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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 372 328 522
Rank change year-on-year -44 +194 -100
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 459 357 230
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.44% 0.83% 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.97% 1.21% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 309 249 134
10th Percentile £34,950 £32,750 £35,375
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -19.23% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £78,438
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £88,500
UK median annual salary £52,000 £53,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -1.89% -15.20% +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 47,482 29,457 38,679
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 45.71% 68.50% 58.07%
Number of salaries quoted 30,384 15,452 19,214
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 £75,026 £76,250 £79,944
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £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 30 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 30 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 -83 101 £65,000 -7.14% 168
South East -24 97 £50,000 -8.26% 82
North of England -49 83 £53,750 +26.47% 56
South West -13 79 £43,000 +7.50% 34
Midlands -55 62 £52,500 +16.67% 41
North West -2 55 £55,000 +38.36% 36
West Midlands -41 42 £51,500 +0.10% 31
East of England -24 33 £55,000 +3.29% 29
Yorkshire -49 22 £57,500 +27.78% 11
East Midlands -41 20 £60,000 +41.18% 10
North East -63 6 £29,500 +18.00% 9
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 35 (7.63%) SharePoint
2 20 (4.36%) Confluence
2 20 (4.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.40%) IIS
4 5 (1.09%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 34 (7.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (7.19%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (3.49%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.09%) CorelDRAW
6 4 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.44%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.22%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.53%) SAP CO
1 7 (1.53%) SAP FI
1 7 (1.53%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (1.09%) Infor CloudSuite
2 5 (1.09%) Infor LN
2 5 (1.09%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.87%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.65%) Infor M3
4 3 (0.65%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.44%) Workday HCM
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%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.22%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 123 (26.80%) Azure
2 76 (16.56%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (12.20%) Power Platform
4 48 (10.46%) AWS
5 45 (9.80%) Entra ID
6 32 (6.97%) SaaS
7 22 (4.79%) Power Automate
8 13 (2.83%) GitHub
9 12 (2.61%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (2.61%) Microsoft Purview
10 10 (2.18%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (2.18%) GCP
11 9 (1.96%) Azure Data Factory
11 9 (1.96%) n8n
11 9 (1.96%) PowerApps
11 9 (1.96%) Zapier
12 8 (1.74%) Azure Stack
12 8 (1.74%) dbt
13 7 (1.53%) Boomi
13 7 (1.53%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 57 (12.42%) Firewall
2 48 (10.46%) VPN
3 45 (9.80%) DNS
4 32 (6.97%) TCP/IP
5 28 (6.10%) DHCP
6 24 (5.23%) Network Security
6 24 (5.23%) VLAN
7 22 (4.79%) Wireless
8 20 (4.36%) WAN
9 16 (3.49%) Wi-Fi
10 14 (3.05%) LAN
11 11 (2.40%) BGP
12 10 (2.18%) SD-WAN
13 9 (1.96%) HTTP
13 9 (1.96%) Intrusion Detection
13 9 (1.96%) SAN
14 8 (1.74%) OSPF
15 7 (1.53%) VoIP
16 4 (0.87%) ATM
16 4 (0.87%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (10.89%) Power BI
2 17 (3.70%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.96%) Metadata
4 8 (1.74%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.53%) Big Data
6 6 (1.31%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.09%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 5 (1.09%) Looker
8 4 (0.87%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.44%) EDMS
9 2 (0.44%) Redis
10 1 (0.22%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.22%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.22%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.22%) GIS
10 1 (0.22%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 30 (6.54%) JIRA
2 8 (1.74%) Git
3 5 (1.09%) GitLab
4 4 (0.87%) Postman
5 2 (0.44%) PowerBuilder
5 2 (0.44%) 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 (54.47%) Social Skills
2 93 (20.26%) Analytical Skills
3 79 (17.21%) Finance
4 45 (9.80%) Manufacturing
5 38 (8.28%) Organisational Skills
6 33 (7.19%) Presentation Skills
7 27 (5.88%) Legal
8 22 (4.79%) Law
9 17 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (3.70%) Retail
10 16 (3.49%) Aerospace
10 16 (3.49%) Banking
11 13 (2.83%) Marketing
11 13 (2.83%) Telecoms
12 11 (2.40%) Public Sector
13 9 (1.96%) Electronics
14 8 (1.74%) Military
15 7 (1.53%) Front Office
16 6 (1.31%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (1.31%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 99 (21.57%) Analyst
2 50 (10.89%) Support Engineer
3 44 (9.59%) Consultant
3 44 (9.59%) Senior
4 39 (8.50%) Business Analyst
5 34 (7.41%) Support Analyst
6 30 (6.54%) IT Support
7 26 (5.66%) Applications Support
7 26 (5.66%) IT Engineer
8 23 (5.01%) Lead
9 22 (4.79%) Architect
10 20 (4.36%) IT Support Engineer
11 18 (3.92%) Systems Support
12 17 (3.70%) Test Engineer
13 16 (3.49%) Security Engineer
14 15 (3.27%) IT Analyst
14 15 (3.27%) Systems Analyst
15 14 (3.05%) Developer
15 14 (3.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 14 (3.05%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.36%) Terraform
2 19 (4.14%) REST
3 9 (1.96%) Playwright
4 8 (1.74%) Middleware
4 8 (1.74%) XML
5 7 (1.53%) CSS
5 7 (1.53%) HTML
5 7 (1.53%) JSON
6 6 (1.31%) .NET
6 6 (1.31%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.31%) ARM Templates
6 6 (1.31%) Node.js
6 6 (1.31%) SOAP
7 5 (1.09%) 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 42 (9.15%) Driving Licence
2 35 (7.63%) Onboarding
3 17 (3.70%) Management Information System
4 14 (3.05%) Analytical Mindset
4 14 (3.05%) Product Ownership
5 13 (2.83%) CCTV
6 12 (2.61%) Data Centre
6 12 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (1.74%) CMDB
8 8 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.74%) PKI
9 7 (1.53%) Client/Server
9 7 (1.53%) IoT
9 7 (1.53%) Mobile App
9 7 (1.53%) Replication
10 5 (1.09%) Blog
10 5 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.09%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 89 (19.39%) Windows
2 48 (10.46%) Windows Server
3 28 (6.10%) Linux
4 13 (2.83%) Apple iOS
4 13 (2.83%) Windows 10
5 9 (1.96%) CentOS
6 8 (1.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (1.31%) Mac OS
8 5 (1.09%) Ubuntu
8 5 (1.09%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.87%) Rocky
10 3 (0.65%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.44%) Android
11 2 (0.44%) 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
1 138 (30.07%) Problem-Solving
2 104 (22.66%) Continuous Improvement
3 70 (15.25%) Agile
4 64 (13.94%) Stakeholder Management
5 59 (12.85%) Business Analysis
6 53 (11.55%) Business Intelligence
7 50 (10.89%) ITIL
8 49 (10.68%) Requirements Gathering
9 48 (10.46%) AI
10 46 (10.02%) Root Cause Analysis
11 45 (9.80%) DevOps
12 44 (9.59%) ERP
12 44 (9.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 42 (9.15%) Migration
14 41 (8.93%) Process Improvement
14 41 (8.93%) Project Delivery
14 41 (8.93%) User Acceptance Testing
14 41 (8.93%) Workflow
15 40 (8.71%) Disaster Recovery
16 39 (8.50%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 102 (22.22%) SQL
2 54 (11.76%) PowerShell
3 41 (8.93%) Python
4 17 (3.70%) JavaScript
5 11 (2.40%) Bash
6 10 (2.18%) Kusto Query Language
7 8 (1.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 6 (1.31%) C#
8 6 (1.31%) C++
9 5 (1.09%) C
9 5 (1.09%) Java
10 4 (0.87%) PHP
11 3 (0.65%) Bicep
11 3 (0.65%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.44%) ABAP
12 2 (0.44%) Go
12 2 (0.44%) Groovy
12 2 (0.44%) Ladder Logic
12 2 (0.44%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.44%) VBA
Qualifications
1 55 (11.98%) Security Cleared
2 52 (11.33%) Degree
3 33 (7.19%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.05%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (2.83%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (2.61%) CCNP
7 10 (2.18%) CCNA
7 10 (2.18%) DV Cleared
8 9 (1.96%) HND
8 9 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (1.74%) SAP Certification
10 7 (1.53%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.31%) CISSP
11 6 (1.31%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (1.09%) ACCA
12 5 (1.09%) HNC
13 4 (0.87%) Chartered Engineer
13 4 (0.87%) CIMA
13 4 (0.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 3 (0.65%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (8.28%) QA
2 30 (6.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (5.88%) GDPR
4 25 (5.45%) Data Quality
5 14 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (2.40%) NIST
7 9 (1.96%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.96%) SLA
8 8 (1.74%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (1.09%) ISO 9001
10 5 (1.09%) JSP 440
10 5 (1.09%) Software Quality Assurance
11 4 (0.87%) GRC
11 4 (0.87%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.22%) COBIT
13 1 (0.22%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 49 (10.68%) Active Directory
2 25 (5.45%) Hyper-V
3 22 (4.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.83%) Docker
5 11 (2.40%) Firmware
6 7 (1.53%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.87%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.87%) vSphere
8 2 (0.44%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.44%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.22%) KVM
9 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 29 (6.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (3.27%) Ansible
3 13 (2.83%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (2.61%) Kubernetes
5 8 (1.74%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.53%) vCenter Server
7 6 (1.31%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.87%) Docker Swarm
8 4 (0.87%) Nagios
8 4 (0.87%) NetBackup
8 4 (0.87%) Podman
8 4 (0.87%) VxRail
9 3 (0.65%) SCCM
10 2 (0.44%) Grafana
10 2 (0.44%) 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
1 150 (32.68%) Microsoft
2 34 (7.41%) Cisco
3 29 (6.32%) VMware
4 24 (5.23%) SAP
5 20 (4.36%) Fortinet
6 17 (3.70%) ServiceNow
7 14 (3.05%) Salesforce
8 13 (2.83%) Veeam
9 12 (2.61%) Dell
9 12 (2.61%) Google
9 12 (2.61%) JD Edwards
9 12 (2.61%) Palo Alto
10 9 (1.96%) Aruba
11 8 (1.74%) Juniper
12 7 (1.53%) Oracle
13 6 (1.31%) MuleSoft
13 6 (1.31%) Sophos
14 5 (1.09%) Infor
14 5 (1.09%) Sage
14 5 (1.09%) Splunk