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 8 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 303 387 393
Rank change year-on-year +84 +6 +112
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 283 107 359
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.47% 0.41% 0.56%
As % of the General category 0.95% 0.61% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 179 71 314
10th Percentile £30,370 £29,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £34,500 £38,625 £31,601
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,500 £63,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £74,700
UK median annual salary £54,500 £53,500 £51,850
% change year-on-year +1.87% +3.18% -13.58%

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 29,708 17,579 37,729
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 49.72% 67.99% 58.58%
Number of salaries quoted 15,560 9,263 25,782
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,875 £26,043
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,967 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.80% +7.30% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £82,500 £75,772
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -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 8 April 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 8 April 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 +29 78 £49,000 -10.91% 56
Midlands -22 59 £55,000 +10.00% 39
North of England -25 53 £45,000 +7.14% 29
East of England -8 41 £32,500 -33.33% 25
West Midlands -3 33 £60,000 +20.00% 26
South West -27 29 £45,000 +12.50% 12
North West -19 27 £45,000 -14.29% 19
East Midlands -38 25 £55,000 +13.40% 12
Yorkshire -43 20 £34,000 -19.05% 6
Scotland - 13 £35,000 - 8
Northern Ireland - 7 - - 1
North East -22 6 £45,000 +42.86% 4
Wales -27 3 £50,250 +3.08% 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 (5.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (4.95%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.47%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.41%) IIS
4 4 (1.41%) WebSphere
4 4 (1.41%) WebSphere Application Server
5 3 (1.06%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.71%) Confluence
6 2 (0.71%) WordPress
Applications
1 40 (14.13%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (4.24%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.47%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.35%) Abaqus
4 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.35%) Weka
Business Applications
1 3 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.71%) SAP MM
2 2 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.35%) Advent Geneva
3 1 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.35%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.35%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 83 (29.33%) Azure
2 53 (18.73%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (10.95%) AWS
4 28 (9.89%) Entra ID
5 20 (7.07%) SaaS
6 12 (4.24%) Power Platform
7 10 (3.53%) IaaS
8 9 (3.18%) GCP
9 6 (2.12%) Azure Data Factory
9 6 (2.12%) OpenShift
9 6 (2.12%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.77%) PaaS
11 4 (1.41%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 4 (1.41%) Amazon EC2
11 4 (1.41%) Amazon S3
11 4 (1.41%) AWS CodePipeline
11 4 (1.41%) AWS Lambda
11 4 (1.41%) AWS Step Functions
11 4 (1.41%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 40 (14.13%) DNS
2 32 (11.31%) Firewall
3 30 (10.60%) DHCP
4 24 (8.48%) VPN
5 23 (8.13%) TCP/IP
6 18 (6.36%) VLAN
7 11 (3.89%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (2.83%) VoIP
9 7 (2.47%) WAN
10 6 (2.12%) DMZ
10 6 (2.12%) NAS
10 6 (2.12%) SAN
10 6 (2.12%) TETRA
11 5 (1.77%) NetScaler
11 5 (1.77%) Reverse Proxy
11 5 (1.77%) STUN
12 4 (1.41%) Network Security
12 4 (1.41%) Remote Desktop
13 3 (1.06%) Internet
14 2 (0.71%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (9.54%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.18%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (2.47%) Metadata
3 7 (2.47%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (2.47%) Power BI
3 7 (2.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (1.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.41%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (1.41%) MySQL
6 3 (1.06%) Big Data
6 3 (1.06%) Metadata Repository
6 3 (1.06%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.71%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.71%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.35%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.35%) DB2
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 20 (7.07%) Git
2 17 (6.01%) JIRA
3 8 (2.83%) GitLab
4 6 (2.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (1.77%) Subversion
6 3 (1.06%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.35%) JMeter
7 1 (0.35%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.35%) Postman
7 1 (0.35%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.35%) Selenium
General
1 155 (54.77%) Social Skills
2 51 (18.02%) Analytical Skills
3 31 (10.95%) Finance
3 31 (10.95%) Manufacturing
4 26 (9.19%) Retail
5 24 (8.48%) Legal
6 17 (6.01%) Electronics
7 16 (5.65%) Organisational Skills
8 14 (4.95%) Banking
9 12 (4.24%) German Language
10 11 (3.89%) Presentation Skills
10 11 (3.89%) Telecoms
11 10 (3.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (3.53%) Law
12 8 (2.83%) Automotive
13 5 (1.77%) Advertising
13 5 (1.77%) Aerospace
13 5 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.77%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (1.41%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 49 (17.31%) Analyst
2 47 (16.61%) Senior
3 38 (13.43%) IT Support
4 26 (9.19%) Support Analyst
5 18 (6.36%) Support Engineer
6 17 (6.01%) Lead
7 15 (5.30%) Applications Support
7 15 (5.30%) Applications Support Analyst
7 15 (5.30%) Systems Engineer
8 14 (4.95%) Architect
9 13 (4.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 10 (3.53%) Data Engineer
10 10 (3.53%) Infrastructure Support
11 9 (3.18%) Developer
11 9 (3.18%) Integration Engineer
12 8 (2.83%) Administrator
12 8 (2.83%) Cloud Engineer
12 8 (2.83%) Security Engineer
12 8 (2.83%) Support Technician
13 7 (2.47%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.89%) REST
2 10 (3.53%) .NET
3 8 (2.83%) SOAP
4 6 (2.12%) PySpark
5 5 (1.77%) ARM Templates
5 5 (1.77%) FreeSWITCH
5 5 (1.77%) Jinja
5 5 (1.77%) JSON
5 5 (1.77%) YAML
6 3 (1.06%) ASP.NET
6 3 (1.06%) CSS
6 3 (1.06%) HTML
6 3 (1.06%) React
7 2 (0.71%) Laravel
7 2 (0.71%) WPF
7 2 (0.71%) XML
8 1 (0.35%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (0.35%) Entity Framework
8 1 (0.35%) jQuery
8 1 (0.35%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.36%) Onboarding
2 14 (4.95%) Driving Licence
3 13 (4.59%) Management Information System
4 10 (3.53%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (3.18%) Life Science
5 9 (3.18%) Mobile App
6 8 (2.83%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.12%) Cloud Native
7 6 (2.12%) Embedded Systems
7 6 (2.12%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.77%) CCTV
8 5 (1.77%) Client/Server
8 5 (1.77%) Mobile Computing
9 4 (1.41%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.41%) Low-Code
9 4 (1.41%) NHS
9 4 (1.41%) Wiki
10 3 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (1.06%) Product Ownership
10 3 (1.06%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 65 (22.97%) Windows
2 47 (16.61%) Windows Server
3 32 (11.31%) Linux
4 8 (2.83%) Unix
5 7 (2.47%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.77%) Debian
6 5 (1.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.77%) VMS
6 5 (1.77%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (1.41%) Ubuntu
8 3 (1.06%) Apple iOS
8 3 (1.06%) CentOS
9 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (29.68%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (24.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 49 (17.31%) ITIL
4 41 (14.49%) Agile
5 37 (13.07%) Project Delivery
6 34 (12.01%) Cybersecurity
7 26 (9.19%) CI/CD
8 25 (8.83%) Change Management
8 25 (8.83%) Incident Management
9 24 (8.48%) AI
10 23 (8.13%) ITSM
10 23 (8.13%) Root Cause Analysis
11 21 (7.42%) Mentoring
12 18 (6.36%) Analytical Thinking
12 18 (6.36%) Customer Service
12 18 (6.36%) Stakeholder Management
12 18 (6.36%) Validation
13 17 (6.01%) Collaborative Working
13 17 (6.01%) ERP
14 16 (5.65%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 37 (13.07%) SQL
2 33 (11.66%) PowerShell
2 33 (11.66%) Python
3 13 (4.59%) Bash
4 12 (4.24%) JavaScript
5 10 (3.53%) C#
6 6 (2.12%) T-SQL
6 6 (2.12%) VBA
7 5 (1.77%) C++
7 5 (1.77%) PHP
8 4 (1.41%) Java
8 4 (1.41%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.71%) Bicep
10 1 (0.35%) ABAP
10 1 (0.35%) C
10 1 (0.35%) Groovy
10 1 (0.35%) VB
10 1 (0.35%) VB6
Qualifications
1 70 (24.73%) Degree
2 36 (12.72%) Security Cleared
3 22 (7.77%) BPSS Clearance
3 22 (7.77%) SC Cleared
4 12 (4.24%) Azure Certification
5 11 (3.89%) Numerate Degree
6 10 (3.53%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (3.18%) CISSP
8 7 (2.47%) CISM
9 6 (2.12%) DV Cleared
9 6 (2.12%) HNC
9 6 (2.12%) HND
10 5 (1.77%) Chartered Engineer
10 5 (1.77%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (1.41%) CEH
11 4 (1.41%) DBS Check
11 4 (1.41%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (1.06%) CompTIA CySA+
12 3 (1.06%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (1.06%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (11.31%) Data Quality
2 20 (7.07%) QA
3 16 (5.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (4.59%) SLA
5 10 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (2.12%) GDPR
6 6 (2.12%) NIST
7 4 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (1.41%) PCI DSS
8 3 (1.06%) Def Stans
8 3 (1.06%) GRC
8 3 (1.06%) ISO 9001
8 3 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (1.06%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.71%) COBIT
9 2 (0.71%) NCSC
9 2 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.35%) GAAP
10 1 (0.35%) JSP 440
System Software
1 57 (20.14%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.89%) Hyper-V
3 10 (3.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.12%) Docker
4 6 (2.12%) vSphere
5 5 (1.77%) Firmware
6 4 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.71%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.71%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.71%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.71%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.35%) Ceph
8 1 (0.35%) Lustre
8 1 (0.35%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 12 (4.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.18%) Terraform
3 7 (2.47%) SCCM
4 6 (2.12%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.77%) Backup Exec
5 5 (1.77%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.77%) Nagios
5 5 (1.77%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.41%) Ansible
6 4 (1.41%) Control-M
6 4 (1.41%) SolarWinds Orion
6 4 (1.41%) ZABBIX
7 3 (1.06%) cPanel
7 3 (1.06%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (1.06%) Plesk
8 2 (0.71%) CASB
8 2 (0.71%) Dell DRAC
8 2 (0.71%) Grafana
8 2 (0.71%) VxRail
Vendors
1 88 (31.10%) Microsoft
2 27 (9.54%) VMware
3 15 (5.30%) Citrix
4 14 (4.95%) Cisco
5 12 (4.24%) Pega
5 12 (4.24%) SolarWinds
6 11 (3.89%) SAP
7 8 (2.83%) Blue Prism
7 8 (2.83%) Veeam
8 7 (2.47%) Databricks
8 7 (2.47%) ServiceNow
9 6 (2.12%) Oracle
9 6 (2.12%) Red Hat
9 6 (2.12%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.77%) Epicor
11 4 (1.41%) IBM
11 4 (1.41%) Informatica
11 4 (1.41%) MuleSoft
11 4 (1.41%) NetApp
11 4 (1.41%) Siemens