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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 391 346 476
Rank change year-on-year -45 +130 -71
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 425 346 289
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.44% 0.79% 0.41%
As % of the General category 0.97% 1.16% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 275 242 200
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,500 £29,400
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £88,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £53,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -3.51%

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 44,034 29,922 40,576
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 45.49% 68.24% 57.00%
Number of salaries quoted 28,349 16,060 23,239
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,424 £76,250 £76,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,441 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.03% -1.02% -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 29 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 29 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 +10 97 £50,000 -23.08% 77
London -79 91 £70,000 +3.70% 161
North of England -46 77 £55,000 +29.41% 58
Midlands -32 60 £55,000 +27.26% 34
South West -23 59 £42,500 +6.25% 29
North West +11 53 £55,000 +29.41% 31
East of England -1 38 £55,000 +4.76% 28
West Midlands -22 38 £54,000 +8.00% 23
East Midlands -22 22 £60,000 +41.18% 11
Yorkshire -56 21 £57,500 +35.29% 20
North East -62 3 £37,250 +49.00% 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 38 (8.94%) SharePoint
2 26 (6.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (3.53%) Confluence
4 11 (2.59%) IIS
5 5 (1.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 34 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (7.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.59%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.18%) CorelDRAW
6 4 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.47%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.47%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.65%) SAP CO
1 7 (1.65%) SAP FI
1 7 (1.65%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (1.18%) Infor CloudSuite
2 5 (1.18%) Infor LN
2 5 (1.18%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.94%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.71%) Infor M3
4 3 (0.71%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.47%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.24%) C-CURE
6 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.24%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.24%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.24%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.24%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 116 (27.29%) Azure
2 81 (19.06%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (10.59%) Entra ID
4 44 (10.35%) AWS
4 44 (10.35%) Power Platform
5 28 (6.59%) SaaS
6 14 (3.29%) Power Automate
7 12 (2.82%) GitHub
8 11 (2.59%) dbt
8 11 (2.59%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (2.35%) Microsoft Purview
10 9 (2.12%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.88%) Azure Stack
12 7 (1.65%) Boomi
12 7 (1.65%) Lucidchart
13 6 (1.41%) GCP
13 6 (1.41%) iPaaS
13 6 (1.41%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (1.41%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 56 (13.18%) Firewall
2 46 (10.82%) DNS
3 45 (10.59%) VPN
4 29 (6.82%) TCP/IP
5 27 (6.35%) DHCP
6 24 (5.65%) WAN
7 19 (4.47%) Network Security
7 19 (4.47%) VLAN
7 19 (4.47%) Wi-Fi
8 18 (4.24%) Wireless
9 15 (3.53%) LAN
10 10 (2.35%) SD-WAN
11 9 (2.12%) Intrusion Detection
12 8 (1.88%) BGP
12 8 (1.88%) HTTP
12 8 (1.88%) OSPF
12 8 (1.88%) SAN
13 7 (1.65%) VoIP
14 5 (1.18%) Internet
14 5 (1.18%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (8.47%) Power BI
2 18 (4.24%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.88%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (1.88%) Metadata
4 6 (1.41%) Looker
5 4 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (0.94%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.71%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.47%) EDMS
7 2 (0.47%) Metabase
7 2 (0.47%) Redis
8 1 (0.24%) Airbyte
8 1 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.24%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.24%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.24%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.24%) Power Query
8 1 (0.24%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (6.12%) JIRA
2 11 (2.59%) Git
3 9 (2.12%) GitLab
4 4 (0.94%) Postman
5 3 (0.71%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.47%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.47%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.24%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.24%) Hudson
7 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.24%) JMeter
7 1 (0.24%) LoadRunner
General
1 231 (54.35%) Social Skills
2 84 (19.76%) Analytical Skills
3 74 (17.41%) Finance
4 43 (10.12%) Manufacturing
5 37 (8.71%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (6.82%) Presentation Skills
7 24 (5.65%) Law
8 23 (5.41%) Legal
9 22 (5.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 22 (5.18%) Retail
10 18 (4.24%) Telecoms
11 13 (3.06%) Electronics
11 13 (3.06%) Marketing
12 12 (2.82%) Aerospace
12 12 (2.82%) Banking
13 9 (2.12%) Public Sector
14 7 (1.65%) Front Office
15 6 (1.41%) Military
16 4 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
17 3 (0.71%) Games
Job Titles
1 94 (22.12%) Analyst
2 44 (10.35%) Support Analyst
3 41 (9.65%) Senior
3 41 (9.65%) Support Engineer
4 37 (8.71%) Consultant
5 34 (8.00%) IT Support
6 27 (6.35%) Lead
7 25 (5.88%) Applications Support
7 25 (5.88%) Business Analyst
8 24 (5.65%) Architect
9 21 (4.94%) IT Engineer
10 19 (4.47%) Systems Engineer
11 18 (4.24%) IT Support Engineer
11 18 (4.24%) Systems Analyst
12 17 (4.00%) Security Engineer
13 15 (3.53%) Applications Support Analyst
13 15 (3.53%) IT Analyst
13 15 (3.53%) Systems Support
14 14 (3.29%) Developer
15 13 (3.06%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.00%) REST
1 17 (4.00%) Terraform
2 8 (1.88%) Middleware
3 7 (1.65%) JSON
4 6 (1.41%) AngularJS
4 6 (1.41%) ARM Templates
4 6 (1.41%) CSS
4 6 (1.41%) HTML
4 6 (1.41%) Node.js
4 6 (1.41%) SOAP
5 5 (1.18%) EDI
6 4 (0.94%) .NET
6 4 (0.94%) Playwright
7 3 (0.71%) 802.1X
7 3 (0.71%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 3 (0.71%) Jinja
7 3 (0.71%) XML
7 3 (0.71%) YAML
8 2 (0.47%) Kafka
8 2 (0.47%) React
Miscellaneous
1 36 (8.47%) Driving Licence
2 35 (8.24%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.76%) Management Information System
4 15 (3.53%) Analytical Mindset
4 15 (3.53%) CCTV
5 12 (2.82%) Product Ownership
5 12 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (2.59%) Data Centre
6 11 (2.59%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (2.35%) PKI
8 9 (2.12%) Client/Server
9 8 (1.88%) CMDB
9 8 (1.88%) Mobile App
9 8 (1.88%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.65%) IoT
11 6 (1.41%) Blog
12 5 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.18%) Online Gambling
12 5 (1.18%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 91 (21.41%) Windows
2 48 (11.29%) Windows Server
3 27 (6.35%) Linux
4 14 (3.29%) Windows 10
5 12 (2.82%) Apple iOS
6 9 (2.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (1.88%) CentOS
8 5 (1.18%) Ubuntu
8 5 (1.18%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.94%) Mac OS
10 3 (0.71%) Android
10 3 (0.71%) Rocky
10 3 (0.71%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.47%) Unix
12 1 (0.24%) Embedded Linux
12 1 (0.24%) OpenWrt
12 1 (0.24%) Solaris
12 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (26.35%) Continuous Improvement
2 106 (24.94%) Problem-Solving
3 57 (13.41%) Agile
4 53 (12.47%) ITIL
5 47 (11.06%) Business Analysis
6 45 (10.59%) Stakeholder Management
7 44 (10.35%) Root Cause Analysis
8 43 (10.12%) ERP
9 41 (9.65%) Change Management
10 40 (9.41%) Project Delivery
11 39 (9.18%) Business Intelligence
11 39 (9.18%) DevOps
12 37 (8.71%) Customer Service
12 37 (8.71%) Validation
13 35 (8.24%) Disaster Recovery
14 34 (8.00%) AI
15 33 (7.76%) Requirements Gathering
16 32 (7.53%) Analytics
16 32 (7.53%) Process Improvement
16 32 (7.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 93 (21.88%) SQL
2 48 (11.29%) PowerShell
3 36 (8.47%) Python
4 19 (4.47%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.12%) Bash
6 8 (1.88%) C++
6 8 (1.88%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.41%) C
7 6 (1.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 5 (1.18%) C#
8 5 (1.18%) Java
8 5 (1.18%) PHP
9 2 (0.47%) Bicep
9 2 (0.47%) Go
9 2 (0.47%) Groovy
9 2 (0.47%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.47%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.47%) VBA
10 1 (0.24%) RPG III
10 1 (0.24%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 55 (12.94%) Degree
2 50 (11.76%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.65%) SC Cleared
4 13 (3.06%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (2.82%) DV Cleared
5 12 (2.82%) HND
6 11 (2.59%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (2.12%) CCNA
7 9 (2.12%) CCNP
7 9 (2.12%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.88%) SAP Certification
9 7 (1.65%) CISSP
9 7 (1.65%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (1.18%) ACCA
10 5 (1.18%) HNC
11 4 (0.94%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (0.94%) CIMA
11 4 (0.94%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.71%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 29 (6.82%) QA
2 19 (4.47%) Data Quality
3 16 (3.76%) GDPR
4 13 (3.06%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (2.35%) Accessibility
6 9 (2.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 8 (1.88%) SLA
8 7 (1.65%) NIST
8 7 (1.65%) PCI DSS
9 5 (1.18%) GRC
9 5 (1.18%) Software Quality Assurance
10 4 (0.94%) ISO 22301
10 4 (0.94%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.94%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 2 (0.47%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.47%) NCSC
12 2 (0.47%) NIST 800
System Software
1 54 (12.71%) Active Directory
2 25 (5.88%) Hyper-V
3 23 (5.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (3.53%) Firmware
5 10 (2.35%) Docker
6 7 (1.65%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (1.41%) vSphere
8 4 (0.94%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.71%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.71%) Terminal Services
9 3 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.24%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.24%) KVM
10 1 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 27 (6.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.59%) Ansible
2 11 (2.59%) Single Sign-On
3 9 (2.12%) Kubernetes
4 8 (1.88%) FortiGate
5 7 (1.65%) vCenter Server
6 6 (1.41%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.94%) Docker Swarm
7 4 (0.94%) Nagios
7 4 (0.94%) Podman
7 4 (0.94%) SCCM
7 4 (0.94%) VxRail
8 3 (0.71%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.47%) Puppet
10 1 (0.24%) Argo
10 1 (0.24%) Grafana
10 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.24%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.24%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 144 (33.88%) Microsoft
2 34 (8.00%) Cisco
3 30 (7.06%) VMware
4 22 (5.18%) SAP
5 20 (4.71%) Fortinet
6 14 (3.29%) ServiceNow
7 13 (3.06%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.82%) JD Edwards
8 12 (2.82%) Palo Alto
9 10 (2.35%) Dell
9 10 (2.35%) Veeam
10 9 (2.12%) Aruba
10 9 (2.12%) Google
11 8 (1.88%) Juniper
12 7 (1.65%) Citrix
12 7 (1.65%) Sophos
13 6 (1.41%) MuleSoft
14 5 (1.18%) iManage
14 5 (1.18%) NetApp
14 5 (1.18%) Sage