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 6 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 320 398 450
Rank change year-on-year +78 +52 +27
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 315 139 327
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.47% 0.47% 0.44%
As % of the General category 1.04% 0.66% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 200 104 276
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,000 £31,247
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% -
75th Percentile £60,031 £63,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,125
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -8.70%

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 30,205 21,044 41,728
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 45.48% 71.58% 55.64%
Number of salaries quoted 17,664 9,321 27,091
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,507 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.08% +2.12% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,200
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.51% +8.57% -12.50%

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 6 June 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 6 June 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
North of England +15 85 £45,000 +7.78% 38
South East +28 75 £50,000 -23.08% 60
Midlands -6 51 £56,000 -4.27% 20
North West +35 45 £55,000 - 25
East of England -3 35 £45,000 -10.00% 15
South West -38 35 £37,500 -6.25% 15
Yorkshire -28 32 £34,000 -18.07% 8
West Midlands -33 27 £58,000 -1.28% 16
East Midlands -10 24 £55,000 +29.41% 4
Northern Ireland - 20 - - 3
Scotland - 9 £35,000 - 12
North East -37 8 £45,000 +66.67% 5
Wales -39 5 £53,750 +7.50% 4
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 15 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (4.13%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.22%) Apache Airflow
3 7 (2.22%) Confluence
4 5 (1.59%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (1.27%) IIS
6 3 (0.95%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.95%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.95%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 37 (11.75%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (8.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (5.71%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.32%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.32%) CorelDRAW
5 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.59%) Unit4 Business World
2 2 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.63%) Infor CloudSuite
2 2 (0.63%) Infor LN
2 2 (0.63%) SAP MM
2 2 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.32%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.32%) SAP HCM
3 1 (0.32%) SAP HR
3 1 (0.32%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 80 (25.40%) Azure
2 56 (17.78%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (11.11%) AWS
4 27 (8.57%) Entra ID
5 24 (7.62%) SaaS
6 21 (6.67%) Power Platform
7 10 (3.17%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (2.86%) IaaS
9 8 (2.54%) Power Automate
10 7 (2.22%) Amazon S3
10 7 (2.22%) Azure Stack
10 7 (2.22%) GitHub
11 6 (1.90%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 6 (1.90%) Amazon EC2
11 6 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (1.59%) AWS Lambda
12 5 (1.59%) GCP
12 5 (1.59%) OpenShift
12 5 (1.59%) PaaS
12 5 (1.59%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 40 (12.70%) DNS
2 37 (11.75%) Firewall
3 35 (11.11%) VPN
4 30 (9.52%) DHCP
5 25 (7.94%) TCP/IP
6 20 (6.35%) VLAN
7 17 (5.40%) TETRA
8 16 (5.08%) WAN
9 15 (4.76%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (3.49%) VoIP
11 10 (3.17%) Intrusion Detection
12 9 (2.86%) Network Security
13 6 (1.90%) SD-WAN
14 5 (1.59%) ATM
14 5 (1.59%) BGP
14 5 (1.59%) DMZ
14 5 (1.59%) NAS
14 5 (1.59%) OSPF
14 5 (1.59%) Reverse Proxy
14 5 (1.59%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (6.67%) SQL Server
2 17 (5.40%) Power BI
3 9 (2.86%) Amazon RDS
4 7 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (2.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (1.27%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.95%) Big Data
6 3 (0.95%) MySQL
6 3 (0.95%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.63%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.32%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.32%) Metadata
8 1 (0.32%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (6.98%) JIRA
2 21 (6.67%) Git
3 12 (3.81%) GitLab
4 6 (1.90%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.63%) Postman
5 2 (0.63%) Selenium
5 2 (0.63%) Subversion
5 2 (0.63%) Terragrunt
5 2 (0.63%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.32%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.32%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.32%) JMeter
6 1 (0.32%) JUnit
6 1 (0.32%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
General
1 163 (51.75%) Social Skills
2 64 (20.32%) Analytical Skills
3 40 (12.70%) Finance
4 34 (10.79%) Manufacturing
5 26 (8.25%) Organisational Skills
6 18 (5.71%) Retail
7 16 (5.08%) Telecoms
8 15 (4.76%) Electronics
9 14 (4.44%) Presentation Skills
10 11 (3.49%) Law
10 11 (3.49%) Marketing
11 7 (2.22%) Aerospace
11 7 (2.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (2.22%) Legal
12 5 (1.59%) Advertising
12 5 (1.59%) Automotive
12 5 (1.59%) Banking
12 5 (1.59%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.27%) Front Office
13 4 (1.27%) Military
Job Titles
1 72 (22.86%) Analyst
2 41 (13.02%) Support Analyst
3 37 (11.75%) IT Support
4 29 (9.21%) Senior
5 21 (6.67%) Systems Engineer
6 18 (5.71%) Applications Support
7 17 (5.40%) Audio Visual Engineer
7 17 (5.40%) Design Engineer
7 17 (5.40%) RF Design Engineer
7 17 (5.40%) RF Engineer
7 17 (5.40%) Support Engineer
8 15 (4.76%) Applications Support Analyst
8 15 (4.76%) Lead
8 15 (4.76%) Security Engineer
9 14 (4.44%) Systems Analyst
10 13 (4.13%) Consultant
11 12 (3.81%) Architect
11 12 (3.81%) IT Analyst
11 12 (3.81%) Site Engineer
12 11 (3.49%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.49%) REST
2 9 (2.86%) ARM Templates
3 8 (2.54%) SOAP
4 6 (1.90%) .NET
4 6 (1.90%) CSS
4 6 (1.90%) HTML
4 6 (1.90%) Node.js
5 5 (1.59%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.59%) FreeSWITCH
5 5 (1.59%) Jinja
5 5 (1.59%) JSON
5 5 (1.59%) YAML
6 3 (0.95%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.95%) PySpark
7 2 (0.63%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.63%) Middleware
7 2 (0.63%) React
7 2 (0.63%) WPF
8 1 (0.32%) OLE
8 1 (0.32%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 23 (7.30%) Driving Licence
2 21 (6.67%) Onboarding
3 15 (4.76%) CCTV
4 12 (3.81%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (3.49%) Product Ownership
6 10 (3.17%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (3.17%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (3.17%) Management Information System
7 8 (2.54%) Client/Server
7 8 (2.54%) CMDB
8 5 (1.59%) Low-Code
8 5 (1.59%) Marketing Technology
8 5 (1.59%) Mobile Computing
9 4 (1.27%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.27%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.27%) Culture of Ownership
9 4 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.27%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.27%) Social Network
9 4 (1.27%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 72 (22.86%) Windows
2 48 (15.24%) Windows Server
3 39 (12.38%) Linux
4 9 (2.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (2.22%) CentOS
5 7 (2.22%) Ubuntu
5 7 (2.22%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.90%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (1.59%) Debian
7 5 (1.59%) Unix
7 5 (1.59%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (1.27%) Apple iOS
8 4 (1.27%) VMS
9 1 (0.32%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (30.79%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (27.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 43 (13.65%) Project Delivery
4 39 (12.38%) ITIL
5 35 (11.11%) Agile
5 35 (11.11%) CI/CD
6 30 (9.52%) Incident Management
7 27 (8.57%) ERP
8 26 (8.25%) Cybersecurity
9 25 (7.94%) Change Management
10 22 (6.98%) Business Intelligence
10 22 (6.98%) DevOps
11 21 (6.67%) AI
11 21 (6.67%) Collaborative Working
12 20 (6.35%) Analytics
12 20 (6.35%) Performance Optimisation
12 20 (6.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 20 (6.35%) System Testing
12 20 (6.35%) Validation
13 19 (6.03%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 56 (17.78%) SQL
2 43 (13.65%) Python
3 37 (11.75%) PowerShell
4 20 (6.35%) JavaScript
5 14 (4.44%) Bash
6 10 (3.17%) Java
7 8 (2.54%) C#
8 6 (1.90%) PHP
8 6 (1.90%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.59%) C++
10 4 (1.27%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.63%) ABAP
11 2 (0.63%) Bicep
11 2 (0.63%) Groovy
12 1 (0.32%) C
12 1 (0.32%) Ruby
12 1 (0.32%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.32%) VB
12 1 (0.32%) VB6
12 1 (0.32%) VBA
Qualifications
1 54 (17.14%) Degree
2 43 (13.65%) Security Cleared
3 19 (6.03%) SC Cleared
4 10 (3.17%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.86%) Azure Certification
5 9 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
5 9 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.90%) CompTIA Security+
7 5 (1.59%) HND
7 5 (1.59%) Numerate Degree
8 4 (1.27%) CCNA
8 4 (1.27%) CCNP
8 4 (1.27%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.27%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.27%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (0.95%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.63%) ACCA
10 2 (0.63%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (11.43%) QA
2 21 (6.67%) Data Quality
3 18 (5.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (4.13%) SLA
5 6 (1.90%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (1.90%) GDPR
6 5 (1.59%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (1.27%) JSP 440
8 3 (0.95%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.95%) GRC
8 3 (0.95%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.95%) NIST
9 2 (0.63%) NCSC
9 2 (0.63%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.63%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.32%) COBIT
10 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.32%) WCAG
System Software
1 52 (16.51%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.13%) Docker
3 12 (3.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (3.49%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.90%) Firmware
5 6 (1.90%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.90%) vSphere
6 3 (0.95%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.95%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.32%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 16 (5.08%) Terraform
2 14 (4.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (3.17%) Kubernetes
4 9 (2.86%) Nagios
5 8 (2.54%) Ansible
6 5 (1.59%) Backup Exec
6 5 (1.59%) Docker Swarm
6 5 (1.59%) FortiGate
6 5 (1.59%) Podman
6 5 (1.59%) vCenter Server
7 4 (1.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (1.27%) Control-M
7 4 (1.27%) SolarWinds Orion
7 4 (1.27%) ZABBIX
8 3 (0.95%) Grafana
8 3 (0.95%) SCCM
9 2 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.32%) CASB
10 1 (0.32%) VxRail
Vendors
1 95 (30.16%) Microsoft
2 33 (10.48%) Cisco
3 27 (8.57%) VMware
4 15 (4.76%) SAP
5 12 (3.81%) Citrix
6 10 (3.17%) SolarWinds
7 9 (2.86%) Fortinet
8 7 (2.22%) Oracle
8 7 (2.22%) Splunk
8 7 (2.22%) Veeam
9 6 (1.90%) Databricks
9 6 (1.90%) Pega
9 6 (1.90%) Salesforce
9 6 (1.90%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.59%) Adobe
10 5 (1.59%) Epicor
10 5 (1.59%) Google
10 5 (1.59%) Red Hat
11 4 (1.27%) Informatica
11 4 (1.27%) Siemens