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 13 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 264 350 328
Rank change year-on-year +86 -22 +148
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 126 95 134
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.98% 0.55% 0.71%
As % of the General category 1.32% 0.79% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 73 61 114
10th Percentile £51,500 £48,144 £46,075
25th Percentile £56,250 £63,000 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £72,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.90% -9.38% +28.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £99,000 £107,500
England median annual salary £54,000 £65,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -17.56% +19.09% -4.35%

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 common skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,561 12,001 12,946
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 74.70% 69.18% 68.17%
Number of salaries quoted 5,739 6,945 10,123
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,322 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £122,500 £120,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -

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 13 November 2025.

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 13 November 2025. 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 +65 32 £80,000 +10.34% 63
East London -13 3 £77,500 -29.55%
South London +10 2 £77,500 +6.90%
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 9 (7.14%) SharePoint
2 8 (6.35%) Confluence
3 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.79%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 20 (15.87%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (11.11%) MS Visio
3 5 (3.97%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (3.17%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (2.38%) Oracle Assets
2 3 (2.38%) Oracle Cash Management
2 3 (2.38%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (2.38%) Oracle General Ledger
2 3 (2.38%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (2.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 3 (2.38%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (1.59%) Bloomberg AIM
3 2 (1.59%) Elite 3E
3 2 (1.59%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.79%) Endur
4 1 (0.79%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 40 (31.75%) Azure
2 22 (17.46%) AWS
3 15 (11.90%) Power Platform
4 13 (10.32%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (5.56%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (4.76%) GCP
7 5 (3.97%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (3.97%) Power Automate
7 5 (3.97%) PowerApps
7 5 (3.97%) SaaS
8 4 (3.17%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (3.17%) Entra ID
8 4 (3.17%) GitHub
9 3 (2.38%) OCI
10 2 (1.59%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (1.59%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (1.59%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (1.59%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 24 (19.05%) Firewall
2 17 (13.49%) LAN
3 10 (7.94%) BGP
3 10 (7.94%) Network Security
4 9 (7.14%) OSPF
5 6 (4.76%) Ethernet VPN
5 6 (4.76%) VPN
6 5 (3.97%) Intranet
6 5 (3.97%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (3.97%) MPLS
6 5 (3.97%) NX-OS
6 5 (3.97%) WAN
7 4 (3.17%) DNS
8 3 (2.38%) DHCP
8 3 (2.38%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (1.59%) Internet
10 1 (0.79%) IGRP
10 1 (0.79%) VLAN
10 1 (0.79%) VRRP
10 1 (0.79%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (7.94%) Power BI
2 5 (3.97%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.79%) Big Data
4 1 (0.79%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.79%) GIS
4 1 (0.79%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.79%) Metabase
4 1 (0.79%) Metadata
4 1 (0.79%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.79%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 11 (8.73%) JIRA
2 1 (0.79%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.79%) Visual Studio
General
1 63 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 62 (49.21%) Finance
3 25 (19.84%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (18.25%) Banking
5 20 (15.87%) Legal
6 12 (9.52%) Retail
7 10 (7.94%) Advertising
8 8 (6.35%) Back Office
8 8 (6.35%) Law
8 8 (6.35%) Telecoms
9 5 (3.97%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (3.17%) Financial Institution
10 4 (3.17%) Marketing
11 3 (2.38%) Publishing
12 2 (1.59%) Japanese Language
12 2 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.79%) Investment Banking
13 1 (0.79%) Local Government
13 1 (0.79%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 37 (29.37%) Analyst
2 21 (16.67%) Network Engineer
3 20 (15.87%) Business Analyst
4 17 (13.49%) Lead
5 15 (11.90%) Senior
6 10 (7.94%) Architect
7 9 (7.14%) Designer
8 8 (6.35%) Developer
8 8 (6.35%) Lead Designer
8 8 (6.35%) Solutions Designer
9 7 (5.56%) Deployment Engineer
9 7 (5.56%) Network Deployment Engineer
9 7 (5.56%) Security Engineer
10 6 (4.76%) Administrator
10 6 (4.76%) IT Analyst
10 6 (4.76%) Senior Analyst
10 6 (4.76%) Solutions Architect
11 5 (3.97%) Business IT Analyst
11 5 (3.97%) Junior
11 5 (3.97%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.97%) XML
2 2 (1.59%) JSON
2 2 (1.59%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.79%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.79%) EDI
3 1 (0.79%) HTML
3 1 (0.79%) Kafka
3 1 (0.79%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.94%) CMDB
2 8 (6.35%) Product Ownership
3 7 (5.56%) Data Centre
3 7 (5.56%) Mobile App
4 6 (4.76%) Management Information System
5 5 (3.97%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (3.17%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (3.17%) Fixed Income
6 4 (3.17%) Low-Code
6 4 (3.17%) NHS
7 3 (2.38%) Digital Media
7 3 (2.38%) IoT
7 3 (2.38%) Replication
8 2 (1.59%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (1.59%) Cloud Native
8 2 (1.59%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (1.59%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.79%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.79%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.14%) Windows
2 7 (5.56%) Linux
3 2 (1.59%) Unix
4 1 (0.79%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.79%) VMS
4 1 (0.79%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (24.60%) Continuous Improvement
2 28 (22.22%) Agile
3 22 (17.46%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (15.87%) Inventory Management
5 19 (15.08%) Cybersecurity
5 19 (15.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 18 (14.29%) User Stories
7 17 (13.49%) Business Analysis
7 17 (13.49%) Validation
8 16 (12.70%) Project Management
9 14 (11.11%) Analytics
9 14 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
9 14 (11.11%) Project Delivery
10 13 (10.32%) Change Control
10 13 (10.32%) Incident Response
10 13 (10.32%) Migration
10 13 (10.32%) Security Architecture
11 12 (9.52%) Change Management
11 12 (9.52%) Load Balancing
11 12 (9.52%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 10 (7.94%) SQL
2 8 (6.35%) Python
3 5 (3.97%) Bash
3 5 (3.97%) C#
3 5 (3.97%) PHP
4 4 (3.17%) C
4 4 (3.17%) Java
4 4 (3.17%) PowerShell
4 4 (3.17%) VBA
5 3 (2.38%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.79%) C++
6 1 (0.79%) Go
6 1 (0.79%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.79%) R
Qualifications
1 38 (30.16%) Degree
2 19 (15.08%) Cisco Certification
3 18 (14.29%) CISSP
4 17 (13.49%) CCNP
5 13 (10.32%) CISM
6 11 (8.73%) CCIE
7 7 (5.56%) CCSA
7 7 (5.56%) CCSE
8 6 (4.76%) CCNA
9 5 (3.97%) CISA
9 5 (3.97%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (3.97%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (3.97%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (3.17%) Novell Certification
11 3 (2.38%) ACCA
11 3 (2.38%) CIMA
11 3 (2.38%) Security Cleared
12 2 (1.59%) AWS Certification
12 2 (1.59%) CFA
12 2 (1.59%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (13.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (7.14%) NIST
3 8 (6.35%) Actionable Recommendations
4 7 (5.56%) Data Quality
4 7 (5.56%) MiFID
5 6 (4.76%) SOC 2
6 5 (3.97%) PMO
7 4 (3.17%) ISO 9001
8 3 (2.38%) GDPR
8 3 (2.38%) GRC
9 2 (1.59%) QA
9 2 (1.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (1.59%) UCITS
10 1 (0.79%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.79%) PERC
System Software
1 7 (5.56%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.97%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (1.59%) Firmware
4 1 (0.79%) Docker
4 1 (0.79%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (3.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 4 (3.17%) CSIRT
1 4 (3.17%) Nagios
2 3 (2.38%) Terraform
3 2 (1.59%) Grafana
3 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.79%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.79%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.79%) SCCM
4 1 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 30 (23.81%) Microsoft
2 16 (12.70%) Cisco
3 12 (9.52%) CheckPoint
3 12 (9.52%) F5
4 6 (4.76%) Oracle
4 6 (4.76%) SolarWinds
5 5 (3.97%) Arista
5 5 (3.97%) Carbon Black
5 5 (3.97%) Darktrace
5 5 (3.97%) Qualys
5 5 (3.97%) ServiceNow
6 4 (3.17%) Blue Prism
6 4 (3.17%) GoldenSource
6 4 (3.17%) Pega
7 3 (2.38%) BMC
7 3 (2.38%) Intapp
7 3 (2.38%) Juniper
7 3 (2.38%) Palo Alto
8 2 (1.59%) Aderant
8 2 (1.59%) Criteo