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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 366 388 455
Rank change year-on-year +22 +67 +1
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 395 259 474
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 0.65% 0.50%
As % of the General category 1.00% 0.90% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 267 178 391
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,350 £26,000
25th Percentile £39,875 £41,063 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,772 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.87% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £84,250 £87,500 £86,250
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 39,367 28,774 54,106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 47.00% 72.31% 56.60%
Number of salaries quoted 25,063 14,388 36,973
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £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 £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 20 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 20 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 +18 89 £45,000 +7.14% 32
South East +38 86 £47,500 -29.63% 45
London -45 86 £71,250 +12.20% 42
Midlands -10 52 £56,000 +12.00% 24
North West +37 50 £51,772 -5.87% 18
East of England +5 39 £50,000 - 7
South West -41 39 £40,000 - 7
Yorkshire -33 31 £34,000 -19.05% 9
West Midlands -19 29 £54,000 +4.96% 16
East Midlands -15 23 £60,000 +60.00% 8
North East -45 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 25 (6.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 25 (6.33%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.53%) IIS
3 7 (1.77%) Confluence
4 5 (1.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.76%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.76%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 44 (11.14%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (7.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.76%) CorelDRAW
4 3 (0.76%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.51%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.27%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (1.01%) SAP CO
2 4 (1.01%) SAP FI
2 4 (1.01%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.51%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.51%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.51%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.25%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.25%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.25%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.25%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 115 (29.11%) Azure
2 87 (22.03%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (10.13%) Power Platform
4 39 (9.87%) AWS
4 39 (9.87%) Entra ID
5 25 (6.33%) SaaS
6 22 (5.57%) Power Automate
7 15 (3.80%) dbt
8 11 (2.78%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (2.53%) PowerApps
10 9 (2.28%) GitHub
10 9 (2.28%) IaaS
10 9 (2.28%) PaaS
11 8 (2.03%) Azure Data Factory
11 8 (2.03%) Microsoft Purview
12 7 (1.77%) Azure Stack
13 6 (1.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 6 (1.52%) OpenShift
14 5 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
14 5 (1.27%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 54 (13.67%) Firewall
2 47 (11.90%) DNS
3 45 (11.39%) VPN
4 36 (9.11%) DHCP
5 33 (8.35%) TCP/IP
6 26 (6.58%) VLAN
7 24 (6.08%) WAN
8 18 (4.56%) Wi-Fi
9 15 (3.80%) Network Security
10 12 (3.04%) LAN
10 12 (3.04%) VoIP
11 11 (2.78%) Wireless
12 9 (2.28%) Intrusion Detection
12 9 (2.28%) SD-WAN
13 6 (1.52%) NAS
13 6 (1.52%) SAN
14 5 (1.27%) BGP
14 5 (1.27%) DMZ
14 5 (1.27%) OSPF
14 5 (1.27%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (8.61%) Power BI
2 25 (6.33%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.53%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.03%) Metabase
5 6 (1.52%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (1.52%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.52%) Looker
6 5 (1.27%) Metadata
7 4 (1.01%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (1.01%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.76%) Big Data
8 3 (0.76%) MySQL
8 3 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.76%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.51%) Power Query
10 1 (0.25%) Flink
10 1 (0.25%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (5.32%) JIRA
2 15 (3.80%) Git
3 13 (3.29%) GitLab
4 10 (2.53%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.52%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.51%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.51%) Postman
6 2 (0.51%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.25%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.25%) JMeter
7 1 (0.25%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.25%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.25%) Selenium
General
1 211 (53.42%) Social Skills
2 78 (19.75%) Analytical Skills
3 70 (17.72%) Finance
4 38 (9.62%) Manufacturing
5 32 (8.10%) Organisational Skills
6 26 (6.58%) Retail
7 24 (6.08%) Presentation Skills
8 21 (5.32%) Law
9 18 (4.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 17 (4.30%) Telecoms
11 16 (4.05%) Legal
12 15 (3.80%) Banking
13 12 (3.04%) Electronics
14 10 (2.53%) Marketing
15 9 (2.28%) Aerospace
16 7 (1.77%) Front Office
17 6 (1.52%) Public Sector
18 5 (1.27%) Advertising
18 5 (1.27%) Military
18 5 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 82 (20.76%) Analyst
2 48 (12.15%) IT Support
3 46 (11.65%) Support Analyst
4 32 (8.10%) Consultant
5 31 (7.85%) Senior
6 30 (7.59%) Support Engineer
7 24 (6.08%) Architect
8 22 (5.57%) Lead
8 22 (5.57%) Systems Analyst
9 21 (5.32%) Security Engineer
10 19 (4.81%) IT Analyst
10 19 (4.81%) Systems Engineer
10 19 (4.81%) Systems Support
11 18 (4.56%) Applications Support
11 18 (4.56%) Systems Support Analyst
12 16 (4.05%) IT Support Analyst
13 15 (3.80%) Business Analyst
14 13 (3.29%) Applications Support Analyst
15 12 (3.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 12 (3.04%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.28%) ARM Templates
2 7 (1.77%) Middleware
2 7 (1.77%) REST
3 5 (1.27%) AngularJS
3 5 (1.27%) CSS
3 5 (1.27%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.27%) HTML
3 5 (1.27%) Jinja
3 5 (1.27%) JSON
3 5 (1.27%) Node.js
3 5 (1.27%) YAML
4 4 (1.01%) .NET
4 4 (1.01%) SOAP
5 3 (0.76%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.51%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.51%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 2 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.51%) PySpark
6 2 (0.51%) WPF
7 1 (0.25%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.85%) Driving Licence
2 27 (6.84%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.80%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (3.80%) CCTV
4 13 (3.29%) Product Ownership
5 12 (3.04%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.28%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (2.28%) Low-Code
6 9 (2.28%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.03%) Client/Server
7 8 (2.03%) CMDB
8 7 (1.77%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.77%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.52%) Blog
10 5 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.27%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (1.27%) Mobile Computing
11 4 (1.01%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.01%) Culture of Ownership
Operating Systems
1 93 (23.54%) Windows
2 58 (14.68%) Windows Server
3 39 (9.87%) Linux
4 10 (2.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 10 (2.53%) Windows 10
5 8 (2.03%) CentOS
5 8 (2.03%) Ubuntu
6 6 (1.52%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (1.27%) Debian
7 5 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (1.01%) VMS
9 3 (0.76%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.51%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.25%) Android
11 1 (0.25%) Unix
11 1 (0.25%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (28.10%) Problem-Solving
2 104 (26.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 48 (12.15%) ITIL
4 45 (11.39%) Agile
5 39 (9.87%) Business Intelligence
5 39 (9.87%) ERP
5 39 (9.87%) Project Delivery
6 35 (8.86%) Analytics
6 35 (8.86%) Incident Management
7 34 (8.61%) Change Management
7 34 (8.61%) CI/CD
8 32 (8.10%) AI
8 32 (8.10%) Cybersecurity
9 31 (7.85%) Stakeholder Management
10 30 (7.59%) Business Analysis
11 29 (7.34%) Customer Service
12 27 (6.84%) DevOps
12 27 (6.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 25 (6.33%) Root Cause Analysis
14 23 (5.82%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 85 (21.52%) SQL
2 52 (13.16%) Python
3 50 (12.66%) PowerShell
4 21 (5.32%) JavaScript
5 16 (4.05%) Bash
6 7 (1.77%) C#
6 7 (1.77%) C++
6 7 (1.77%) Java
7 6 (1.52%) PHP
8 3 (0.76%) C
8 3 (0.76%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.51%) ABAP
9 2 (0.51%) Bicep
9 2 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.51%) Groovy
9 2 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.25%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.25%) VB
10 1 (0.25%) VB6
10 1 (0.25%) VBA
Qualifications
1 69 (17.47%) Degree
2 48 (12.15%) Security Cleared
3 20 (5.06%) SC Cleared
4 12 (3.04%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (3.04%) DV Cleared
5 10 (2.53%) Azure Certification
6 9 (2.28%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (2.03%) CompTIA Security+
7 8 (2.03%) HND
8 7 (1.77%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.77%) CISSP
9 5 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.27%) Numerate Degree
9 5 (1.27%) PMP
10 4 (1.01%) CCNA
10 4 (1.01%) CCNP
10 4 (1.01%) CISM
10 4 (1.01%) DBS Check
10 4 (1.01%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (1.01%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (5.57%) QA
3 17 (4.30%) Data Quality
3 17 (4.30%) SLA
4 9 (2.28%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.77%) GDPR
6 6 (1.52%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (1.52%) GRC
6 6 (1.52%) NIST
7 5 (1.27%) PCI DSS
8 4 (1.01%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.76%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.76%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 3 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.51%) NCSC
10 2 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.51%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.51%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 72 (18.23%) Active Directory
2 20 (5.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (4.81%) Hyper-V
4 14 (3.54%) Docker
5 6 (1.52%) Firmware
5 6 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.52%) vSphere
6 3 (0.76%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.76%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.25%) KVM
7 1 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 21 (5.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (5.06%) Terraform
3 14 (3.54%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.53%) Ansible
4 10 (2.53%) Nagios
5 8 (2.03%) SCCM
6 6 (1.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (1.27%) Backup Exec
7 5 (1.27%) Docker Swarm
7 5 (1.27%) FortiGate
7 5 (1.27%) Podman
7 5 (1.27%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.27%) ZABBIX
8 4 (1.01%) SolarWinds Orion
9 2 (0.51%) Argo
9 2 (0.51%) Grafana
9 2 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.51%) Puppet
9 2 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.25%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 139 (35.19%) Microsoft
2 39 (9.87%) Cisco
3 33 (8.35%) VMware
4 21 (5.32%) SAP
5 16 (4.05%) ServiceNow
6 14 (3.54%) Citrix
7 13 (3.29%) Fortinet
8 10 (2.53%) SolarWinds
9 8 (2.03%) Palo Alto
9 8 (2.03%) Salesforce
9 8 (2.03%) Splunk
9 8 (2.03%) Veeam
10 7 (1.77%) Google
10 7 (1.77%) Pega
11 6 (1.52%) Aruba
11 6 (1.52%) iManage
11 6 (1.52%) JD Edwards
11 6 (1.52%) Juniper
12 5 (1.27%) Alteryx
12 5 (1.27%) Databricks