Documentation Skills Job Trends

Documentation Skills
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 31 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 331 506 409
Rank change year-on-year +175 -97 +58
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 382 199 418
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.60% 0.38% 0.60%
As % of the General category 1.05% 0.57% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 253 93 380
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,995 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,939 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £72,813
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -6.98%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 36,529 34,949 43,049
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 57.27% 67.25% 61.58%
Number of salaries quoted 19,723 15,735 32,048
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £38,129
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -11.31%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,375 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,557
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.39% -9.42%

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Documentation Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Documentation Skills job vacancy trend in the UK

Documentation Skills
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Documentation Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Documentation Skills

Documentation Skills
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 31 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Top 16 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 31 January 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
England +181 354 £55,000 -12.00% 185
UK excluding London +157 246 £47,500 - 161
Work from Home +94 122 £55,000 - 80
London +82 120 £76,750 +5.86% 56
South East +89 76 £49,000 +3.16% 56
Midlands +38 60 £55,000 +5.77% 27
North of England +20 45 £45,000 +4.19% 38
West Midlands +32 32 £60,000 -4.00% 19
East of England +44 28 £30,370 -23.25% 13
East Midlands +10 27 £45,000 -7.22% 7
South West +16 23 £55,000 +74.60% 21
North West +23 21 £45,000 -0.84% 20
Yorkshire +6 21 £34,000 -19.05% 11
Scotland +7 12 £35,000 - 6
North East +2 3 £45,000 +55.17% 7
Wales -6 2 £48,000 -1.54% 2

Documentation Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (6.54%) SharePoint
2 16 (4.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (2.09%) Confluence
4 7 (1.83%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (1.05%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.79%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.79%) WebSphere Application Server
7 2 (0.52%) WordPress
8 1 (0.26%) IIS
8 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
Applications
1 57 (14.92%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.88%) MS Visio
3 10 (2.62%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.26%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.26%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (1.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.31%) PlanetPress Connect
2 5 (1.31%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.52%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.52%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.52%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.26%) Advent Geneva
4 1 (0.26%) Bloomberg AIM
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.26%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.26%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.26%) Postilion
4 1 (0.26%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 139 (36.39%) Azure
2 75 (19.63%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (11.52%) AWS
4 31 (8.12%) Entra ID
5 29 (7.59%) Power Platform
6 28 (7.33%) SaaS
7 18 (4.71%) Power Automate
8 15 (3.93%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (3.66%) Azure Data Factory
10 13 (3.40%) GCP
10 13 (3.40%) PaaS
10 13 (3.40%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.88%) IaaS
11 11 (2.88%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (2.62%) ChatGPT
13 9 (2.36%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (2.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 6 (1.57%) dbt
15 6 (1.57%) iPaaS
15 6 (1.57%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 51 (13.35%) Firewall
2 41 (10.73%) DNS
3 36 (9.42%) DHCP
4 30 (7.85%) TCP/IP
4 30 (7.85%) VPN
5 23 (6.02%) VLAN
6 20 (5.24%) LAN
7 15 (3.93%) Network Security
7 15 (3.93%) WAN
8 14 (3.66%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (2.88%) BGP
10 10 (2.62%) SAN
11 8 (2.09%) OSPF
11 8 (2.09%) SD-WAN
12 7 (1.83%) Wireless
13 6 (1.57%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (1.57%) Wireshark
14 5 (1.31%) DMZ
14 5 (1.31%) VoIP
15 4 (1.05%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (8.90%) SQL Server
2 19 (4.97%) Power BI
3 11 (2.88%) Metadata
4 10 (2.62%) Data Lake
5 9 (2.36%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.83%) Amazon RDS
6 7 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (1.57%) Metabase
7 6 (1.57%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (1.05%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (1.05%) Big Data
8 4 (1.05%) Metadata Repository
8 4 (1.05%) MySQL
9 3 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.52%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.52%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.52%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.26%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 15 (3.93%) JIRA
2 13 (3.40%) Git
3 8 (2.09%) Visual Studio
4 5 (1.31%) Subversion
5 4 (1.05%) Postman
6 3 (0.79%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.52%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.52%) Selenium
7 2 (0.52%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.26%) GitLab
8 1 (0.26%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.26%) Zephyr
General
1 208 (54.45%) Social Skills
2 85 (22.25%) Finance
3 84 (21.99%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (10.21%) Legal
5 38 (9.95%) Banking
6 32 (8.38%) Retail
7 20 (5.24%) Law
8 19 (4.97%) Manufacturing
8 19 (4.97%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (3.40%) German Language
10 11 (2.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.62%) Telecoms
12 8 (2.09%) Automotive
13 7 (1.83%) Electronics
14 5 (1.31%) Back Office
14 5 (1.31%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.31%) Marketing
14 5 (1.31%) Public Sector
14 5 (1.31%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 79 (20.68%) Analyst
2 64 (16.75%) Senior
3 36 (9.42%) IT Support
4 33 (8.64%) Architect
5 27 (7.07%) Business Analyst
6 26 (6.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 25 (6.54%) Lead
8 19 (4.97%) IT Analyst
8 19 (4.97%) Network Engineer
8 19 (4.97%) Support Engineer
9 17 (4.45%) Solutions Architect
10 15 (3.93%) Senior Analyst
10 15 (3.93%) Service Analyst
11 14 (3.66%) Support Analyst
12 13 (3.40%) Applications Support
12 13 (3.40%) Security Engineer
13 11 (2.88%) Azure Engineer
13 11 (2.88%) Lead Designer
13 11 (2.88%) Service Desk Analyst
13 11 (2.88%) Solutions Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.40%) REST
2 11 (2.88%) .NET
3 7 (1.83%) SOAP
4 6 (1.57%) PySpark
5 5 (1.31%) Middleware
6 4 (1.05%) FreeSWITCH
6 4 (1.05%) HTML
6 4 (1.05%) Microsoft Graph
6 4 (1.05%) OAuth
6 4 (1.05%) OAuth2
6 4 (1.05%) OpenID
6 4 (1.05%) React
6 4 (1.05%) SAML
6 4 (1.05%) XML
7 3 (0.79%) CSS
7 3 (0.79%) Kafka
8 2 (0.52%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.52%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.52%) JSON
8 2 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 20 (5.24%) Analytical Mindset
1 20 (5.24%) Onboarding
2 18 (4.71%) Data Centre
3 14 (3.66%) Driving Licence
3 14 (3.66%) Enterprise Software
4 13 (3.40%) Low-Code
4 13 (3.40%) Mobile App
5 12 (3.14%) Cloud Native
5 12 (3.14%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.88%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.36%) Life Science
7 9 (2.36%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.09%) AI Agents
8 8 (2.09%) Clustering
8 8 (2.09%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.57%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (1.31%) Fixed Income
10 5 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.31%) NHS
10 5 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 72 (18.85%) Windows
2 45 (11.78%) Windows Server
3 23 (6.02%) Linux
4 7 (1.83%) Unix
5 5 (1.31%) VMS
5 5 (1.31%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.05%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.05%) Debian
6 4 (1.05%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (24.87%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (22.77%) Continuous Improvement
3 60 (15.71%) Agile
3 60 (15.71%) ITIL
4 50 (13.09%) Cybersecurity
5 45 (11.78%) Stakeholder Management
6 36 (9.42%) AI
7 33 (8.64%) Change Management
8 32 (8.38%) Analytics
9 31 (8.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 30 (7.85%) Project Delivery
10 30 (7.85%) Roadmaps
11 28 (7.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 27 (7.07%) Process Improvement
13 26 (6.81%) Business Analysis
13 26 (6.81%) Data Analysis
14 25 (6.54%) Incident Response
14 25 (6.54%) Project Management
14 25 (6.54%) Workflow
15 24 (6.28%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 55 (14.40%) SQL
2 40 (10.47%) PowerShell
3 28 (7.33%) Python
4 16 (4.19%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.40%) VBA
6 12 (3.14%) C#
7 9 (2.36%) Java
8 6 (1.57%) Kusto Query Language
9 5 (1.31%) Bash
9 5 (1.31%) Shell Script
10 4 (1.05%) PHP
10 4 (1.05%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.52%) Bicep
11 2 (0.52%) C
11 2 (0.52%) C++
11 2 (0.52%) Go
12 1 (0.26%) ABAP
12 1 (0.26%) Perl
12 1 (0.26%) R
12 1 (0.26%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 90 (23.56%) Degree
2 36 (9.42%) Security Cleared
3 26 (6.81%) CISSP
4 25 (6.54%) BPSS Clearance
5 21 (5.50%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (5.50%) SC Cleared
6 17 (4.45%) CCNP
6 17 (4.45%) CISM
7 13 (3.40%) Azure Certification
8 12 (3.14%) Numerate Degree
9 10 (2.62%) DV Cleared
10 9 (2.36%) CCIE
11 8 (2.09%) CEH
11 8 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (2.09%) IIBA
11 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (2.09%) PMI Certification
11 8 (2.09%) PMP
12 7 (1.83%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (1.83%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (8.64%) Data Quality
2 24 (6.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (5.76%) QA
4 19 (4.97%) GDPR
4 19 (4.97%) SLA
5 12 (3.14%) NIST
6 11 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (2.09%) GRC
7 8 (2.09%) PCI DSS
8 7 (1.83%) SOC 2
9 6 (1.57%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (1.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (1.31%) MiFID
11 4 (1.05%) ISO 20022
11 4 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.79%) COBIT
12 3 (0.79%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.79%) PMO
13 1 (0.26%) GAAP
13 1 (0.26%) GxP
System Software
1 65 (17.02%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.19%) Hyper-V
3 14 (3.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.57%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.31%) Docker
5 5 (1.31%) Firmware
6 3 (0.79%) vSphere
7 2 (0.52%) Kamailio
7 2 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.52%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.26%) Ceph
8 1 (0.26%) Lustre
8 1 (0.26%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.26%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 15 (3.93%) SCCM
2 12 (3.14%) Terraform
3 11 (2.88%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (2.62%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.83%) Kubernetes
6 6 (1.57%) Failover Clustering
7 5 (1.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (1.31%) Dell DRAC
7 5 (1.31%) FortiGate
7 5 (1.31%) vCenter Server
8 4 (1.05%) Ansible
8 4 (1.05%) Control-M
8 4 (1.05%) Grafana
8 4 (1.05%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.79%) cPanel
9 3 (0.79%) Nagios
9 3 (0.79%) Nessus
9 3 (0.79%) Plesk
9 3 (0.79%) SolarWinds Orion
10 2 (0.52%) VxRail
Vendors
1 128 (33.51%) Microsoft
2 27 (7.07%) Cisco
2 27 (7.07%) VMware
3 18 (4.71%) ServiceNow
4 14 (3.66%) SAP
5 13 (3.40%) Citrix
5 13 (3.40%) Pega
6 12 (3.14%) SolarWinds
7 11 (2.88%) Oracle
7 11 (2.88%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.88%) Veeam
8 10 (2.62%) Blue Prism
8 10 (2.62%) CheckPoint
8 10 (2.62%) F5
8 10 (2.62%) Fortinet
9 9 (2.36%) Alteryx
9 9 (2.36%) UiPath
10 8 (2.09%) Anaplan
10 8 (2.09%) Databricks
10 8 (2.09%) Palo Alto