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 25 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 386 332 522
Rank change year-on-year -54 +190 -101
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 454 364 241
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.44% 0.84% 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.96% 1.23% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 304 254 142
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,750 £35,050
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,886 £53,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.02% -17.69% +9.70%
75th Percentile £62,500 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £88,500
UK median annual salary £51,500 £53,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.74% -14.40% +9.65%

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 47,201 29,513 39,503
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 45.71% 68.43% 57.78%
Number of salaries quoted 30,199 15,641 20,039
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £76,134 £76,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -6.14% -5.00%

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 25 September 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 25 September 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 -69 100 £65,000 -10.34% 214
South East -22 96 £50,000 -8.26% 107
North of England -51 83 £52,136 +22.67% 74
South West -18 75 £43,000 +7.50% 40
Midlands -43 61 £52,500 +16.67% 47
North West +1 56 £55,000 +38.36% 51
West Midlands -41 42 £51,500 +0.10% 36
East of England -9 35 £55,000 +0.92% 34
Yorkshire -49 22 £57,500 +35.29% 15
East Midlands -36 19 £60,000 +41.18% 11
North East -69 5 £36,000 +44.00% 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 36 (7.93%) SharePoint
2 21 (4.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (4.41%) Confluence
4 11 (2.42%) IIS
5 5 (1.10%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 35 (7.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (7.05%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (3.30%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.10%) CorelDRAW
6 4 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.44%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.22%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.54%) SAP CO
1 7 (1.54%) SAP FI
1 7 (1.54%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (1.10%) Infor CloudSuite
2 5 (1.10%) Infor LN
2 5 (1.10%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.88%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.66%) Infor M3
4 3 (0.66%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.44%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.22%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.22%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.22%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.22%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.22%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 124 (27.31%) Azure
2 79 (17.40%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (12.33%) Power Platform
4 47 (10.35%) AWS
4 47 (10.35%) Entra ID
5 31 (6.83%) SaaS
6 21 (4.63%) Power Automate
7 13 (2.86%) GitHub
8 12 (2.64%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (2.64%) Microsoft Purview
9 10 (2.20%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (2.20%) PowerApps
10 9 (1.98%) Azure Data Factory
10 9 (1.98%) GCP
11 8 (1.76%) Azure Stack
11 8 (1.76%) dbt
11 8 (1.76%) n8n
11 8 (1.76%) Zapier
12 7 (1.54%) Azure Monitor
12 7 (1.54%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 58 (12.78%) Firewall
2 48 (10.57%) VPN
3 46 (10.13%) DNS
4 31 (6.83%) TCP/IP
5 28 (6.17%) DHCP
6 24 (5.29%) Network Security
6 24 (5.29%) VLAN
7 22 (4.85%) Wireless
8 21 (4.63%) WAN
9 17 (3.74%) Wi-Fi
10 14 (3.08%) LAN
11 11 (2.42%) BGP
12 10 (2.20%) SD-WAN
13 9 (1.98%) HTTP
13 9 (1.98%) Intrusion Detection
13 9 (1.98%) SAN
14 8 (1.76%) OSPF
15 7 (1.54%) VoIP
16 5 (1.10%) Internet
17 4 (0.88%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (10.79%) Power BI
2 17 (3.74%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.98%) Metadata
4 8 (1.76%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.32%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (1.32%) Big Data
6 5 (1.10%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.10%) Looker
7 4 (0.88%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.44%) EDMS
8 2 (0.44%) Redis
9 1 (0.22%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.22%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.22%) Flink
9 1 (0.22%) GIS
9 1 (0.22%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.22%) Parquet
9 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 30 (6.61%) JIRA
2 8 (1.76%) Git
3 5 (1.10%) GitLab
4 4 (0.88%) Postman
5 2 (0.44%) PowerBuilder
5 2 (0.44%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.22%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.22%) Hudson
6 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.22%) JMeter
6 1 (0.22%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
General
1 246 (54.19%) Social Skills
2 90 (19.82%) Analytical Skills
3 77 (16.96%) Finance
4 47 (10.35%) Manufacturing
5 37 (8.15%) Organisational Skills
6 33 (7.27%) Presentation Skills
7 27 (5.95%) Legal
8 22 (4.85%) Law
9 19 (4.19%) Retail
10 17 (3.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (3.52%) Aerospace
11 16 (3.52%) Banking
12 13 (2.86%) Marketing
12 13 (2.86%) Telecoms
13 10 (2.20%) Electronics
13 10 (2.20%) Public Sector
14 8 (1.76%) Military
15 7 (1.54%) Front Office
16 6 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (1.10%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 98 (21.59%) Analyst
2 49 (10.79%) Support Engineer
3 45 (9.91%) Senior
4 44 (9.69%) Consultant
5 36 (7.93%) Support Analyst
6 35 (7.71%) Business Analyst
7 31 (6.83%) IT Support
8 25 (5.51%) Applications Support
8 25 (5.51%) IT Engineer
9 24 (5.29%) Lead
10 23 (5.07%) Architect
11 19 (4.19%) IT Support Engineer
12 18 (3.96%) Systems Support
13 16 (3.52%) IT Analyst
13 16 (3.52%) Security Engineer
13 16 (3.52%) Systems Analyst
13 16 (3.52%) Test Engineer
14 15 (3.30%) Developer
14 15 (3.30%) Systems Engineer
15 13 (2.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.19%) REST
1 19 (4.19%) Terraform
2 8 (1.76%) Middleware
2 8 (1.76%) Playwright
2 8 (1.76%) XML
3 7 (1.54%) .NET
3 7 (1.54%) CSS
3 7 (1.54%) HTML
3 7 (1.54%) JSON
4 6 (1.32%) AngularJS
4 6 (1.32%) ARM Templates
4 6 (1.32%) Node.js
4 6 (1.32%) SOAP
5 5 (1.10%) EDI
6 3 (0.66%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.66%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 3 (0.66%) Matplotlib
6 3 (0.66%) NumPy
6 3 (0.66%) Pandas
6 3 (0.66%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 43 (9.47%) Driving Licence
2 36 (7.93%) Onboarding
3 17 (3.74%) Management Information System
4 14 (3.08%) Analytical Mindset
4 14 (3.08%) CCTV
4 14 (3.08%) Product Ownership
5 11 (2.42%) Data Centre
5 11 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (2.20%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (1.76%) Client/Server
7 8 (1.76%) CMDB
7 8 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.76%) Mobile App
7 8 (1.76%) PKI
8 7 (1.54%) IoT
8 7 (1.54%) Replication
9 6 (1.32%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.10%) Blog
10 5 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.10%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 89 (19.60%) Windows
2 48 (10.57%) Windows Server
3 27 (5.95%) Linux
4 13 (2.86%) Apple iOS
4 13 (2.86%) Windows 10
5 9 (1.98%) CentOS
6 8 (1.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.10%) Mac OS
7 5 (1.10%) Ubuntu
7 5 (1.10%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.88%) Rocky
9 3 (0.66%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.44%) Android
10 2 (0.44%) VMS
11 1 (0.22%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.22%) OpenWrt
11 1 (0.22%) Solaris
11 1 (0.22%) Unix
11 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (29.07%) Problem-Solving
2 104 (22.91%) Continuous Improvement
3 68 (14.98%) Agile
4 63 (13.88%) Stakeholder Management
5 55 (12.11%) Business Analysis
6 52 (11.45%) Business Intelligence
7 50 (11.01%) ITIL
8 48 (10.57%) AI
9 46 (10.13%) Requirements Gathering
9 46 (10.13%) Root Cause Analysis
10 45 (9.91%) DevOps
11 44 (9.69%) ERP
12 43 (9.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 40 (8.81%) Migration
13 40 (8.81%) Project Delivery
13 40 (8.81%) User Acceptance Testing
13 40 (8.81%) Validation
14 39 (8.59%) Analytics
14 39 (8.59%) Disaster Recovery
15 38 (8.37%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 102 (22.47%) SQL
2 56 (12.33%) PowerShell
3 40 (8.81%) Python
4 18 (3.96%) JavaScript
5 11 (2.42%) Bash
6 10 (2.20%) Kusto Query Language
7 8 (1.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 7 (1.54%) C#
8 7 (1.54%) C++
9 5 (1.10%) C
9 5 (1.10%) Java
10 4 (0.88%) PHP
11 3 (0.66%) Bicep
11 3 (0.66%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.66%) VBA
12 2 (0.44%) ABAP
12 2 (0.44%) Go
12 2 (0.44%) Groovy
12 2 (0.44%) Ladder Logic
12 2 (0.44%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 56 (12.33%) Degree
2 53 (11.67%) Security Cleared
3 31 (6.83%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.08%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (2.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (2.64%) CCNP
6 10 (2.20%) CCNA
6 10 (2.20%) DV Cleared
6 10 (2.20%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.98%) HND
8 8 (1.76%) SAP Certification
9 7 (1.54%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.32%) CISSP
10 6 (1.32%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (1.10%) ACCA
11 5 (1.10%) HNC
12 4 (0.88%) Chartered Engineer
12 4 (0.88%) CIMA
13 3 (0.66%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.66%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (8.15%) QA
2 29 (6.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (5.51%) Data Quality
3 25 (5.51%) GDPR
4 14 (3.08%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (2.20%) NIST
6 9 (1.98%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.98%) SLA
7 8 (1.76%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.10%) ISO 9001
9 5 (1.10%) Software Quality Assurance
10 4 (0.88%) GRC
10 4 (0.88%) ISO 22301
10 4 (0.88%) JSP 440
11 2 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.22%) COBIT
12 1 (0.22%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 49 (10.79%) Active Directory
2 25 (5.51%) Hyper-V
3 22 (4.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (2.64%) Docker
4 12 (2.64%) Firmware
5 7 (1.54%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.88%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.88%) VMware NSX
6 4 (0.88%) vSphere
7 2 (0.44%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.44%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.22%) KVM
8 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 30 (6.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (3.08%) Ansible
3 12 (2.64%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (2.42%) Kubernetes
5 8 (1.76%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.54%) vCenter Server
7 6 (1.32%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.88%) Docker Swarm
8 4 (0.88%) Nagios
8 4 (0.88%) NetBackup
8 4 (0.88%) Podman
8 4 (0.88%) VxRail
9 3 (0.66%) SCCM
10 2 (0.44%) Grafana
10 2 (0.44%) Puppet
11 1 (0.22%) Argo
11 1 (0.22%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.22%) QRadar
11 1 (0.22%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 152 (33.48%) Microsoft
2 34 (7.49%) Cisco
3 29 (6.39%) VMware
4 24 (5.29%) SAP
5 20 (4.41%) Fortinet
6 17 (3.74%) ServiceNow
7 14 (3.08%) Salesforce
8 13 (2.86%) Veeam
9 12 (2.64%) Dell
9 12 (2.64%) JD Edwards
9 12 (2.64%) Palo Alto
10 10 (2.20%) Google
11 9 (1.98%) Aruba
12 8 (1.76%) Juniper
13 7 (1.54%) Oracle
14 6 (1.32%) MuleSoft
14 6 (1.32%) Sophos
15 5 (1.10%) Infor
15 5 (1.10%) Sage
15 5 (1.10%) Splunk