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 22 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 342 402 385
Rank change year-on-year +60 -17 +89
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 386 204 511
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.50% 0.54% 0.62%
As % of the General category 0.96% 0.77% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 258 133 440
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £39,188 £40,000 £37,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £71,125 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.38% +3.33% -12.50%

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 40,222 26,400 49,132
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 51.58% 70.45% 59.64%
Number of salaries quoted 22,135 14,453 35,285
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £27,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -12.86%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,265 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.60% +10.98% -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 22 April 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 22 April 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 +45 131 £75,000 +19.05% 49
South East +18 77 £47,750 -26.54% 37
North of England -21 55 £45,000 +7.14% 23
Midlands -35 53 £55,000 +6.91% 32
East of England -5 40 £35,000 -26.32% 16
West Midlands -28 31 £60,000 +9.14% 20
South West -43 29 £45,000 +12.50% 15
North West -9 28 £45,000 -23.40% 11
East Midlands -32 21 £55,000 +22.22% 12
Yorkshire -50 21 £34,000 -19.05% 8
North East -38 6 £45,000 +42.86% 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 23 (5.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (5.70%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.04%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.78%) Confluence
4 3 (0.78%) IIS
5 2 (0.52%) WordPress
6 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
Applications
1 45 (11.66%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (4.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.04%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.52%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.26%) Abaqus
Business Applications
1 5 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.52%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.26%) Bloomberg AIM
4 1 (0.26%) C-CURE
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.26%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.26%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.26%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.26%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 135 (34.97%) Azure
2 89 (23.06%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (11.40%) Power Platform
4 39 (10.10%) Entra ID
5 33 (8.55%) AWS
6 26 (6.74%) Power Automate
7 22 (5.70%) SaaS
8 17 (4.40%) dbt
9 14 (3.63%) Azure Data Factory
9 14 (3.63%) PaaS
10 12 (3.11%) Microsoft Copilot
11 11 (2.85%) PowerApps
12 10 (2.59%) ChatGPT
12 10 (2.59%) IaaS
12 10 (2.59%) Microsoft Purview
13 9 (2.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 8 (2.07%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (2.07%) GCP
15 6 (1.55%) OpenShift
16 4 (1.04%) ClickUp
Communications & Networking
1 44 (11.40%) DNS
2 42 (10.88%) Firewall
3 32 (8.29%) DHCP
4 29 (7.51%) VPN
5 24 (6.22%) TCP/IP
6 21 (5.44%) VLAN
7 18 (4.66%) Wi-Fi
8 15 (3.89%) WAN
9 12 (3.11%) Network Security
10 11 (2.85%) LAN
11 10 (2.59%) VoIP
12 7 (1.81%) NAS
13 6 (1.55%) DMZ
13 6 (1.55%) SAN
14 5 (1.30%) Reverse Proxy
14 5 (1.30%) STUN
15 4 (1.04%) Internet
15 4 (1.04%) Multicast
15 4 (1.04%) NetScaler
15 4 (1.04%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (9.33%) Power BI
2 27 (6.99%) SQL Server
3 14 (3.63%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (3.63%) Metadata
4 12 (3.11%) Data Lake
4 12 (3.11%) Metabase
5 6 (1.55%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (1.30%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (1.04%) Big Data
7 4 (1.04%) Looker
7 4 (1.04%) Metadata Repository
7 4 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.78%) MySQL
8 3 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.52%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.26%) Flink
10 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.26%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 16 (4.15%) Git
2 15 (3.89%) Visual Studio
3 14 (3.63%) JIRA
4 9 (2.33%) GitLab
5 6 (1.55%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.30%) Subversion
7 3 (0.78%) Selenium
8 2 (0.52%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.52%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.52%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.26%) JMeter
9 1 (0.26%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.26%) Postman
9 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
General
1 218 (56.48%) Social Skills
2 79 (20.47%) Finance
3 75 (19.43%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (9.07%) Retail
5 31 (8.03%) Legal
5 31 (8.03%) Manufacturing
6 29 (7.51%) Banking
7 24 (6.22%) Law
8 20 (5.18%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (4.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 17 (4.40%) Electronics
11 16 (4.15%) Telecoms
12 12 (3.11%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (2.59%) German Language
14 8 (2.07%) Front Office
14 8 (2.07%) Public Sector
15 7 (1.81%) Advertising
15 7 (1.81%) Automotive
16 6 (1.55%) Billing
17 5 (1.30%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 80 (20.73%) Analyst
2 50 (12.95%) IT Support
3 46 (11.92%) Senior
4 37 (9.59%) Support Analyst
5 34 (8.81%) Lead
6 28 (7.25%) Architect
7 24 (6.22%) IT Analyst
8 23 (5.96%) Business Analyst
8 23 (5.96%) Support Engineer
9 19 (4.92%) IT Support Analyst
10 18 (4.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 17 (4.40%) Security Engineer
11 17 (4.40%) Systems Analyst
11 17 (4.40%) Systems Support
11 17 (4.40%) Systems Support Analyst
12 16 (4.15%) Financial Analyst
13 15 (3.89%) Systems Engineer
14 14 (3.63%) Consultant
15 13 (3.37%) Project Manager
15 13 (3.37%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.33%) REST
2 7 (1.81%) JSON
3 5 (1.30%) ARM Templates
3 5 (1.30%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.30%) Jinja
3 5 (1.30%) Middleware
3 5 (1.30%) PySpark
3 5 (1.30%) YAML
4 4 (1.04%) .NET
4 4 (1.04%) SOAP
5 3 (0.78%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.78%) CSS
5 3 (0.78%) HTML
5 3 (0.78%) React
6 2 (0.52%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.52%) Kafka
6 2 (0.52%) Laravel
6 2 (0.52%) WPF
7 1 (0.26%) jQuery
7 1 (0.26%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 18 (4.66%) Onboarding
2 16 (4.15%) Analytical Mindset
2 16 (4.15%) Driving Licence
3 14 (3.63%) Low-Code
4 13 (3.37%) Product Ownership
5 11 (2.85%) Management Information System
5 11 (2.85%) Security Posture
5 11 (2.85%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.33%) Life Science
6 9 (2.33%) Mobile App
7 8 (2.07%) AI Agents
7 8 (2.07%) Enterprise Cloud
8 7 (1.81%) Cloud Native
8 7 (1.81%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.55%) CCTV
9 6 (1.55%) CMDB
9 6 (1.55%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.55%) Embedded Systems
9 6 (1.55%) Fixed Income
10 5 (1.30%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 71 (18.39%) Windows
2 50 (12.95%) Windows Server
3 28 (7.25%) Linux
4 7 (1.81%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.30%) Debian
6 5 (1.30%) VMS
6 5 (1.30%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (1.04%) Apple iOS
7 4 (1.04%) CentOS
7 4 (1.04%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.26%) Android
8 1 (0.26%) Unix
8 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (28.24%) Continuous Improvement
2 102 (26.42%) Problem-Solving
3 59 (15.28%) ITIL
4 56 (14.51%) Agile
5 51 (13.21%) Stakeholder Management
6 48 (12.44%) Cybersecurity
7 46 (11.92%) Change Management
8 41 (10.62%) Analytics
9 40 (10.36%) AI
10 38 (9.84%) Business Intelligence
11 36 (9.33%) Project Delivery
12 35 (9.07%) Incident Management
13 32 (8.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 30 (7.77%) Data Analysis
15 28 (7.25%) Process Improvement
16 27 (6.99%) ERP
17 26 (6.74%) CI/CD
17 26 (6.74%) Customer Service
18 25 (6.48%) Asset Management
19 23 (5.96%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 63 (16.32%) SQL
2 44 (11.40%) PowerShell
3 42 (10.88%) Python
4 13 (3.37%) JavaScript
5 12 (3.11%) Bash
6 8 (2.07%) C#
7 6 (1.55%) C++
7 6 (1.55%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.55%) PHP
8 5 (1.30%) Java
8 5 (1.30%) VBA
9 3 (0.78%) Bicep
10 2 (0.52%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.26%) ABAP
11 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.26%) Groovy
11 1 (0.26%) R
11 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.26%) VB
11 1 (0.26%) VB6
Qualifications
1 90 (23.32%) Degree
2 44 (11.40%) Security Cleared
3 23 (5.96%) SC Cleared
4 22 (5.70%) CISSP
5 14 (3.63%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (3.37%) CISM
7 12 (3.11%) Azure Certification
8 11 (2.85%) CEH
8 11 (2.85%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (2.59%) DV Cleared
9 10 (2.59%) Numerate Degree
10 8 (2.07%) IIBA
10 8 (2.07%) PMI Certification
10 8 (2.07%) PMP
11 7 (1.81%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (1.81%) Master's Degree
12 5 (1.30%) CCIE
12 5 (1.30%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (1.30%) DBS Check
13 4 (1.04%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (9.59%) Data Quality
2 24 (6.22%) SLA
3 23 (5.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (3.11%) QA
5 9 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.33%) NIST
6 7 (1.81%) GRC
6 7 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 6 (1.55%) GDPR
7 6 (1.55%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (1.04%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (1.04%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.78%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.78%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 3 (0.78%) MiFID
10 2 (0.52%) COBIT
10 2 (0.52%) JSP 440
System Software
1 69 (17.88%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.85%) Hyper-V
4 8 (2.07%) Docker
5 6 (1.55%) vSphere
6 5 (1.30%) Firmware
6 5 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.78%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.78%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.52%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.26%) KVM
9 1 (0.26%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 14 (3.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (3.37%) Terraform
3 11 (2.85%) SCCM
3 11 (2.85%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (2.59%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.55%) Nagios
5 6 (1.55%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.30%) Ansible
6 5 (1.30%) Backup Exec
6 5 (1.30%) ZABBIX
7 4 (1.04%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.04%) SolarWinds Orion
8 3 (0.78%) cPanel
8 3 (0.78%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.78%) Grafana
8 3 (0.78%) Plesk
9 2 (0.52%) Argo
9 2 (0.52%) CASB
9 2 (0.52%) Dell DRAC
Vendors
1 130 (33.68%) Microsoft
2 31 (8.03%) VMware
3 21 (5.44%) Cisco
4 18 (4.66%) Citrix
5 17 (4.40%) ServiceNow
6 16 (4.15%) SAP
7 11 (2.85%) SolarWinds
8 10 (2.59%) iManage
8 10 (2.59%) Pega
9 9 (2.33%) Alteryx
9 9 (2.33%) Databricks
9 9 (2.33%) Salesforce
10 8 (2.07%) Anaplan
10 8 (2.07%) UiPath
11 7 (1.81%) Veeam
12 6 (1.55%) Blue Prism
13 5 (1.30%) Epicor
13 5 (1.30%) MuleSoft
13 5 (1.30%) Red Hat
13 5 (1.30%) Splunk