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 7 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 373 420 469
Rank change year-on-year +47 +49 -1
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 426 257 494
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.46% 0.58% 0.47%
As % of the General category 0.96% 0.80% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 270 182 415
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,125 £26,250
25th Percentile £39,813 £40,750 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £68,438 £72,188 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +5.56% -

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 44,439 32,251 60,694
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 47.95% 72.89% 58.18%
Number of salaries quoted 26,361 15,569 40,455
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,984 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +8.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £71,778
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £48,507 £47,500
% change year-on-year +3.08% +2.12% -9.52%

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 7 June 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 6 months to 7 June 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 +40 375 £52,500 -4.55% 211
UK excluding London +83 315 £47,500 - 166
Work from Home +43 105 £52,500 -14.29% 88
London -26 90 £72,500 +14.62% 70
North of England +10 85 £45,000 +7.14% 41
South East +29 75 £50,000 -25.93% 57
Midlands -19 51 £56,000 -4.27% 21
North West +14 45 £55,000 - 27
East of England -5 35 £45,000 -10.00% 15
South West -37 35 £37,500 -6.25% 15
Yorkshire -35 32 £34,000 -18.07% 9
West Midlands -24 27 £58,000 -1.28% 14
East Midlands -8 24 £55,000 +29.41% 7
Northern Ireland - 20 - - 3
Scotland - 9 £35,000 - 11
North East -38 8 £45,000 +66.67% 5
Wales -38 5 £53,750 +7.50% 4

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 20 (4.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (4.46%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.88%) Confluence
4 7 (1.64%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (1.64%) IIS
5 5 (1.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.70%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.70%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.70%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 41 (9.62%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (6.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.46%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.70%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.23%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.23%) CorelDRAW
6 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.17%) SAP CO
1 5 (1.17%) SAP FI
1 5 (1.17%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.94%) SAP FI/CO
2 4 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.47%) Infor CloudSuite
3 2 (0.47%) Infor LN
3 2 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.47%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.23%) C-CURE
4 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
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 HCM
4 1 (0.23%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 120 (28.17%) Azure
2 81 (19.01%) Microsoft 365
3 41 (9.62%) AWS
3 41 (9.62%) Power Platform
4 36 (8.45%) Entra ID
5 29 (6.81%) SaaS
6 24 (5.63%) Power Automate
7 15 (3.52%) dbt
8 12 (2.82%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (2.82%) PowerApps
9 9 (2.11%) Azure Data Factory
9 9 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (2.11%) GitHub
9 9 (2.11%) IaaS
9 9 (2.11%) PaaS
10 8 (1.88%) Amazon S3
10 8 (1.88%) Serverless
11 7 (1.64%) Amazon EC2
11 7 (1.64%) Azure Stack
12 6 (1.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 45 (10.56%) Firewall
2 44 (10.33%) DNS
3 38 (8.92%) VPN
4 34 (7.98%) DHCP
5 28 (6.57%) TCP/IP
6 24 (5.63%) VLAN
7 21 (4.93%) WAN
8 18 (4.23%) Wi-Fi
9 17 (3.99%) TETRA
10 14 (3.29%) Network Security
11 12 (2.82%) VoIP
12 10 (2.35%) Intrusion Detection
12 10 (2.35%) LAN
13 7 (1.64%) SD-WAN
13 7 (1.64%) Wireless
14 6 (1.41%) BGP
14 6 (1.41%) NAS
14 6 (1.41%) OSPF
15 5 (1.17%) Reverse Proxy
15 5 (1.17%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (8.22%) Power BI
2 29 (6.81%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.82%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (2.35%) Amazon RDS
5 9 (2.11%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (1.88%) Metabase
7 7 (1.64%) Metadata
7 7 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (1.41%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.41%) Looker
9 5 (1.17%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.94%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.94%) Power Query
10 4 (0.94%) SAP HANA
10 4 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.70%) Big Data
11 3 (0.70%) MySQL
12 1 (0.23%) DynamoDB
12 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 27 (6.34%) JIRA
2 25 (5.87%) Git
3 13 (3.05%) GitLab
4 10 (2.35%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.70%) JUnit
7 2 (0.47%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.47%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.47%) Mockito
7 2 (0.47%) Postman
7 2 (0.47%) Selenium
7 2 (0.47%) Subversion
7 2 (0.47%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.23%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.23%) JMeter
8 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
General
1 227 (53.29%) Social Skills
2 89 (20.89%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (20.19%) Finance
4 35 (8.22%) Manufacturing
5 31 (7.28%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (6.81%) Retail
7 22 (5.16%) Law
8 18 (4.23%) Banking
8 18 (4.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (3.99%) Presentation Skills
9 17 (3.99%) Telecoms
10 15 (3.52%) Electronics
11 14 (3.29%) Marketing
12 12 (2.82%) Legal
13 8 (1.88%) Public Sector
14 7 (1.64%) Aerospace
14 7 (1.64%) Front Office
15 5 (1.17%) Advertising
15 5 (1.17%) Automotive
15 5 (1.17%) Military
Job Titles
1 91 (21.36%) Analyst
2 49 (11.50%) Support Analyst
3 45 (10.56%) IT Support
4 36 (8.45%) Senior
5 27 (6.34%) Consultant
6 26 (6.10%) Architect
7 22 (5.16%) Systems Analyst
8 21 (4.93%) IT Analyst
8 21 (4.93%) Lead
8 21 (4.93%) Support Engineer
8 21 (4.93%) Systems Engineer
9 20 (4.69%) Security Engineer
10 19 (4.46%) Business Analyst
11 18 (4.23%) Applications Support
11 18 (4.23%) Systems Support
11 18 (4.23%) Systems Support Analyst
12 17 (3.99%) Design Engineer
12 17 (3.99%) IT Support Analyst
12 17 (3.99%) RF Design Engineer
12 17 (3.99%) RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.82%) REST
2 9 (2.11%) ARM Templates
3 8 (1.88%) SOAP
4 7 (1.64%) .NET
5 6 (1.41%) CSS
5 6 (1.41%) HTML
5 6 (1.41%) Node.js
6 5 (1.17%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.17%) FreeSWITCH
6 5 (1.17%) Jinja
6 5 (1.17%) JSON
6 5 (1.17%) YAML
7 4 (0.94%) Middleware
8 3 (0.70%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.70%) PySpark
9 2 (0.47%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.47%) Lightning Web Components
9 2 (0.47%) React
9 2 (0.47%) RESTful
9 2 (0.47%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.87%) Driving Licence
2 23 (5.40%) Onboarding
3 19 (4.46%) Analytical Mindset
4 17 (3.99%) Product Ownership
5 16 (3.76%) CCTV
6 12 (2.82%) Low-Code
6 12 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (2.58%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (2.35%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.88%) Client/Server
9 8 (1.88%) CMDB
10 7 (1.64%) Data Centre
10 7 (1.64%) Security Posture
11 6 (1.41%) Blog
11 6 (1.41%) Cloud Native
12 5 (1.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (1.17%) Marketing Technology
12 5 (1.17%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.17%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 82 (19.25%) Windows
2 52 (12.21%) Windows Server
3 42 (9.86%) Linux
4 10 (2.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (1.88%) CentOS
5 8 (1.88%) Ubuntu
5 8 (1.88%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.41%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (1.17%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.17%) Debian
7 5 (1.17%) Unix
7 5 (1.17%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.94%) VMS
9 1 (0.23%) AIX
9 1 (0.23%) Android
9 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (28.64%) Continuous Improvement
2 121 (28.40%) Problem-Solving
3 54 (12.68%) Agile
3 54 (12.68%) ITIL
4 47 (11.03%) Project Delivery
5 44 (10.33%) CI/CD
6 40 (9.39%) Business Intelligence
7 38 (8.92%) ERP
8 37 (8.69%) Analytics
8 37 (8.69%) Incident Management
8 37 (8.69%) Stakeholder Management
9 35 (8.22%) Change Management
10 34 (7.98%) Cybersecurity
11 33 (7.75%) Root Cause Analysis
12 31 (7.28%) AI
12 31 (7.28%) DevOps
13 29 (6.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 27 (6.34%) Customer Service
14 27 (6.34%) Data Modelling
15 26 (6.10%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 86 (20.19%) SQL
2 52 (12.21%) Python
3 45 (10.56%) PowerShell
4 21 (4.93%) JavaScript
5 16 (3.76%) Bash
6 14 (3.29%) Java
7 8 (1.88%) C#
8 6 (1.41%) PHP
8 6 (1.41%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.17%) C++
9 5 (1.17%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.70%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.47%) ABAP
12 2 (0.47%) Bicep
12 2 (0.47%) Groovy
13 1 (0.23%) C
13 1 (0.23%) Ruby
13 1 (0.23%) VB6
13 1 (0.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 68 (15.96%) Degree
2 52 (12.21%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.63%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.82%) DV Cleared
5 11 (2.58%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (2.11%) Azure Certification
8 8 (1.88%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (1.64%) CISSP
9 7 (1.64%) CompTIA Security+
10 6 (1.41%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.41%) Numerate Degree
11 5 (1.17%) CCNP
11 5 (1.17%) HND
11 5 (1.17%) PMP
12 4 (0.94%) CCNA
12 4 (0.94%) CISM
12 4 (0.94%) Network+ Certification
12 4 (0.94%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.94%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (9.39%) QA
2 28 (6.57%) Data Quality
3 24 (5.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (4.46%) SLA
5 9 (2.11%) GDPR
6 7 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.64%) GRC
7 6 (1.41%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.41%) NIST
8 5 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.94%) JSP 440
9 4 (0.94%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.70%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.70%) GAAP
10 3 (0.70%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.47%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.47%) NCSC
System Software
1 66 (15.49%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.99%) Docker
3 16 (3.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (3.05%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.41%) Firmware
5 6 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.41%) vSphere
6 3 (0.70%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.70%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.23%) KVM
7 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 21 (4.93%) Terraform
2 17 (3.99%) Kubernetes
3 16 (3.76%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (2.35%) Ansible
4 10 (2.35%) Nagios
5 8 (1.88%) SCCM
6 7 (1.64%) FortiGate
7 6 (1.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (1.17%) Backup Exec
8 5 (1.17%) Docker Swarm
8 5 (1.17%) Podman
8 5 (1.17%) vCenter Server
8 5 (1.17%) ZABBIX
9 4 (0.94%) Control-M
9 4 (0.94%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.94%) SolarWinds Orion
10 3 (0.70%) Grafana
11 2 (0.47%) Argo
11 2 (0.47%) Puppet
Vendors
1 129 (30.28%) Microsoft
2 38 (8.92%) Cisco
3 31 (7.28%) VMware
4 22 (5.16%) SAP
5 18 (4.23%) ServiceNow
6 16 (3.76%) Citrix
7 11 (2.58%) Fortinet
7 11 (2.58%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.35%) SolarWinds
9 8 (1.88%) Oracle
9 8 (1.88%) Splunk
10 7 (1.64%) Databricks
10 7 (1.64%) Google
10 7 (1.64%) MuleSoft
10 7 (1.64%) Pega
10 7 (1.64%) UiPath
10 7 (1.64%) Veeam
11 6 (1.41%) iManage
12 5 (1.17%) Alteryx
12 5 (1.17%) Palo Alto