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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 340 332 497
Rank change year-on-year -8 +165 -91
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 391 228 147
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.46% 0.66% 0.27%
As % of the General category 1.04% 1.01% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 255 167 75
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,875 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £52,000 £53,750 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.26% -14.00% +9.17%

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 37,665 22,681 29,606
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 44.25% 65.94% 53.38%
Number of salaries quoted 23,147 11,073 14,062
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile £65,640 £62,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £79,020
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,688 £56,000
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.13% -6.67%

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 19 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 19 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 -16 95 £50,000 -16.67% 97
North of England -57 80 £52,500 +23.53% 66
South West -20 71 £42,500 +6.25% 32
Midlands -44 59 £55,000 +23.60% 47
North West +9 54 £55,000 +38.36% 36
West Midlands -39 40 £51,500 +0.10% 34
East of England -15 35 £55,000 +1.85% 37
Yorkshire -57 22 £57,500 +35.29% 22
Northern Ireland - 20 - - 7
East Midlands -39 19 £60,000 +41.18% 13
Scotland +19 16 £33,500 - 23
Wales - 15 £53,750 - 3
North East -68 4 £42,500 +70.00% 8
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 25 (6.39%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.35%) Confluence
3 16 (4.09%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (2.05%) IIS
5 5 (1.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 30 (7.67%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (7.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (4.35%) AutoCAD
4 15 (3.84%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.28%) CorelDRAW
7 4 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.51%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (1.28%) Infor CloudSuite
1 5 (1.28%) Infor LN
1 5 (1.28%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (1.02%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.77%) Infor M3
3 3 (0.77%) Sage X3
4 2 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.51%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.26%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.26%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.26%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 97 (24.81%) Azure
2 57 (14.58%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (11.51%) AWS
4 40 (10.23%) Power Platform
5 28 (7.16%) SaaS
6 27 (6.91%) Entra ID
7 18 (4.60%) Power Automate
8 13 (3.32%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (3.07%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (2.05%) Azure Monitor
10 8 (2.05%) Azure Stack
10 8 (2.05%) GitHub
11 7 (1.79%) Boomi
11 7 (1.79%) GCP
11 7 (1.79%) n8n
11 7 (1.79%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.79%) Zapier
12 6 (1.53%) iPaaS
12 6 (1.53%) Lucidchart
12 6 (1.53%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 47 (12.02%) Firewall
2 44 (11.25%) DNS
3 42 (10.74%) VPN
4 31 (7.93%) TCP/IP
5 24 (6.14%) DHCP
6 22 (5.63%) WAN
7 18 (4.60%) Wi-Fi
7 18 (4.60%) Wireless
8 17 (4.35%) Network Security
8 17 (4.35%) TETRA
9 15 (3.84%) VLAN
10 14 (3.58%) LAN
11 10 (2.56%) Intrusion Detection
11 10 (2.56%) SD-WAN
12 8 (2.05%) BGP
12 8 (2.05%) HTTP
12 8 (2.05%) OSPF
12 8 (2.05%) SAN
13 7 (1.79%) VoIP
14 6 (1.53%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (8.95%) Power BI
2 17 (4.35%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.28%) Big Data
4 4 (1.02%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.77%) DynamoDB
5 3 (0.77%) Metadata
6 2 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.51%) EDMS
6 2 (0.51%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.51%) Redis
7 1 (0.26%) Airbyte
7 1 (0.26%) Db2
7 1 (0.26%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.26%) GIS
7 1 (0.26%) Metadata Repository
7 1 (0.26%) MySQL
7 1 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.26%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (6.65%) JIRA
2 10 (2.56%) Git
3 5 (1.28%) GitLab
3 5 (1.28%) Postman
4 3 (0.77%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.77%) JMeter
4 3 (0.77%) JUnit
4 3 (0.77%) Selenium
5 2 (0.51%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.51%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.26%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.26%) Fiddler
6 1 (0.26%) Hudson
6 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.26%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.26%) PowerBuilder
6 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
General
1 213 (54.48%) Social Skills
2 74 (18.93%) Analytical Skills
3 46 (11.76%) Manufacturing
4 45 (11.51%) Finance
5 35 (8.95%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (6.91%) Presentation Skills
7 16 (4.09%) Aerospace
8 15 (3.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (3.84%) Legal
9 12 (3.07%) Marketing
9 12 (3.07%) Public Sector
10 11 (2.81%) Telecoms
11 10 (2.56%) Electronics
12 7 (1.79%) Military
13 6 (1.53%) Retail
14 5 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (1.02%) Front Office
15 4 (1.02%) Law
16 3 (0.77%) Banking
17 2 (0.51%) Billing
Job Titles
1 84 (21.48%) Analyst
2 56 (14.32%) Senior
3 49 (12.53%) Support Engineer
4 37 (9.46%) IT Support
5 34 (8.70%) Support Analyst
6 30 (7.67%) IT Engineer
7 28 (7.16%) Applications Support
8 26 (6.65%) Business Analyst
8 26 (6.65%) Consultant
9 25 (6.39%) IT Support Engineer
10 18 (4.60%) Design Engineer
11 17 (4.35%) Audio Visual Engineer
11 17 (4.35%) RF Design Engineer
11 17 (4.35%) RF Engineer
11 17 (4.35%) Systems Engineer
11 17 (4.35%) Systems Support
12 16 (4.09%) Architect
12 16 (4.09%) Lead
12 16 (4.09%) Test Engineer
13 15 (3.84%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.35%) Terraform
2 15 (3.84%) REST
3 9 (2.30%) CSS
3 9 (2.30%) HTML
3 9 (2.30%) Node.js
4 8 (2.05%) Middleware
5 7 (1.79%) Playwright
6 6 (1.53%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.53%) ARM Templates
6 6 (1.53%) SOAP
7 5 (1.28%) EDI
7 5 (1.28%) React
8 4 (1.02%) CSS3
8 4 (1.02%) HTML5
9 3 (0.77%) .NET
9 3 (0.77%) 802.1X
9 3 (0.77%) Boost C++ Libraries
9 3 (0.77%) RESTful
9 3 (0.77%) Spring
9 3 (0.77%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 41 (10.49%) Driving Licence
2 33 (8.44%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.09%) Product Ownership
4 15 (3.84%) Management Information System
5 14 (3.58%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (3.58%) CCTV
6 13 (3.32%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (2.30%) Client/Server
7 9 (2.30%) Data Centre
7 9 (2.30%) Mobile App
8 8 (2.05%) CMDB
9 7 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.79%) IoT
9 7 (1.79%) PKI
9 7 (1.79%) Replication
9 7 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.28%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.28%) Clustering
10 5 (1.28%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (1.28%) Online Gambling
Operating Systems
1 82 (20.97%) Windows
2 47 (12.02%) Windows Server
3 27 (6.91%) Linux
4 13 (3.32%) Windows 10
5 11 (2.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (2.30%) CentOS
7 8 (2.05%) Ubuntu
8 7 (1.79%) Mac OS
9 6 (1.53%) Apple iOS
10 5 (1.28%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (1.02%) Rocky
11 4 (1.02%) Unix
12 3 (0.77%) AIX
12 3 (0.77%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.51%) Android
14 1 (0.26%) Solaris
14 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
2 108 (27.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 53 (13.55%) Agile
4 49 (12.53%) Business Analysis
5 46 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
6 45 (11.51%) ERP
7 40 (10.23%) Business Intelligence
7 40 (10.23%) DevOps
8 39 (9.97%) Disaster Recovery
9 38 (9.72%) AI
9 38 (9.72%) ITIL
10 37 (9.46%) Change Management
11 35 (8.95%) Validation
12 34 (8.70%) Project Delivery
13 32 (8.18%) Root Cause Analysis
14 31 (7.93%) Customer Service
14 31 (7.93%) Mentoring
15 30 (7.67%) Requirements Gathering
15 30 (7.67%) Test Automation
16 29 (7.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 78 (19.95%) SQL
2 45 (11.51%) PowerShell
3 33 (8.44%) Python
4 20 (5.12%) JavaScript
5 10 (2.56%) Bash
6 9 (2.30%) Java
7 7 (1.79%) C++
8 6 (1.53%) C#
9 5 (1.28%) C
10 4 (1.02%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (1.02%) PHP
10 4 (1.02%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.77%) Ruby
12 2 (0.51%) Bicep
12 2 (0.51%) Go
12 2 (0.51%) Groovy
12 2 (0.51%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.51%) VBA
13 1 (0.26%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.26%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 55 (14.07%) Degree
2 48 (12.28%) Security Cleared
3 29 (7.42%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.58%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (3.07%) CCNP
5 12 (3.07%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (2.56%) CCNA
6 10 (2.56%) HND
6 10 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (2.30%) DV Cleared
8 6 (1.53%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (1.53%) HNC
9 4 (1.02%) ACCA
9 4 (1.02%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.02%) CBAP
9 4 (1.02%) Chartered Engineer
9 4 (1.02%) CIMA
9 4 (1.02%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.51%) AAT
10 2 (0.51%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (12.79%) QA
2 21 (5.37%) Data Quality
3 16 (4.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (3.84%) GDPR
5 10 (2.56%) SLA
6 6 (1.53%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.53%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.28%) Software Quality Assurance
8 4 (1.02%) JSP 440
8 4 (1.02%) NIST
9 3 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.77%) WCAG
10 2 (0.51%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.51%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.26%) GAAP
11 1 (0.26%) GxP
11 1 (0.26%) ISO 8583
11 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 1 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 34 (8.70%) Active Directory
2 26 (6.65%) Hyper-V
3 24 (6.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (3.32%) Docker
5 11 (2.81%) Firmware
6 7 (1.79%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (1.02%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (1.02%) VMware NSX
7 4 (1.02%) vSphere
8 3 (0.77%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.77%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.26%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.26%) KVM
9 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 18 (4.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.81%) Ansible
2 11 (2.81%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.30%) FortiGate
4 7 (1.79%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.02%) Docker Swarm
6 4 (1.02%) Grafana
6 4 (1.02%) Nagios
6 4 (1.02%) NetBackup
6 4 (1.02%) Podman
6 4 (1.02%) VxRail
7 2 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.26%) Argo
8 1 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.26%) Kibana
8 1 (0.26%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.26%) Puppet
Vendors
1 122 (31.20%) Microsoft
2 34 (8.70%) Cisco
3 28 (7.16%) VMware
4 18 (4.60%) Fortinet
5 16 (4.09%) SAP
6 12 (3.07%) JD Edwards
6 12 (3.07%) Veeam
7 10 (2.56%) Oracle
7 10 (2.56%) ServiceNow
8 9 (2.30%) Aruba
9 8 (2.05%) Juniper
9 8 (2.05%) Palo Alto
9 8 (2.05%) Salesforce
10 7 (1.79%) Google
10 7 (1.79%) Sophos
11 6 (1.53%) Dell
11 6 (1.53%) MuleSoft
11 6 (1.53%) Sage
12 5 (1.28%) Infor
12 5 (1.28%) Splunk