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

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 299 497 392
Rank change year-on-year +198 -105 +66
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 358 176 360
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.65% 0.37% 0.63%
As % of the General category 1.13% 0.55% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 241 88 322
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,995 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,939 £41,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £74,688
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £54,250 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.20% +13.64% -8.33%

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 31,810 32,042 34,518
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 58.09% 66.96% 60.84%
Number of salaries quoted 17,632 14,592 26,031
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -11.86%

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 23 January 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 23 January 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 +82 122 £77,500 +6.90% 47
South East +86 77 £47,750 -15.11% 51
Midlands +50 64 £55,000 +5.77% 25
North of England +30 44 £43,750 -9.22% 32
West Midlands +30 32 £60,000 -4.00% 19
East Midlands +15 31 £45,000 -7.22% 6
East of England +42 29 £30,370 -23.25% 13
Yorkshire +2 22 £34,000 -19.05% 9
North West +19 20 £45,000 -6.62% 18
South West +15 20 £51,500 +63.49% 17
North East -1 2 £61,750 +51.53% 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 26 (7.26%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.75%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.51%) Confluence
4 2 (0.56%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.56%) WordPress
5 1 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.28%) IIS
5 1 (0.28%) Jupyter
Applications
1 64 (17.88%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.35%) MS Visio
3 9 (2.51%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.28%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.28%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (1.68%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.68%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.56%) Oracle Cash Management
2 2 (0.56%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.56%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.56%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.28%) Advent Geneva
3 1 (0.28%) Bloomberg AIM
3 1 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.28%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.28%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.28%) Postilion
3 1 (0.28%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 127 (35.47%) Azure
2 76 (21.23%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (9.22%) AWS
4 30 (8.38%) Power Platform
5 27 (7.54%) Entra ID
6 24 (6.70%) SaaS
7 16 (4.47%) Power Automate
8 14 (3.91%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (3.91%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (3.91%) PowerApps
9 13 (3.63%) PaaS
10 11 (3.07%) GCP
10 11 (3.07%) IaaS
10 11 (3.07%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (2.79%) ChatGPT
12 9 (2.51%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (2.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 6 (1.68%) iPaaS
14 6 (1.68%) OneDrive
14 6 (1.68%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 48 (13.41%) Firewall
2 39 (10.89%) DNS
3 34 (9.50%) DHCP
4 32 (8.94%) VPN
5 29 (8.10%) TCP/IP
6 22 (6.15%) VLAN
7 21 (5.87%) LAN
8 15 (4.19%) Network Security
8 15 (4.19%) WAN
9 14 (3.91%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (3.07%) BGP
11 10 (2.79%) SAN
12 8 (2.23%) OSPF
12 8 (2.23%) SD-WAN
13 7 (1.96%) Wireless
14 6 (1.68%) Cisco ASA
14 6 (1.68%) Wireshark
15 5 (1.40%) DMZ
15 5 (1.40%) VoIP
16 4 (1.12%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (7.26%) SQL Server
2 19 (5.31%) Power BI
3 11 (3.07%) Metadata
4 10 (2.79%) Data Lake
5 8 (2.23%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.96%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.40%) Metabase
8 4 (1.12%) Metadata Repository
8 4 (1.12%) MySQL
8 4 (1.12%) Tableau
9 3 (0.84%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.56%) Big Data
10 2 (0.56%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.56%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.28%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 13 (3.63%) JIRA
2 7 (1.96%) Visual Studio
3 6 (1.68%) Git
4 5 (1.40%) Subversion
5 4 (1.12%) Postman
6 2 (0.56%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.56%) Selenium
6 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.56%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.28%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.28%) GitLab
7 1 (0.28%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.28%) Zephyr
General
1 194 (54.19%) Social Skills
2 75 (20.95%) Finance
3 74 (20.67%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (10.06%) Legal
5 30 (8.38%) Banking
6 27 (7.54%) Retail
7 21 (5.87%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (5.31%) Law
8 19 (5.31%) Manufacturing
9 13 (3.63%) German Language
10 10 (2.79%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (2.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (2.23%) Automotive
12 8 (2.23%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.96%) Electronics
14 5 (1.40%) Advertising
14 5 (1.40%) Back Office
14 5 (1.40%) Billing
14 5 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.40%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 77 (21.51%) Analyst
2 59 (16.48%) Senior
3 33 (9.22%) IT Support
4 31 (8.66%) Architect
5 26 (7.26%) Business Analyst
6 25 (6.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 25 (6.98%) Lead
7 20 (5.59%) Network Engineer
7 20 (5.59%) Support Engineer
8 18 (5.03%) Service Analyst
9 17 (4.75%) IT Analyst
10 15 (4.19%) Solutions Architect
11 14 (3.91%) Service Desk Analyst
12 13 (3.63%) Senior Analyst
13 12 (3.35%) Security Engineer
14 11 (3.07%) Infrastructure Support
14 11 (3.07%) Project Manager
15 10 (2.79%) Azure Engineer
15 10 (2.79%) IT Engineer
16 9 (2.51%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.23%) REST
2 7 (1.96%) .NET
3 6 (1.68%) PySpark
4 5 (1.40%) HTML
4 5 (1.40%) Middleware
5 4 (1.12%) FreeSWITCH
5 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Graph
5 4 (1.12%) OAuth
5 4 (1.12%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.12%) OpenID
5 4 (1.12%) React
5 4 (1.12%) SAML
5 4 (1.12%) XML
6 3 (0.84%) CSS
7 2 (0.56%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.56%) JSON
7 2 (0.56%) Laravel
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.56%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.75%) Onboarding
2 16 (4.47%) Data Centre
2 16 (4.47%) Driving Licence
3 15 (4.19%) Analytical Mindset
4 14 (3.91%) Enterprise Software
5 12 (3.35%) Low-Code
6 11 (3.07%) Cloud Native
6 11 (3.07%) Management Information System
6 11 (3.07%) Mobile App
7 10 (2.79%) Product Ownership
8 9 (2.51%) Life Science
8 9 (2.51%) Security Posture
9 8 (2.23%) AI Agents
9 8 (2.23%) Clustering
9 8 (2.23%) Enterprise Cloud
10 7 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.68%) Embedded Systems
12 5 (1.40%) Fixed Income
12 5 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.40%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 70 (19.55%) Windows
2 38 (10.61%) Windows Server
3 20 (5.59%) Linux
4 4 (1.12%) Apple iOS
4 4 (1.12%) Debian
4 4 (1.12%) VMS
4 4 (1.12%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.84%) Unix
5 3 (0.84%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.56%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.28%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (22.91%) Problem-Solving
2 79 (22.07%) Continuous Improvement
3 60 (16.76%) Agile
4 59 (16.48%) ITIL
5 46 (12.85%) Cybersecurity
6 43 (12.01%) Stakeholder Management
7 34 (9.50%) Change Management
8 33 (9.22%) AI
9 31 (8.66%) Analytics
10 29 (8.10%) Validation
11 28 (7.82%) Roadmaps
11 28 (7.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 27 (7.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 26 (7.26%) Customer Service
13 26 (7.26%) Process Improvement
14 25 (6.98%) Business Analysis
14 25 (6.98%) Data Analysis
14 25 (6.98%) Project Management
15 24 (6.70%) Generative AI
15 24 (6.70%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 43 (12.01%) SQL
2 32 (8.94%) PowerShell
3 25 (6.98%) Python
4 12 (3.35%) C#
5 9 (2.51%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.68%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.68%) VBA
7 5 (1.40%) Java
8 4 (1.12%) Bash
8 4 (1.12%) PHP
9 2 (0.56%) Bicep
9 2 (0.56%) C
9 2 (0.56%) C++
9 2 (0.56%) Go
10 1 (0.28%) Perl
10 1 (0.28%) R
10 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.28%) SystemVerilog
10 1 (0.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 85 (23.74%) Degree
2 36 (10.06%) Security Cleared
3 24 (6.70%) CISSP
4 22 (6.15%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (5.87%) BPSS Clearance
5 21 (5.87%) SC Cleared
6 18 (5.03%) CCNP
7 15 (4.19%) CISM
8 12 (3.35%) Numerate Degree
9 11 (3.07%) Azure Certification
10 10 (2.79%) CCIE
10 10 (2.79%) DV Cleared
11 9 (2.51%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (2.51%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (2.23%) IIBA
12 8 (2.23%) PMI Certification
12 8 (2.23%) PMP
13 7 (1.96%) CCSE
13 7 (1.96%) CEH
13 7 (1.96%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.38%) Data Quality
2 24 (6.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (5.87%) SLA
4 17 (4.75%) GDPR
5 15 (4.19%) QA
6 11 (3.07%) NIST
7 9 (2.51%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (2.23%) GRC
9 7 (1.96%) PCI DSS
10 6 (1.68%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (1.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (1.68%) SOC 2
11 5 (1.40%) MiFID
11 5 (1.40%) PMO
12 4 (1.12%) ISO 9001
12 4 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (0.56%) COBIT
13 2 (0.56%) ISO 20022
14 1 (0.28%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 63 (17.60%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.47%) Hyper-V
3 15 (4.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.40%) Firmware
4 5 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.12%) Docker
6 3 (0.84%) Kamailio
7 2 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.56%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.56%) vSphere
8 1 (0.28%) Ceph
8 1 (0.28%) Lustre
8 1 (0.28%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.28%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 17 (4.75%) SCCM
2 12 (3.35%) Terraform
3 10 (2.79%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (2.79%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.68%) Failover Clustering
5 5 (1.40%) Dell DRAC
5 5 (1.40%) FortiGate
5 5 (1.40%) Kubernetes
6 4 (1.12%) Ansible
6 4 (1.12%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (1.12%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.84%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.84%) cPanel
7 3 (0.84%) Grafana
7 3 (0.84%) Nagios
7 3 (0.84%) Nessus
7 3 (0.84%) Plesk
8 2 (0.56%) Backup Exec
8 2 (0.56%) SolarWinds Orion
8 2 (0.56%) VxRail
Vendors
1 130 (36.31%) Microsoft
2 27 (7.54%) Cisco
3 26 (7.26%) VMware
4 17 (4.75%) ServiceNow
5 12 (3.35%) Citrix
6 11 (3.07%) CheckPoint
6 11 (3.07%) F5
6 11 (3.07%) Salesforce
6 11 (3.07%) SAP
6 11 (3.07%) SolarWinds
6 11 (3.07%) Veeam
7 10 (2.79%) Fortinet
8 9 (2.51%) Alteryx
8 9 (2.51%) Pega
9 8 (2.23%) Anaplan
9 8 (2.23%) Oracle
9 8 (2.23%) Palo Alto
9 8 (2.23%) UiPath
10 7 (1.96%) Databricks
10 7 (1.96%) iManage