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

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 379 333 518
Rank change year-on-year -46 +185 -94
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 459 356 226
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.44% 0.82% 0.34%
As % of the General category 0.97% 1.20% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 309 248 133
10th Percentile £34,500 £32,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £53,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.19% -17.31% +12.07%
75th Percentile £61,250 £75,625 £77,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £88,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,750 £62,500
% change year-on-year -6.98% -14.00% +9.65%

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 47,310 29,716 38,644
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 45.53% 68.62% 58.23%
Number of salaries quoted 30,323 15,621 19,087
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,560
Median % change year-on-year - -4.45% -4.07%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

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 5 October 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 5 October 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 -88 99 £65,000 -14.75% 201
South East -18 98 £50,000 -7.83% 113
North of England -33 85 £52,136 +22.67% 65
South West -6 83 £43,000 +7.50% 35
Midlands -52 58 £52,500 +16.67% 49
North West -3 56 £55,000 +48.65% 42
West Midlands -33 38 £47,000 -14.50% 33
East of England -23 33 £55,000 +1.85% 36
Yorkshire -55 22 £57,500 +27.78% 13
East Midlands -44 20 £55,000 +29.41% 16
North East -59 7 £29,500 +18.00% 10
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 35 (7.63%) SharePoint
2 22 (4.79%) Confluence
3 20 (4.36%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (2.40%) IIS
5 5 (1.09%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 33 (7.19%) Microsoft Excel
1 33 (7.19%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (3.49%) MS Visio
3 7 (1.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.09%) CorelDRAW
5 4 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.44%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.22%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.53%) SAP CO
1 7 (1.53%) SAP FI
1 7 (1.53%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (1.09%) Infor CloudSuite
2 5 (1.09%) Infor LN
2 5 (1.09%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.87%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.65%) Infor M3
4 3 (0.65%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.44%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.22%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.22%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.22%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.22%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 125 (27.23%) Azure
2 75 (16.34%) Microsoft 365
3 59 (12.85%) Power Platform
4 48 (10.46%) AWS
5 45 (9.80%) Entra ID
6 32 (6.97%) SaaS
7 22 (4.79%) Power Automate
8 13 (2.83%) GitHub
9 12 (2.61%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (2.61%) Microsoft Purview
10 11 (2.40%) GCP
11 10 (2.18%) n8n
11 10 (2.18%) Zapier
12 9 (1.96%) Azure Data Factory
12 9 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
12 9 (1.96%) PowerApps
13 8 (1.74%) Azure Stack
14 7 (1.53%) Azure Monitor
14 7 (1.53%) Boomi
14 7 (1.53%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 57 (12.42%) Firewall
2 50 (10.89%) VPN
3 45 (9.80%) DNS
4 34 (7.41%) TCP/IP
5 28 (6.10%) DHCP
6 25 (5.45%) Network Security
7 24 (5.23%) VLAN
7 24 (5.23%) Wireless
8 21 (4.58%) WAN
9 16 (3.49%) Wi-Fi
10 15 (3.27%) LAN
11 12 (2.61%) BGP
12 11 (2.40%) SD-WAN
13 9 (1.96%) HTTP
13 9 (1.96%) Intrusion Detection
13 9 (1.96%) OSPF
13 9 (1.96%) SAN
14 6 (1.31%) VoIP
15 4 (0.87%) ATM
15 4 (0.87%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (11.55%) Power BI
2 17 (3.70%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.74%) Big Data
3 8 (1.74%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.53%) Metadata
5 6 (1.31%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.09%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.87%) Looker
7 4 (0.87%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.44%) EDMS
8 2 (0.44%) Redis
9 1 (0.22%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.22%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.22%) GIS
9 1 (0.22%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.22%) Parquet
9 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 32 (6.97%) JIRA
2 8 (1.74%) Git
3 5 (1.09%) GitLab
4 4 (0.87%) Postman
5 2 (0.44%) PowerBuilder
5 2 (0.44%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.22%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.22%) Hudson
6 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
General
1 254 (55.34%) Social Skills
2 93 (20.26%) Analytical Skills
3 76 (16.56%) Finance
4 45 (9.80%) Manufacturing
5 38 (8.28%) Organisational Skills
6 31 (6.75%) Presentation Skills
7 27 (5.88%) Legal
8 19 (4.14%) Law
9 17 (3.70%) Banking
10 16 (3.49%) Aerospace
10 16 (3.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 16 (3.49%) Retail
11 13 (2.83%) Marketing
11 13 (2.83%) Telecoms
12 12 (2.61%) Public Sector
13 9 (1.96%) Electronics
14 8 (1.74%) Military
15 6 (1.31%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.31%) Investment Banking
16 5 (1.09%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 101 (22.00%) Analyst
2 49 (10.68%) Support Engineer
3 44 (9.59%) Consultant
3 44 (9.59%) Senior
4 40 (8.71%) Business Analyst
5 33 (7.19%) Support Analyst
6 29 (6.32%) IT Support
7 27 (5.88%) Applications Support
8 25 (5.45%) IT Engineer
9 23 (5.01%) Lead
10 22 (4.79%) Architect
11 19 (4.14%) IT Support Engineer
11 19 (4.14%) Systems Support
11 19 (4.14%) Test Engineer
12 17 (3.70%) IT Analyst
12 17 (3.70%) Security Engineer
13 16 (3.49%) Systems Analyst
14 15 (3.27%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 14 (3.05%) Developer
16 13 (2.83%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.36%) REST
2 19 (4.14%) Terraform
3 11 (2.40%) Playwright
4 8 (1.74%) JSON
4 8 (1.74%) Middleware
4 8 (1.74%) XML
5 7 (1.53%) .NET
5 7 (1.53%) CSS
5 7 (1.53%) HTML
6 6 (1.31%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.31%) ARM Templates
6 6 (1.31%) Node.js
6 6 (1.31%) SOAP
7 5 (1.09%) EDI
8 3 (0.65%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.65%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (0.65%) Matplotlib
8 3 (0.65%) NumPy
8 3 (0.65%) Pandas
8 3 (0.65%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 43 (9.37%) Driving Licence
2 35 (7.63%) Onboarding
3 18 (3.92%) Management Information System
4 14 (3.05%) Analytical Mindset
4 14 (3.05%) Product Ownership
5 13 (2.83%) CCTV
5 13 (2.83%) Data Centre
5 13 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.74%) PKI
8 7 (1.53%) Client/Server
8 7 (1.53%) CMDB
8 7 (1.53%) IoT
8 7 (1.53%) Mobile App
8 7 (1.53%) Replication
9 5 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.09%) Marketing Technology
9 5 (1.09%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 88 (19.17%) Windows
2 47 (10.24%) Windows Server
3 29 (6.32%) Linux
4 13 (2.83%) Apple iOS
5 12 (2.61%) Windows 10
6 9 (1.96%) CentOS
7 8 (1.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (1.53%) Mac OS
9 5 (1.09%) Ubuntu
9 5 (1.09%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.87%) Rocky
11 3 (0.65%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.44%) Android
12 2 (0.44%) VMS
13 1 (0.22%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.22%) OpenWrt
13 1 (0.22%) Solaris
13 1 (0.22%) Unix
13 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (31.59%) Problem-Solving
2 105 (22.88%) Continuous Improvement
3 71 (15.47%) Agile
4 64 (13.94%) Stakeholder Management
5 60 (13.07%) Business Analysis
6 56 (12.20%) Business Intelligence
7 50 (10.89%) Requirements Gathering
8 47 (10.24%) AI
8 47 (10.24%) ITIL
9 45 (9.80%) DevOps
9 45 (9.80%) Root Cause Analysis
10 44 (9.59%) Workflow
11 43 (9.37%) ERP
11 43 (9.37%) Migration
11 43 (9.37%) User Acceptance Testing
12 42 (9.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 42 (9.15%) Validation
13 41 (8.93%) Disaster Recovery
13 41 (8.93%) Process Improvement
14 40 (8.71%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 101 (22.00%) SQL
2 53 (11.55%) PowerShell
3 40 (8.71%) Python
4 17 (3.70%) JavaScript
5 11 (2.40%) Bash
6 10 (2.18%) Kusto Query Language
7 8 (1.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 6 (1.31%) C#
9 5 (1.09%) C
9 5 (1.09%) C++
9 5 (1.09%) Java
10 4 (0.87%) PHP
10 4 (0.87%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.65%) Ladder Logic
12 2 (0.44%) ABAP
12 2 (0.44%) Bicep
12 2 (0.44%) Go
12 2 (0.44%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.44%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.44%) VBA
Qualifications
1 55 (11.98%) Security Cleared
2 51 (11.11%) Degree
3 34 (7.41%) SC Cleared
4 15 (3.27%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (2.83%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (2.83%) CCNP
6 11 (2.40%) CCNA
7 10 (2.18%) DV Cleared
8 9 (1.96%) HND
8 9 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (1.74%) SAP Certification
10 7 (1.53%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.31%) CISSP
11 6 (1.31%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (1.09%) ACCA
12 5 (1.09%) HNC
12 5 (1.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.87%) Chartered Engineer
13 4 (0.87%) CIMA
14 3 (0.65%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (9.15%) QA
2 31 (6.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (6.10%) GDPR
4 25 (5.45%) Data Quality
5 14 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (2.61%) NIST
7 9 (1.96%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.74%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.74%) SLA
9 6 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (1.09%) ISO 9001
10 5 (1.09%) JSP 440
10 5 (1.09%) Software Quality Assurance
11 4 (0.87%) GRC
11 4 (0.87%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.22%) COBIT
13 1 (0.22%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.22%) SOC 2
System Software
1 49 (10.68%) Active Directory
2 25 (5.45%) Hyper-V
3 21 (4.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (3.05%) Docker
5 11 (2.40%) Firmware
6 7 (1.53%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.87%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.87%) vSphere
8 1 (0.22%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.22%) KVM
8 1 (0.22%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 29 (6.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.49%) Ansible
3 14 (3.05%) Single Sign-On
4 13 (2.83%) Kubernetes
5 9 (1.96%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.53%) vCenter Server
7 6 (1.31%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.87%) Docker Swarm
8 4 (0.87%) Nagios
8 4 (0.87%) NetBackup
8 4 (0.87%) Podman
8 4 (0.87%) VxRail
9 2 (0.44%) Puppet
9 2 (0.44%) SCCM
10 1 (0.22%) Argo
10 1 (0.22%) Grafana
10 1 (0.22%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.22%) QRadar
10 1 (0.22%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 150 (32.68%) Microsoft
2 35 (7.63%) Cisco
3 28 (6.10%) VMware
4 24 (5.23%) SAP
5 21 (4.58%) Fortinet
6 16 (3.49%) ServiceNow
7 14 (3.05%) Google
7 14 (3.05%) Salesforce
8 13 (2.83%) Veeam
9 12 (2.61%) Dell
9 12 (2.61%) JD Edwards
9 12 (2.61%) Palo Alto
10 9 (1.96%) Aruba
11 8 (1.74%) Juniper
12 7 (1.53%) Oracle
13 6 (1.31%) MuleSoft
14 5 (1.09%) Adobe
14 5 (1.09%) Sage
14 5 (1.09%) Sophos
14 5 (1.09%) Splunk