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

	6 months to 21 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	363	319	512
Rank change year-on-year	-44	+193	-97
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills	490	342	209
As % of all permanent jobs in England	0.46%	0.80%	0.34%
As % of the General category	1.01%	1.18%	0.58%
Number of salaries quoted	331	235	113
10^th Percentile	£32,750	£32,750	£37,500
25^th Percentile	£41,250	£41,250	£47,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£51,544	£54,000	£65,000
Median % change year-on-year	-4.55%	-16.92%	+14.04%
75^th Percentile	£62,500	£76,250	£75,000
90^th Percentile	£80,000	£87,500	£87,348
UK median annual salary	£51,500	£53,500	£63,750
% change year-on-year	-3.74%	-16.08%	+15.91%

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.

	6 months to 21 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills	48,333	29,057	36,047
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England	45.68%	68.01%	58.29%
Number of salaries quoted	31,248	15,856	17,758
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£28,000	£31,750
25^th Percentile	£39,500	£35,000	£42,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£52,500	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+4.76%	-12.50%	-
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£75,000	£80,000
90^th Percentile	£97,500	£97,500	£101,250
UK median annual salary	£55,000	£52,500	£59,500
% change year-on-year	+4.76%	-11.76%	-0.83%

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 Salary Trend in England

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 21 October 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 21 October 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	-63	107	£60,000	-22.58%	38
South East	-30	99	£50,000	-7.41%	29
North of England	-39	95	£52,500	+23.53%	21
South West	+1	87	£43,000	-11.34%	13
Midlands	-48	65	£52,500	+16.67%	24
North West	-16	62	£55,000	+48.65%	15
West Midlands	-44	43	£51,500	-5.07%	15
East of England	-29	34	£55,000	-	7
Yorkshire	-36	24	£57,500	+21.05%	4
East Midlands	-49	22	£53,750	+26.47%	9
North East	-66	9	£29,500	+18.00%	2
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Documentation Skills Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 21 October 2026, job vacancies citing Documentation Skills also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region with a requirement for Documentation Skills.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Microsoft	32.9%	161
2	Problem-Solving	32.7%	160
3	Azure	29.0%	142
4	Continuous Improvement	22.9%	112
5	SQL	19.4%	95
6	Windows	18.6%	91
7	Agile	16.3%	80
8	Microsoft 365	15.9%	78
9	Stakeholder Management	15.1%	74
10	Business Analysis	13.1%	64
11	Power Platform	12.0%	59
12	AI	11.8%	58
12	Firewall	11.8%	58
12	Requirements Gathering	11.8%	58
15	Degree	11.4%	56
15	Security Cleared	11.4%	56
17	Business Intelligence	11.0%	54
17	PowerShell	11.0%	54
19	Active Directory	10.6%	52
20	Power BI	10.4%	51
21	AWS	10.2%	50
21	Process Improvement	10.2%	50
21	Windows Server	10.2%	50
24	DevOps	9.8%	48
24	Stakeholder Engagement	9.8%	48
24	VPN	9.8%	48
27	Entra ID	9.6%	47
27	Migration	9.6%	47
29	User Acceptance Testing	9.4%	46
29	Validation	9.4%	46

Documentation Skills Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Social Skills	56.7%	278
2	Analytical Skills	21.8%	107
3	Finance	15.1%	74
4	Manufacturing	10.0%	49
5	Organisational Skills	8.2%	40
6	Legal	6.5%	32
6	Presentation Skills	6.5%	32
8	Law	4.3%	21
9	Aerospace	4.1%	20
10	Banking	3.7%	18
11	Inclusion and Diversity	2.9%	14
11	Marketing	2.9%	14
11	Public Sector	2.9%	14
14	Retail	2.7%	13
15	Electronics	2.2%	11
16	Influencing Skills	1.6%	8
16	Investment Banking	1.6%	8
16	Telecoms	1.6%	8
19	Automotive	1.2%	6
19	Military	1.2%	6