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

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 296 421 388
Rank change year-on-year +125 -33 +113
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 263 100 299
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.52% 0.33% 0.56%
As % of the General category 1.00% 0.50% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 175 56 270
10th Percentile £30,370 £29,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £38,688 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £49,250
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -3.55% -6.19%
75th Percentile £60,500 £63,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,900 £71,250 £72,625
UK median annual salary £54,500 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.03% +5.45% -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 26,273 20,143 31,916
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 52.41% 67.06% 59.67%
Number of salaries quoted 13,692 8,656 22,827
10th Percentile £27,013 £29,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £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 £63,750 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £76,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -8.71%

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 2 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 2 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 +55 78 £47,500 +2.70% 71
Midlands +23 61 £55,000 +10.00% 36
North of England +4 48 £45,000 +4.19% 41
East of England +26 34 £30,370 -39.26% 20
West Midlands +15 32 £60,000 +20.00% 21
East Midlands -11 28 £45,000 - 15
South West -2 26 £48,000 +52.38% 18
North West +7 22 £45,000 -10.34% 20
Yorkshire -25 20 £34,000 -19.05% 14
Scotland -4 13 £35,000 - 14
North East -3 6 £45,000 +42.86% 7
Wales -12 2 £48,000 -1.54% 2
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 18 (6.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (6.46%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.66%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.52%) Confluence
4 4 (1.52%) IIS
4 4 (1.52%) WebSphere
4 4 (1.52%) WebSphere Application Server
5 3 (1.14%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.76%) WordPress
Applications
1 45 (17.11%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.38%) Abaqus
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.38%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.38%) Weka
Business Applications
1 5 (1.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.76%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.76%) SAP MM
2 2 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.38%) Advent Geneva
3 1 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.38%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.38%) Postilion
3 1 (0.38%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 91 (34.60%) Azure
2 53 (20.15%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (11.79%) AWS
4 26 (9.89%) Entra ID
5 21 (7.98%) SaaS
6 11 (4.18%) IaaS
7 9 (3.42%) GCP
8 8 (3.04%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (3.04%) Power Platform
9 6 (2.28%) Azure Data Factory
10 5 (1.90%) Azure Logic Apps
10 5 (1.90%) iPaaS
10 5 (1.90%) PaaS
10 5 (1.90%) Power Automate
11 4 (1.52%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 4 (1.52%) Amazon EC2
11 4 (1.52%) Amazon S3
11 4 (1.52%) AWS Step Functions
11 4 (1.52%) PowerApps
11 4 (1.52%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 40 (15.21%) DNS
2 37 (14.07%) DHCP
3 34 (12.93%) Firewall
4 29 (11.03%) TCP/IP
5 25 (9.51%) VLAN
5 25 (9.51%) VPN
6 9 (3.42%) SAN
7 8 (3.04%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (2.28%) DMZ
8 6 (2.28%) Network Security
8 6 (2.28%) VoIP
8 6 (2.28%) WAN
9 5 (1.90%) Reverse Proxy
9 5 (1.90%) STUN
10 4 (1.52%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (1.52%) LAN
10 4 (1.52%) Remote Desktop
10 4 (1.52%) SD-WAN
11 3 (1.14%) NetScaler
11 3 (1.14%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (10.65%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.42%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (2.66%) Metadata
3 7 (2.66%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (2.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (1.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.52%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (1.52%) MySQL
7 3 (1.14%) Big Data
7 3 (1.14%) Metadata Repository
7 3 (1.14%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.76%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.76%) Power BI
8 2 (0.76%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.38%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.38%) DB2
9 1 (0.38%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 18 (6.84%) JIRA
2 16 (6.08%) Git
3 6 (2.28%) GitLab
3 6 (2.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (1.90%) Subversion
5 4 (1.52%) Postman
6 2 (0.76%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.38%) Selenium
7 1 (0.38%) Zephyr
General
1 152 (57.79%) Social Skills
2 58 (22.05%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (10.27%) Finance
4 25 (9.51%) Manufacturing
5 24 (9.13%) Legal
6 22 (8.37%) Retail
7 14 (5.32%) Banking
8 13 (4.94%) German Language
8 13 (4.94%) Law
8 13 (4.94%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (3.42%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (3.04%) Automotive
11 8 (3.04%) Electronics
12 5 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (1.90%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.52%) Advertising
13 4 (1.52%) Aerospace
13 4 (1.52%) Avionics
13 4 (1.52%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 48 (18.25%) Senior
2 45 (17.11%) Analyst
3 35 (13.31%) IT Support
4 19 (7.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 19 (7.22%) Support Engineer
5 16 (6.08%) Architect
6 15 (5.70%) Infrastructure Support
6 15 (5.70%) Lead
6 15 (5.70%) Support Analyst
7 10 (3.80%) Applications Support
7 10 (3.80%) Applications Support Analyst
7 10 (3.80%) Data Engineer
7 10 (3.80%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
8 9 (3.42%) IT Engineer
8 9 (3.42%) IT Support Engineer
8 9 (3.42%) Service Analyst
9 8 (3.04%) Business Analyst
9 8 (3.04%) Cloud Engineer
9 8 (3.04%) Security Engineer
9 8 (3.04%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.80%) .NET
1 10 (3.80%) REST
2 8 (3.04%) SOAP
3 6 (2.28%) PySpark
4 5 (1.90%) ARM Templates
4 5 (1.90%) FreeSWITCH
5 4 (1.52%) React
6 3 (1.14%) CSS
6 3 (1.14%) HTML
6 3 (1.14%) Microsoft Graph
6 3 (1.14%) OAuth
6 3 (1.14%) OAuth2
6 3 (1.14%) OpenID
6 3 (1.14%) SAML
7 2 (0.76%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.76%) Jinja
7 2 (0.76%) JSON
7 2 (0.76%) Laravel
7 2 (0.76%) XML
7 2 (0.76%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (5.70%) Onboarding
2 12 (4.56%) Driving Licence
2 12 (4.56%) Enterprise Software
3 10 (3.80%) Analytical Mindset
3 10 (3.80%) Life Science
4 9 (3.42%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.42%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (3.04%) Mobile App
6 7 (2.66%) Cloud Native
6 7 (2.66%) Clustering
6 7 (2.66%) Data Centre
7 6 (2.28%) Embedded Systems
8 4 (1.52%) CCTV
8 4 (1.52%) Low-Code
8 4 (1.52%) Mobile Computing
8 4 (1.52%) NHS
8 4 (1.52%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.52%) Wiki
9 3 (1.14%) Client/Server
9 3 (1.14%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 66 (25.10%) Windows
2 49 (18.63%) Windows Server
3 27 (10.27%) Linux
4 7 (2.66%) Unix
5 5 (1.90%) Debian
5 5 (1.90%) VMS
5 5 (1.90%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.90%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.52%) Ubuntu
7 3 (1.14%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.14%) CentOS
7 3 (1.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.38%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (31.56%) Problem-Solving
2 52 (19.77%) Continuous Improvement
3 47 (17.87%) ITIL
4 45 (17.11%) Agile
5 31 (11.79%) Cybersecurity
6 26 (9.89%) Project Delivery
7 23 (8.75%) CI/CD
8 22 (8.37%) AI
9 21 (7.98%) Mentoring
9 21 (7.98%) Root Cause Analysis
10 19 (7.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 19 (7.22%) ITSM
11 18 (6.84%) Analytical Thinking
11 18 (6.84%) Collaborative Working
12 17 (6.46%) ERP
12 17 (6.46%) Incident Management
13 16 (6.08%) Change Management
14 15 (5.70%) Customer Service
14 15 (5.70%) Stakeholder Management
14 15 (5.70%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 37 (14.07%) SQL
2 30 (11.41%) PowerShell
3 28 (10.65%) Python
4 11 (4.18%) Bash
5 10 (3.80%) C#
6 9 (3.42%) JavaScript
7 5 (1.90%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.90%) VBA
8 4 (1.52%) Java
8 4 (1.52%) PHP
8 4 (1.52%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.14%) C++
10 1 (0.38%) ABAP
10 1 (0.38%) Bicep
10 1 (0.38%) C
10 1 (0.38%) Go
Qualifications
1 63 (23.95%) Degree
2 32 (12.17%) Security Cleared
3 24 (9.13%) BPSS Clearance
4 21 (7.98%) SC Cleared
5 15 (5.70%) Azure Certification
6 13 (4.94%) Numerate Degree
7 8 (3.04%) CISSP
7 8 (3.04%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (2.66%) HNC
9 6 (2.28%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (2.28%) CISM
9 6 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.90%) DV Cleared
11 4 (1.52%) CCNP
11 4 (1.52%) CEH
11 4 (1.52%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (1.52%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (1.14%) HND
12 3 (1.14%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (11.41%) Data Quality
2 21 (7.98%) QA
3 13 (4.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (4.94%) SLA
4 12 (4.56%) GDPR
5 8 (3.04%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (2.28%) NIST
7 5 (1.90%) PCI DSS
8 3 (1.14%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.76%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.76%) COBIT
9 2 (0.76%) GRC
9 2 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.76%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.38%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.38%) GxP
10 1 (0.38%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 63 (23.95%) Active Directory
2 16 (6.08%) Hyper-V
3 10 (3.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.66%) Docker
5 4 (1.52%) Firmware
5 4 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.52%) vSphere
6 2 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.76%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.38%) Ceph
7 1 (0.38%) Lustre
7 1 (0.38%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 12 (4.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (3.80%) SCCM
2 10 (3.80%) Terraform
3 6 (2.28%) Kubernetes
3 6 (2.28%) vCenter Server
4 5 (1.90%) Backup Exec
4 5 (1.90%) Failover Clustering
4 5 (1.90%) Nagios
4 5 (1.90%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (1.52%) Ansible
5 4 (1.52%) Control-M
5 4 (1.52%) Dell DRAC
5 4 (1.52%) SolarWinds Orion
5 4 (1.52%) ZABBIX
6 3 (1.14%) cPanel
6 3 (1.14%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (1.14%) Nessus
6 3 (1.14%) Plesk
7 2 (0.76%) Netcool
Vendors
1 91 (34.60%) Microsoft
2 25 (9.51%) VMware
3 15 (5.70%) Cisco
4 14 (5.32%) SolarWinds
5 13 (4.94%) Citrix
5 13 (4.94%) Veeam
6 11 (4.18%) Pega
6 11 (4.18%) SAP
7 9 (3.42%) Oracle
8 8 (3.04%) ServiceNow
9 7 (2.66%) Blue Prism
9 7 (2.66%) Databricks
10 6 (2.28%) Salesforce
11 5 (1.90%) Epicor
11 5 (1.90%) Fortinet
12 4 (1.52%) Dell
12 4 (1.52%) Informatica
12 4 (1.52%) MuleSoft
12 4 (1.52%) Siemens
13 3 (1.14%) Palo Alto