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 3 months leading up to 18 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

3 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 311 329 399
Rank change year-on-year +18 +70 +41
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 227 145 345
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.49% 0.69% 0.57%
As % of the General category 0.97% 0.96% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 133 95 292
10th Percentile £34,500 £32,200 £26,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £42,000 £36,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% +7.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,200 £89,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £48,750 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.56% +14.71% +2.41%

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 23,461 15,123 37,501
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 50.19% 71.48% 61.54%
Number of salaries quoted 13,589 8,524 25,435
10th Percentile £29,500 £27,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,574 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +14.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,945 £48,894 £46,500
% change year-on-year +0.10% +5.15% -9.84%

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 3 months to 18 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Top 17 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 3 months to 18 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 3 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -21 197 £52,500 -3.23% 157
UK excluding London +20 165 £47,500 -2.56% 129
South East +15 55 £47,500 -26.92% 38
Work from Home +1 54 £52,500 -16.00% 61
London -20 49 £70,000 +16.67% 48
North of England -24 28 £43,750 +4.17% 20
Midlands -35 26 £60,000 +18.29% 33
East of England -15 22 £40,000 -20.00% 18
Northern Ireland - 18 - - 2
North West -4 16 £41,500 -29.36% 8
West Midlands -27 14 £58,000 +12.74% 23
South West -50 14 £37,500 -6.25% 14
East Midlands -40 12 £75,000 +130.77% 10
North East -32 6 £45,000 +32.35% 5
Yorkshire -48 6 £32,500 -22.62% 8
Scotland - 1 - - 6
Wales - 1 £52,500 -

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 24 (5.41%) Microsoft Exchange
1 24 (5.41%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.58%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (0.90%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.90%) IIS
3 4 (0.90%) WebSphere
3 4 (0.90%) WebSphere Application Server
4 3 (0.68%) Confluence
5 2 (0.45%) WordPress
6 1 (0.23%) Jupyter
Applications
1 45 (10.14%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (4.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.28%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.13%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.23%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.23%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (1.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.45%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.45%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.45%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.23%) Advent Geneva
4 1 (0.23%) Bloomberg AIM
4 1 (0.23%) C-CURE
4 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.23%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.23%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 150 (33.78%) Azure
2 94 (21.17%) Microsoft 365
3 48 (10.81%) Power Platform
4 45 (10.14%) AWS
5 42 (9.46%) Entra ID
6 27 (6.08%) Power Automate
6 27 (6.08%) SaaS
7 16 (3.60%) dbt
8 14 (3.15%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (3.15%) PaaS
9 12 (2.70%) Microsoft Copilot
9 12 (2.70%) PowerApps
10 11 (2.48%) IaaS
11 10 (2.25%) ChatGPT
11 10 (2.25%) Microsoft Purview
12 9 (2.03%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 9 (2.03%) GCP
13 8 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
14 6 (1.35%) OpenShift
15 5 (1.13%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 47 (10.59%) DNS
2 45 (10.14%) Firewall
3 35 (7.88%) DHCP
4 31 (6.98%) VPN
5 26 (5.86%) TCP/IP
6 23 (5.18%) VLAN
7 18 (4.05%) Wi-Fi
8 17 (3.83%) TETRA
9 16 (3.60%) WAN
10 14 (3.15%) Network Security
11 13 (2.93%) LAN
12 11 (2.48%) VoIP
13 8 (1.80%) NAS
14 7 (1.58%) SAN
15 6 (1.35%) DMZ
16 5 (1.13%) Internet
16 5 (1.13%) NetScaler
16 5 (1.13%) Reverse Proxy
16 5 (1.13%) STUN
17 4 (0.90%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (8.78%) Power BI
2 38 (8.56%) SQL Server
3 16 (3.60%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (3.15%) Metadata
5 12 (2.70%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.70%) Metabase
6 10 (2.25%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (1.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (1.35%) Relational Database
9 5 (1.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.90%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.90%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.90%) Big Data
10 4 (0.90%) Metadata Repository
10 4 (0.90%) MySQL
11 3 (0.68%) Looker
11 3 (0.68%) Power Query
11 3 (0.68%) SAP HANA
12 1 (0.23%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 24 (5.41%) Git
2 18 (4.05%) JIRA
3 15 (3.38%) Visual Studio
4 9 (2.03%) GitLab
5 6 (1.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.13%) Subversion
7 3 (0.68%) Selenium
8 2 (0.45%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.45%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.45%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.23%) JMeter
9 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.23%) Postman
9 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
General
1 245 (55.18%) Social Skills
2 96 (21.62%) Finance
3 85 (19.14%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (9.23%) Retail
5 37 (8.33%) Legal
6 36 (8.11%) Banking
7 32 (7.21%) Manufacturing
8 23 (5.18%) Law
8 23 (5.18%) Organisational Skills
9 18 (4.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 17 (3.83%) Electronics
10 17 (3.83%) Telecoms
11 14 (3.15%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (2.48%) German Language
13 8 (1.80%) Front Office
13 8 (1.80%) Public Sector
14 7 (1.58%) Advertising
14 7 (1.58%) Automotive
14 7 (1.58%) Marketing
15 6 (1.35%) Billing
Job Titles
1 95 (21.40%) Analyst
2 57 (12.84%) Senior
3 51 (11.49%) IT Support
4 42 (9.46%) Support Analyst
5 37 (8.33%) Lead
6 29 (6.53%) Architect
7 27 (6.08%) Business Analyst
8 25 (5.63%) IT Analyst
9 23 (5.18%) Support Engineer
10 21 (4.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 20 (4.50%) IT Support Analyst
12 19 (4.28%) Consultant
13 17 (3.83%) Audio Visual Engineer
13 17 (3.83%) Design Engineer
13 17 (3.83%) RF Design Engineer
13 17 (3.83%) RF Engineer
13 17 (3.83%) Security Engineer
13 17 (3.83%) Systems Analyst
13 17 (3.83%) Systems Support
13 17 (3.83%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.93%) REST
2 10 (2.25%) .NET
3 8 (1.80%) SOAP
4 7 (1.58%) JSON
5 5 (1.13%) ARM Templates
5 5 (1.13%) FreeSWITCH
5 5 (1.13%) Jinja
5 5 (1.13%) Middleware
5 5 (1.13%) PySpark
5 5 (1.13%) YAML
6 3 (0.68%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.68%) CSS
6 3 (0.68%) HTML
6 3 (0.68%) Kafka
6 3 (0.68%) React
7 2 (0.45%) 802.1X
7 2 (0.45%) Laravel
7 2 (0.45%) Lightning Web Components
7 2 (0.45%) WPF
8 1 (0.23%) Google JAX
Miscellaneous
1 21 (4.73%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (4.05%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.60%) Driving Licence
3 16 (3.60%) Product Ownership
4 14 (3.15%) Low-Code
5 13 (2.93%) Mobile App
6 12 (2.70%) Management Information System
7 11 (2.48%) Security Posture
7 11 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.03%) Data Centre
8 9 (2.03%) Life Science
9 8 (1.80%) AI Agents
9 8 (1.80%) Enterprise Cloud
9 8 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.58%) Cloud Native
10 7 (1.58%) Fixed Income
11 6 (1.35%) CCTV
11 6 (1.35%) CMDB
11 6 (1.35%) Embedded Systems
12 5 (1.13%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 74 (16.67%) Windows
2 51 (11.49%) Windows Server
3 34 (7.66%) Linux
4 8 (1.80%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.35%) Unix
6 5 (1.13%) Debian
6 5 (1.13%) Ubuntu
6 5 (1.13%) VMS
6 5 (1.13%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.90%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.90%) CentOS
8 1 (0.23%) Android
8 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (30.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 115 (25.90%) Problem-Solving
3 68 (15.32%) ITIL
4 65 (14.64%) Agile
5 59 (13.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 54 (12.16%) Cybersecurity
7 49 (11.04%) Change Management
8 46 (10.36%) Project Delivery
9 43 (9.68%) Analytics
10 42 (9.46%) AI
11 41 (9.23%) Business Intelligence
12 38 (8.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 35 (7.88%) Incident Management
14 33 (7.43%) CI/CD
15 31 (6.98%) Data Analysis
15 31 (6.98%) Data Modelling
15 31 (6.98%) ERP
15 31 (6.98%) Root Cause Analysis
16 29 (6.53%) Process Improvement
16 29 (6.53%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 72 (16.22%) SQL
2 46 (10.36%) PowerShell
3 45 (10.14%) Python
4 15 (3.38%) JavaScript
5 14 (3.15%) Bash
6 9 (2.03%) C#
6 9 (2.03%) Java
6 9 (2.03%) VBA
7 6 (1.35%) C++
7 6 (1.35%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.35%) PHP
7 6 (1.35%) T-SQL
8 5 (1.13%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.68%) Bicep
9 3 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.23%) Go
10 1 (0.23%) Groovy
10 1 (0.23%) R
10 1 (0.23%) VB
10 1 (0.23%) VB6
Qualifications
1 97 (21.85%) Degree
2 49 (11.04%) Security Cleared
3 27 (6.08%) SC Cleared
4 24 (5.41%) CISSP
5 18 (4.05%) BPSS Clearance
6 15 (3.38%) CISM
7 13 (2.93%) Azure Certification
7 13 (2.93%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (2.48%) CEH
8 11 (2.48%) Numerate Degree
9 10 (2.25%) DV Cleared
10 9 (2.03%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (1.80%) IIBA
11 8 (1.80%) PMI Certification
11 8 (1.80%) PMP
12 7 (1.58%) DBS Check
12 7 (1.58%) Master's Degree
13 6 (1.35%) CCNP
13 6 (1.35%) CompTIA Security+
14 5 (1.13%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (10.36%) Data Quality
2 33 (7.43%) QA
3 25 (5.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (5.41%) SLA
5 11 (2.48%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (2.25%) GDPR
7 9 (2.03%) NIST
8 7 (1.58%) GRC
8 7 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 6 (1.35%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (1.13%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.90%) MiFID
11 4 (0.90%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.68%) Def Stans
12 3 (0.68%) GAAP
12 3 (0.68%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 2 (0.45%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 73 (16.44%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (2.93%) Hyper-V
4 10 (2.25%) Docker
5 6 (1.35%) vSphere
6 5 (1.13%) Firmware
6 5 (1.13%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.68%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.68%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.45%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.23%) Ceph
9 1 (0.23%) KVM
9 1 (0.23%) Lustre
9 1 (0.23%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.23%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 15 (3.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (3.15%) Terraform
3 12 (2.70%) SCCM
4 11 (2.48%) Kubernetes
4 11 (2.48%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.35%) Ansible
5 6 (1.35%) Nagios
5 6 (1.35%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.13%) Backup Exec
6 5 (1.13%) Grafana
6 5 (1.13%) ZABBIX
7 4 (0.90%) Control-M
7 4 (0.90%) FortiGate
7 4 (0.90%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.90%) SolarWinds Orion
8 3 (0.68%) cPanel
8 3 (0.68%) Plesk
9 2 (0.45%) Dell DRAC
9 2 (0.45%) VxRail
Vendors
1 138 (31.08%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.21%) VMware
3 24 (5.41%) Cisco
4 20 (4.50%) ServiceNow
5 19 (4.28%) Citrix
6 17 (3.83%) SAP
7 14 (3.15%) Pega
8 13 (2.93%) SolarWinds
9 11 (2.48%) Salesforce
10 10 (2.25%) Blue Prism
10 10 (2.25%) iManage
11 9 (2.03%) Alteryx
11 9 (2.03%) Databricks
12 8 (1.80%) Anaplan
12 8 (1.80%) UiPath
12 8 (1.80%) Veeam
13 7 (1.58%) Fortinet
13 7 (1.58%) MuleSoft
13 7 (1.58%) Oracle
14 6 (1.35%) Red Hat