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 1 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 296 436 392
Rank change year-on-year +140 -44 +76
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 247 108 251
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.55% 0.31% 0.54%
As % of the General category 1.01% 0.49% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 169 47 236
10th Percentile £30,370 £29,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £60,500 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £73,750
UK median annual salary £54,500 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.80% +13.64% -8.33%

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 24,529 22,261 27,861
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.21% 64.55% 59.64%
Number of salaries quoted 12,651 8,981 20,378
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,557
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.39% -9.42%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -11.41%

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 1 February 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 1 February 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 +92 77 £48,500 +2.11% 61
Midlands +37 60 £55,000 +5.77% 30
North of England +19 45 £43,750 +1.29% 41
West Midlands +38 32 £60,000 -4.00% 20
East of England +40 28 £30,370 -23.25% 13
East Midlands +8 27 £45,000 -7.22% 9
South West +15 23 £55,000 +74.60% 22
North West +31 22 £45,000 -0.84% 21
Yorkshire +1 20 £34,000 -19.05% 13
Scotland +10 12 £35,000 - 6
North East +1 3 £45,000 +55.17% 7
Wales -7 2 £48,000 -1.54% 2
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 17 (6.88%) SharePoint
2 14 (5.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.83%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.62%) Confluence
5 3 (1.21%) Apache Spark
5 3 (1.21%) WebSphere
5 3 (1.21%) WebSphere Application Server
6 2 (0.81%) WordPress
7 1 (0.40%) IIS
Applications
1 43 (17.41%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (3.24%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.40%) Abaqus
4 1 (0.40%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.40%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (2.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.81%) Oracle Cash Management
2 2 (0.81%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.81%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.81%) SAP MM
2 2 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.40%) Advent Geneva
3 1 (0.40%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.40%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.40%) Postilion
3 1 (0.40%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 84 (34.01%) Azure
2 53 (21.46%) Microsoft 365
3 29 (11.74%) AWS
4 24 (9.72%) Entra ID
5 19 (7.69%) SaaS
6 10 (4.05%) IaaS
7 9 (3.64%) GCP
7 9 (3.64%) Power Platform
8 8 (3.24%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (2.43%) Azure Data Factory
9 6 (2.43%) iPaaS
10 5 (2.02%) Power Automate
10 5 (2.02%) PowerApps
10 5 (2.02%) Serverless
11 4 (1.62%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 4 (1.62%) AWS CodePipeline
11 4 (1.62%) AWS Lambda
11 4 (1.62%) AWS Step Functions
11 4 (1.62%) Azure Logic Apps
11 4 (1.62%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 39 (15.79%) DNS
2 36 (14.57%) DHCP
3 34 (13.77%) Firewall
4 29 (11.74%) TCP/IP
5 26 (10.53%) VPN
6 23 (9.31%) VLAN
7 10 (4.05%) SAN
7 10 (4.05%) WAN
7 10 (4.05%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (3.24%) Network Security
9 7 (2.83%) BGP
9 7 (2.83%) SD-WAN
10 6 (2.43%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (2.43%) LAN
10 6 (2.43%) Wireshark
11 5 (2.02%) DMZ
11 5 (2.02%) VoIP
11 5 (2.02%) Wireless
12 4 (1.62%) MPLS
12 4 (1.62%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (10.53%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.83%) Amazon RDS
2 7 (2.83%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (2.43%) Metadata
3 6 (2.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (1.62%) Amazon Redshift
4 4 (1.62%) MySQL
5 3 (1.21%) Big Data
5 3 (1.21%) Metadata Repository
5 3 (1.21%) Relational Database
5 3 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.81%) Data Vault
6 2 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.81%) Power BI
6 2 (0.81%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.40%) DB2
7 1 (0.40%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.40%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 14 (5.67%) JIRA
2 10 (4.05%) Git
3 5 (2.02%) Subversion
4 4 (1.62%) Postman
5 3 (1.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.81%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.40%) GitLab
7 1 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.40%) Zephyr
General
1 133 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 58 (23.48%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (10.53%) Finance
4 22 (8.91%) Legal
5 20 (8.10%) Retail
6 18 (7.29%) Manufacturing
7 16 (6.48%) Organisational Skills
8 15 (6.07%) Banking
9 13 (5.26%) German Language
10 12 (4.86%) Law
11 11 (4.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (3.24%) Automotive
13 7 (2.83%) Electronics
14 6 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (2.43%) Telecoms
15 5 (2.02%) Influencing Skills
16 4 (1.62%) Aerospace
16 4 (1.62%) Avionics
16 4 (1.62%) Public Sector
17 3 (1.21%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 48 (19.43%) Senior
2 45 (18.22%) Analyst
3 31 (12.55%) IT Support
4 19 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 18 (7.29%) Support Engineer
6 16 (6.48%) Architect
7 13 (5.26%) Service Analyst
8 12 (4.86%) Infrastructure Support
8 12 (4.86%) Lead
9 11 (4.45%) Service Desk Analyst
10 10 (4.05%) Data Engineer
10 10 (4.05%) IT Engineer
11 9 (3.64%) Business Analyst
11 9 (3.64%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
11 9 (3.64%) IT Support Engineer
11 9 (3.64%) Senior Analyst
12 8 (3.24%) Support Analyst
13 7 (2.83%) Applications Support
13 7 (2.83%) Developer
13 7 (2.83%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.45%) REST
2 10 (4.05%) .NET
3 7 (2.83%) SOAP
4 6 (2.43%) PySpark
5 4 (1.62%) FreeSWITCH
5 4 (1.62%) Microsoft Graph
5 4 (1.62%) OAuth
5 4 (1.62%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.62%) OpenID
5 4 (1.62%) React
5 4 (1.62%) SAML
6 3 (1.21%) CSS
6 3 (1.21%) HTML
7 2 (0.81%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.81%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.81%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.81%) Laravel
7 2 (0.81%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.81%) XML
8 1 (0.40%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.88%) Onboarding
2 14 (5.67%) Driving Licence
3 12 (4.86%) Enterprise Software
4 11 (4.45%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (4.45%) Data Centre
5 9 (3.64%) Life Science
6 8 (3.24%) Cloud Native
6 8 (3.24%) Clustering
6 8 (3.24%) Mobile App
7 7 (2.83%) Management Information System
8 6 (2.43%) Embedded Systems
9 5 (2.02%) Security Posture
9 5 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.62%) CCTV
10 4 (1.62%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.62%) NHS
11 3 (1.21%) Algorithms
11 3 (1.21%) Client/Server
11 3 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.21%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 60 (24.29%) Windows
2 38 (15.38%) Windows Server
3 19 (7.69%) Linux
4 7 (2.83%) Unix
5 5 (2.02%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.62%) Debian
6 4 (1.62%) VMS
6 4 (1.62%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (1.21%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.40%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (28.34%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (21.86%) ITIL
3 46 (18.62%) Continuous Improvement
4 35 (14.17%) Agile
5 31 (12.55%) Cybersecurity
6 21 (8.50%) Root Cause Analysis
7 19 (7.69%) Customer Service
7 19 (7.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 19 (7.69%) Project Delivery
8 17 (6.88%) AI
9 15 (6.07%) Analytical Thinking
9 15 (6.07%) CI/CD
9 15 (6.07%) Disaster Recovery
9 15 (6.07%) ERP
9 15 (6.07%) ITSM
9 15 (6.07%) Mentoring
10 14 (5.67%) Collaborative Working
10 14 (5.67%) Data Pipeline
10 14 (5.67%) Test Automation
10 14 (5.67%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 33 (13.36%) SQL
2 25 (10.12%) PowerShell
3 20 (8.10%) Python
4 10 (4.05%) C#
5 9 (3.64%) JavaScript
6 5 (2.02%) Bash
6 5 (2.02%) VBA
7 4 (1.62%) Shell Script
7 4 (1.62%) T-SQL
8 3 (1.21%) Java
8 3 (1.21%) PHP
9 1 (0.40%) ABAP
9 1 (0.40%) Bicep
9 1 (0.40%) C
9 1 (0.40%) C++
9 1 (0.40%) Go
9 1 (0.40%) Perl
9 1 (0.40%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 50 (20.24%) Degree
2 32 (12.96%) Security Cleared
3 22 (8.91%) BPSS Clearance
4 20 (8.10%) SC Cleared
5 12 (4.86%) Azure Certification
6 11 (4.45%) Numerate Degree
7 10 (4.05%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (4.05%) DV Cleared
8 9 (3.64%) CISSP
9 7 (2.83%) CCNP
9 7 (2.83%) CISM
9 7 (2.83%) HNC
9 7 (2.83%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.62%) CEH
11 4 (1.62%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (1.62%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (1.21%) HND
12 3 (1.21%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (0.81%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (10.93%) Data Quality
2 20 (8.10%) QA
3 14 (5.67%) GDPR
4 13 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (5.26%) SLA
5 10 (4.05%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (2.83%) NIST
7 6 (2.43%) PCI DSS
8 3 (1.21%) GRC
8 3 (1.21%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.81%) COBIT
9 2 (0.81%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.81%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.40%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.40%) GxP
System Software
1 59 (23.89%) Active Directory
2 16 (6.48%) Hyper-V
3 11 (4.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (2.02%) Firmware
5 3 (1.21%) Docker
5 3 (1.21%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (1.21%) vSphere
6 2 (0.81%) Kamailio
6 2 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.81%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.40%) Ceph
7 1 (0.40%) Lustre
7 1 (0.40%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 13 (5.26%) SCCM
2 9 (3.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (3.24%) Terraform
4 6 (2.43%) Failover Clustering
5 5 (2.02%) Dell DRAC
5 5 (2.02%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (2.02%) vCenter Server
6 4 (1.62%) Control-M
6 4 (1.62%) FortiGate
7 3 (1.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (1.21%) Backup Exec
7 3 (1.21%) cPanel
7 3 (1.21%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (1.21%) Nagios
7 3 (1.21%) Nessus
7 3 (1.21%) Plesk
7 3 (1.21%) SolarWinds Orion
8 2 (0.81%) CASB
8 2 (0.81%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.81%) VxRail
Vendors
1 91 (36.84%) Microsoft
2 24 (9.72%) VMware
3 16 (6.48%) Cisco
4 13 (5.26%) Citrix
5 12 (4.86%) Veeam
6 11 (4.45%) SolarWinds
7 10 (4.05%) Pega
8 9 (3.64%) Oracle
8 9 (3.64%) SAP
9 8 (3.24%) Salesforce
10 7 (2.83%) Blue Prism
10 7 (2.83%) Databricks
10 7 (2.83%) Fortinet
10 7 (2.83%) ServiceNow
11 5 (2.02%) Dell
11 5 (2.02%) Juniper
11 5 (2.02%) Meraki
12 4 (1.62%) Informatica
12 4 (1.62%) Palo Alto
12 4 (1.62%) Siemens