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 10 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 298 412 390
Rank change year-on-year +114 -22 +102
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 258 100 334
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.49% 0.35% 0.58%
As % of the General category 0.96% 0.52% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 169 59 302
10th Percentile £30,370 £29,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £38,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £60,500 £63,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £73,625
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £51,200
% change year-on-year - +7.42% -14.67%

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 26,768 19,175 34,464
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 51.33% 67.99% 59.49%
Number of salaries quoted 13,914 9,037 24,548
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,574 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,568 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £76,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

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 10 March 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 10 March 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 +49 77 £47,500 +2.70% 67
Midlands +5 58 £55,000 +10.00% 32
North of England -8 50 £45,000 +7.14% 44
East of England +28 33 £30,370 -39.26% 18
West Midlands +3 30 £60,000 +20.00% 19
East Midlands -10 27 £45,000 - 13
South West -18 24 £46,500 +45.31% 23
North West -1 23 £50,500 +0.61% 25
Yorkshire -34 21 £34,000 -19.05% 14
Scotland -4 13 £35,000 - 15
North East -18 6 £45,000 +42.86% 6
Wales -11 2 £48,000 -1.54% 3
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 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 16 (6.20%) SharePoint
2 15 (5.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.71%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.94%) Confluence
5 4 (1.55%) IIS
5 4 (1.55%) WebSphere
5 4 (1.55%) WebSphere Application Server
6 3 (1.16%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.78%) WordPress
Applications
1 44 (17.05%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.39%) Abaqus
3 1 (0.39%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.39%) Weka
Business Applications
1 5 (1.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.78%) SAP MM
2 2 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.39%) Advent Geneva
3 1 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.39%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.39%) Postilion
3 1 (0.39%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 87 (33.72%) Azure
2 49 (18.99%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (12.40%) AWS
4 25 (9.69%) Entra ID
5 21 (8.14%) SaaS
6 10 (3.88%) GCP
6 10 (3.88%) IaaS
7 6 (2.33%) Azure Data Factory
7 6 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (2.33%) Power Platform
8 5 (1.94%) PaaS
8 5 (1.94%) Power Automate
9 4 (1.55%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 4 (1.55%) Amazon EC2
9 4 (1.55%) Amazon S3
9 4 (1.55%) AWS CodePipeline
9 4 (1.55%) AWS Lambda
9 4 (1.55%) AWS Step Functions
9 4 (1.55%) OpenShift
9 4 (1.55%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 38 (14.73%) DNS
2 34 (13.18%) DHCP
3 28 (10.85%) Firewall
4 26 (10.08%) TCP/IP
5 22 (8.53%) VLAN
5 22 (8.53%) VPN
6 8 (3.10%) SAN
7 7 (2.71%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (2.33%) DMZ
8 6 (2.33%) VoIP
9 5 (1.94%) Network Security
9 5 (1.94%) Reverse Proxy
9 5 (1.94%) STUN
9 5 (1.94%) WAN
10 4 (1.55%) NetScaler
10 4 (1.55%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (1.16%) LAN
11 3 (1.16%) NAS
11 3 (1.16%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.78%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (10.85%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.49%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (2.71%) Metadata
3 7 (2.71%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (2.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (1.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.55%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (1.55%) MySQL
7 3 (1.16%) Big Data
7 3 (1.16%) Metadata Repository
7 3 (1.16%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.78%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.78%) Power BI
8 2 (0.78%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.39%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.39%) DB2
9 1 (0.39%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 19 (7.36%) JIRA
2 17 (6.59%) Git
3 6 (2.33%) GitLab
3 6 (2.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (1.94%) Subversion
5 2 (0.78%) Postman
5 2 (0.78%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.39%) Selenium
6 1 (0.39%) Zephyr
General
1 152 (58.91%) Social Skills
2 56 (21.71%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (10.08%) Finance
4 25 (9.69%) Legal
4 25 (9.69%) Manufacturing
5 21 (8.14%) Retail
6 13 (5.04%) Banking
6 13 (5.04%) German Language
6 13 (5.04%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (4.26%) Law
8 10 (3.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (3.88%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (3.10%) Automotive
9 8 (3.10%) Electronics
10 6 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (2.33%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.94%) Advertising
12 4 (1.55%) Avionics
12 4 (1.55%) Public Sector
13 3 (1.16%) Billing
Job Titles
1 48 (18.60%) Senior
2 47 (18.22%) Analyst
3 33 (12.79%) IT Support
4 17 (6.59%) Support Analyst
4 17 (6.59%) Support Engineer
5 16 (6.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 15 (5.81%) Architect
6 15 (5.81%) Lead
7 13 (5.04%) Infrastructure Support
8 12 (4.65%) Applications Support
8 12 (4.65%) Applications Support Analyst
9 10 (3.88%) Data Engineer
10 8 (3.10%) Business Analyst
10 8 (3.10%) Cloud Engineer
10 8 (3.10%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
10 8 (3.10%) Security Engineer
10 8 (3.10%) Service Analyst
10 8 (3.10%) Support Technician
10 8 (3.10%) Systems Engineer
11 7 (2.71%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.88%) .NET
1 10 (3.88%) REST
2 8 (3.10%) SOAP
3 6 (2.33%) PySpark
4 5 (1.94%) ARM Templates
4 5 (1.94%) FreeSWITCH
5 3 (1.16%) CSS
5 3 (1.16%) HTML
5 3 (1.16%) Jinja
5 3 (1.16%) JSON
5 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Graph
5 3 (1.16%) OAuth
5 3 (1.16%) OAuth2
5 3 (1.16%) OpenID
5 3 (1.16%) React
5 3 (1.16%) SAML
5 3 (1.16%) YAML
6 2 (0.78%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.78%) Laravel
6 2 (0.78%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (5.81%) Onboarding
2 13 (5.04%) Driving Licence
3 10 (3.88%) Enterprise Software
3 10 (3.88%) Management Information System
3 10 (3.88%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (3.49%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (3.49%) Life Science
5 8 (3.10%) Mobile App
6 7 (2.71%) Cloud Native
7 6 (2.33%) Embedded Systems
8 5 (1.94%) Clustering
8 5 (1.94%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.94%) Mobile Computing
8 5 (1.94%) Security Posture
9 4 (1.55%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.55%) CCTV
9 4 (1.55%) Low-Code
9 4 (1.55%) NHS
9 4 (1.55%) Wiki
10 3 (1.16%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 64 (24.81%) Windows
2 47 (18.22%) Windows Server
3 29 (11.24%) Linux
4 8 (3.10%) Unix
5 5 (1.94%) Debian
5 5 (1.94%) VMS
5 5 (1.94%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.94%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.55%) Ubuntu
7 3 (1.16%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.16%) CentOS
8 1 (0.39%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (31.01%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (20.93%) Continuous Improvement
3 45 (17.44%) Agile
4 44 (17.05%) ITIL
5 31 (12.02%) Cybersecurity
6 28 (10.85%) Project Delivery
7 23 (8.91%) CI/CD
8 22 (8.53%) AI
9 21 (8.14%) Root Cause Analysis
10 20 (7.75%) ITSM
10 20 (7.75%) Mentoring
11 19 (7.36%) Analytical Thinking
11 19 (7.36%) Change Management
11 19 (7.36%) Incident Management
12 17 (6.59%) Collaborative Working
13 16 (6.20%) ERP
13 16 (6.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 16 (6.20%) Stakeholder Management
14 15 (5.81%) Customer Service
14 15 (5.81%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 35 (13.57%) SQL
2 30 (11.63%) PowerShell
3 28 (10.85%) Python
4 11 (4.26%) Bash
5 9 (3.49%) JavaScript
6 8 (3.10%) C#
7 5 (1.94%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.94%) VBA
8 4 (1.55%) Java
8 4 (1.55%) PHP
8 4 (1.55%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.16%) C++
10 1 (0.39%) ABAP
10 1 (0.39%) C
Qualifications
1 62 (24.03%) Degree
2 29 (11.24%) Security Cleared
3 24 (9.30%) BPSS Clearance
4 20 (7.75%) SC Cleared
5 13 (5.04%) Azure Certification
5 13 (5.04%) Numerate Degree
6 9 (3.49%) CISSP
7 7 (2.71%) CISM
7 7 (2.71%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.33%) HNC
9 5 (1.94%) CompTIA Security+
10 4 (1.55%) CEH
10 4 (1.55%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (1.55%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (1.16%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (1.16%) DV Cleared
11 3 (1.16%) HND
11 3 (1.16%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (1.16%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (11.63%) Data Quality
2 19 (7.36%) QA
3 15 (5.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (5.04%) SLA
5 10 (3.88%) GDPR
6 9 (3.49%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (2.71%) NIST
8 5 (1.94%) PCI DSS
9 3 (1.16%) GRC
9 3 (1.16%) ISO 9001
9 3 (1.16%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.78%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.78%) COBIT
10 2 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.78%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.39%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.39%) NIST 800
System Software
1 60 (23.26%) Active Directory
2 14 (5.43%) Hyper-V
3 9 (3.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.33%) Docker
5 5 (1.94%) vSphere
6 4 (1.55%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.78%) Firmware
7 2 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.78%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.39%) Ceph
8 1 (0.39%) Lustre
8 1 (0.39%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 12 (4.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.49%) SCCM
3 8 (3.10%) Terraform
4 6 (2.33%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.94%) Backup Exec
5 5 (1.94%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.94%) Nagios
5 5 (1.94%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.55%) Ansible
6 4 (1.55%) Control-M
6 4 (1.55%) SolarWinds Orion
6 4 (1.55%) ZABBIX
7 3 (1.16%) cPanel
7 3 (1.16%) Dell DRAC
7 3 (1.16%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (1.16%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (1.16%) Nessus
7 3 (1.16%) Plesk
8 2 (0.78%) Netcool
Vendors
1 88 (34.11%) Microsoft
2 25 (9.69%) VMware
3 14 (5.43%) Citrix
4 13 (5.04%) Cisco
4 13 (5.04%) SolarWinds
5 11 (4.26%) Pega
5 11 (4.26%) SAP
5 11 (4.26%) Veeam
6 8 (3.10%) Oracle
6 8 (3.10%) ServiceNow
7 7 (2.71%) Blue Prism
7 7 (2.71%) Databricks
8 6 (2.33%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.94%) Epicor
10 4 (1.55%) Informatica
10 4 (1.55%) MuleSoft
10 4 (1.55%) Red Hat
10 4 (1.55%) Siemens
11 3 (1.16%) Okta
11 3 (1.16%) Workday