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

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 351 404 453
Rank change year-on-year +53 +49 +2
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 399 261 471
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 0.65% 0.49%
As % of the General category 1.01% 0.90% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 270 180 388
10th Percentile £32,825 £32,450 £26,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,969 £36,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,136 £55,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.21% +2.33% -6.52%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,313 £73,750
90th Percentile £83,875 £87,500 £86,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -8.70%

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 39,547 28,870 54,166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 47.00% 72.15% 56.59%
Number of salaries quoted 25,209 14,482 36,996
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £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 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £104,450 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 June 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 June 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 +39 89 £47,500 -32.14% 45
North of England +8 88 £45,000 +7.14% 28
London -44 86 £76,750 +20.87% 38
Midlands -11 54 £56,000 +12.00% 23
North West +36 50 £51,772 -5.87% 13
South West -42 40 £41,250 +3.13% 7
East of England +1 38 £50,000 - 9
West Midlands -17 31 £54,000 +4.96% 15
Yorkshire -25 30 £34,000 -19.05% 10
East Midlands -5 23 £60,000 +60.00% 8
North East -46 8 £45,000 +66.67% 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 29 (7.27%) SharePoint
2 27 (6.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (2.51%) IIS
4 7 (1.75%) Confluence
5 5 (1.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.75%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.75%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 42 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (7.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.75%) CorelDRAW
4 3 (0.75%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.50%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.25%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.25%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (1.00%) SAP CO
2 4 (1.00%) SAP FI
2 4 (1.00%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.75%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.50%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.50%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.50%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.50%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.50%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.50%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.25%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.25%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.25%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.25%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 117 (29.32%) Azure
2 90 (22.56%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (10.53%) Power Platform
4 40 (10.03%) AWS
4 40 (10.03%) Entra ID
5 26 (6.52%) SaaS
6 22 (5.51%) Power Automate
7 15 (3.76%) dbt
8 11 (2.76%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (2.51%) GitHub
9 10 (2.51%) PowerApps
10 9 (2.26%) Azure Data Factory
10 9 (2.26%) IaaS
10 9 (2.26%) Microsoft Purview
10 9 (2.26%) PaaS
11 7 (1.75%) Azure Stack
12 6 (1.50%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.50%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 6 (1.50%) Microsoft Copilot
12 6 (1.50%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 55 (13.78%) Firewall
2 47 (11.78%) DNS
3 46 (11.53%) VPN
4 35 (8.77%) DHCP
5 32 (8.02%) TCP/IP
6 27 (6.77%) VLAN
7 25 (6.27%) WAN
8 18 (4.51%) Wi-Fi
9 15 (3.76%) Network Security
10 13 (3.26%) LAN
11 12 (3.01%) VoIP
11 12 (3.01%) Wireless
12 9 (2.26%) Intrusion Detection
12 9 (2.26%) SD-WAN
13 6 (1.50%) NAS
13 6 (1.50%) SAN
14 5 (1.25%) BGP
14 5 (1.25%) DMZ
14 5 (1.25%) OSPF
14 5 (1.25%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (9.02%) Power BI
2 26 (6.52%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.51%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.01%) Metabase
5 7 (1.75%) Data Lake
6 6 (1.50%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (1.50%) Looker
6 6 (1.50%) Metadata
7 5 (1.25%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.00%) Relational Database
8 4 (1.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.75%) Big Data
9 3 (0.75%) MySQL
9 3 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.75%) SAP HANA
9 3 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.50%) Power Query
11 1 (0.25%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.25%) Flink
11 1 (0.25%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 21 (5.26%) JIRA
2 15 (3.76%) Git
3 13 (3.26%) GitLab
4 10 (2.51%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.50%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.50%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.50%) Postman
6 2 (0.50%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.25%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.25%) JMeter
7 1 (0.25%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.25%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.25%) Selenium
General
1 214 (53.63%) Social Skills
2 77 (19.30%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (17.79%) Finance
4 38 (9.52%) Manufacturing
5 34 (8.52%) Organisational Skills
6 26 (6.52%) Retail
7 24 (6.02%) Presentation Skills
8 21 (5.26%) Law
9 18 (4.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 17 (4.26%) Telecoms
11 16 (4.01%) Legal
12 15 (3.76%) Banking
13 12 (3.01%) Electronics
14 10 (2.51%) Marketing
15 9 (2.26%) Aerospace
16 7 (1.75%) Front Office
17 6 (1.50%) Public Sector
18 5 (1.25%) Advertising
18 5 (1.25%) Military
18 5 (1.25%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 83 (20.80%) Analyst
2 48 (12.03%) IT Support
3 47 (11.78%) Support Analyst
4 33 (8.27%) Consultant
5 32 (8.02%) Senior
6 31 (7.77%) Support Engineer
7 25 (6.27%) Architect
8 23 (5.76%) Lead
9 22 (5.51%) Systems Analyst
10 21 (5.26%) Security Engineer
11 19 (4.76%) Applications Support
11 19 (4.76%) IT Analyst
11 19 (4.76%) Systems Engineer
11 19 (4.76%) Systems Support
12 18 (4.51%) Systems Support Analyst
13 16 (4.01%) IT Support Analyst
14 15 (3.76%) Business Analyst
15 14 (3.51%) Applications Support Analyst
16 13 (3.26%) IT Engineer
17 12 (3.01%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.26%) ARM Templates
2 7 (1.75%) Middleware
2 7 (1.75%) REST
3 6 (1.50%) JSON
4 5 (1.25%) AngularJS
4 5 (1.25%) CSS
4 5 (1.25%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.25%) HTML
4 5 (1.25%) Jinja
4 5 (1.25%) Node.js
4 5 (1.25%) YAML
5 4 (1.00%) .NET
5 4 (1.00%) SOAP
6 3 (0.75%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.75%) PySpark
7 2 (0.50%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.50%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 2 (0.50%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.50%) WPF
8 1 (0.25%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.77%) Driving Licence
2 27 (6.77%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.76%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (3.76%) CCTV
4 14 (3.51%) Product Ownership
5 12 (3.01%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.26%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (2.26%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.01%) Client/Server
7 8 (2.01%) CMDB
7 8 (2.01%) Data Centre
7 8 (2.01%) Low-Code
8 7 (1.75%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.50%) Blog
9 6 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.50%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.25%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (1.25%) Mobile Computing
11 4 (1.00%) AI Agents
11 4 (1.00%) Culture of Ownership
Operating Systems
1 95 (23.81%) Windows
2 59 (14.79%) Windows Server
3 39 (9.77%) Linux
4 11 (2.76%) Windows 10
5 10 (2.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (2.01%) CentOS
6 8 (2.01%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.50%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (1.25%) Debian
8 5 (1.25%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (1.00%) VMS
10 3 (0.75%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.50%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.50%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.25%) Android
12 1 (0.25%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (28.07%) Problem-Solving
2 105 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
3 50 (12.53%) ITIL
4 45 (11.28%) Agile
5 41 (10.28%) Business Intelligence
5 41 (10.28%) ERP
6 40 (10.03%) Project Delivery
7 36 (9.02%) Analytics
8 35 (8.77%) Change Management
8 35 (8.77%) CI/CD
9 34 (8.52%) Incident Management
10 32 (8.02%) AI
10 32 (8.02%) Cybersecurity
10 32 (8.02%) Stakeholder Management
11 30 (7.52%) Business Analysis
11 30 (7.52%) Customer Service
12 28 (7.02%) DevOps
13 27 (6.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 26 (6.52%) Root Cause Analysis
15 24 (6.02%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 85 (21.30%) SQL
2 53 (13.28%) Python
3 49 (12.28%) PowerShell
4 21 (5.26%) JavaScript
5 16 (4.01%) Bash
6 7 (1.75%) C#
6 7 (1.75%) C++
6 7 (1.75%) Java
7 6 (1.50%) PHP
8 3 (0.75%) C
8 3 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.75%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.50%) ABAP
9 2 (0.50%) Bicep
9 2 (0.50%) Groovy
10 1 (0.25%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.25%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.25%) VB
10 1 (0.25%) VB6
10 1 (0.25%) VBA
Qualifications
1 69 (17.29%) Degree
2 47 (11.78%) Security Cleared
3 19 (4.76%) SC Cleared
4 12 (3.01%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (3.01%) DV Cleared
5 11 (2.76%) Azure Certification
6 9 (2.26%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (2.01%) CompTIA Security+
7 8 (2.01%) HND
8 7 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.75%) CISSP
9 5 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.25%) Numerate Degree
9 5 (1.25%) PMP
10 4 (1.00%) CCNA
10 4 (1.00%) CCNP
10 4 (1.00%) CISM
10 4 (1.00%) DBS Check
10 4 (1.00%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (1.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (5.51%) QA
3 17 (4.26%) Data Quality
4 16 (4.01%) SLA
5 9 (2.26%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.75%) GDPR
7 6 (1.50%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (1.50%) GRC
7 6 (1.50%) NIST
8 5 (1.25%) PCI DSS
9 4 (1.00%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.75%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.75%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 3 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.50%) NCSC
11 2 (0.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.50%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.50%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 74 (18.55%) Active Directory
2 21 (5.26%) Hyper-V
2 21 (5.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (3.51%) Docker
4 6 (1.50%) Firmware
4 6 (1.50%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.50%) vSphere
5 3 (0.75%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.75%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.25%) KVM
7 1 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (5.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (5.01%) Terraform
3 14 (3.51%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.51%) Ansible
4 10 (2.51%) Nagios
5 8 (2.01%) SCCM
6 6 (1.50%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (1.50%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.25%) Backup Exec
7 5 (1.25%) Docker Swarm
7 5 (1.25%) FortiGate
7 5 (1.25%) Podman
7 5 (1.25%) ZABBIX
8 4 (1.00%) SolarWinds Orion
9 2 (0.50%) Argo
9 2 (0.50%) Grafana
9 2 (0.50%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.50%) Puppet
9 2 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.25%) CASB
Vendors
1 142 (35.59%) Microsoft
2 39 (9.77%) Cisco
3 34 (8.52%) VMware
4 21 (5.26%) SAP
5 16 (4.01%) ServiceNow
6 14 (3.51%) Fortinet
7 13 (3.26%) Citrix
8 10 (2.51%) SolarWinds
9 9 (2.26%) Salesforce
10 8 (2.01%) Palo Alto
10 8 (2.01%) Splunk
10 8 (2.01%) Veeam
11 7 (1.75%) Aruba
11 7 (1.75%) Google
11 7 (1.75%) Juniper
11 7 (1.75%) Pega
12 6 (1.50%) iManage
12 6 (1.50%) JD Edwards
12 6 (1.50%) Sophos
13 5 (1.25%) Alteryx