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

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 308 382 406
Rank change year-on-year +74 +24 +74
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 291 118 362
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.45% 0.44% 0.54%
As % of the General category 0.92% 0.64% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 180 84 313
10th Percentile £30,370 £29,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £34,500 £38,438 £31,552
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,125 £63,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £73,875 £73,000 £73,700
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.80% +1.90% -12.50%

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 31,466 18,416 39,280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 48.95% 68.47% 58.07%
Number of salaries quoted 16,135 9,472 26,301
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £75,772
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.17% +10.48% -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 25 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 25 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 +25 78 £47,750 -26.54% 36
North of England -11 59 £45,000 +7.14% 26
Midlands -30 54 £55,000 +6.91% 22
East of England -10 39 £37,500 -21.05% 17
West Midlands -29 31 £60,000 +9.14% 14
South West -43 30 £40,000 - 13
North West -18 28 £45,000 -23.40% 13
Yorkshire -46 24 £34,000 -19.05% 9
East Midlands -42 22 £55,000 +22.22% 8
Northern Ireland - 19 - - 3
Scotland - 11 £35,000 - 5
North East -38 7 £45,000 +42.86% 5
Wales -29 1 £52,500 +7.69%
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 (5.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (5.15%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.41%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (1.03%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.03%) IIS
4 3 (1.03%) WebSphere
4 3 (1.03%) WebSphere Application Server
5 2 (0.69%) Confluence
6 1 (0.34%) WordPress
Applications
1 38 (13.06%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (6.19%) AutoCAD
3 17 (5.84%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.34%) Abaqus
4 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.69%) SAP MM
2 2 (0.69%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.34%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.34%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 78 (26.80%) Azure
2 57 (19.59%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (10.31%) Entra ID
4 28 (9.62%) AWS
5 18 (6.19%) Power Platform
5 18 (6.19%) SaaS
6 9 (3.09%) IaaS
7 7 (2.41%) Power Automate
8 6 (2.06%) GCP
8 6 (2.06%) OpenShift
9 5 (1.72%) Azure Data Factory
9 5 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.72%) PaaS
10 4 (1.37%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 4 (1.37%) Amazon EC2
10 4 (1.37%) Amazon S3
10 4 (1.37%) AWS CodePipeline
10 4 (1.37%) AWS Lambda
10 4 (1.37%) AWS Step Functions
10 4 (1.37%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 40 (13.75%) DNS
2 33 (11.34%) Firewall
3 29 (9.97%) DHCP
4 27 (9.28%) VPN
5 23 (7.90%) TCP/IP
6 18 (6.19%) VLAN
7 17 (5.84%) TETRA
8 13 (4.47%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (3.44%) VoIP
10 9 (3.09%) WAN
11 6 (2.06%) DMZ
11 6 (2.06%) NAS
11 6 (2.06%) Network Security
12 5 (1.72%) Reverse Proxy
12 5 (1.72%) SAN
12 5 (1.72%) STUN
13 4 (1.37%) Internet
13 4 (1.37%) NetScaler
14 3 (1.03%) BGP
14 3 (1.03%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (7.22%) SQL Server
2 13 (4.47%) Power BI
3 9 (3.09%) Amazon RDS
4 7 (2.41%) Metadata
4 7 (2.41%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (2.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (1.37%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (1.03%) Big Data
6 3 (1.03%) Metadata Repository
6 3 (1.03%) MySQL
6 3 (1.03%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.69%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.69%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.34%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.34%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.34%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (6.19%) Git
2 17 (5.84%) JIRA
3 8 (2.75%) GitLab
4 6 (2.06%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (1.72%) Subversion
6 3 (1.03%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.69%) Postman
8 1 (0.34%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.34%) JMeter
8 1 (0.34%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.34%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.34%) Selenium
General
1 158 (54.30%) Social Skills
2 50 (17.18%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (11.34%) Finance
4 31 (10.65%) Manufacturing
5 24 (8.25%) Retail
6 20 (6.87%) Legal
7 17 (5.84%) Organisational Skills
8 16 (5.50%) Electronics
9 14 (4.81%) Telecoms
10 11 (3.78%) Banking
10 11 (3.78%) Law
11 10 (3.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (3.44%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (3.09%) German Language
13 7 (2.41%) Automotive
14 5 (1.72%) Advertising
14 5 (1.72%) Aerospace
14 5 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (1.37%) Front Office
15 4 (1.37%) Military
Job Titles
1 53 (18.21%) Analyst
2 38 (13.06%) IT Support
3 34 (11.68%) Senior
4 29 (9.97%) Support Analyst
5 19 (6.53%) Support Engineer
6 18 (6.19%) Lead
7 17 (5.84%) Audio Visual Engineer
7 17 (5.84%) Design Engineer
7 17 (5.84%) RF Design Engineer
7 17 (5.84%) RF Engineer
8 15 (5.15%) Applications Support
8 15 (5.15%) Applications Support Analyst
9 14 (4.81%) Systems Engineer
10 11 (3.78%) Architect
10 11 (3.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 10 (3.44%) Business Analyst
11 10 (3.44%) Infrastructure Support
12 9 (3.09%) Data Engineer
12 9 (3.09%) Integration Engineer
13 8 (2.75%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.78%) REST
2 8 (2.75%) SOAP
3 6 (2.06%) .NET
4 5 (1.72%) ARM Templates
4 5 (1.72%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.72%) Jinja
4 5 (1.72%) JSON
4 5 (1.72%) PySpark
4 5 (1.72%) YAML
5 3 (1.03%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.69%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.69%) CSS
6 2 (0.69%) HTML
6 2 (0.69%) React
6 2 (0.69%) WPF
7 1 (0.34%) Blazor
7 1 (0.34%) JWT
7 1 (0.34%) Laravel
7 1 (0.34%) Web Services
7 1 (0.34%) WebAssembly
Miscellaneous
1 19 (6.53%) Onboarding
2 14 (4.81%) Driving Licence
3 12 (4.12%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (3.78%) Management Information System
5 9 (3.09%) Life Science
6 7 (2.41%) CMDB
7 6 (2.06%) Embedded Systems
7 6 (2.06%) Mobile App
7 6 (2.06%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.72%) CCTV
8 5 (1.72%) Cloud Native
8 5 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.72%) Mobile Computing
9 4 (1.37%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.37%) Client/Server
9 4 (1.37%) Culture of Ownership
9 4 (1.37%) Low-Code
9 4 (1.37%) Social Network
9 4 (1.37%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 63 (21.65%) Windows
2 46 (15.81%) Windows Server
3 31 (10.65%) Linux
4 8 (2.75%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.72%) Debian
5 5 (1.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.72%) Unix
5 5 (1.72%) VMS
5 5 (1.72%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (1.03%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.03%) CentOS
6 3 (1.03%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (29.21%) Problem-Solving
2 80 (27.49%) Continuous Improvement
3 49 (16.84%) ITIL
4 42 (14.43%) Project Delivery
5 36 (12.37%) Agile
6 35 (12.03%) Cybersecurity
7 29 (9.97%) Incident Management
8 28 (9.62%) Change Management
9 26 (8.93%) CI/CD
10 24 (8.25%) ITSM
11 23 (7.90%) Root Cause Analysis
12 20 (6.87%) AI
12 20 (6.87%) Asset Management
12 20 (6.87%) Performance Optimisation
13 19 (6.53%) Logistics
14 18 (6.19%) Analytics
14 18 (6.19%) Collaborative Working
14 18 (6.19%) System Testing
15 17 (5.84%) Mentoring
15 17 (5.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 40 (13.75%) SQL
2 34 (11.68%) Python
3 32 (11.00%) PowerShell
4 12 (4.12%) JavaScript
5 11 (3.78%) Bash
6 8 (2.75%) C#
7 5 (1.72%) C++
7 5 (1.72%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.37%) PHP
8 4 (1.37%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.03%) Java
9 3 (1.03%) VBA
10 2 (0.69%) Bicep
10 2 (0.69%) Groovy
11 1 (0.34%) ABAP
11 1 (0.34%) C
11 1 (0.34%) VB
11 1 (0.34%) VB6
Qualifications
1 67 (23.02%) Degree
2 39 (13.40%) Security Cleared
3 21 (7.22%) SC Cleared
4 13 (4.47%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (3.78%) Azure Certification
6 10 (3.44%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (3.44%) Numerate Degree
7 9 (3.09%) CISSP
7 9 (3.09%) DV Cleared
8 7 (2.41%) CISM
9 5 (1.72%) Chartered Engineer
9 5 (1.72%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (1.72%) DBS Check
10 4 (1.37%) CEH
10 4 (1.37%) HND
10 4 (1.37%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (1.03%) CompTIA CySA+
11 3 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (1.03%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (1.03%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (11.34%) Data Quality
2 30 (10.31%) QA
3 17 (5.84%) SLA
4 16 (5.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (3.44%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (2.06%) GDPR
6 6 (2.06%) NIST
7 4 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (1.37%) PCI DSS
8 3 (1.03%) Def Stans
8 3 (1.03%) GRC
8 3 (1.03%) ISO 9001
8 3 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (1.03%) JSP 440
8 3 (1.03%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.69%) COBIT
9 2 (0.69%) NCSC
9 2 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.34%) GAAP
System Software
1 57 (19.59%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.44%) Hyper-V
2 10 (3.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.75%) Docker
4 6 (2.06%) vSphere
5 5 (1.72%) Firmware
6 4 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (1.03%) BitLocker
7 3 (1.03%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.69%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 12 (4.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.09%) Terraform
3 6 (2.06%) Kubernetes
3 6 (2.06%) vCenter Server
4 5 (1.72%) Backup Exec
4 5 (1.72%) Nagios
4 5 (1.72%) SCCM
4 5 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (1.37%) Control-M
5 4 (1.37%) SolarWinds Orion
5 4 (1.37%) ZABBIX
6 3 (1.03%) Ansible
6 3 (1.03%) FortiGate
6 3 (1.03%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.69%) CASB
7 2 (0.69%) cPanel
7 2 (0.69%) Dell DRAC
7 2 (0.69%) Plesk
7 2 (0.69%) VxRail
Vendors
1 90 (30.93%) Microsoft
2 27 (9.28%) VMware
3 15 (5.15%) Cisco
4 14 (4.81%) Citrix
5 11 (3.78%) SAP
5 11 (3.78%) SolarWinds
6 8 (2.75%) Databricks
6 8 (2.75%) Pega
7 7 (2.41%) Veeam
8 6 (2.06%) Oracle
8 6 (2.06%) Salesforce
8 6 (2.06%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.72%) Epicor
9 5 (1.72%) Red Hat
10 4 (1.37%) Barracuda Networks
10 4 (1.37%) Blue Prism
10 4 (1.37%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.37%) MuleSoft
10 4 (1.37%) NetApp
10 4 (1.37%) Siemens