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

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 359 408 427
Rank change year-on-year +49 +19 +26
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 379 234 461
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.46% 0.60% 0.52%
As % of the General category 0.93% 0.83% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 263 162 392
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,125 £26,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £40,188 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,298 £55,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -3.09% +2.33% -10.42%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,188 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £54,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% -10.64%

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 40,866 28,209 51,806
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 49.11% 72.67% 57.89%
Number of salaries quoted 24,013 13,785 36,177
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £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 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,443 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.25% +9.41% -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 3 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 3 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
London -20 89 £72,500 +14.62% 79
North of England +18 86 £45,000 +8.43% 41
South East +37 78 £52,500 -19.23% 60
Midlands -12 53 £55,500 -5.13% 17
North West +29 44 £55,000 - 27
South West -44 35 £37,500 -6.25% 20
East of England -5 34 £45,000 -10.00% 16
Yorkshire -34 34 £34,000 -18.07% 10
West Midlands -38 27 £58,000 -1.28% 14
East Midlands +5 26 £55,000 +29.41% 3
North East -42 8 £45,000 +66.67% 4
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 (5.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (4.49%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.85%) Confluence
4 6 (1.58%) IIS
5 5 (1.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.79%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 41 (10.82%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (6.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.53%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.53%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.26%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.26%) CorelDRAW
Business Applications
1 5 (1.32%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (1.06%) SAP CO
2 4 (1.06%) SAP FI
2 4 (1.06%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.53%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.53%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.53%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.53%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.26%) C-CURE
5 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.26%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.26%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.26%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 108 (28.50%) Azure
2 80 (21.11%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (9.76%) Power Platform
4 35 (9.23%) Entra ID
5 30 (7.92%) AWS
6 25 (6.60%) SaaS
7 22 (5.80%) Power Automate
8 15 (3.96%) dbt
9 10 (2.64%) PowerApps
10 9 (2.37%) Azure Data Factory
10 9 (2.37%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (2.37%) GitHub
10 9 (2.37%) IaaS
10 9 (2.37%) PaaS
11 7 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (1.85%) Azure Stack
12 6 (1.58%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 6 (1.58%) Microsoft Purview
12 6 (1.58%) OpenShift
13 5 (1.32%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 43 (11.35%) DNS
2 42 (11.08%) Firewall
3 37 (9.76%) VPN
4 33 (8.71%) DHCP
5 27 (7.12%) TCP/IP
6 24 (6.33%) VLAN
7 21 (5.54%) WAN
8 18 (4.75%) Wi-Fi
9 13 (3.43%) Network Security
10 12 (3.17%) VoIP
11 9 (2.37%) Intrusion Detection
11 9 (2.37%) LAN
12 7 (1.85%) SD-WAN
12 7 (1.85%) Wireless
13 6 (1.58%) BGP
13 6 (1.58%) NAS
13 6 (1.58%) OSPF
14 5 (1.32%) DMZ
14 5 (1.32%) Reverse Proxy
14 5 (1.32%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (8.44%) Power BI
2 21 (5.54%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.64%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.11%) Metabase
5 6 (1.58%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (1.58%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.58%) Looker
5 6 (1.58%) Metadata
5 6 (1.58%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.06%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.79%) Big Data
7 3 (0.79%) MySQL
7 3 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.79%) SAP HANA
7 3 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.53%) Power Query
9 1 (0.26%) Flink
9 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.26%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 23 (6.07%) JIRA
2 15 (3.96%) Git
3 13 (3.43%) GitLab
4 11 (2.90%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.58%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.79%) Subversion
7 2 (0.53%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.53%) Postman
7 2 (0.53%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.26%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.26%) JMeter
8 1 (0.26%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.26%) Selenium
General
1 204 (53.83%) Social Skills
2 81 (21.37%) Analytical Skills
3 69 (18.21%) Finance
4 34 (8.97%) Manufacturing
5 28 (7.39%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (7.12%) Retail
7 21 (5.54%) Law
8 17 (4.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (4.49%) Telecoms
9 15 (3.96%) Banking
9 15 (3.96%) Electronics
9 15 (3.96%) Presentation Skills
10 13 (3.43%) Legal
11 11 (2.90%) Marketing
12 8 (2.11%) Public Sector
13 7 (1.85%) Aerospace
13 7 (1.85%) Front Office
14 5 (1.32%) Advertising
14 5 (1.32%) Automotive
14 5 (1.32%) Military
Job Titles
1 79 (20.84%) Analyst
2 45 (11.87%) IT Support
2 45 (11.87%) Support Analyst
3 30 (7.92%) Senior
4 27 (7.12%) Architect
5 23 (6.07%) Lead
6 22 (5.80%) Systems Analyst
7 21 (5.54%) Consultant
7 21 (5.54%) Systems Engineer
8 20 (5.28%) Support Engineer
9 19 (5.01%) IT Analyst
9 19 (5.01%) Security Engineer
10 18 (4.75%) Systems Support
10 18 (4.75%) Systems Support Analyst
11 16 (4.22%) IT Support Analyst
12 15 (3.96%) Applications Support
12 15 (3.96%) Business Analyst
13 13 (3.43%) Network Engineer
14 12 (3.17%) Applications Support Analyst
14 12 (3.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.37%) ARM Templates
2 8 (2.11%) REST
3 5 (1.32%) .NET
3 5 (1.32%) AngularJS
3 5 (1.32%) CSS
3 5 (1.32%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.32%) HTML
3 5 (1.32%) Jinja
3 5 (1.32%) JSON
3 5 (1.32%) Node.js
3 5 (1.32%) YAML
4 4 (1.06%) SOAP
5 3 (0.79%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.79%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.79%) Middleware
5 3 (0.79%) PySpark
6 2 (0.53%) WPF
7 1 (0.26%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.26%) jQuery
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.33%) Driving Licence
2 22 (5.80%) Onboarding
3 15 (3.96%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (3.96%) CCTV
4 14 (3.69%) Product Ownership
5 12 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (2.90%) Low-Code
6 11 (2.90%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.37%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (2.11%) Client/Server
8 8 (2.11%) CMDB
9 7 (1.85%) Security Posture
10 6 (1.58%) Blog
10 6 (1.58%) Data Centre
11 5 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.32%) Marketing Technology
11 5 (1.32%) Mobile App
11 5 (1.32%) Mobile Computing
12 4 (1.06%) Culture of Ownership
Operating Systems
1 79 (20.84%) Windows
2 52 (13.72%) Windows Server
3 37 (9.76%) Linux
4 10 (2.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (2.11%) CentOS
5 8 (2.11%) Ubuntu
6 7 (1.85%) Windows 10
7 6 (1.58%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (1.32%) Apple iOS
8 5 (1.32%) Debian
8 5 (1.32%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (1.06%) VMS
10 1 (0.26%) Android
10 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.26%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (27.97%) Problem-Solving
2 102 (26.91%) Continuous Improvement
3 48 (12.66%) Agile
3 48 (12.66%) ITIL
4 38 (10.03%) Project Delivery
5 37 (9.76%) Business Intelligence
5 37 (9.76%) Incident Management
6 35 (9.23%) Analytics
6 35 (9.23%) CI/CD
7 33 (8.71%) Cybersecurity
7 33 (8.71%) ERP
7 33 (8.71%) Stakeholder Management
8 30 (7.92%) AI
9 29 (7.65%) Change Management
10 26 (6.86%) DevOps
11 24 (6.33%) Customer Service
11 24 (6.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 23 (6.07%) Root Cause Analysis
13 22 (5.80%) Asset Management
13 22 (5.80%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 74 (19.53%) SQL
2 51 (13.46%) Python
3 44 (11.61%) PowerShell
4 20 (5.28%) JavaScript
5 16 (4.22%) Bash
6 8 (2.11%) C#
7 7 (1.85%) Java
8 6 (1.58%) PHP
9 5 (1.32%) C++
10 3 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.79%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.53%) ABAP
11 2 (0.53%) Bicep
11 2 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.53%) Groovy
12 1 (0.26%) C
12 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.26%) VB
12 1 (0.26%) VB6
12 1 (0.26%) VBA
Qualifications
1 63 (16.62%) Degree
2 50 (13.19%) Security Cleared
3 22 (5.80%) SC Cleared
4 12 (3.17%) DV Cleared
5 11 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (2.37%) Azure Certification
6 9 (2.37%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (1.85%) CISSP
8 6 (1.58%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (1.58%) Numerate Degree
9 4 (1.06%) CCNA
9 4 (1.06%) CCNP
9 4 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.06%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.06%) HND
9 4 (1.06%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.06%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (1.06%) PMI Certification
9 4 (1.06%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (5.01%) Data Quality
2 19 (5.01%) SLA
3 18 (4.75%) QA
4 7 (1.85%) GRC
5 6 (1.58%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.58%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (1.58%) GDPR
5 6 (1.58%) NIST
6 5 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (1.06%) JSP 440
7 4 (1.06%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.79%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.79%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.53%) NCSC
9 2 (0.53%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.26%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 65 (17.15%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (3.69%) Docker
4 11 (2.90%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.58%) Firmware
5 6 (1.58%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.58%) vSphere
6 3 (0.79%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.79%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.26%) KVM
7 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 20 (5.28%) Terraform
2 16 (4.22%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (3.69%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.64%) Ansible
4 10 (2.64%) Nagios
5 8 (2.11%) SCCM
6 6 (1.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (1.58%) FortiGate
7 5 (1.32%) Backup Exec
7 5 (1.32%) Docker Swarm
7 5 (1.32%) Podman
7 5 (1.32%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.32%) ZABBIX
8 4 (1.06%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (1.06%) SolarWinds Orion
9 2 (0.53%) Argo
9 2 (0.53%) Grafana
9 2 (0.53%) Puppet
10 1 (0.26%) Netcool
Vendors
1 122 (32.19%) Microsoft
2 35 (9.23%) Cisco
3 31 (8.18%) VMware
4 21 (5.54%) SAP
5 17 (4.49%) Citrix
5 17 (4.49%) ServiceNow
6 10 (2.64%) Fortinet
6 10 (2.64%) SolarWinds
7 9 (2.37%) Salesforce
8 8 (2.11%) Splunk
9 7 (1.85%) Google
9 7 (1.85%) Pega
9 7 (1.85%) UiPath
9 7 (1.85%) Veeam
10 6 (1.58%) Databricks
10 6 (1.58%) iManage
11 5 (1.32%) Alteryx
11 5 (1.32%) Epicor
11 5 (1.32%) MuleSoft
11 5 (1.32%) Nexthink