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 9 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 320 485 387
Rank change year-on-year +165 -98 +73
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 355 180 415
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.62% 0.40% 0.63%
As % of the General category 1.08% 0.59% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 242 87 375
10th Percentile £31,025 £34,697 £28,700
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,720 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,188 £73,125 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £54,000 £59,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.86% +7.73% -8.33%

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 32,807 30,683 40,117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 56.90% 67.61% 60.69%
Number of salaries quoted 18,192 13,939 30,539
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% +9.09% -10.57%

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 9 February 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 9 February 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 +72 119 £75,875 +8.39% 61
South East +69 76 £48,000 +3.78% 54
Midlands +38 62 £55,000 +7.84% 30
North of England +18 44 £45,000 +4.19% 39
West Midlands +34 34 £60,000 +6.67% 23
East of England +40 29 £30,370 -23.25% 13
East Midlands 0 27 £45,000 -7.22% 7
South West +5 24 £55,000 +74.60% 21
North West +25 21 £45,000 -0.84% 20
Yorkshire -14 19 £34,000 -19.05% 13
North East +1 4 £45,000 +55.17% 6
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 (7.04%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.97%) Confluence
4 4 (1.13%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.85%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.56%) IIS
6 2 (0.56%) WordPress
7 1 (0.28%) Jupyter
Applications
1 54 (15.21%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.38%) MS Visio
3 9 (2.54%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.28%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.28%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.28%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.41%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.85%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.56%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.56%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.56%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.28%) Advent Geneva
5 1 (0.28%) Bloomberg AIM
5 1 (0.28%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.28%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.28%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.28%) Postilion
5 1 (0.28%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.28%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 131 (36.90%) Azure
2 72 (20.28%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (9.58%) AWS
4 30 (8.45%) Entra ID
4 30 (8.45%) Power Platform
5 23 (6.48%) SaaS
6 20 (5.63%) Power Automate
7 14 (3.94%) Azure Data Factory
7 14 (3.94%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (3.66%) PaaS
9 12 (3.38%) GCP
9 12 (3.38%) PowerApps
10 11 (3.10%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (2.82%) ChatGPT
11 10 (2.82%) IaaS
12 9 (2.54%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (2.25%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 8 (2.25%) dbt
14 6 (1.69%) iPaaS
14 6 (1.69%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 50 (14.08%) Firewall
2 40 (11.27%) DNS
3 36 (10.14%) DHCP
4 30 (8.45%) TCP/IP
5 29 (8.17%) VPN
6 25 (7.04%) VLAN
7 20 (5.63%) LAN
8 15 (4.23%) WAN
8 15 (4.23%) Wi-Fi
9 14 (3.94%) Network Security
10 11 (3.10%) BGP
11 10 (2.82%) SAN
12 8 (2.25%) OSPF
12 8 (2.25%) SD-WAN
13 7 (1.97%) Wireless
14 6 (1.69%) Cisco ASA
14 6 (1.69%) Wireshark
15 4 (1.13%) DMZ
15 4 (1.13%) MPLS
15 4 (1.13%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (7.61%) SQL Server
2 21 (5.92%) Power BI
3 11 (3.10%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (3.10%) Metadata
4 10 (2.82%) Data Lake
5 8 (2.25%) Metabase
6 6 (1.69%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (1.13%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (1.13%) Big Data
8 4 (1.13%) Metadata Repository
8 4 (1.13%) MySQL
9 3 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.56%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.56%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.56%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.28%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.28%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 11 (3.10%) JIRA
2 10 (2.82%) Visual Studio
3 6 (1.69%) Git
4 5 (1.41%) Subversion
5 4 (1.13%) Postman
5 4 (1.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.56%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.56%) Selenium
6 2 (0.56%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.28%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.28%) GitLab
7 1 (0.28%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.28%) Zephyr
General
1 196 (55.21%) Social Skills
2 83 (23.38%) Analytical Skills
3 75 (21.13%) Finance
4 36 (10.14%) Legal
5 29 (8.17%) Banking
6 27 (7.61%) Retail
7 22 (6.20%) Manufacturing
8 20 (5.63%) Law
9 18 (5.07%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (3.66%) German Language
11 12 (3.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (2.82%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (2.54%) Telecoms
14 8 (2.25%) Automotive
15 7 (1.97%) Electronics
16 5 (1.41%) Billing
16 5 (1.41%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (1.41%) Publishing
17 4 (1.13%) Marketing
17 4 (1.13%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 73 (20.56%) Analyst
2 60 (16.90%) Senior
3 38 (10.70%) IT Support
4 31 (8.73%) Architect
5 25 (7.04%) Business Analyst
5 25 (7.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 23 (6.48%) Lead
7 20 (5.63%) IT Analyst
8 19 (5.35%) Network Engineer
9 18 (5.07%) Support Engineer
10 15 (4.23%) Solutions Architect
10 15 (4.23%) Support Analyst
11 13 (3.66%) Security Engineer
11 13 (3.66%) Senior Analyst
12 12 (3.38%) Service Analyst
13 11 (3.10%) Azure Engineer
13 11 (3.10%) Data Engineer
13 11 (3.10%) Infrastructure Support
13 11 (3.10%) IT Support Analyst
14 10 (2.82%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.54%) REST
2 7 (1.97%) .NET
3 6 (1.69%) PySpark
4 5 (1.41%) Middleware
5 4 (1.13%) HTML
5 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Graph
5 4 (1.13%) OAuth
5 4 (1.13%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.13%) OpenID
5 4 (1.13%) React
5 4 (1.13%) SAML
6 3 (0.85%) CSS
6 3 (0.85%) FreeSWITCH
6 3 (0.85%) SOAP
6 3 (0.85%) XML
7 2 (0.56%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.56%) JSON
7 2 (0.56%) Laravel
7 2 (0.56%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.07%) Analytical Mindset
1 18 (5.07%) Onboarding
2 16 (4.51%) Data Centre
3 15 (4.23%) Enterprise Software
4 13 (3.66%) Low-Code
5 12 (3.38%) Cloud Native
5 12 (3.38%) Driving Licence
5 12 (3.38%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.82%) Management Information System
6 10 (2.82%) Mobile App
7 9 (2.54%) Life Science
7 9 (2.54%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.25%) AI Agents
8 8 (2.25%) Clustering
8 8 (2.25%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.69%) Embedded Systems
9 6 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.41%) Fixed Income
11 4 (1.13%) iPad
11 4 (1.13%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 62 (17.46%) Windows
2 41 (11.55%) Windows Server
3 18 (5.07%) Linux
4 5 (1.41%) VMS
4 5 (1.41%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.13%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.13%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.85%) Debian
6 3 (0.85%) Unix
7 1 (0.28%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (25.07%) Problem-Solving
2 85 (23.94%) Continuous Improvement
3 58 (16.34%) Agile
4 54 (15.21%) ITIL
5 45 (12.68%) Cybersecurity
5 45 (12.68%) Stakeholder Management
6 35 (9.86%) AI
7 33 (9.30%) Change Management
8 31 (8.73%) Analytics
8 31 (8.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 29 (8.17%) Process Improvement
10 28 (7.89%) Data Analysis
10 28 (7.89%) Roadmaps
11 26 (7.32%) ERP
11 26 (7.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 26 (7.32%) Project Delivery
12 24 (6.76%) Business Analysis
12 24 (6.76%) Generative AI
12 24 (6.76%) Validation
13 23 (6.48%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 45 (12.68%) SQL
2 35 (9.86%) PowerShell
3 28 (7.89%) Python
4 11 (3.10%) C#
5 10 (2.82%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.69%) Bash
6 6 (1.69%) Java
6 6 (1.69%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.69%) VBA
7 4 (1.13%) PHP
8 2 (0.56%) Bicep
8 2 (0.56%) C++
8 2 (0.56%) Go
9 1 (0.28%) ABAP
9 1 (0.28%) C
9 1 (0.28%) Perl
9 1 (0.28%) R
9 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.28%) SystemVerilog
9 1 (0.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 85 (23.94%) Degree
2 32 (9.01%) Security Cleared
3 22 (6.20%) BPSS Clearance
3 22 (6.20%) CISSP
4 21 (5.92%) Cisco Certification
5 19 (5.35%) SC Cleared
6 17 (4.79%) CCNP
7 15 (4.23%) Azure Certification
8 14 (3.94%) CISM
9 13 (3.66%) Numerate Degree
10 9 (2.54%) CCIE
10 9 (2.54%) DV Cleared
10 9 (2.54%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (2.25%) CEH
11 8 (2.25%) IIBA
11 8 (2.25%) PMI Certification
11 8 (2.25%) PMP
12 7 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.97%) HNC
13 6 (1.69%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (8.73%) Data Quality
2 20 (5.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (5.35%) SLA
4 18 (5.07%) GDPR
4 18 (5.07%) QA
5 11 (3.10%) NIST
6 8 (2.25%) PCI DSS
7 7 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.97%) GRC
8 6 (1.69%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (1.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (1.69%) SOC 2
9 5 (1.41%) MiFID
10 4 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.56%) COBIT
11 2 (0.56%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.56%) PMO
12 1 (0.28%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 62 (17.46%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.23%) Hyper-V
3 14 (3.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.69%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.41%) Firmware
6 4 (1.13%) Docker
6 4 (1.13%) vSphere
7 2 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.56%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.28%) Ceph
8 1 (0.28%) Lustre
8 1 (0.28%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.28%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 12 (3.38%) Microsoft Intune
1 12 (3.38%) SCCM
2 11 (3.10%) Terraform
3 10 (2.82%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 6 (1.69%) Failover Clustering
4 6 (1.69%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.41%) Dell DRAC
5 5 (1.41%) FortiGate
5 5 (1.41%) Kubernetes
6 4 (1.13%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (1.13%) SolarWinds Orion
7 3 (0.85%) Ansible
7 3 (0.85%) Backup Exec
7 3 (0.85%) cPanel
7 3 (0.85%) Grafana
7 3 (0.85%) Nagios
7 3 (0.85%) Nessus
7 3 (0.85%) Plesk
8 2 (0.56%) VxRail
Vendors
1 124 (34.93%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.89%) Cisco
3 27 (7.61%) VMware
4 18 (5.07%) ServiceNow
5 15 (4.23%) SAP
6 14 (3.94%) SolarWinds
7 13 (3.66%) Citrix
8 12 (3.38%) Veeam
9 11 (3.10%) Pega
10 10 (2.82%) Fortinet
10 10 (2.82%) Salesforce
11 9 (2.54%) Alteryx
11 9 (2.54%) CheckPoint
11 9 (2.54%) F5
11 9 (2.54%) UiPath
12 8 (2.25%) Anaplan
12 8 (2.25%) Blue Prism
12 8 (2.25%) Databricks
12 8 (2.25%) Palo Alto
13 7 (1.97%) iManage