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

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 367 396 446
Rank change year-on-year +29 +50 -7
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 383 251 469
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.46% 0.64% 0.50%
As % of the General category 0.99% 0.88% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 260 174 389
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,150 £26,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £40,906 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,938 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,083 £86,750 £83,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -8.70%

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 38,831 28,560 53,700
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 47.04% 72.42% 57.19%
Number of salaries quoted 24,663 14,141 36,697
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.22% +7.14% -12.50%

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 June 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 June 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
North of England +3 86 £45,000 +7.14% 38
London -26 86 £73,750 +16.14% 59
South East +45 83 £49,000 -27.41% 53
Midlands -3 51 £56,000 +1.87% 22
North West +37 47 £53,386 -2.93% 25
East of England +1 37 £47,500 -5.00% 10
South West -38 36 £37,500 -6.25% 6
Yorkshire -31 31 £34,000 -18.56% 8
West Midlands -23 28 £56,000 -4.27% 13
East Midlands -5 23 £57,500 +35.29% 9
North East -35 8 £45,000 +66.67% 5
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 23 (6.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (5.48%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.09%) IIS
4 7 (1.83%) Confluence
5 5 (1.31%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.78%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 43 (11.23%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (7.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.52%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.52%) CorelDRAW
4 2 (0.52%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.31%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (1.04%) SAP CO
2 4 (1.04%) SAP FI
2 4 (1.04%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.52%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.52%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.52%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.52%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.26%) C-CURE
5 1 (0.26%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.26%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.26%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.26%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 110 (28.72%) Azure
2 83 (21.67%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (9.66%) Entra ID
3 37 (9.66%) Power Platform
4 35 (9.14%) AWS
5 25 (6.53%) SaaS
6 21 (5.48%) Power Automate
7 15 (3.92%) dbt
8 10 (2.61%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (2.35%) Azure Data Factory
9 9 (2.35%) GitHub
9 9 (2.35%) IaaS
9 9 (2.35%) PaaS
9 9 (2.35%) PowerApps
10 7 (1.83%) Azure Stack
10 7 (1.83%) Microsoft Purview
11 6 (1.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 6 (1.57%) OpenShift
12 5 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (1.31%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 48 (12.53%) Firewall
2 46 (12.01%) DNS
3 41 (10.70%) VPN
4 35 (9.14%) DHCP
5 30 (7.83%) TCP/IP
6 25 (6.53%) VLAN
7 22 (5.74%) WAN
8 17 (4.44%) Wi-Fi
9 14 (3.66%) Network Security
10 12 (3.13%) VoIP
11 10 (2.61%) LAN
12 9 (2.35%) Intrusion Detection
12 9 (2.35%) Wireless
13 8 (2.09%) SD-WAN
14 6 (1.57%) NAS
14 6 (1.57%) SAN
15 5 (1.31%) BGP
15 5 (1.31%) DMZ
15 5 (1.31%) OSPF
15 5 (1.31%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (8.62%) Power BI
2 24 (6.27%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.61%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.09%) Metabase
5 6 (1.57%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (1.57%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.57%) Looker
5 6 (1.57%) Metadata
6 5 (1.31%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.78%) Big Data
8 3 (0.78%) MySQL
8 3 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.78%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.52%) Power Query
10 1 (0.26%) Flink
10 1 (0.26%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.26%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (5.74%) JIRA
2 15 (3.92%) Git
3 13 (3.39%) GitLab
4 10 (2.61%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.57%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.52%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.52%) Postman
6 2 (0.52%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.26%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.26%) JMeter
7 1 (0.26%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.26%) Selenium
7 1 (0.26%) Subversion
General
1 205 (53.52%) Social Skills
2 79 (20.63%) Analytical Skills
3 70 (18.28%) Finance
4 36 (9.40%) Manufacturing
5 29 (7.57%) Organisational Skills
6 26 (6.79%) Retail
7 21 (5.48%) Law
8 20 (5.22%) Presentation Skills
9 18 (4.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 17 (4.44%) Telecoms
11 16 (4.18%) Banking
12 14 (3.66%) Legal
13 13 (3.39%) Electronics
14 11 (2.87%) Marketing
15 8 (2.09%) Aerospace
16 7 (1.83%) Front Office
17 6 (1.57%) Public Sector
18 5 (1.31%) Advertising
18 5 (1.31%) Automotive
18 5 (1.31%) Military
Job Titles
1 80 (20.89%) Analyst
2 47 (12.27%) IT Support
3 45 (11.75%) Support Analyst
4 31 (8.09%) Senior
5 28 (7.31%) Consultant
6 26 (6.79%) Support Engineer
7 25 (6.53%) Architect
8 22 (5.74%) Systems Analyst
9 21 (5.48%) Lead
10 20 (5.22%) Security Engineer
10 20 (5.22%) Systems Engineer
11 19 (4.96%) IT Analyst
11 19 (4.96%) Systems Support
12 18 (4.70%) Systems Support Analyst
13 16 (4.18%) Applications Support
13 16 (4.18%) IT Support Analyst
14 15 (3.92%) Business Analyst
15 12 (3.13%) Applications Support Analyst
15 12 (3.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 12 (3.13%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.35%) ARM Templates
2 7 (1.83%) REST
3 5 (1.31%) AngularJS
3 5 (1.31%) CSS
3 5 (1.31%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.31%) HTML
3 5 (1.31%) Jinja
3 5 (1.31%) JSON
3 5 (1.31%) Middleware
3 5 (1.31%) Node.js
3 5 (1.31%) YAML
4 4 (1.04%) .NET
4 4 (1.04%) SOAP
5 3 (0.78%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.78%) PySpark
6 2 (0.52%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.52%) WPF
7 1 (0.26%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.26%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 28 (7.31%) Driving Licence
2 25 (6.53%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.92%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (3.92%) CCTV
4 14 (3.66%) Product Ownership
5 12 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.35%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (2.35%) Low-Code
6 9 (2.35%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.09%) Client/Server
7 8 (2.09%) CMDB
8 7 (1.83%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.83%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.57%) Blog
10 5 (1.31%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.31%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (1.31%) Mobile Computing
11 4 (1.04%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.04%) Culture of Ownership
11 4 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 88 (22.98%) Windows
2 56 (14.62%) Windows Server
3 39 (10.18%) Linux
4 10 (2.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 9 (2.35%) Windows 10
6 8 (2.09%) CentOS
6 8 (2.09%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.57%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (1.31%) Debian
8 5 (1.31%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (1.04%) VMS
10 3 (0.78%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.52%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.26%) Android
12 1 (0.26%) Unix
12 1 (0.26%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (27.94%) Problem-Solving
2 101 (26.37%) Continuous Improvement
3 47 (12.27%) ITIL
4 45 (11.75%) Agile
5 39 (10.18%) Project Delivery
6 38 (9.92%) Business Intelligence
7 36 (9.40%) ERP
7 36 (9.40%) Incident Management
8 35 (9.14%) Analytics
8 35 (9.14%) CI/CD
9 32 (8.36%) Cybersecurity
10 31 (8.09%) Change Management
11 30 (7.83%) AI
11 30 (7.83%) Stakeholder Management
12 28 (7.31%) Customer Service
13 26 (6.79%) Business Analysis
14 25 (6.53%) DevOps
14 25 (6.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 24 (6.27%) Root Cause Analysis
16 22 (5.74%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 79 (20.63%) SQL
2 52 (13.58%) Python
3 47 (12.27%) PowerShell
4 20 (5.22%) JavaScript
5 16 (4.18%) Bash
6 7 (1.83%) C#
6 7 (1.83%) Java
7 6 (1.57%) C++
7 6 (1.57%) PHP
8 3 (0.78%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.52%) ABAP
9 2 (0.52%) Bicep
9 2 (0.52%) C
9 2 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.52%) Groovy
9 2 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.26%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.26%) VB
10 1 (0.26%) VB6
10 1 (0.26%) VBA
Qualifications
1 66 (17.23%) Degree
2 49 (12.79%) Security Cleared
3 21 (5.48%) SC Cleared
4 12 (3.13%) DV Cleared
5 11 (2.87%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (2.61%) Azure Certification
7 9 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.83%) CISSP
8 7 (1.83%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (1.57%) HND
10 5 (1.31%) Numerate Degree
10 5 (1.31%) PMP
11 4 (1.04%) CCNA
11 4 (1.04%) CCNP
11 4 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.04%) DBS Check
11 4 (1.04%) Master's Degree
11 4 (1.04%) Network+ Certification
11 4 (1.04%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (5.22%) QA
3 18 (4.70%) Data Quality
4 17 (4.44%) SLA
5 8 (2.09%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.83%) GDPR
6 7 (1.83%) GRC
7 6 (1.57%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (1.57%) NIST
8 5 (1.31%) PCI DSS
9 4 (1.04%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.78%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.78%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 3 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.52%) NCSC
11 2 (0.52%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.26%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 70 (18.28%) Active Directory
2 17 (4.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (3.92%) Hyper-V
4 14 (3.66%) Docker
5 6 (1.57%) Firmware
5 6 (1.57%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.57%) vSphere
6 3 (0.78%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.78%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.26%) KVM
7 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 20 (5.22%) Terraform
2 19 (4.96%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (3.66%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.61%) Ansible
4 10 (2.61%) Nagios
5 8 (2.09%) SCCM
6 6 (1.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (1.31%) Backup Exec
7 5 (1.31%) Docker Swarm
7 5 (1.31%) FortiGate
7 5 (1.31%) Podman
7 5 (1.31%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.31%) ZABBIX
8 4 (1.04%) SolarWinds Orion
9 2 (0.52%) Argo
9 2 (0.52%) Grafana
9 2 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.52%) Puppet
9 2 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.26%) CASB
Vendors
1 129 (33.68%) Microsoft
2 37 (9.66%) Cisco
3 32 (8.36%) VMware
4 21 (5.48%) SAP
5 16 (4.18%) Citrix
5 16 (4.18%) ServiceNow
6 12 (3.13%) Fortinet
7 10 (2.61%) SolarWinds
8 9 (2.35%) Salesforce
9 8 (2.09%) Splunk
9 8 (2.09%) Veeam
10 7 (1.83%) Google
10 7 (1.83%) Pega
11 6 (1.57%) Databricks
11 6 (1.57%) iManage
11 6 (1.57%) Palo Alto
12 5 (1.31%) Alteryx
12 5 (1.31%) MuleSoft
12 5 (1.31%) Nexthink
12 5 (1.31%) UiPath