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

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 328 339 494
Rank change year-on-year +11 +155 -94
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 416 228 130
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.48% 0.66% 0.25%
As % of the General category 1.08% 1.00% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 281 164 59
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,100
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,313 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,563 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% -16.92% +14.04%

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 38,430 22,737 27,772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.36% 65.82% 54.46%
Number of salaries quoted 23,679 11,186 12,267
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% -14.00% -0.28%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £80,000
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 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 11 October 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 11 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
South East -17 96 £50,000 -7.83% 93
North of England -43 89 £51,772 +21.82% 74
South West -4 84 £43,000 +7.50% 40
Midlands -46 62 £52,000 +15.56% 53
North West +10 59 £55,000 +48.65% 47
West Midlands -41 41 £51,500 -5.07% 40
East of England -30 34 £55,000 - 36
Yorkshire -55 22 £57,500 +21.05% 18
East Midlands -34 21 £55,000 +29.41% 13
Scotland +28 20 £33,500 - 30
Wales -59 16 £50,000 - 6
Northern Ireland - 15 - - 10
North East -63 8 £29,500 +18.00% 10
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 26 (6.25%) Confluence
2 22 (5.29%) SharePoint
3 13 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.92%) IIS
5 5 (1.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 34 (8.17%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (6.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (4.09%) MS Visio
4 11 (2.64%) AutoCAD
5 7 (1.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.20%) CorelDRAW
6 5 (1.20%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.48%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.48%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.24%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 5 (1.20%) Infor CloudSuite
1 5 (1.20%) Infor LN
1 5 (1.20%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (0.96%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.72%) Infor M3
3 3 (0.72%) Sage X3
4 2 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.48%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.24%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.24%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.24%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.24%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 105 (25.24%) Azure
2 53 (12.74%) Microsoft 365
3 49 (11.78%) AWS
4 42 (10.10%) Power Platform
5 31 (7.45%) SaaS
6 26 (6.25%) Entra ID
7 20 (4.81%) Power Automate
8 15 (3.61%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (2.64%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (2.64%) n8n
9 11 (2.64%) Zapier
10 10 (2.40%) GCP
11 8 (1.92%) Azure Monitor
11 8 (1.92%) Azure Stack
11 8 (1.92%) GitHub
12 7 (1.68%) Boomi
12 7 (1.68%) PowerApps
13 6 (1.44%) iPaaS
13 6 (1.44%) Lucidchart
13 6 (1.44%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 45 (10.82%) DNS
2 44 (10.58%) Firewall
3 43 (10.34%) VPN
4 36 (8.65%) TCP/IP
5 27 (6.49%) DHCP
6 21 (5.05%) WAN
6 21 (5.05%) Wireless
7 18 (4.33%) Network Security
8 17 (4.09%) VLAN
9 16 (3.85%) LAN
10 14 (3.37%) Wi-Fi
11 12 (2.88%) SD-WAN
12 11 (2.64%) TETRA
13 10 (2.40%) Intrusion Detection
13 10 (2.40%) SAN
14 9 (2.16%) BGP
14 9 (2.16%) OSPF
15 8 (1.92%) HTTP
16 4 (0.96%) ATM
16 4 (0.96%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (8.89%) Power BI
2 19 (4.57%) SQL Server
3 9 (2.16%) Big Data
4 4 (0.96%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.72%) DynamoDB
5 3 (0.72%) Metadata
6 2 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.48%) Db2
6 2 (0.48%) EDMS
6 2 (0.48%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.48%) MySQL
6 2 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.48%) Redis
7 1 (0.24%) Airbyte
7 1 (0.24%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.24%) GIS
7 1 (0.24%) Metadata Repository
7 1 (0.24%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 34 (8.17%) JIRA
2 11 (2.64%) Git
3 6 (1.44%) Postman
4 5 (1.20%) GitLab
5 3 (0.72%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.72%) JUnit
5 3 (0.72%) Selenium
6 2 (0.48%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.48%) Fiddler
6 2 (0.48%) JMeter
6 2 (0.48%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.24%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.24%) Hudson
7 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.24%) PowerBuilder
7 1 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
General
1 236 (56.73%) Social Skills
2 82 (19.71%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (12.02%) Manufacturing
4 47 (11.30%) Finance
5 37 (8.89%) Organisational Skills
6 26 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
7 20 (4.81%) Aerospace
8 16 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (3.85%) Legal
9 14 (3.37%) Public Sector
10 12 (2.88%) Electronics
11 11 (2.64%) Marketing
12 9 (2.16%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.68%) Banking
14 6 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (1.44%) Military
15 5 (1.20%) Automotive
16 4 (0.96%) Law
17 3 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
17 3 (0.72%) Retail
Job Titles
1 86 (20.67%) Analyst
2 56 (13.46%) Senior
2 56 (13.46%) Support Engineer
3 34 (8.17%) IT Support
4 33 (7.93%) IT Engineer
5 32 (7.69%) Business Analyst
6 30 (7.21%) Applications Support
7 28 (6.73%) IT Support Engineer
8 27 (6.49%) Support Analyst
9 25 (6.01%) Consultant
10 20 (4.81%) Test Engineer
11 19 (4.57%) Systems Support
12 17 (4.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 16 (3.85%) Architect
13 16 (3.85%) Security Engineer
14 15 (3.61%) Applications Engineer
14 15 (3.61%) Applications Support Engineer
14 15 (3.61%) Systems Analyst
15 14 (3.37%) IT Analyst
15 14 (3.37%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.09%) Terraform
2 16 (3.85%) REST
3 11 (2.64%) Playwright
4 9 (2.16%) CSS
4 9 (2.16%) HTML
4 9 (2.16%) Node.js
5 8 (1.92%) Middleware
6 6 (1.44%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.44%) ARM Templates
6 6 (1.44%) SOAP
7 5 (1.20%) .NET
7 5 (1.20%) EDI
7 5 (1.20%) React
8 4 (0.96%) CSS3
8 4 (0.96%) HTML5
9 3 (0.72%) Boost C++ Libraries
9 3 (0.72%) RESTful
9 3 (0.72%) Ruby on Rails
9 3 (0.72%) Spring
9 3 (0.72%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 54 (12.98%) Driving Licence
2 31 (7.45%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.33%) Product Ownership
4 17 (4.09%) Management Information System
5 14 (3.37%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (3.37%) CCTV
6 13 (3.13%) Data Centre
6 13 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (2.40%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.16%) Replication
9 8 (1.92%) Mobile App
10 7 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.68%) IoT
10 7 (1.68%) PKI
11 6 (1.44%) Client/Server
11 6 (1.44%) Clustering
12 5 (1.20%) Cloud Native
12 5 (1.20%) CMDB
12 5 (1.20%) Online Gambling
12 5 (1.20%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 86 (20.67%) Windows
2 46 (11.06%) Windows Server
3 30 (7.21%) Linux
4 13 (3.13%) macOS
5 11 (2.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 10 (2.40%) Windows 10
7 9 (2.16%) CentOS
8 8 (1.92%) Ubuntu
9 6 (1.44%) Apple iOS
9 6 (1.44%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.96%) Rocky
10 4 (0.96%) Unix
11 3 (0.72%) AIX
11 3 (0.72%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.48%) Android
12 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.24%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.24%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (34.62%) Problem-Solving
2 108 (25.96%) Continuous Improvement
3 61 (14.66%) Agile
4 53 (12.74%) Business Analysis
5 51 (12.26%) Stakeholder Management
6 43 (10.34%) Business Intelligence
7 42 (10.10%) AI
7 42 (10.10%) Disaster Recovery
7 42 (10.10%) Validation
8 41 (9.86%) DevOps
8 41 (9.86%) ERP
9 38 (9.13%) Requirements Gathering
10 35 (8.41%) User Acceptance Testing
10 35 (8.41%) Workflow
11 34 (8.17%) ITIL
12 33 (7.93%) Change Management
12 33 (7.93%) Mentoring
12 33 (7.93%) Migration
12 33 (7.93%) Root Cause Analysis
12 33 (7.93%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 78 (18.75%) SQL
2 43 (10.34%) PowerShell
3 33 (7.93%) Python
4 17 (4.09%) JavaScript
5 11 (2.64%) Bash
6 9 (2.16%) Java
7 6 (1.44%) C
7 6 (1.44%) C#
7 6 (1.44%) C++
8 5 (1.20%) Kusto Query Language
9 4 (0.96%) Ladder Logic
9 4 (0.96%) PHP
9 4 (0.96%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.72%) Ruby
10 3 (0.72%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.48%) Embedded C
11 2 (0.48%) Go
11 2 (0.48%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.24%) Embedded C++
12 1 (0.24%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 54 (12.98%) Degree
2 50 (12.02%) Security Cleared
3 35 (8.41%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.85%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (3.13%) CCNP
5 13 (3.13%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (2.64%) CCNA
7 10 (2.40%) HND
8 8 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.44%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (1.44%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.44%) HNC
10 5 (1.20%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.20%) CBAP
11 4 (0.96%) ACCA
11 4 (0.96%) CIMA
11 4 (0.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.72%) Chartered Engineer
12 3 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.48%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (12.74%) QA
2 23 (5.53%) Data Quality
3 22 (5.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (4.81%) GDPR
5 10 (2.40%) NIST
6 7 (1.68%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.44%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (1.20%) SLA
8 5 (1.20%) Software Quality Assurance
9 4 (0.96%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.96%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.72%) WCAG
11 2 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.48%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.48%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.24%) IFRS
12 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 1 (0.24%) NIST 800
System Software
1 37 (8.89%) Active Directory
2 29 (6.97%) Hyper-V
3 23 (5.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (3.37%) Docker
5 11 (2.64%) Firmware
6 8 (1.92%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (1.20%) vSphere
8 4 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.96%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.24%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.24%) KVM
9 1 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 17 (4.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (3.13%) Ansible
2 13 (3.13%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.40%) FortiGate
4 8 (1.92%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.68%) vCenter Server
6 4 (0.96%) Docker Swarm
6 4 (0.96%) Nagios
6 4 (0.96%) NetBackup
6 4 (0.96%) Podman
6 4 (0.96%) VxRail
7 3 (0.72%) Grafana
8 2 (0.48%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.48%) Kibana
9 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.24%) Argo
9 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.24%) Puppet
9 1 (0.24%) SCCM
Vendors
1 123 (29.57%) Microsoft
2 36 (8.65%) Cisco
3 27 (6.49%) VMware
4 19 (4.57%) Fortinet
5 16 (3.85%) SAP
6 13 (3.13%) Google
6 13 (3.13%) Veeam
7 12 (2.88%) JD Edwards
8 11 (2.64%) Oracle
9 10 (2.40%) ServiceNow
10 9 (2.16%) Aruba
11 8 (1.92%) Juniper
11 8 (1.92%) Palo Alto
11 8 (1.92%) Salesforce
12 7 (1.68%) Dell
13 6 (1.44%) MuleSoft
13 6 (1.44%) Splunk
14 5 (1.20%) Adobe
14 5 (1.20%) EMC
14 5 (1.20%) Infor