Documentation Skills Jobs

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 3 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 436 420 502
Rank change year-on-year -16 +82 -1
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 262 528 643
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.52% 0.57% 0.58%
As % of the General category 0.77% 0.95% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 142 456 466
10th Percentile £32,950 £26,250 £33,500
25th Percentile £44,438 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,850 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% -13.58% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,383 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.46% -5.00% -

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 34,187 55,853 75,983
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 67.63% 60.14% 69.13%
Number of salaries quoted 17,619 38,659 40,520
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £43,897
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £92,500 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,393 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +6.09% -9.52% +5.00%

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Documentation Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills.

Salary trend for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 3 April 2025.

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 3 April 2025. 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 -24 246 £50,000 -9.09% 358
UK excluding London +51 172 £45,383 -4.46% 182
Work from Home +81 91 £45,383 -17.49% 161
London +13 77 £63,000 -10.00% 201
North of England +97 75 £45,383 +23.49% 38
North West +57 64 £45,383 +13.46% 23
Midlands +42 55 £52,000 +15.56% 38
West Midlands +13 42 £62,500 +38.89% 29
South West +80 14 £36,250 -42.00% 11
East Midlands +50 13 £48,500 +26.80% 9
East of England +46 12 £48,750 +15.38% 27
South East -15 11 £55,000 +10.00% 59
Yorkshire +74 9 £42,000 +33.33% 11
Wales +39 4 £48,750 +8.33% 2
North East +37 2 £31,500 +16.67% 6
Scotland +111 1 - - 13

Documentation Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 44 (16.79%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.82%) Confluence
3 7 (2.67%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.91%) Apache
5 4 (1.53%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (1.15%) CMS
6 3 (1.15%) EPiServer
6 3 (1.15%) Liferay
6 3 (1.15%) OpenEdge
7 1 (0.38%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.38%) nginx
Applications
1 31 (11.83%) Adobe Illustrator
1 31 (11.83%) Photoshop
2 16 (6.11%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.67%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.15%) Chatbot
4 3 (1.15%) UserZoom
5 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (3.44%) SAP HR
2 4 (1.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.15%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (1.15%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.76%) PeopleSoft HCM
4 2 (0.76%) PeopleSoft HRMS
5 1 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.38%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 55 (20.99%) Azure
2 38 (14.50%) AWS
3 30 (11.45%) Power Platform
4 14 (5.34%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (4.96%) Boomi
6 12 (4.58%) Entra ID
7 9 (3.44%) GCP
7 9 (3.44%) SuccessFactors
8 7 (2.67%) Azure Data Factory
8 7 (2.67%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (2.29%) Azure Logic Apps
10 5 (1.91%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.91%) SaaS
11 4 (1.53%) Fivetran
11 4 (1.53%) PowerApps
11 4 (1.53%) Snowflake
12 3 (1.15%) Apigee
12 3 (1.15%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (1.15%) Figma
12 3 (1.15%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 16 (6.11%) Firewall
2 15 (5.73%) Network Security
3 14 (5.34%) VPN
4 10 (3.82%) BGP
4 10 (3.82%) LAN
5 8 (3.05%) OSPF
6 7 (2.67%) TCP/IP
7 5 (1.91%) MPLS
8 4 (1.53%) WAN
9 3 (1.15%) DHCP
9 3 (1.15%) DNS
9 3 (1.15%) EIGRP
9 3 (1.15%) VoIP
10 2 (0.76%) Ethernet VPN
10 2 (0.76%) HTTP
10 2 (0.76%) Intrusion Detection
10 2 (0.76%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.38%) Internet
11 1 (0.38%) SAN
11 1 (0.38%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (9.54%) Power BI
2 14 (5.34%) SQL Server
3 11 (4.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 9 (3.44%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (3.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (3.05%) Metadata
5 8 (3.05%) Metadata Repository
6 7 (2.67%) Azure SQL Database
7 6 (2.29%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.91%) Relational Database
9 4 (1.53%) MySQL
9 4 (1.53%) RDBMS
9 4 (1.53%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 3 (1.15%) Looker
11 2 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.76%) Elasticsearch
11 2 (0.76%) MariaDB
11 2 (0.76%) NoSQL
12 1 (0.38%) Big Data
12 1 (0.38%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 31 (11.83%) Dreamweaver
1 31 (11.83%) JIRA
2 17 (6.49%) Rational DOORS
3 8 (3.05%) Git
4 3 (1.15%) Postman
5 2 (0.76%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.38%) Appium
6 1 (0.38%) Hudson
6 1 (0.38%) LSMW
6 1 (0.38%) TestRail
General
1 116 (44.27%) Social Skills
2 65 (24.81%) Analytical Skills
3 55 (20.99%) Finance
4 20 (7.63%) Legal
5 18 (6.87%) Organisational Skills
6 17 (6.49%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (4.96%) Banking
8 12 (4.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (4.20%) Telecoms
10 9 (3.44%) Public Sector
11 7 (2.67%) Manufacturing
12 6 (2.29%) Marketing
13 5 (1.91%) Retail
14 3 (1.15%) Games
14 3 (1.15%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (1.15%) Police
15 2 (0.76%) Advertising
15 2 (0.76%) Automotive
15 2 (0.76%) Law
16 1 (0.38%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 63 (24.05%) Senior
2 52 (19.85%) Analyst
3 31 (11.83%) Information Specialist
3 31 (11.83%) MIS Specialist
4 24 (9.16%) Instrumentation Engineer
4 24 (9.16%) Senior Electrical Engineer
5 23 (8.78%) Developer
6 20 (7.63%) Business Analyst
6 20 (7.63%) Consultant
7 18 (6.87%) Architect
7 18 (6.87%) Network Engineer
8 11 (4.20%) Technical Analyst
9 10 (3.82%) SAP Consultant
9 10 (3.82%) Support Analyst
10 9 (3.44%) Lead
11 8 (3.05%) Managed Services Consultant
12 7 (2.67%) Solutions Architect
13 6 (2.29%) Coordinator
13 6 (2.29%) Financial Analyst
13 6 (2.29%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (13.74%) HTML
2 12 (4.58%) .NET
3 11 (4.20%) REST
4 8 (3.05%) React
5 6 (2.29%) JSON
5 6 (2.29%) SOAP
5 6 (2.29%) XML
6 5 (1.91%) GraphQL
6 5 (1.91%) OAuth
6 5 (1.91%) RESTful
7 4 (1.53%) CSS
7 4 (1.53%) Symfony
8 3 (1.15%) ASP.NET
8 3 (1.15%) EDI
8 3 (1.15%) JWT
8 3 (1.15%) OAuth2
8 3 (1.15%) Swagger
9 2 (0.76%) Flask
9 2 (0.76%) IDoc
9 2 (0.76%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 42 (16.03%) Management Information System
2 24 (9.16%) SCADA
3 19 (7.25%) Onboarding
4 12 (4.58%) CMDB
4 12 (4.58%) Product Ownership
5 11 (4.20%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (3.44%) Virtual Team
7 6 (2.29%) Housing Association
7 6 (2.29%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.91%) Derivative
8 5 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.91%) OTC Derivatives
9 4 (1.53%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.53%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 3 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (1.15%) Hackathon
11 2 (0.76%) Cyber Threat
11 2 (0.76%) Embedded Systems
11 2 (0.76%) Mobile App
11 2 (0.76%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 22 (8.40%) Windows
2 11 (4.20%) Linux
3 6 (2.29%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.91%) Android
4 5 (1.91%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.53%) Unix
6 2 (0.76%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.38%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (40.84%) Problem-Solving
2 60 (22.90%) Collaborative Working
3 40 (15.27%) Customer Requirements
4 39 (14.89%) Agile
5 37 (14.12%) Stakeholder Management
6 27 (10.31%) Business Intelligence
7 26 (9.92%) Acceptance Criteria
7 26 (9.92%) Project Management
8 24 (9.16%) Mathematics
9 23 (8.78%) Project Delivery
10 21 (8.02%) ITIL
10 21 (8.02%) Roadmaps
11 20 (7.63%) Requirements Gathering
12 18 (6.87%) Time Management
13 17 (6.49%) Hazard Analysis
13 17 (6.49%) Safety Engineering
13 17 (6.49%) Systems Engineering
14 16 (6.11%) Computer Science
14 16 (6.11%) Continuous Improvement
14 16 (6.11%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 56 (21.37%) SQL
2 42 (16.03%) JavaScript
3 31 (11.83%) VB
4 19 (7.25%) Python
5 8 (3.05%) Java
6 7 (2.67%) PowerShell
6 7 (2.67%) T-SQL
7 6 (2.29%) Bash
7 6 (2.29%) C#
8 4 (1.53%) PHP
9 3 (1.15%) OpenEdge ABL
9 3 (1.15%) Progress 4GL
10 2 (0.76%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.76%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.38%) ABAP
11 1 (0.38%) C
11 1 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.38%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.38%) Go
11 1 (0.38%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 104 (39.69%) Degree
2 46 (17.56%) BPSS Clearance
3 24 (9.16%) Numerate Degree
4 18 (6.87%) Security Cleared
5 15 (5.73%) Cisco Certification
6 14 (5.34%) CCNP
7 12 (4.58%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (3.44%) SC Cleared
9 7 (2.67%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (2.29%) CCAB
10 6 (2.29%) CCNA
10 6 (2.29%) MCSA
10 6 (2.29%) MCSE
11 5 (1.91%) CCIE
11 5 (1.91%) CCSA
11 5 (1.91%) CCSE
11 5 (1.91%) CISSP
12 4 (1.53%) CEH
13 3 (1.15%) CISM
14 2 (0.76%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (8.78%) QA
2 17 (6.49%) GDPR
3 12 (4.58%) Data Quality
4 9 (3.44%) PMO
5 8 (3.05%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 8 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (2.29%) Actionable Recommendations
6 6 (2.29%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.91%) NIST
8 3 (1.15%) Accessibility
8 3 (1.15%) Software Quality Assurance
9 2 (0.76%) COBIT
9 2 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.76%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.38%) SLA
10 1 (0.38%) Solvency II
System Software
1 9 (3.44%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.91%) Docker
4 3 (1.15%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.76%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.38%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.38%) Firmware
6 1 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.38%) vSphere
6 1 (0.38%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 7 (2.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.91%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.91%) Nagios
3 3 (1.15%) Ansible
3 3 (1.15%) SCCM
3 3 (1.15%) Terraform
4 2 (0.76%) Nessus
5 1 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 44 (16.79%) Microsoft
2 34 (12.98%) Citrix
3 15 (5.73%) SAP
4 14 (5.34%) Cisco
5 12 (4.58%) Dell
6 8 (3.05%) VMware
7 7 (2.67%) CheckPoint
7 7 (2.67%) F5
8 6 (2.29%) BT
8 6 (2.29%) Google
8 6 (2.29%) SolarWinds
9 5 (1.91%) Arista
9 5 (1.91%) Oracle
10 4 (1.53%) Databricks
10 4 (1.53%) Fortinet
11 3 (1.15%) HubSpot
11 3 (1.15%) PayPal
11 3 (1.15%) Progress
11 3 (1.15%) Salesforce
11 3 (1.15%) Snow