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 26 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 365 415 424
Rank change year-on-year +50 +9 +21
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 373 214 474
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.45% 0.56% 0.55%
As % of the General category 0.92% 0.77% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 257 142 406
10th Percentile £33,000 £30,000 £26,125
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,188 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,250 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +1.38% +0.93% -10.42%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,938 £72,500
90th Percentile £89,250 £84,875 £85,625
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.80% +1.90% -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 40,530 27,667 50,645
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 48.96% 72.79% 58.73%
Number of salaries quoted 23,678 13,461 35,816
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £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 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 26 May 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 26 May 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 -13 95 £75,000 +19.05% 65
North of England +15 83 £45,000 +7.78% 22
South East +41 74 £52,500 -25.00% 48
Midlands -23 51 £56,000 -4.27% 14
North West +21 40 £51,772 -17.16% 16
Yorkshire -32 35 £34,000 -18.07% 5
East of England -9 33 £40,000 -17.95% 17
South West -47 33 £37,500 -6.25% 19
East Midlands -11 28 £55,000 +25.71% 2
West Midlands -48 23 £60,000 +1.69% 12
North East -35 8 £45,000 +42.86% 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 20 (5.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (4.29%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.61%) Confluence
3 6 (1.61%) IIS
4 5 (1.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.80%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.80%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 41 (10.99%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (6.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.54%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.54%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.27%) Abaqus
Business Applications
1 4 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.80%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.54%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.54%) Infor CloudSuite
3 2 (0.54%) Infor LN
3 2 (0.54%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.54%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.54%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (0.54%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.27%) C-CURE
4 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.27%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.27%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.27%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 111 (29.76%) Azure
2 81 (21.72%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (10.72%) Power Platform
4 33 (8.85%) Entra ID
5 29 (7.77%) AWS
6 25 (6.70%) SaaS
7 24 (6.43%) Power Automate
8 16 (4.29%) dbt
9 11 (2.95%) Azure Data Factory
9 11 (2.95%) PaaS
9 11 (2.95%) PowerApps
10 9 (2.41%) GitHub
10 9 (2.41%) IaaS
11 8 (2.14%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 8 (2.14%) Microsoft Copilot
11 8 (2.14%) Microsoft Purview
12 7 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (1.88%) ChatGPT
12 7 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.61%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 41 (10.99%) Firewall
2 39 (10.46%) DNS
3 33 (8.85%) VPN
4 30 (8.04%) DHCP
5 24 (6.43%) TCP/IP
6 23 (6.17%) VLAN
7 19 (5.09%) WAN
8 17 (4.56%) Wi-Fi
9 12 (3.22%) Network Security
10 11 (2.95%) VoIP
11 9 (2.41%) Intrusion Detection
12 8 (2.14%) LAN
13 6 (1.61%) BGP
13 6 (1.61%) NAS
13 6 (1.61%) OSPF
13 6 (1.61%) SD-WAN
14 5 (1.34%) DMZ
14 5 (1.34%) Reverse Proxy
14 5 (1.34%) STUN
14 5 (1.34%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (9.12%) Power BI
2 21 (5.63%) SQL Server
3 11 (2.95%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (2.41%) Data Lake
4 9 (2.41%) Metabase
5 7 (1.88%) Metadata
6 6 (1.61%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (1.61%) Looker
6 6 (1.61%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.07%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (1.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.80%) Big Data
8 3 (0.80%) MySQL
8 3 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.80%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.54%) Power Query
10 1 (0.27%) Flink
10 1 (0.27%) Metadata Repository
10 1 (0.27%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 22 (5.90%) JIRA
2 15 (4.02%) Git
3 12 (3.22%) GitLab
3 12 (3.22%) Visual Studio
4 6 (1.61%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (1.34%) Subversion
6 2 (0.54%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.54%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.54%) Postman
6 2 (0.54%) Selenium
7 1 (0.27%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.27%) JMeter
7 1 (0.27%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.27%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.27%) WebDriver
General
1 203 (54.42%) Social Skills
2 82 (21.98%) Analytical Skills
3 70 (18.77%) Finance
4 31 (8.31%) Manufacturing
5 25 (6.70%) Retail
6 24 (6.43%) Organisational Skills
7 21 (5.63%) Law
8 18 (4.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (4.56%) Electronics
9 17 (4.56%) Telecoms
10 15 (4.02%) Banking
11 14 (3.75%) Legal
12 13 (3.49%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (2.68%) Marketing
14 8 (2.14%) Public Sector
15 7 (1.88%) Aerospace
15 7 (1.88%) Front Office
16 6 (1.61%) Billing
17 5 (1.34%) Advertising
17 5 (1.34%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 76 (20.38%) Analyst
2 43 (11.53%) IT Support
3 42 (11.26%) Support Analyst
4 30 (8.04%) Senior
5 29 (7.77%) Architect
6 25 (6.70%) Lead
7 23 (6.17%) Systems Engineer
8 21 (5.63%) IT Analyst
8 21 (5.63%) Systems Analyst
9 20 (5.36%) Security Engineer
10 19 (5.09%) Consultant
11 17 (4.56%) Support Engineer
11 17 (4.56%) Systems Support
11 17 (4.56%) Systems Support Analyst
12 16 (4.29%) Business Analyst
12 16 (4.29%) IT Support Analyst
13 14 (3.75%) Applications Support
14 13 (3.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 13 (3.49%) Network Engineer
15 12 (3.22%) Applications Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.14%) REST
2 7 (1.88%) ARM Templates
3 5 (1.34%) AngularJS
3 5 (1.34%) CSS
3 5 (1.34%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.34%) HTML
3 5 (1.34%) Jinja
3 5 (1.34%) JSON
3 5 (1.34%) Node.js
3 5 (1.34%) YAML
4 4 (1.07%) .NET
4 4 (1.07%) Middleware
4 4 (1.07%) SOAP
5 3 (0.80%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.80%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.80%) PySpark
6 2 (0.54%) WPF
7 1 (0.27%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.27%) jQuery
7 1 (0.27%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.43%) Driving Licence
2 19 (5.09%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.29%) Analytical Mindset
4 15 (4.02%) CCTV
5 14 (3.75%) Product Ownership
6 12 (3.22%) Low-Code
6 12 (3.22%) Management Information System
6 12 (3.22%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.14%) CMDB
8 7 (1.88%) Client/Server
8 7 (1.88%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.61%) AI Agents
9 6 (1.61%) Blog
9 6 (1.61%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.61%) Embedded Systems
9 6 (1.61%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.61%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.34%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 72 (19.30%) Windows
2 49 (13.14%) Windows Server
3 34 (9.12%) Linux
4 9 (2.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (1.88%) CentOS
5 7 (1.88%) Ubuntu
6 5 (1.34%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.34%) Debian
6 5 (1.34%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (1.34%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (1.07%) VMS
7 4 (1.07%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.27%) Android
8 1 (0.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (27.61%) Problem-Solving
2 97 (26.01%) Continuous Improvement
3 50 (13.40%) Agile
4 46 (12.33%) ITIL
5 39 (10.46%) Business Intelligence
5 39 (10.46%) Stakeholder Management
6 38 (10.19%) Project Delivery
7 37 (9.92%) Analytics
8 36 (9.65%) Incident Management
9 35 (9.38%) Cybersecurity
10 34 (9.12%) CI/CD
11 33 (8.85%) AI
12 32 (8.58%) Change Management
12 32 (8.58%) ERP
13 26 (6.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 24 (6.43%) DevOps
15 22 (5.90%) Asset Management
16 21 (5.63%) Business Analysis
16 21 (5.63%) Customer Service
16 21 (5.63%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 70 (18.77%) SQL
2 49 (13.14%) Python
3 42 (11.26%) PowerShell
4 18 (4.83%) JavaScript
5 14 (3.75%) Bash
6 8 (2.14%) C#
6 8 (2.14%) Java
7 5 (1.34%) C++
7 5 (1.34%) PHP
8 4 (1.07%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.54%) ABAP
9 2 (0.54%) Bicep
9 2 (0.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.54%) Groovy
9 2 (0.54%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.27%) C
10 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.27%) VB
10 1 (0.27%) VB6
10 1 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 65 (17.43%) Degree
2 48 (12.87%) Security Cleared
3 22 (5.90%) SC Cleared
4 12 (3.22%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (3.22%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.41%) Azure Certification
6 8 (2.14%) CISSP
6 8 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (1.88%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (1.88%) Numerate Degree
8 6 (1.61%) CEH
8 6 (1.61%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (1.61%) IIBA
8 6 (1.61%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.61%) PMP
9 4 (1.07%) CCNA
9 4 (1.07%) CCNP
9 4 (1.07%) Chartered Engineer
9 4 (1.07%) CISM
9 4 (1.07%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (5.36%) Data Quality
2 20 (5.36%) SLA
3 17 (4.56%) QA
4 7 (1.88%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (1.88%) GRC
4 7 (1.88%) NIST
5 6 (1.61%) GDPR
6 5 (1.34%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.34%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 4 (1.07%) JSP 440
8 3 (0.80%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.80%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.80%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.54%) COBIT
9 2 (0.54%) NCSC
System Software
1 61 (16.35%) Active Directory
2 13 (3.49%) Docker
2 13 (3.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (2.41%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.61%) Firmware
4 6 (1.61%) vSphere
5 5 (1.34%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.80%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.80%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.27%) KVM
7 1 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.27%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 17 (4.56%) Terraform
2 14 (3.75%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (3.49%) Kubernetes
4 9 (2.41%) Ansible
4 9 (2.41%) Nagios
5 8 (2.14%) SCCM
6 7 (1.88%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (1.61%) FortiGate
8 5 (1.34%) Backup Exec
8 5 (1.34%) vCenter Server
8 5 (1.34%) ZABBIX
9 4 (1.07%) Docker Swarm
9 4 (1.07%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (1.07%) Podman
9 4 (1.07%) SolarWinds Orion
10 2 (0.54%) Argo
10 2 (0.54%) CASB
10 2 (0.54%) Grafana
10 2 (0.54%) Puppet
Vendors
1 122 (32.71%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.85%) Cisco
3 29 (7.77%) VMware
4 19 (5.09%) SAP
5 18 (4.83%) ServiceNow
6 17 (4.56%) Citrix
7 10 (2.68%) SolarWinds
8 9 (2.41%) Fortinet
8 9 (2.41%) Salesforce
9 8 (2.14%) iManage
9 8 (2.14%) UiPath
10 7 (1.88%) Alteryx
10 7 (1.88%) Google
10 7 (1.88%) Splunk
11 6 (1.61%) Anaplan
11 6 (1.61%) Databricks
11 6 (1.61%) Pega
11 6 (1.61%) Veeam
12 5 (1.34%) MuleSoft
12 5 (1.34%) Nexthink