79%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (3.25%) Data Lake
4 12 (3.25%) Metadata
5 11 (2.98%) Metabase
6 6 (1.63%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (1.63%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (1.08%) Big Data
8 4 (1.08%) Metadata Repository
8 4 (1.08%) MySQL
9 3 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.54%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.54%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.27%) Power Query
11 1 (0.27%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 15 (4.07%) JIRA
2 14 (3.79%) Git
3 13 (3.52%) Visual Studio
4 7 (1.90%) GitLab
5 6 (1.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.36%) Subversion
7 3 (0.81%) Selenium
8 2 (0.54%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.54%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.54%) Postman
8 2 (0.54%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.27%) Zephyr
General
1 217 (58.81%) Social Skills
2 85 (23.04%) Analytical Skills
3 70 (18.97%) Finance
4 36 (9.76%) Legal
5 27 (7.32%) Retail
6 26 (7.05%) Banking
7 25 (6.78%) Manufacturing
8 20 (5.42%) Law
9 16 (4.34%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (3.79%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (3.52%) German Language
12 11 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (2.71%) Telecoms
14 9 (2.44%) Electronics
15 8 (2.17%) Advertising
15 8 (2.17%) Automotive
16 6 (1.63%) Billing
16 6 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (1.63%) Public Sector
17 4 (1.08%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 75 (20.33%) Analyst
2 58 (15.72%) Senior
3 43 (11.65%) IT Support
4 31 (8.40%) Architect
5 28 (7.59%) Lead
6 24 (6.50%) Business Analyst
7 23 (6.23%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 23 (6.23%) Support Analyst
8 21 (5.69%) IT Analyst
9 18 (4.88%) Support Engineer
10 16 (4.34%) Security Engineer
11 14 (3.79%) IT Support Analyst
11 14 (3.79%) Solutions Architect
12 13 (3.52%) Infrastructure Support
13 12 (3.25%) Azure Engineer
13 12 (3.25%) Consultant
13 12 (3.25%) Financial Analyst
13 12 (3.25%) Network Engineer
13 12 (3.25%) Project Manager
13 12 (3.25%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.17%) REST
2 6 (1.63%) .NET
2 6 (1.63%) PySpark
3 5 (1.36%) ARM Templates
3 5 (1.36%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.36%) JSON
3 5 (1.36%) Middleware
4 4 (1.08%) HTML
4 4 (1.08%) SOAP
5 3 (0.81%) CSS
5 3 (0.81%) Jinja
5 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Graph
5 3 (0.81%) OAuth
5 3 (0.81%) OAuth2
5 3 (0.81%) OpenID
5 3 (0.81%) React
5 3 (0.81%) SAML
5 3 (0.81%) XML
5 3 (0.81%) YAML
6 2 (0.54%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 19 (5.15%) Analytical Mindset
2 17 (4.61%) Onboarding
3 14 (3.79%) Low-Code
3 14 (3.79%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.52%) Driving Licence
5 12 (3.25%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (2.98%) Cloud Native
6 11 (2.98%) Management Information System
6 11 (2.98%) Security Posture
6 11 (2.98%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.71%) Data Centre
7 10 (2.71%) Mobile App
8 9 (2.44%) Life Science
9 8 (2.17%) AI Agents
9 8 (2.17%) Enterprise Cloud
10 6 (1.63%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (1.36%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.36%) Clustering
11 5 (1.36%) Fixed Income
11 5 (1.36%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 69 (18.70%) Windows
2 51 (13.82%) Windows Server
3 29 (7.86%) Linux
4 6 (1.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.36%) Debian
5 5 (1.36%) Ubuntu
5 5 (1.36%) VMS
5 5 (1.36%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.08%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.08%) CentOS
6 4 (1.08%) Unix
6 4 (1.08%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.27%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (27.10%) Problem-Solving
2 97 (26.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 68 (18.43%) Agile
4 50 (13.55%) Stakeholder Management
5 45 (12.20%) Cybersecurity
6 44 (11.92%) ITIL
7 41 (11.11%) AI
7 41 (11.11%) Change Management
8 32 (8.67%) Project Delivery
9 31 (8.40%) Analytics
10 30 (8.13%) Data Analysis
10 30 (8.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 29 (7.86%) ERP
11 29 (7.86%) Process Improvement
12 27 (7.32%) Project Management
12 27 (7.32%) Roadmaps
13 26 (7.05%) Business Analysis
13 26 (7.05%) Business Intelligence
14 25 (6.78%) CI/CD
15 24 (6.50%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 50 (13.55%) SQL
2 39 (10.57%) PowerShell
3 38 (10.30%) Python
4 12 (3.25%) Bash
5 10 (2.71%) JavaScript
6 9 (2.44%) C#
7 6 (1.63%) Java
7 6 (1.63%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.63%) VBA
8 5 (1.36%) PHP
9 4 (1.08%) C++
10 1 (0.27%) ABAP
10 1 (0.27%) Bicep
10 1 (0.27%) C
10 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.27%) Go
10 1 (0.27%) R
10 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 85 (23.04%) Degree
2 35 (9.49%) Security Cleared
3 23 (6.23%) BPSS Clearance
3 23 (6.23%) CISSP
4 22 (5.96%) SC Cleared
5 14 (3.79%) Azure Certification
5 14 (3.79%) CISM
6 13 (3.52%) Numerate Degree
7 10 (2.71%) CEH
7 10 (2.71%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (2.17%) IIBA
8 8 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (2.17%) PMI Certification
8 8 (2.17%) PMP
9 7 (1.90%) CCNP
9 7 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.90%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.63%) CompTIA Security+
10 6 (1.63%) HNC
11 5 (1.36%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (8.94%) Data Quality
2 24 (6.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (5.15%) SLA
4 18 (4.88%) QA
5 14 (3.79%) GDPR
6 10 (2.71%) NIST
7 9 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.90%) GRC
8 7 (1.90%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 6 (1.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (1.36%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (1.36%) MiFID
10 5 (1.36%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.81%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.54%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.54%) COBIT
12 2 (0.54%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.54%) PMO
System Software
1 63 (17.07%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.07%) Hyper-V
3 13 (3.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.90%) Docker
5 6 (1.63%) vSphere
6 5 (1.36%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.54%) Firmware
7 2 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.54%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.27%) Ceph
8 1 (0.27%) KVM
8 1 (0.27%) Lustre
8 1 (0.27%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.27%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 14 (3.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (3.52%) Terraform
3 11 (2.98%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.71%) SCCM
4 10 (2.71%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.63%) Ansible
5 6 (1.63%) Nagios
5 6 (1.63%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.36%) Backup Exec
6 5 (1.36%) ZABBIX
7 4 (1.08%) Grafana
7 4 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.08%) SolarWinds Orion
8 3 (0.81%) Argo
8 3 (0.81%) cPanel
8 3 (0.81%) Dell DRAC
8 3 (0.81%) Failover Clustering
8 3 (0.81%) Nessus
8 3 (0.81%) Plesk
Vendors
1 125 (33.88%) Microsoft
2 30 (8.13%) VMware
3 20 (5.42%) Cisco
4 19 (5.15%) ServiceNow
5 16 (4.34%) SAP
6 15 (4.07%) Citrix
7 14 (3.79%) SolarWinds
8 12 (3.25%) Pega
9 11 (2.98%) Veeam
10 9 (2.44%) Alteryx
10 9 (2.44%) iManage
10 9 (2.44%) Salesforce
10 9 (2.44%) UiPath
11 8 (2.17%) Anaplan
11 8 (2.17%) Blue Prism
11 8 (2.17%) Databricks
12 6 (1.63%) Fortinet
12 6 (1.63%) Palo Alto
13 5 (1.36%) GoldenSource
13 5 (1.36%) Splunk