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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 353 389 455
Rank change year-on-year +36 +66 +9
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 416 280 458
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.48% 0.68% 0.49%
As % of the General category 1.03% 0.96% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 279 194 379
10th Percentile £32,650 £32,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,188 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,700 £89,625 £86,470
UK median annual salary £51,250 £55,000 £51,200
% change year-on-year -6.82% +7.42% -10.18%

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 40,270 29,254 53,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 46.95% 71.00% 57.40%
Number of salaries quoted 25,737 14,879 36,079
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% +7.62% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 1 July 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 1 July 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
South East +39 97 £47,500 -32.14% 56
North of England -5 90 £45,000 +7.14% 34
London -64 86 £72,500 +14.17% 53
Midlands -19 56 £55,000 +10.00% 32
North West +30 54 £48,386 -12.03% 20
South West -33 43 £42,500 +6.25% 14
East of England +4 40 £50,000 - 9
West Midlands -29 33 £52,500 +3.50% 17
Yorkshire -37 28 £34,000 -19.05% 10
East Midlands -7 23 £60,000 +84.62% 15
North East -48 8 £45,000 +66.67% 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 35 (8.41%) SharePoint
2 29 (6.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (3.13%) IIS
4 7 (1.68%) Confluence
5 5 (1.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.72%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 45 (10.82%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (6.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.20%) CorelDRAW
5 4 (0.96%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.48%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.24%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.20%) SAP CO
1 5 (1.20%) SAP FI
1 5 (1.20%) SAP FI/CO
1 5 (1.20%) Unit4 Business World
2 3 (0.72%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.48%) Infor CloudSuite
3 2 (0.48%) Infor LN
3 2 (0.48%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.24%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.24%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.24%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.24%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.24%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 120 (28.85%) Azure
2 93 (22.36%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (10.10%) AWS
3 42 (10.10%) Power Platform
4 41 (9.86%) Entra ID
5 24 (5.77%) SaaS
6 20 (4.81%) Power Automate
7 15 (3.61%) dbt
8 11 (2.64%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (2.40%) GitHub
10 9 (2.16%) IaaS
10 9 (2.16%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.92%) Azure Data Factory
11 8 (1.92%) Microsoft Purview
11 8 (1.92%) PaaS
12 7 (1.68%) Azure Stack
13 6 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (1.44%) GCP
13 6 (1.44%) OpenShift
14 5 (1.20%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 60 (14.42%) Firewall
2 54 (12.98%) DNS
3 50 (12.02%) VPN
4 39 (9.38%) DHCP
5 36 (8.65%) TCP/IP
6 29 (6.97%) VLAN
7 26 (6.25%) WAN
8 18 (4.33%) Wi-Fi
9 15 (3.61%) Network Security
10 14 (3.37%) LAN
10 14 (3.37%) Wireless
11 12 (2.88%) VoIP
12 9 (2.16%) Intrusion Detection
12 9 (2.16%) SD-WAN
13 7 (1.68%) SAN
14 6 (1.44%) NAS
15 5 (1.20%) BGP
15 5 (1.20%) DMZ
15 5 (1.20%) Reverse Proxy
15 5 (1.20%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (8.65%) Power BI
2 32 (7.69%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.40%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (1.92%) Metabase
5 6 (1.44%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (1.44%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.44%) Looker
6 5 (1.20%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.20%) Metadata
7 4 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.72%) Big Data
8 3 (0.72%) MySQL
8 3 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.72%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.72%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.48%) Power Query
10 1 (0.24%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.24%) Flink
10 1 (0.24%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 21 (5.05%) JIRA
2 15 (3.61%) Git
3 13 (3.13%) GitLab
4 10 (2.40%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.48%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.48%) Postman
6 2 (0.48%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.24%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.24%) Hudson
7 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.24%) JMeter
7 1 (0.24%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.24%) Selenium
General
1 227 (54.57%) Social Skills
2 79 (18.99%) Analytical Skills
3 73 (17.55%) Finance
4 41 (9.86%) Manufacturing
5 38 (9.13%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (6.49%) Retail
7 26 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
8 21 (5.05%) Law
9 18 (4.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 17 (4.09%) Telecoms
11 16 (3.85%) Legal
12 13 (3.13%) Banking
13 12 (2.88%) Electronics
14 10 (2.40%) Marketing
15 9 (2.16%) Aerospace
16 7 (1.68%) Front Office
16 7 (1.68%) Public Sector
17 5 (1.20%) Advertising
17 5 (1.20%) Military
17 5 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 86 (20.67%) Analyst
2 51 (12.26%) IT Support
3 48 (11.54%) Support Analyst
4 39 (9.38%) Support Engineer
5 36 (8.65%) Consultant
6 35 (8.41%) Senior
7 24 (5.77%) Lead
8 23 (5.53%) Architect
9 22 (5.29%) Systems Analyst
10 21 (5.05%) Applications Support
10 21 (5.05%) Security Engineer
10 21 (5.05%) Systems Engineer
10 21 (5.05%) Systems Support
11 19 (4.57%) IT Analyst
12 18 (4.33%) Systems Support Analyst
13 17 (4.09%) IT Engineer
14 16 (3.85%) Business Analyst
14 16 (3.85%) IT Support Analyst
15 15 (3.61%) Applications Support Analyst
15 15 (3.61%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.40%) Middleware
2 9 (2.16%) ARM Templates
3 6 (1.44%) JSON
3 6 (1.44%) REST
4 5 (1.20%) AngularJS
4 5 (1.20%) CSS
4 5 (1.20%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.20%) HTML
4 5 (1.20%) Jinja
4 5 (1.20%) Node.js
4 5 (1.20%) YAML
5 4 (0.96%) .NET
6 3 (0.72%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.72%) PySpark
6 3 (0.72%) SOAP
7 2 (0.48%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.48%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 2 (0.48%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.48%) WPF
8 1 (0.24%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 33 (7.93%) Driving Licence
2 30 (7.21%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.61%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (3.61%) CCTV
4 14 (3.37%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (3.13%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.64%) Data Centre
7 10 (2.40%) Legacy Systems
8 9 (2.16%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.92%) Client/Server
9 8 (1.92%) CMDB
10 7 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.68%) PKI
10 7 (1.68%) Security Posture
11 6 (1.44%) Blog
11 6 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (1.44%) Low-Code
12 5 (1.20%) Marketing Technology
12 5 (1.20%) Mobile Computing
13 4 (0.96%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 107 (25.72%) Windows
2 67 (16.11%) Windows Server
3 40 (9.62%) Linux
4 13 (3.13%) Windows 10
5 11 (2.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (2.16%) CentOS
7 8 (1.92%) Ubuntu
8 6 (1.44%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (1.20%) Debian
9 5 (1.20%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.96%) VMS
11 3 (0.72%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.72%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.48%) Mac OS
13 1 (0.24%) Android
13 1 (0.24%) Rocky
13 1 (0.24%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
2 110 (26.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 56 (13.46%) ITIL
4 46 (11.06%) Agile
5 45 (10.82%) ERP
6 43 (10.34%) Change Management
7 41 (9.86%) Business Intelligence
8 40 (9.62%) Project Delivery
9 35 (8.41%) Analytics
10 34 (8.17%) CI/CD
10 34 (8.17%) Cybersecurity
10 34 (8.17%) Stakeholder Management
11 32 (7.69%) Customer Service
11 32 (7.69%) Incident Management
12 31 (7.45%) Business Analysis
12 31 (7.45%) Root Cause Analysis
13 30 (7.21%) AI
13 30 (7.21%) Disaster Recovery
14 28 (6.73%) DevOps
15 26 (6.25%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 91 (21.88%) SQL
2 53 (12.74%) PowerShell
2 53 (12.74%) Python
3 20 (4.81%) JavaScript
4 17 (4.09%) Bash
5 7 (1.68%) C#
5 7 (1.68%) C++
5 7 (1.68%) Java
6 6 (1.44%) PHP
7 4 (0.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.72%) C
8 3 (0.72%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.48%) ABAP
9 2 (0.48%) Bicep
9 2 (0.48%) Groovy
10 1 (0.24%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.24%) RPG III
10 1 (0.24%) RPG IV
10 1 (0.24%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.24%) VB6
Qualifications
1 69 (16.59%) Degree
2 47 (11.30%) Security Cleared
3 19 (4.57%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.88%) Azure Certification
4 12 (2.88%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (2.88%) DV Cleared
5 10 (2.40%) HND
6 9 (2.16%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (1.92%) CompTIA Security+
8 7 (1.68%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.68%) CISSP
9 5 (1.20%) HNC
9 5 (1.20%) Numerate Degree
9 5 (1.20%) SAP Certification
10 4 (0.96%) CCNA
10 4 (0.96%) CCNP
10 4 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.96%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.96%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (0.96%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (5.05%) QA
3 18 (4.33%) Data Quality
4 15 (3.61%) SLA
5 11 (2.64%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (2.64%) GDPR
6 8 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (1.44%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.44%) ISO 9001
8 5 (1.20%) GRC
8 5 (1.20%) NIST
8 5 (1.20%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.96%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.72%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.72%) ISO 22301
10 3 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 3 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.48%) NCSC
11 2 (0.48%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.48%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 79 (18.99%) Active Directory
2 28 (6.73%) Hyper-V
3 25 (6.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (3.37%) Docker
5 6 (1.44%) Firmware
5 6 (1.44%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.44%) vSphere
6 3 (0.72%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.72%) Terminal Services
6 3 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.24%) KVM
7 1 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 24 (5.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (5.05%) Terraform
3 14 (3.37%) Kubernetes
4 11 (2.64%) Ansible
5 10 (2.40%) Nagios
6 8 (1.92%) SCCM
7 7 (1.68%) vCenter Server
8 6 (1.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (1.20%) Backup Exec
9 5 (1.20%) Docker Swarm
9 5 (1.20%) FortiGate
9 5 (1.20%) Podman
9 5 (1.20%) ZABBIX
10 4 (0.96%) SolarWinds Orion
11 2 (0.48%) Argo
11 2 (0.48%) Grafana
11 2 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.48%) Puppet
11 2 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
12 1 (0.24%) CASB
Vendors
1 152 (36.54%) Microsoft
2 39 (9.38%) Cisco
3 36 (8.65%) VMware
4 21 (5.05%) SAP
5 15 (3.61%) Fortinet
5 15 (3.61%) ServiceNow
6 12 (2.88%) Citrix
7 10 (2.40%) SolarWinds
8 9 (2.16%) Veeam
9 8 (1.92%) Aruba
9 8 (1.92%) Google
9 8 (1.92%) JD Edwards
9 8 (1.92%) Juniper
9 8 (1.92%) Palo Alto
10 7 (1.68%) Salesforce
10 7 (1.68%) Sophos
10 7 (1.68%) Splunk
11 6 (1.44%) iManage
11 6 (1.44%) Pega
12 5 (1.20%) Databricks