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 5 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 342 338 488
Rank change year-on-year -4 +150 -96
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 375 221 165
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.46% 0.64% 0.29%
As % of the General category 1.06% 0.98% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 239 158 96
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,500 £27,250
25th Percentile £39,375 £40,000 £32,450
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% +8.82% -5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,188 £58,750
90th Percentile £73,950 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% -10.00% +4.35%

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 35,395 22,566 29,715
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 43.54% 65.65% 52.84%
Number of salaries quoted 21,970 11,077 15,188
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,112
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -2.69%
75th Percentile £66,413 £62,500 £64,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -8.33%

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 5 September 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 5 September 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 +1 92 £50,000 -23.08% 59
North of England -54 76 £55,000 +29.41% 48
Midlands -33 61 £55,000 +29.41% 32
South West -34 60 £42,500 +6.25% 33
North West +15 52 £55,000 +29.41% 25
West Midlands -33 40 £53,250 +4.98% 21
East of England -25 38 £55,000 +4.76% 17
East Midlands -30 21 £60,000 +41.18% 11
Yorkshire -64 21 £57,500 +35.29% 14
Northern Ireland - 19 - - 5
Scotland +17 16 £33,500 - 12
Wales - 13 £55,000 - 3
North East -63 3 £37,250 +49.00% 9
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 (6.93%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (3.47%) Confluence
4 8 (2.13%) IIS
5 5 (1.33%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 30 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (7.73%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (4.80%) AutoCAD
4 11 (2.93%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.33%) CorelDRAW
7 4 (1.07%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.53%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (1.33%) Infor CloudSuite
1 5 (1.33%) Infor LN
1 5 (1.33%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (1.07%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.80%) Infor M3
3 3 (0.80%) Sage X3
4 2 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.53%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.27%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.27%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 93 (24.80%) Azure
2 56 (14.93%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (11.20%) AWS
4 35 (9.33%) Power Platform
5 27 (7.20%) Entra ID
6 26 (6.93%) SaaS
7 13 (3.47%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (3.20%) Power Automate
9 11 (2.93%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (2.13%) Azure Monitor
10 8 (2.13%) Azure Stack
10 8 (2.13%) GitHub
11 7 (1.87%) Boomi
11 7 (1.87%) PowerApps
12 6 (1.60%) iPaaS
12 6 (1.60%) Lucidchart
12 6 (1.60%) Workato
13 5 (1.33%) Amazon S3
13 5 (1.33%) GCP
13 5 (1.33%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 47 (12.53%) Firewall
2 42 (11.20%) DNS
3 39 (10.40%) VPN
4 29 (7.73%) TCP/IP
5 23 (6.13%) DHCP
6 22 (5.87%) WAN
7 18 (4.80%) Wi-Fi
8 17 (4.53%) TETRA
9 14 (3.73%) Network Security
9 14 (3.73%) Wireless
10 13 (3.47%) LAN
10 13 (3.47%) VLAN
11 10 (2.67%) Intrusion Detection
11 10 (2.67%) SD-WAN
12 9 (2.40%) SAN
13 8 (2.13%) BGP
13 8 (2.13%) HTTP
13 8 (2.13%) OSPF
14 6 (1.60%) VoIP
15 5 (1.33%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (7.73%) Power BI
2 16 (4.27%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.07%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.80%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.53%) EDMS
5 2 (0.53%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.53%) Redis
6 1 (0.27%) Airbyte
6 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.27%) Big Data
6 1 (0.27%) Metadata
6 1 (0.27%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (5.87%) JIRA
2 12 (3.20%) Git
3 7 (1.87%) GitLab
4 4 (1.07%) Postman
5 3 (0.80%) JMeter
5 3 (0.80%) JUnit
5 3 (0.80%) Selenium
6 2 (0.53%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.53%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.53%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.53%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.27%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.27%) Hudson
7 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.27%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio
General
1 204 (54.40%) Social Skills
2 68 (18.13%) Analytical Skills
3 46 (12.27%) Manufacturing
4 43 (11.47%) Finance
5 33 (8.80%) Organisational Skills
6 26 (6.93%) Presentation Skills
7 16 (4.27%) Legal
8 15 (4.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (4.00%) Telecoms
9 14 (3.73%) Aerospace
9 14 (3.73%) Electronics
10 12 (3.20%) Marketing
10 12 (3.20%) Public Sector
11 7 (1.87%) Retail
12 5 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (1.33%) Law
12 5 (1.33%) Military
13 4 (1.07%) Front Office
14 3 (0.80%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.53%) Banking
Job Titles
1 79 (21.07%) Analyst
2 54 (14.40%) Senior
3 42 (11.20%) Support Engineer
4 37 (9.87%) Support Analyst
5 36 (9.60%) IT Support
6 27 (7.20%) IT Engineer
7 26 (6.93%) Applications Support
8 25 (6.67%) Consultant
9 24 (6.40%) IT Support Engineer
10 20 (5.33%) Systems Engineer
11 19 (5.07%) Business Analyst
12 17 (4.53%) Audio Visual Engineer
12 17 (4.53%) Design Engineer
12 17 (4.53%) Lead
12 17 (4.53%) RF Design Engineer
12 17 (4.53%) RF Engineer
13 16 (4.27%) Architect
13 16 (4.27%) Developer
13 16 (4.27%) Systems Analyst
14 14 (3.73%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.27%) Terraform
2 15 (4.00%) REST
3 9 (2.40%) CSS
3 9 (2.40%) HTML
3 9 (2.40%) Node.js
4 8 (2.13%) Middleware
5 6 (1.60%) AngularJS
5 6 (1.60%) ARM Templates
5 6 (1.60%) SOAP
6 5 (1.33%) EDI
6 5 (1.33%) React
7 4 (1.07%) CSS3
7 4 (1.07%) HTML5
7 4 (1.07%) Playwright
8 3 (0.80%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.80%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (0.80%) RESTful
8 3 (0.80%) Ruby on Rails
8 3 (0.80%) Spring
8 3 (0.80%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 37 (9.87%) Driving Licence
2 31 (8.27%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.27%) Product Ownership
4 15 (4.00%) CCTV
4 15 (4.00%) Management Information System
5 14 (3.73%) Legacy Systems
6 13 (3.47%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (2.40%) Client/Server
7 9 (2.40%) Data Centre
7 9 (2.40%) Mobile App
8 8 (2.13%) CMDB
8 8 (2.13%) PKI
8 8 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.87%) IoT
10 6 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.60%) Replication
11 5 (1.33%) Marketing Technology
11 5 (1.33%) Online Gambling
11 5 (1.33%) Video\Live Streaming
12 4 (1.07%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 82 (21.87%) Windows
2 45 (12.00%) Windows Server
3 28 (7.47%) Linux
4 13 (3.47%) Windows 10
5 12 (3.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (2.40%) CentOS
7 8 (2.13%) Ubuntu
8 7 (1.87%) Mac OS
9 6 (1.60%) Apple iOS
10 5 (1.33%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (1.07%) Rocky
11 4 (1.07%) Unix
12 3 (0.80%) AIX
12 3 (0.80%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.53%) Android
14 1 (0.27%) Solaris
14 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (28.80%) Continuous Improvement
2 106 (28.27%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (12.53%) Agile
4 42 (11.20%) Business Analysis
4 42 (11.20%) ERP
5 38 (10.13%) Change Management
5 38 (10.13%) Disaster Recovery
6 37 (9.87%) DevOps
6 37 (9.87%) ITIL
7 35 (9.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 34 (9.07%) Business Intelligence
9 33 (8.80%) AI
9 33 (8.80%) Project Delivery
9 33 (8.80%) Validation
10 31 (8.27%) Customer Service
11 27 (7.20%) System Testing
12 26 (6.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 26 (6.93%) Root Cause Analysis
12 26 (6.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 26 (6.93%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 74 (19.73%) SQL
2 43 (11.47%) PowerShell
3 33 (8.80%) Python
4 21 (5.60%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.40%) Java
6 8 (2.13%) Bash
6 8 (2.13%) C++
7 7 (1.87%) C#
8 6 (1.60%) C
9 5 (1.33%) PHP
10 4 (1.07%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.80%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.80%) Ruby
12 2 (0.53%) Bicep
12 2 (0.53%) Go
12 2 (0.53%) Groovy
12 2 (0.53%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.53%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.53%) VBA
13 1 (0.27%) VB
Qualifications
1 56 (14.93%) Degree
2 48 (12.80%) Security Cleared
3 27 (7.20%) SC Cleared
4 15 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (3.47%) HND
6 10 (2.67%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.40%) CCNA
7 9 (2.40%) CCNP
7 9 (2.40%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (2.13%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.60%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (1.60%) HNC
10 4 (1.07%) ACCA
10 4 (1.07%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (1.07%) CIMA
10 4 (1.07%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.80%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.80%) CBAP
12 2 (0.53%) AAT
12 2 (0.53%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (11.20%) QA
2 17 (4.53%) Data Quality
3 16 (4.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.67%) GDPR
5 9 (2.40%) SLA
6 6 (1.60%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.33%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.33%) Software Quality Assurance
8 4 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.07%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.80%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 3 (0.80%) WCAG
10 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.53%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.53%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.53%) NCSC
10 2 (0.53%) NIST
11 1 (0.27%) Def Stans
11 1 (0.27%) NIST 800
System Software
1 36 (9.60%) Active Directory
2 25 (6.67%) Hyper-V
3 23 (6.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (3.73%) Firmware
5 12 (3.20%) Docker
6 7 (1.87%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (1.33%) vSphere
8 4 (1.07%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (1.07%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.80%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.80%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.27%) KVM
10 1 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (4.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (2.67%) Ansible
2 10 (2.67%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.40%) FortiGate
4 7 (1.87%) vCenter Server
5 4 (1.07%) Docker Swarm
5 4 (1.07%) Grafana
5 4 (1.07%) Nagios
5 4 (1.07%) NetBackup
5 4 (1.07%) Podman
5 4 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.07%) VxRail
6 2 (0.53%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.27%) Argo
7 1 (0.27%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 119 (31.73%) Microsoft
2 34 (9.07%) Cisco
3 28 (7.47%) VMware
4 18 (4.80%) Fortinet
5 14 (3.73%) SAP
6 12 (3.20%) JD Edwards
6 12 (3.20%) Veeam
7 9 (2.40%) Aruba
7 9 (2.40%) ServiceNow
8 8 (2.13%) Juniper
8 8 (2.13%) Oracle
8 8 (2.13%) Palo Alto
9 7 (1.87%) Salesforce
9 7 (1.87%) Sophos
10 6 (1.60%) Dell
10 6 (1.60%) Google
10 6 (1.60%) MuleSoft
10 6 (1.60%) NetApp
10 6 (1.60%) Red Hat
10 6 (1.60%) Sage