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

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 368 355 476
Rank change year-on-year -13 +121 -33
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 434 342 318
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 0.78% 0.44%
As % of the General category 1.02% 1.13% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 280 240 243
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,425 £26,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -7.89%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £76,875
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,875 £87,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -6.25%

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 42,671 30,166 41,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 46.41% 68.99% 57.14%
Number of salaries quoted 27,296 16,114 25,657
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

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 3 August 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 3 August 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 +55 109 £50,000 -28.57% 59
London -78 94 £70,000 +7.69% 75
North of England -27 78 £55,000 +29.41% 28
Midlands -17 63 £55,000 +29.41% 22
North West +26 51 £55,000 +18.92% 19
South West -40 48 £42,500 +6.25% 21
East of England -14 39 £52,500 -1.41% 11
West Midlands -28 39 £53,250 +6.50% 11
East Midlands -12 24 £60,000 +54.84% 11
Yorkshire -52 22 £56,250 +32.35% 9
North East -54 5 £45,000 +80.00% 1
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 38 (8.76%) SharePoint
2 31 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (3.00%) IIS
4 12 (2.76%) Confluence
5 5 (1.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 39 (8.99%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (7.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.84%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.15%) CorelDRAW
6 2 (0.46%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.46%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.84%) SAP CO
1 8 (1.84%) SAP FI
1 8 (1.84%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (1.15%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.92%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.92%) Infor CloudSuite
3 4 (0.92%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.46%) Infor M3
4 2 (0.46%) Sage X3
4 2 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.46%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.23%) C-CURE
5 1 (0.23%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.23%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 114 (26.27%) Azure
2 87 (20.05%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (9.91%) AWS
4 42 (9.68%) Entra ID
5 40 (9.22%) Power Platform
6 26 (5.99%) SaaS
7 16 (3.69%) Power Automate
8 14 (3.23%) GitHub
9 12 (2.76%) dbt
9 12 (2.76%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (2.07%) Microsoft Purview
10 9 (2.07%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.84%) Azure Stack
12 6 (1.38%) OpenShift
13 5 (1.15%) AWS CloudFormation
13 5 (1.15%) Boomi
13 5 (1.15%) GCP
13 5 (1.15%) Lucidchart
13 5 (1.15%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 57 (13.13%) Firewall
2 49 (11.29%) DNS
3 44 (10.14%) VPN
4 31 (7.14%) DHCP
4 31 (7.14%) TCP/IP
5 25 (5.76%) WAN
6 23 (5.30%) VLAN
7 19 (4.38%) Network Security
8 18 (4.15%) Wi-Fi
9 16 (3.69%) Wireless
10 15 (3.46%) LAN
11 10 (2.30%) SD-WAN
11 10 (2.30%) VoIP
12 9 (2.07%) Intrusion Detection
13 8 (1.84%) BGP
13 8 (1.84%) OSPF
13 8 (1.84%) SAN
14 6 (1.38%) NAS
15 4 (0.92%) ATM
15 4 (0.92%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (7.37%) Power BI
2 24 (5.53%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.84%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.61%) Metadata
5 6 (1.38%) Looker
6 5 (1.15%) Metabase
7 4 (0.92%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.69%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.46%) Power Query
9 2 (0.46%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.23%) EDMS
10 1 (0.23%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.23%) Redis
10 1 (0.23%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.23%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (5.99%) JIRA
2 16 (3.69%) Git
3 14 (3.23%) GitLab
4 6 (1.38%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.69%) Postman
5 3 (0.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.46%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.46%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.46%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.23%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.23%) Hudson
7 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.23%) JMeter
7 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.23%) Selenium
General
1 238 (54.84%) Social Skills
2 87 (20.05%) Analytical Skills
3 74 (17.05%) Finance
4 46 (10.60%) Manufacturing
5 34 (7.83%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (6.68%) Presentation Skills
7 27 (6.22%) Retail
8 23 (5.30%) Law
9 22 (5.07%) Legal
10 19 (4.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 17 (3.92%) Telecoms
12 13 (3.00%) Electronics
12 13 (3.00%) Marketing
13 11 (2.53%) Aerospace
13 11 (2.53%) Public Sector
14 9 (2.07%) Banking
15 7 (1.61%) Front Office
16 6 (1.38%) Military
17 5 (1.15%) Advertising
17 5 (1.15%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 98 (22.58%) Analyst
2 51 (11.75%) Support Analyst
3 41 (9.45%) Senior
3 41 (9.45%) Support Engineer
4 40 (9.22%) IT Support
5 39 (8.99%) Consultant
6 31 (7.14%) Lead
7 25 (5.76%) Applications Support
8 23 (5.30%) Architect
8 23 (5.30%) Business Analyst
9 21 (4.84%) Systems Engineer
10 20 (4.61%) IT Engineer
11 19 (4.38%) Systems Analyst
12 18 (4.15%) Applications Support Analyst
12 18 (4.15%) IT Support Engineer
12 18 (4.15%) Security Engineer
12 18 (4.15%) Systems Support
13 17 (3.92%) IT Analyst
14 15 (3.46%) Network Engineer
14 15 (3.46%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.07%) ARM Templates
1 9 (2.07%) REST
2 8 (1.84%) Middleware
3 6 (1.38%) JSON
3 6 (1.38%) Node.js
4 5 (1.15%) AngularJS
4 5 (1.15%) CSS
4 5 (1.15%) HTML
4 5 (1.15%) Jinja
4 5 (1.15%) SOAP
4 5 (1.15%) YAML
5 3 (0.69%) .NET
5 3 (0.69%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.69%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 3 (0.69%) EDI
5 3 (0.69%) FreeSWITCH
6 2 (0.46%) Kafka
6 2 (0.46%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.46%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.23%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 34 (7.83%) Onboarding
2 31 (7.14%) Driving Licence
3 16 (3.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 16 (3.69%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (3.00%) Management Information System
4 13 (3.00%) Product Ownership
5 12 (2.76%) CCTV
5 12 (2.76%) Data Centre
6 10 (2.30%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (2.07%) PKI
8 8 (1.84%) Client/Server
8 8 (1.84%) CMDB
8 8 (1.84%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.38%) Blog
10 5 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.15%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (1.15%) Mobile Computing
11 4 (0.92%) Embedded Systems
11 4 (0.92%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 99 (22.81%) Windows
2 56 (12.90%) Windows Server
3 36 (8.29%) Linux
4 14 (3.23%) Windows 10
5 12 (2.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 11 (2.53%) CentOS
7 9 (2.07%) Apple iOS
7 9 (2.07%) Ubuntu
8 6 (1.38%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.69%) Debian
9 3 (0.69%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.69%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.46%) Android
10 2 (0.46%) Rocky
10 2 (0.46%) Unix
10 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.23%) Solaris
11 1 (0.23%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (26.73%) Problem-Solving
2 115 (26.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 59 (13.59%) Agile
4 54 (12.44%) ITIL
5 46 (10.60%) Change Management
5 46 (10.60%) Project Delivery
6 45 (10.37%) ERP
7 41 (9.45%) Root Cause Analysis
8 40 (9.22%) DevOps
9 39 (8.99%) Business Analysis
10 38 (8.76%) Stakeholder Management
11 37 (8.53%) Customer Service
12 36 (8.29%) AI
13 35 (8.06%) Business Intelligence
13 35 (8.06%) CI/CD
14 33 (7.60%) Analytics
15 31 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
15 31 (7.14%) Incident Management
15 31 (7.14%) Process Improvement
16 30 (6.91%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 93 (21.43%) SQL
2 48 (11.06%) PowerShell
2 48 (11.06%) Python
3 19 (4.38%) JavaScript
4 16 (3.69%) Bash
5 10 (2.30%) C++
6 6 (1.38%) C
6 6 (1.38%) C#
6 6 (1.38%) Java
6 6 (1.38%) PHP
7 5 (1.15%) Kusto Query Language
8 4 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.46%) Bicep
9 2 (0.46%) Groovy
9 2 (0.46%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.46%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.46%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.46%) VBA
10 1 (0.23%) RPG III
10 1 (0.23%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 66 (15.21%) Degree
2 50 (11.52%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.53%) SC Cleared
4 15 (3.46%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (3.00%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (3.00%) DV Cleared
6 11 (2.53%) HND
7 9 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.84%) CCNA
8 8 (1.84%) CCNP
8 8 (1.84%) CISSP
8 8 (1.84%) SAP Certification
9 7 (1.61%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.61%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (1.15%) ACCA
10 5 (1.15%) HNC
10 5 (1.15%) Numerate Degree
11 4 (0.92%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (0.92%) CIMA
11 4 (0.92%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (5.30%) QA
3 18 (4.15%) Data Quality
4 14 (3.23%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (2.76%) GDPR
6 11 (2.53%) SLA
7 10 (2.30%) Accessibility
7 10 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.38%) ISO 9001
8 6 (1.38%) NIST
9 5 (1.15%) GRC
9 5 (1.15%) PCI DSS
9 5 (1.15%) Software Quality Assurance
10 4 (0.92%) ISO 22301
10 4 (0.92%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.69%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.46%) NCSC
12 2 (0.46%) NIST 800
System Software
1 64 (14.75%) Active Directory
2 27 (6.22%) Hyper-V
3 21 (4.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (3.46%) Docker
5 9 (2.07%) Firmware
6 4 (0.92%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.92%) vSphere
7 3 (0.69%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.69%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.46%) KVM
9 1 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 28 (6.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (5.07%) Terraform
3 16 (3.69%) Kubernetes
4 13 (3.00%) Ansible
5 8 (1.84%) FortiGate
5 8 (1.84%) Nagios
6 7 (1.61%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (1.15%) Docker Swarm
7 5 (1.15%) Podman
7 5 (1.15%) SCCM
7 5 (1.15%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.15%) ZABBIX
8 3 (0.69%) Argo
8 3 (0.69%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.69%) Puppet
9 2 (0.46%) Backup Exec
9 2 (0.46%) Grafana
9 2 (0.46%) NetBackup
10 1 (0.23%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.23%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 147 (33.87%) Microsoft
2 39 (8.99%) Cisco
3 28 (6.45%) VMware
4 20 (4.61%) Fortinet
4 20 (4.61%) SAP
5 13 (3.00%) Salesforce
5 13 (3.00%) ServiceNow
6 11 (2.53%) Palo Alto
7 10 (2.30%) Google
7 10 (2.30%) JD Edwards
8 9 (2.07%) Citrix
9 8 (1.84%) Aruba
9 8 (1.84%) Juniper
9 8 (1.84%) Sophos
9 8 (1.84%) Veeam
10 7 (1.61%) Dell
10 7 (1.61%) Splunk
11 6 (1.38%) iManage
11 6 (1.38%) Red Hat
12 5 (1.15%) Adobe