Documentation Skills Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Documentation Skills
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 284 455 408
Rank change year-on-year +171 -47 +48
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 244 111 168
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.58% 0.31% 0.49%
As % of the General category 1.03% 0.48% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 162 53 155
10th Percentile £30,370 £31,199 £29,750
25th Percentile £33,500 £38,890 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £60,406 £63,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £70,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +8.70% -4.17%

All General Skills
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 23,663 22,940 20,563
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 55.80% 63.86% 59.59%
Number of salaries quoted 12,230 9,402 14,568
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +3.45% -6.07%

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Documentation Skills job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Documentation Skills
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Documentation Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Documentation Skills

Documentation Skills
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Documentation Skills in the UK excluding London

Documentation Skills
Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 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
South East +99 77 £49,000 -12.89% 45
Midlands +49 66 £53,750 -1.83% 22
North of England +25 41 £42,500 -19.05% 33
West Midlands +29 34 £60,000 -4.00% 12
East Midlands +11 31 £45,000 - 10
East of England +46 30 £30,370 -23.25% 14
Yorkshire +4 21 £42,500 +1.19% 14
North West +22 20 £45,000 -20.70% 15
South West +18 17 £55,000 +74.60% 14
Scotland +16 11 £35,000 -46.15% 3
Wales 0 2 £48,000 +1.05% 1
Documentation Skills
UK

Documentation Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 14 (5.74%) SharePoint
2 13 (5.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.64%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.64%) Confluence
4 2 (0.82%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.82%) WebSphere Application Server
4 2 (0.82%) WordPress
5 1 (0.41%) IIS
Applications
1 45 (18.44%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (4.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.41%) Abaqus
4 1 (0.41%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (2.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.64%) Oracle Cash Management
2 4 (1.64%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (1.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.82%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.82%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.82%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.82%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.82%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.41%) Advent Geneva
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.41%) Postilion
Cloud Services
1 73 (29.92%) Azure
2 48 (19.67%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (10.25%) AWS
4 19 (7.79%) SaaS
5 17 (6.97%) Entra ID
6 9 (3.69%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (3.69%) IaaS
6 9 (3.69%) Power Platform
7 6 (2.46%) Azure Data Factory
7 6 (2.46%) GCP
7 6 (2.46%) iPaaS
8 5 (2.05%) PowerApps
8 5 (2.05%) Serverless
9 4 (1.64%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 4 (1.64%) Amazon EC2
9 4 (1.64%) AWS CodePipeline
9 4 (1.64%) AWS Lambda
9 4 (1.64%) AWS Step Functions
9 4 (1.64%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.64%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 29 (11.89%) DNS
2 26 (10.66%) DHCP
2 26 (10.66%) Firewall
3 22 (9.02%) TCP/IP
3 22 (9.02%) VPN
4 16 (6.56%) VLAN
5 10 (4.10%) SAN
6 8 (3.28%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (2.87%) BGP
7 7 (2.87%) Network Security
7 7 (2.87%) WAN
8 6 (2.46%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (2.46%) Wireshark
9 5 (2.05%) DMZ
9 5 (2.05%) LAN
9 5 (2.05%) SD-WAN
9 5 (2.05%) VoIP
10 4 (1.64%) MPLS
10 4 (1.64%) OSPF
10 4 (1.64%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (9.84%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.87%) Tableau
3 6 (2.46%) BigQuery
3 6 (2.46%) Metadata
3 6 (2.46%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (2.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (1.64%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (1.64%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (1.64%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.23%) Metadata Repository
6 3 (1.23%) MySQL
7 2 (0.82%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.82%) Power BI
7 2 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.41%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.41%) DB2
8 1 (0.41%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.41%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 12 (4.92%) JIRA
2 9 (3.69%) Git
3 5 (2.05%) Subversion
4 4 (1.64%) Postman
5 1 (0.41%) GitLab
5 1 (0.41%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.41%) Zephyr
General
1 132 (54.10%) Social Skills
2 51 (20.90%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (9.84%) Finance
3 24 (9.84%) Legal
4 20 (8.20%) Organisational Skills
5 19 (7.79%) Retail
6 18 (7.38%) Manufacturing
7 13 (5.33%) German Language
8 12 (4.92%) Banking
9 11 (4.51%) Law
10 8 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (2.87%) Electronics
11 7 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (2.46%) Automotive
13 5 (2.05%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (2.05%) Public Sector
13 5 (2.05%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.64%) Avionics
15 3 (1.23%) Aerospace
15 3 (1.23%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 51 (20.90%) Analyst
2 50 (20.49%) Senior
3 23 (9.43%) IT Support
4 19 (7.79%) Support Engineer
5 18 (7.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 16 (6.56%) Architect
6 16 (6.56%) Service Analyst
7 14 (5.74%) Service Desk Analyst
8 12 (4.92%) Lead
9 10 (4.10%) IT Engineer
10 9 (3.69%) Infrastructure Support
10 9 (3.69%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
10 9 (3.69%) IT Support Engineer
10 9 (3.69%) Senior Analyst
11 8 (3.28%) Applications Support
11 8 (3.28%) Business Analyst
11 8 (3.28%) Data Analyst
11 8 (3.28%) Technical Support
12 7 (2.87%) Data Engineer
12 7 (2.87%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.28%) .NET
1 8 (3.28%) REST
2 6 (2.46%) PySpark
3 5 (2.05%) SOAP
4 4 (1.64%) FreeSWITCH
4 4 (1.64%) HTML
4 4 (1.64%) Microsoft Graph
4 4 (1.64%) OAuth
4 4 (1.64%) OAuth2
4 4 (1.64%) OpenID
4 4 (1.64%) React
4 4 (1.64%) SAML
5 3 (1.23%) CSS
6 2 (0.82%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.82%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.82%) Laravel
6 2 (0.82%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.82%) XML
7 1 (0.41%) OpenAPI
7 1 (0.41%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.15%) Onboarding
2 14 (5.74%) Driving Licence
3 11 (4.51%) Analytical Mindset
3 11 (4.51%) Data Centre
3 11 (4.51%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (3.69%) Life Science
5 8 (3.28%) Cloud Native
5 8 (3.28%) Clustering
6 7 (2.87%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.87%) Mobile App
6 7 (2.87%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.46%) Embedded Systems
8 5 (2.05%) Security Posture
9 4 (1.64%) NHS
10 3 (1.23%) Client/Server
10 3 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
11 2 (0.82%) Cyber Security Posture
11 2 (0.82%) Distributed Systems
11 2 (0.82%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 56 (22.95%) Windows
2 29 (11.89%) Windows Server
3 20 (8.20%) Linux
4 7 (2.87%) Unix
5 5 (2.05%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.64%) Debian
7 3 (1.23%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.82%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.41%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.41%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.41%) VMS
9 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (25.82%) Problem-Solving
2 48 (19.67%) ITIL
3 38 (15.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 34 (13.93%) Agile
5 29 (11.89%) Cybersecurity
6 25 (10.25%) Customer Service
7 22 (9.02%) Validation
8 18 (7.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 17 (6.97%) Root Cause Analysis
10 16 (6.56%) Mentoring
11 15 (6.15%) AI
11 15 (6.15%) CI/CD
11 15 (6.15%) Project Delivery
12 14 (5.74%) Analytical Thinking
12 14 (5.74%) Test Automation
13 13 (5.33%) DevOps
13 13 (5.33%) Disaster Recovery
13 13 (5.33%) Mathematics
13 13 (5.33%) Open Source
13 13 (5.33%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 34 (13.93%) SQL
2 19 (7.79%) PowerShell
2 19 (7.79%) Python
3 9 (3.69%) C#
4 7 (2.87%) JavaScript
5 5 (2.05%) VBA
6 4 (1.64%) Shell Script
7 3 (1.23%) Bash
7 3 (1.23%) PHP
8 2 (0.82%) Bicep
8 2 (0.82%) Java
8 2 (0.82%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.41%) C
9 1 (0.41%) C++
9 1 (0.41%) Go
9 1 (0.41%) Perl
9 1 (0.41%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 52 (21.31%) Degree
2 34 (13.93%) Security Cleared
3 24 (9.84%) BPSS Clearance
4 21 (8.61%) SC Cleared
5 13 (5.33%) Numerate Degree
6 11 (4.51%) DV Cleared
7 10 (4.10%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (3.69%) CISSP
9 7 (2.87%) Azure Certification
9 7 (2.87%) CCNP
9 7 (2.87%) CISM
9 7 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (2.87%) HNC
9 7 (2.87%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (1.64%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (1.23%) CEH
11 3 (1.23%) HND
11 3 (1.23%) MCP
11 3 (1.23%) MCSA
11 3 (1.23%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (11.89%) Data Quality
2 14 (5.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (5.74%) QA
2 14 (5.74%) SLA
3 12 (4.92%) GDPR
4 11 (4.51%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (2.46%) NIST
6 5 (2.05%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.64%) ISO 9001
8 3 (1.23%) GRC
9 2 (0.82%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.82%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.41%) COBIT
10 1 (0.41%) GxP
10 1 (0.41%) JSP 440
System Software
1 50 (20.49%) Active Directory
2 14 (5.74%) Hyper-V
3 12 (4.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (2.05%) Firmware
5 4 (1.64%) Kamailio
6 3 (1.23%) Docker
7 2 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.82%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.82%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.41%) Ceph
8 1 (0.41%) Lustre
8 1 (0.41%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 16 (6.56%) SCCM
2 9 (3.69%) Terraform
3 8 (3.28%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (2.46%) Failover Clustering
5 5 (2.05%) Dell DRAC
6 4 (1.64%) Control-M
6 4 (1.64%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (1.23%) cPanel
7 3 (1.23%) Kubernetes
7 3 (1.23%) Nessus
7 3 (1.23%) Plesk
8 2 (0.82%) Ansible
8 2 (0.82%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.82%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.82%) VxRail
9 1 (0.41%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.41%) CASB
9 1 (0.41%) SCOM
9 1 (0.41%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 85 (34.84%) Microsoft
2 21 (8.61%) VMware
3 12 (4.92%) Cisco
3 12 (4.92%) Oracle
4 10 (4.10%) Citrix
5 9 (3.69%) Veeam
6 8 (3.28%) Salesforce
7 7 (2.87%) Fortinet
7 7 (2.87%) Pega
8 6 (2.46%) Blue Prism
8 6 (2.46%) Databricks
8 6 (2.46%) SolarWinds
9 5 (2.05%) Dell
9 5 (2.05%) Juniper
9 5 (2.05%) Meraki
10 4 (1.64%) Informatica
10 4 (1.64%) Palo Alto
10 4 (1.64%) ServiceNow
11 3 (1.23%) Sparx
11 3 (1.23%) Zscaler