Documentation Skills Job Trends in London

Documentation Skills
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 354 320
Rank change year-on-year +101 -34 +85
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 124 80 130
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.90% 0.51% 0.73%
As % of the General category 1.32% 0.70% 1.09%
Number of salaries quoted 73 46 111
10th Percentile £46,250 £51,125 £52,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £62,500 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,750 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.86% -3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £90,000 £73,750 £88,125
90th Percentile £105,000 £91,174 £107,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £64,000 £56,324
% change year-on-year -14.06% +13.63% -6.13%

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9,363 11,412 11,891
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 68.09% 73.21% 66.65%
Number of salaries quoted 5,742 6,117 9,230
10th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £122,500 £120,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -4.00%

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Documentation Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Documentation Skills job vacancy trend in London

Documentation Skills
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Documentation Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Documentation Skills

Documentation Skills
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills in London over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Documentation Skills in London

Documentation Skills
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Documentation Skills within the London region over the 6 months to 4 January 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
Central London +55 32 £80,000 +12.28% 10
East London - 5 £77,500 -
South London +28 2 £77,500 +6.90% 2
West London - 1 £52,500 - 1
Documentation Skills
England

Documentation Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 8 (6.45%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.23%) Confluence
3 2 (1.61%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.81%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.81%) Jupyter
Applications
1 18 (14.52%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (9.68%) MS Visio
3 5 (4.03%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (2.42%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (2.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (3.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.61%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (1.61%) Elite 3E
2 2 (1.61%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.81%) Bloomberg AIM
3 1 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.81%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.81%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.81%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (0.81%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.81%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.81%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.81%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.81%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.81%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 46 (37.10%) Azure
2 18 (14.52%) Power Platform
3 17 (13.71%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (11.29%) AWS
5 10 (8.06%) Power Automate
6 9 (7.26%) Microsoft Copilot
7 8 (6.45%) ChatGPT
7 8 (6.45%) SaaS
8 7 (5.65%) Azure Data Factory
8 7 (5.65%) Microsoft Purview
8 7 (5.65%) PowerApps
9 6 (4.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 6 (4.84%) PaaS
10 5 (4.03%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (3.23%) dbt
11 4 (3.23%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (3.23%) Entra ID
12 2 (1.61%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (1.61%) GCP
12 2 (1.61%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 15 (12.10%) LAN
2 13 (10.48%) Firewall
3 8 (6.45%) Network Security
4 4 (3.23%) BGP
4 4 (3.23%) Ethernet VPN
4 4 (3.23%) OSPF
4 4 (3.23%) WAN
4 4 (3.23%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (2.42%) NX-OS
6 2 (1.61%) DNS
6 2 (1.61%) Intranet
6 2 (1.61%) Multicast
6 2 (1.61%) VPN
6 2 (1.61%) Wireless
7 1 (0.81%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (0.81%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (0.81%) DHCP
7 1 (0.81%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.81%) VLAN
7 1 (0.81%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (12.90%) Power BI
2 8 (6.45%) Data Lake
3 6 (4.84%) SQL Server
4 5 (4.03%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (3.23%) Metabase
5 4 (3.23%) Metadata
6 2 (1.61%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.61%) Relational Database
6 2 (1.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.81%) Big Data
7 1 (0.81%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.81%) Metadata Repository
7 1 (0.81%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.81%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.81%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 4 (3.23%) Visual Studio
2 3 (2.42%) JIRA
3 2 (1.61%) Git
3 2 (1.61%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.61%) Selenium
3 2 (1.61%) WebDriver
4 1 (0.81%) Burp Suite
General
1 62 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 60 (48.39%) Finance
3 24 (19.35%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (17.74%) Banking
5 20 (16.13%) Legal
6 13 (10.48%) Retail
7 10 (8.06%) Advertising
8 9 (7.26%) Law
9 5 (4.03%) Back Office
10 4 (3.23%) Marketing
10 4 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (3.23%) Telecoms
11 3 (2.42%) Financial Institution
11 3 (2.42%) Publishing
12 2 (1.61%) Billing
12 2 (1.61%) Japanese Language
12 2 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.81%) Front Office
13 1 (0.81%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.81%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 37 (29.84%) Analyst
2 19 (15.32%) Business Analyst
2 19 (15.32%) Lead
3 14 (11.29%) Network Engineer
4 13 (10.48%) Senior
5 12 (9.68%) Architect
6 11 (8.87%) IT Analyst
7 8 (6.45%) Designer
7 8 (6.45%) Lead Designer
7 8 (6.45%) Project Manager
7 8 (6.45%) Solutions Architect
7 8 (6.45%) Solutions Designer
8 7 (5.65%) Business IT Analyst
8 7 (5.65%) IT Business Analyst
8 7 (5.65%) Senior Analyst
9 6 (4.84%) Azure Engineer
9 6 (4.84%) Deployment Engineer
9 6 (4.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 6 (4.84%) Network Deployment Engineer
9 6 (4.84%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.42%) XML
2 2 (1.61%) JSON
2 2 (1.61%) Kafka
2 2 (1.61%) Middleware
2 2 (1.61%) REST
2 2 (1.61%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.81%) EDI
3 1 (0.81%) FIX Protocol
3 1 (0.81%) Google JAX
3 1 (0.81%) HTML
3 1 (0.81%) JAX
3 1 (0.81%) JMS
3 1 (0.81%) NumPy
3 1 (0.81%) Pandas
3 1 (0.81%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.81%) XGBoost
Miscellaneous
1 9 (7.26%) Product Ownership
2 8 (6.45%) Low-Code
3 7 (5.65%) Analytical Mindset
3 7 (5.65%) Mobile App
4 6 (4.84%) AI Agents
4 6 (4.84%) Enterprise Cloud
5 5 (4.03%) CMDB
5 5 (4.03%) Data Centre
5 5 (4.03%) Fixed Income
5 5 (4.03%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.42%) Algorithms
6 3 (2.42%) Cloud Native
6 3 (2.42%) Digital Media
6 3 (2.42%) Replication
6 3 (2.42%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.61%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.61%) IoT
7 2 (1.61%) NHS
7 2 (1.61%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.81%) AS400
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.84%) Linux
2 3 (2.42%) Windows
3 2 (1.61%) Unix
4 1 (0.81%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.81%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (32.26%) Continuous Improvement
2 28 (22.58%) Agile
3 27 (21.77%) Stakeholder Management
4 23 (18.55%) Change Management
5 21 (16.94%) Problem-Solving
6 20 (16.13%) Analytics
6 20 (16.13%) Project Management
7 19 (15.32%) Business Analysis
7 19 (15.32%) Business Intelligence
8 17 (13.71%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (12.90%) Data Analysis
9 16 (12.90%) Inventory Management
9 16 (12.90%) Roadmaps
9 16 (12.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 15 (12.10%) AI
10 15 (12.10%) User Stories
11 14 (11.29%) Process Improvement
11 14 (11.29%) Validation
12 13 (10.48%) Security Architecture
12 13 (10.48%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 14 (11.29%) SQL
2 8 (6.45%) PowerShell
3 6 (4.84%) Kusto Query Language
4 5 (4.03%) Java
4 5 (4.03%) Python
5 4 (3.23%) VBA
6 3 (2.42%) C#
6 3 (2.42%) Shell Script
7 2 (1.61%) C
8 1 (0.81%) C++
8 1 (0.81%) Go
8 1 (0.81%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.81%) PHP
8 1 (0.81%) R
Qualifications
1 36 (29.03%) Degree
2 20 (16.13%) CISSP
3 13 (10.48%) Cisco Certification
4 12 (9.68%) CCNP
4 12 (9.68%) CISM
5 10 (8.06%) CCIE
6 8 (6.45%) CCSA
6 8 (6.45%) CCSE
7 6 (4.84%) IIBA
7 6 (4.84%) PMI Certification
7 6 (4.84%) PMP
8 4 (3.23%) CEH
8 4 (3.23%) CISA
8 4 (3.23%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (3.23%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (2.42%) Master's Degree
9 3 (2.42%) Novell Certification
10 2 (1.61%) CCNA
10 2 (1.61%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (8.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (6.45%) Actionable Recommendations
3 7 (5.65%) Data Quality
4 5 (4.03%) MiFID
4 5 (4.03%) NIST
4 5 (4.03%) PMO
4 5 (4.03%) SLA
5 4 (3.23%) GRC
5 4 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 4 (3.23%) SOC 2
6 3 (2.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (1.61%) GDPR
7 2 (1.61%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.81%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.81%) QA
System Software
1 5 (4.03%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.23%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.81%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (4.03%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (2.42%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 3 (2.42%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.61%) Grafana
4 1 (0.81%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.81%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.81%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.81%) Terraform
Vendors
1 30 (24.19%) Microsoft
2 13 (10.48%) Cisco
3 11 (8.87%) CheckPoint
3 11 (8.87%) F5
4 9 (7.26%) ServiceNow
5 7 (5.65%) iManage
6 6 (4.84%) Alteryx
6 6 (4.84%) Anaplan
7 5 (4.03%) Arista
7 5 (4.03%) GoldenSource
7 5 (4.03%) Intapp
7 5 (4.03%) UiPath
8 4 (3.23%) Blue Prism
8 4 (3.23%) Carbon Black
8 4 (3.23%) Darktrace
8 4 (3.23%) Oracle
8 4 (3.23%) Palo Alto
8 4 (3.23%) Pega
8 4 (3.23%) Qualys
8 4 (3.23%) SAP