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 4 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 305 391 422
Rank change year-on-year +86 +31 +64
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 292 116 358
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.45% 0.42% 0.53%
As % of the General category 0.92% 0.60% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 175 83 309
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £34,750 £38,752 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,000 £75,000 £72,800
UK median annual salary £53,750 £53,500 £51,200
% change year-on-year +0.47% +4.49% -14.67%

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 31,584 19,290 39,500
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 48.20% 69.30% 58.02%
Number of salaries quoted 16,298 9,480 26,304
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £34,828 £34,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,945 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £75,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 4 May 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 4 May 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 79 £47,500 -26.92% 52
North of England -16 67 £45,000 +7.14% 29
Midlands -21 50 £55,000 +5.77% 28
East of England +3 37 £37,500 -21.05% 19
Yorkshire -36 33 £34,000 -19.05% 9
South West -35 30 £38,750 -3.13% 17
North West -10 27 £45,000 -23.40% 17
West Midlands -16 26 £60,000 -0.83% 20
East Midlands -28 23 £55,000 +22.22% 8
Northern Ireland - 19 - - 5
Scotland - 9 £35,000 - 4
North East -31 7 £45,000 +42.86% 4
Wales -33 1 £52,500 +7.69% 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 16 (5.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (4.45%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.40%) 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 (0.68%) Confluence
6 1 (0.34%) WordPress
Applications
1 36 (12.33%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (6.16%) AutoCAD
2 18 (6.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.34%) Abaqus
3 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.68%) SAP MM
2 2 (0.68%) 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 72 (24.66%) Azure
2 55 (18.84%) Microsoft 365
3 29 (9.93%) Entra ID
4 23 (7.88%) AWS
5 18 (6.16%) Power Platform
5 18 (6.16%) SaaS
6 9 (3.08%) IaaS
7 7 (2.40%) Power Automate
8 6 (2.05%) GCP
8 6 (2.05%) OpenShift
9 5 (1.71%) Azure Data Factory
9 5 (1.71%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.71%) 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 39 (13.36%) DNS
2 32 (10.96%) Firewall
3 29 (9.93%) DHCP
4 28 (9.59%) VPN
5 23 (7.88%) TCP/IP
6 19 (6.51%) VLAN
7 17 (5.82%) TETRA
8 13 (4.45%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (3.77%) VoIP
10 10 (3.42%) Intrusion Detection
10 10 (3.42%) WAN
11 7 (2.40%) Network Security
12 6 (2.05%) DMZ
12 6 (2.05%) NAS
13 5 (1.71%) BGP
13 5 (1.71%) OSPF
13 5 (1.71%) Reverse Proxy
13 5 (1.71%) SAN
13 5 (1.71%) STUN
14 4 (1.37%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (7.19%) SQL Server
2 13 (4.45%) Power BI
3 9 (3.08%) Amazon RDS
4 7 (2.40%) Metadata
4 7 (2.40%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (2.40%) 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 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.68%) 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 (6.16%) Git
1 18 (6.16%) JIRA
2 8 (2.74%) GitLab
3 6 (2.05%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (1.71%) Subversion
5 3 (1.03%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.68%) Postman
7 1 (0.34%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.34%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.34%) JMeter
7 1 (0.34%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.34%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.34%) Selenium
General
1 154 (52.74%) Social Skills
2 51 (17.47%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (9.93%) Finance
3 29 (9.93%) Manufacturing
4 17 (5.82%) Retail
5 16 (5.48%) Electronics
5 16 (5.48%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (5.48%) Telecoms
6 11 (3.77%) Law
6 11 (3.77%) Legal
7 10 (3.42%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (3.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (2.40%) Automotive
9 7 (2.40%) German Language
10 5 (1.71%) Advertising
10 5 (1.71%) Aerospace
10 5 (1.71%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (1.37%) Banking
11 4 (1.37%) Front Office
11 4 (1.37%) Military
Job Titles
1 52 (17.81%) Analyst
2 39 (13.36%) Senior
3 35 (11.99%) IT Support
4 30 (10.27%) Support Analyst
5 24 (8.22%) Systems Engineer
6 17 (5.82%) Audio Visual Engineer
6 17 (5.82%) Design Engineer
6 17 (5.82%) RF Design Engineer
6 17 (5.82%) RF Engineer
6 17 (5.82%) Security Engineer
6 17 (5.82%) Support Engineer
7 15 (5.14%) Applications Support
7 15 (5.14%) Applications Support Analyst
8 12 (4.11%) Lead
8 12 (4.11%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 11 (3.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 10 (3.42%) Architect
10 10 (3.42%) Infrastructure Support
10 10 (3.42%) Network Engineer
10 10 (3.42%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.77%) REST
2 8 (2.74%) SOAP
3 6 (2.05%) .NET
4 5 (1.71%) ARM Templates
4 5 (1.71%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.71%) Jinja
4 5 (1.71%) JSON
4 5 (1.71%) PySpark
4 5 (1.71%) YAML
5 3 (1.03%) 802.1X
5 3 (1.03%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.68%) CSS
6 2 (0.68%) HTML
6 2 (0.68%) React
6 2 (0.68%) WPF
7 1 (0.34%) ASP.NET MVC
7 1 (0.34%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.34%) jQuery
7 1 (0.34%) Laravel
7 1 (0.34%) WebAssembly
Miscellaneous
1 24 (8.22%) Driving Licence
2 18 (6.16%) Onboarding
3 15 (5.14%) CCTV
4 13 (4.45%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (4.11%) Management Information System
6 9 (3.08%) Life Science
7 8 (2.74%) CMDB
7 8 (2.74%) Product Ownership
8 6 (2.05%) Embedded Systems
9 5 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.71%) Mobile App
9 5 (1.71%) Mobile Computing
10 4 (1.37%) Algorithms
10 4 (1.37%) Client/Server
10 4 (1.37%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.37%) Culture of Ownership
10 4 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.37%) Low-Code
10 4 (1.37%) Social Network
10 4 (1.37%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 60 (20.55%) Windows
2 45 (15.41%) Windows Server
3 32 (10.96%) Linux
4 6 (2.05%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.71%) Debian
5 5 (1.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.71%) Unix
5 5 (1.71%) VMS
5 5 (1.71%) 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 (29.11%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (25.68%) Continuous Improvement
3 45 (15.41%) ITIL
4 44 (15.07%) Project Delivery
5 37 (12.67%) Agile
6 30 (10.27%) Cybersecurity
6 30 (10.27%) Incident Management
7 27 (9.25%) Change Management
8 26 (8.90%) CI/CD
9 23 (7.88%) Root Cause Analysis
10 22 (7.53%) ITSM
11 20 (6.85%) Performance Optimisation
12 19 (6.51%) Collaborative Working
12 19 (6.51%) Logistics
12 19 (6.51%) System Testing
13 18 (6.16%) AI
13 18 (6.16%) Analytics
13 18 (6.16%) Asset Management
13 18 (6.16%) Mentoring
14 16 (5.48%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 40 (13.70%) SQL
2 35 (11.99%) Python
3 31 (10.62%) PowerShell
4 12 (4.11%) JavaScript
5 11 (3.77%) Bash
6 8 (2.74%) C#
7 5 (1.71%) C++
7 5 (1.71%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.37%) PHP
8 4 (1.37%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.03%) Java
10 2 (0.68%) Bicep
10 2 (0.68%) Groovy
11 1 (0.34%) ABAP
11 1 (0.34%) C
11 1 (0.34%) VB
11 1 (0.34%) VB6
11 1 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 65 (22.26%) Degree
2 40 (13.70%) Security Cleared
3 22 (7.53%) SC Cleared
4 11 (3.77%) Azure Certification
4 11 (3.77%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (3.42%) DV Cleared
5 10 (3.42%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (2.74%) Numerate Degree
7 6 (2.05%) Chartered Engineer
8 5 (1.71%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.37%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.37%) HND
9 4 (1.37%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (1.03%) CCNA
10 3 (1.03%) CCNP
10 3 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.03%) CISSP
10 3 (1.03%) CompTIA CySA+
10 3 (1.03%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (10.62%) Data Quality
1 31 (10.62%) QA
2 16 (5.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (5.48%) SLA
3 9 (3.08%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (2.05%) GDPR
4 6 (2.05%) NIST
5 4 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.37%) JSP 440
5 4 (1.37%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.03%) Def Stans
6 3 (1.03%) GRC
6 3 (1.03%) ISO 9001
6 3 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 3 (1.03%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.68%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.68%) COBIT
7 2 (0.68%) NCSC
7 2 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.34%) GAAP
System Software
1 54 (18.49%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.42%) Hyper-V
2 10 (3.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.08%) Docker
4 6 (2.05%) Firmware
4 6 (2.05%) vSphere
5 4 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.03%) BitLocker
6 3 (1.03%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.68%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 12 (4.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.08%) Terraform
3 6 (2.05%) Kubernetes
3 6 (2.05%) vCenter Server
4 5 (1.71%) Backup Exec
4 5 (1.71%) FortiGate
4 5 (1.71%) Nagios
5 4 (1.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (1.37%) Control-M
5 4 (1.37%) SCCM
5 4 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.37%) SolarWinds Orion
5 4 (1.37%) ZABBIX
6 3 (1.03%) Ansible
6 3 (1.03%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.68%) CASB
7 2 (0.68%) cPanel
7 2 (0.68%) Dell DRAC
7 2 (0.68%) Plesk
7 2 (0.68%) VxRail
Vendors
1 86 (29.45%) Microsoft
2 27 (9.25%) VMware
3 26 (8.90%) Cisco
4 14 (4.79%) Citrix
5 11 (3.77%) SAP
5 11 (3.77%) SolarWinds
6 8 (2.74%) Databricks
7 7 (2.40%) Veeam
8 6 (2.05%) Fortinet
8 6 (2.05%) Oracle
8 6 (2.05%) Pega
8 6 (2.05%) Salesforce
8 6 (2.05%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.71%) Epicor
9 5 (1.71%) Red Hat
10 4 (1.37%) Barracuda Networks
10 4 (1.37%) Informatica
10 4 (1.37%) MuleSoft
10 4 (1.37%) NetApp
10 4 (1.37%) Siemens