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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 362 392 439
Rank change year-on-year +30 +47 +29
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 389 255 470
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 0.64% 0.50%
As % of the General category 1.00% 0.89% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 264 177 387
10th Percentile £31,775 £32,300 £26,000
25th Percentile £39,938 £41,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,648 £86,000 £84,000
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 39,084 28,656 53,861
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 46.97% 72.45% 56.79%
Number of salaries quoted 24,882 14,263 36,783
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,537 £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 £94,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,565 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.02% +5.84% -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 17 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 17 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 +9 87 £45,000 +7.14% 44
London -49 86 £73,750 +16.14% 59
South East +45 85 £47,750 -29.26% 69
Midlands -4 52 £58,000 +5.51% 30
North West +31 49 £53,386 -2.93% 19
South West -33 39 £40,000 - 8
East of England +1 36 £48,750 -2.50% 17
Yorkshire -37 30 £34,000 -19.05% 17
West Midlands -17 29 £55,000 -5.98% 19
East Midlands -13 23 £60,000 +41.18% 11
North East -43 8 £45,000 +66.67% 8
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 (6.43%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (5.91%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.57%) IIS
4 7 (1.80%) Confluence
5 5 (1.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.77%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.77%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 42 (10.80%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (7.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.77%) CorelDRAW
5 2 (0.51%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.51%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.29%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (1.03%) SAP CO
2 4 (1.03%) SAP FI
2 4 (1.03%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.77%) 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 (0.26%) C-CURE
5 1 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.26%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.26%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.26%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 113 (29.05%) Azure
2 84 (21.59%) Microsoft 365
3 38 (9.77%) Entra ID
3 38 (9.77%) Power Platform
4 37 (9.51%) AWS
5 25 (6.43%) SaaS
6 21 (5.40%) Power Automate
7 15 (3.86%) dbt
8 10 (2.57%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (2.31%) Azure Data Factory
9 9 (2.31%) GitHub
9 9 (2.31%) IaaS
9 9 (2.31%) PaaS
9 9 (2.31%) PowerApps
10 7 (1.80%) Azure Stack
10 7 (1.80%) Microsoft Purview
11 6 (1.54%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 6 (1.54%) OpenShift
12 5 (1.29%) GCP
12 5 (1.29%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 52 (13.37%) Firewall
2 47 (12.08%) DNS
3 44 (11.31%) VPN
4 36 (9.25%) DHCP
5 32 (8.23%) TCP/IP
6 26 (6.68%) VLAN
7 23 (5.91%) WAN
8 17 (4.37%) Wi-Fi
9 14 (3.60%) Network Security
10 12 (3.08%) VoIP
11 11 (2.83%) LAN
12 10 (2.57%) Wireless
13 9 (2.31%) Intrusion Detection
14 8 (2.06%) SD-WAN
15 7 (1.80%) SAN
16 6 (1.54%) NAS
17 5 (1.29%) BGP
17 5 (1.29%) OSPF
17 5 (1.29%) Reverse Proxy
17 5 (1.29%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (8.74%) Power BI
2 26 (6.68%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.57%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.06%) Metabase
5 6 (1.54%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (1.54%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.54%) Looker
5 6 (1.54%) Metadata
6 5 (1.29%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.03%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.77%) Big Data
8 3 (0.77%) MySQL
8 3 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.77%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.51%) Power Query
10 1 (0.26%) Flink
10 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.26%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (5.40%) JIRA
2 15 (3.86%) Git
3 13 (3.34%) GitLab
4 10 (2.57%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.54%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.51%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.51%) Postman
6 2 (0.51%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.26%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.26%) JMeter
7 1 (0.26%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.26%) Selenium
General
1 209 (53.73%) Social Skills
2 78 (20.05%) Analytical Skills
3 72 (18.51%) Finance
4 37 (9.51%) Manufacturing
5 31 (7.97%) Organisational Skills
6 26 (6.68%) Retail
7 21 (5.40%) Law
7 21 (5.40%) Presentation Skills
8 19 (4.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (4.37%) Telecoms
10 16 (4.11%) Banking
11 14 (3.60%) Legal
12 12 (3.08%) Electronics
13 11 (2.83%) Marketing
14 8 (2.06%) Aerospace
15 7 (1.80%) Front Office
16 6 (1.54%) Public Sector
17 5 (1.29%) Advertising
17 5 (1.29%) Automotive
17 5 (1.29%) Military
Job Titles
1 81 (20.82%) Analyst
2 47 (12.08%) IT Support
3 46 (11.83%) Support Analyst
4 31 (7.97%) Senior
5 29 (7.46%) Consultant
5 29 (7.46%) Support Engineer
6 25 (6.43%) Architect
7 22 (5.66%) Lead
7 22 (5.66%) Systems Analyst
8 20 (5.14%) Security Engineer
9 19 (4.88%) IT Analyst
9 19 (4.88%) Systems Engineer
9 19 (4.88%) Systems Support
10 18 (4.63%) Applications Support
10 18 (4.63%) Systems Support Analyst
11 16 (4.11%) IT Support Analyst
12 15 (3.86%) Business Analyst
13 13 (3.34%) Applications Support Analyst
14 12 (3.08%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 12 (3.08%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.31%) ARM Templates
2 7 (1.80%) Middleware
2 7 (1.80%) REST
3 5 (1.29%) AngularJS
3 5 (1.29%) CSS
3 5 (1.29%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.29%) HTML
3 5 (1.29%) Jinja
3 5 (1.29%) JSON
3 5 (1.29%) Node.js
3 5 (1.29%) YAML
4 4 (1.03%) .NET
4 4 (1.03%) SOAP
5 3 (0.77%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.77%) PySpark
6 2 (0.51%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.51%) WPF
7 1 (0.26%) OLE
7 1 (0.26%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 29 (7.46%) Driving Licence
2 25 (6.43%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.86%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (3.86%) CCTV
4 14 (3.60%) Product Ownership
5 12 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.31%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (2.31%) Low-Code
6 9 (2.31%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.06%) Client/Server
7 8 (2.06%) CMDB
8 7 (1.80%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.80%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.54%) Blog
10 5 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.29%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (1.29%) Mobile Computing
11 4 (1.03%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.03%) Culture of Ownership
Operating Systems
1 91 (23.39%) Windows
2 59 (15.17%) Windows Server
3 39 (10.03%) Linux
4 10 (2.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 9 (2.31%) Windows 10
6 8 (2.06%) CentOS
6 8 (2.06%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.54%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (1.29%) Debian
8 5 (1.29%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (1.03%) VMS
10 3 (0.77%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.51%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.26%) Android
12 1 (0.26%) Unix
12 1 (0.26%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (28.28%) Problem-Solving
2 102 (26.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 48 (12.34%) ITIL
4 45 (11.57%) Agile
5 40 (10.28%) Project Delivery
6 39 (10.03%) Business Intelligence
7 37 (9.51%) ERP
8 35 (9.00%) Analytics
8 35 (9.00%) CI/CD
8 35 (9.00%) Incident Management
9 34 (8.74%) Change Management
10 32 (8.23%) Cybersecurity
11 31 (7.97%) AI
11 31 (7.97%) Stakeholder Management
12 28 (7.20%) Customer Service
13 27 (6.94%) Business Analysis
13 27 (6.94%) DevOps
13 27 (6.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 24 (6.17%) Root Cause Analysis
15 22 (5.66%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 84 (21.59%) SQL
2 52 (13.37%) Python
3 49 (12.60%) PowerShell
4 20 (5.14%) JavaScript
5 16 (4.11%) Bash
6 7 (1.80%) C#
6 7 (1.80%) Java
7 6 (1.54%) C++
7 6 (1.54%) PHP
8 3 (0.77%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.51%) ABAP
9 2 (0.51%) Bicep
9 2 (0.51%) C
9 2 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.51%) Groovy
9 2 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.26%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.26%) VB6
10 1 (0.26%) VBA
Qualifications
1 66 (16.97%) Degree
2 48 (12.34%) Security Cleared
3 20 (5.14%) SC Cleared
4 12 (3.08%) DV Cleared
5 11 (2.83%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (2.57%) Azure Certification
7 9 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.80%) CISSP
8 7 (1.80%) CompTIA Security+
8 7 (1.80%) HND
9 5 (1.29%) Numerate Degree
9 5 (1.29%) PMP
10 4 (1.03%) CCNA
10 4 (1.03%) CCNP
10 4 (1.03%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (1.03%) CISM
10 4 (1.03%) IIBA
10 4 (1.03%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (1.03%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (6.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (5.66%) QA
3 17 (4.37%) Data Quality
3 17 (4.37%) SLA
4 8 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.80%) GDPR
5 7 (1.80%) GRC
6 6 (1.54%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (1.54%) NIST
6 6 (1.54%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.03%) JSP 440
8 3 (0.77%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.77%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.51%) NCSC
9 2 (0.51%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.51%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 71 (18.25%) Active Directory
2 20 (5.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (4.88%) Hyper-V
4 14 (3.60%) Docker
5 6 (1.54%) Firmware
5 6 (1.54%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.54%) vSphere
6 3 (0.77%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.77%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.26%) KVM
8 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 21 (5.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (5.14%) Terraform
3 14 (3.60%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.57%) Ansible
4 10 (2.57%) Nagios
5 8 (2.06%) SCCM
6 6 (1.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (1.54%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.29%) Backup Exec
7 5 (1.29%) Docker Swarm
7 5 (1.29%) FortiGate
7 5 (1.29%) Podman
7 5 (1.29%) ZABBIX
8 4 (1.03%) 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 (0.26%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 135 (34.70%) Microsoft
2 37 (9.51%) Cisco
3 34 (8.74%) VMware
4 21 (5.40%) SAP
5 16 (4.11%) ServiceNow
6 15 (3.86%) Citrix
7 12 (3.08%) Fortinet
8 10 (2.57%) SolarWinds
9 9 (2.31%) Salesforce
9 9 (2.31%) Veeam
10 8 (2.06%) Splunk
11 7 (1.80%) Google
11 7 (1.80%) Palo Alto
11 7 (1.80%) Pega
12 6 (1.54%) Databricks
12 6 (1.54%) iManage
13 5 (1.29%) Alteryx
13 5 (1.29%) Aruba
13 5 (1.29%) MuleSoft
13 5 (1.29%) UiPath