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 13 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 327 504 411
Rank change year-on-year +177 -93 +65
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 396 198 429
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.59% 0.40% 0.58%
As % of the General category 1.05% 0.59% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 266 97 386
10th Percentile £31,000 £35,197 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,939 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,875 £61,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.40% +11.82% -8.33%
75th Percentile £70,563 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,750 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,250 £45,383 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.91% -9.23% -4.76%

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 37,716 33,751 45,538
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 56.56% 67.81% 61.37%
Number of salaries quoted 20,479 15,408 33,876
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -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 13 February 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 13 February 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 +182 364 £55,000 -11.29% 192
UK excluding London +143 261 £46,250 +1.91% 165
Work from Home +96 124 £55,000 - 78
London +73 116 £75,875 +8.39% 60
South East +91 80 £47,500 +2.70% 57
Midlands +38 63 £55,000 +10.00% 32
North of England +26 47 £43,750 +1.29% 38
West Midlands +26 33 £60,000 +6.67% 22
East of England +36 31 £30,370 -23.25% 9
East Midlands +4 29 £45,000 - 10
South West +2 25 £51,500 +63.49% 23
North West +15 22 £45,000 -0.84% 18
Yorkshire -13 21 £34,000 -19.05% 16
Scotland -3 13 £35,000 - 8
North East -2 4 £45,000 +55.17% 5
Wales -7 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 27 (6.82%) SharePoint
2 20 (5.05%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.77%) Apache Airflow
3 7 (1.77%) Confluence
4 4 (1.01%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.01%) WebSphere
4 4 (1.01%) WebSphere Application Server
5 3 (0.76%) IIS
6 2 (0.51%) WordPress
7 1 (0.25%) Jupyter
Applications
1 56 (14.14%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.78%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.25%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.25%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.25%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.26%) PlanetPress Connect
2 5 (1.26%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.76%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.51%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.51%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.25%) Advent Geneva
5 1 (0.25%) Bloomberg AIM
5 1 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.25%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.25%) Postilion
5 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.25%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.25%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 142 (35.86%) Azure
2 78 (19.70%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (11.36%) AWS
4 33 (8.33%) Entra ID
5 32 (8.08%) Power Platform
6 27 (6.82%) SaaS
7 20 (5.05%) Power Automate
8 14 (3.54%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (3.54%) PaaS
9 13 (3.28%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (3.03%) GCP
10 12 (3.03%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.78%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (2.53%) ChatGPT
12 10 (2.53%) IaaS
13 9 (2.27%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (2.02%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 8 (2.02%) dbt
15 6 (1.52%) iPaaS
15 6 (1.52%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 50 (12.63%) Firewall
2 44 (11.11%) DNS
3 40 (10.10%) DHCP
4 32 (8.08%) TCP/IP
5 31 (7.83%) VPN
6 27 (6.82%) VLAN
7 18 (4.55%) LAN
8 15 (3.79%) Network Security
8 15 (3.79%) Wi-Fi
9 14 (3.54%) WAN
10 10 (2.53%) BGP
10 10 (2.53%) SAN
11 7 (1.77%) OSPF
11 7 (1.77%) SD-WAN
11 7 (1.77%) Wireless
12 6 (1.52%) Cisco ASA
12 6 (1.52%) Wireshark
13 5 (1.26%) Cisco Nexus
14 4 (1.01%) DMZ
14 4 (1.01%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (8.84%) SQL Server
2 23 (5.81%) Power BI
3 13 (3.28%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (2.78%) Metadata
5 10 (2.53%) Data Lake
6 9 (2.27%) Amazon RDS
7 8 (2.02%) Metabase
8 7 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.52%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (1.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (1.01%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (1.01%) Big Data
11 4 (1.01%) Metadata Repository
11 4 (1.01%) MySQL
12 2 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.51%) Data Vault
12 2 (0.51%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.51%) Power Query
12 2 (0.51%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 16 (4.04%) Git
1 16 (4.04%) JIRA
2 10 (2.53%) Visual Studio
3 5 (1.26%) Subversion
4 4 (1.01%) Postman
4 4 (1.01%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.76%) GitLab
6 2 (0.51%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.51%) Selenium
6 2 (0.51%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.25%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.25%) Zephyr
General
1 223 (56.31%) Social Skills
2 91 (22.98%) Analytical Skills
3 87 (21.97%) Finance
4 40 (10.10%) Legal
5 35 (8.84%) Banking
6 32 (8.08%) Retail
7 23 (5.81%) Manufacturing
8 20 (5.05%) Law
8 20 (5.05%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (3.28%) German Language
10 12 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 12 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.53%) Telecoms
12 8 (2.02%) Automotive
13 7 (1.77%) Electronics
14 6 (1.52%) Advertising
14 6 (1.52%) Marketing
15 5 (1.26%) Billing
15 5 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.26%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 82 (20.71%) Analyst
2 68 (17.17%) Senior
3 43 (10.86%) IT Support
4 31 (7.83%) Architect
5 28 (7.07%) Lead
6 26 (6.57%) Business Analyst
7 25 (6.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 20 (5.05%) IT Analyst
8 20 (5.05%) Support Analyst
9 18 (4.55%) Network Engineer
9 18 (4.55%) Support Engineer
10 15 (3.79%) Solutions Architect
11 14 (3.54%) Consultant
11 14 (3.54%) Senior Analyst
12 13 (3.28%) Applications Support
12 13 (3.28%) Infrastructure Support
12 13 (3.28%) Security Engineer
13 12 (3.03%) Designer
13 12 (3.03%) IT Support Analyst
13 12 (3.03%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.28%) REST
2 11 (2.78%) .NET
3 7 (1.77%) SOAP
4 6 (1.52%) PySpark
5 5 (1.26%) Middleware
6 4 (1.01%) HTML
6 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Graph
6 4 (1.01%) OAuth
6 4 (1.01%) OAuth2
6 4 (1.01%) OpenID
6 4 (1.01%) React
6 4 (1.01%) SAML
7 3 (0.76%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.76%) CSS
7 3 (0.76%) FreeSWITCH
7 3 (0.76%) JSON
7 3 (0.76%) Kafka
7 3 (0.76%) XML
8 2 (0.51%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.51%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.56%) Analytical Mindset
2 19 (4.80%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.55%) Data Centre
4 15 (3.79%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (3.54%) Product Ownership
6 13 (3.28%) Low-Code
7 12 (3.03%) Cloud Native
7 12 (3.03%) Driving Licence
7 12 (3.03%) Mobile App
8 11 (2.78%) Management Information System
9 9 (2.27%) Life Science
9 9 (2.27%) Security Posture
10 8 (2.02%) AI Agents
10 8 (2.02%) Clustering
10 8 (2.02%) Enterprise Cloud
11 7 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.52%) Embedded Systems
13 5 (1.26%) Fixed Income
14 4 (1.01%) iPhone
14 4 (1.01%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 74 (18.69%) Windows
2 52 (13.13%) Windows Server
3 24 (6.06%) Linux
4 7 (1.77%) Unix
5 5 (1.26%) VMS
5 5 (1.26%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.26%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.01%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.76%) Debian
8 2 (0.51%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.25%) CentOS
9 1 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (27.02%) Problem-Solving
2 93 (23.48%) Continuous Improvement
3 63 (15.91%) Agile
4 59 (14.90%) ITIL
5 51 (12.88%) Cybersecurity
6 48 (12.12%) Stakeholder Management
7 37 (9.34%) AI
8 36 (9.09%) Project Delivery
9 35 (8.84%) Change Management
10 33 (8.33%) Analytics
10 33 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 32 (8.08%) Roadmaps
12 29 (7.32%) ERP
13 28 (7.07%) Data Analysis
14 27 (6.82%) Process Improvement
15 26 (6.57%) Business Analysis
15 26 (6.57%) Collaborative Working
15 26 (6.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 26 (6.57%) Project Management
16 25 (6.31%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 59 (14.90%) SQL
2 41 (10.35%) PowerShell
3 31 (7.83%) Python
4 16 (4.04%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.28%) VBA
6 11 (2.78%) C#
7 10 (2.53%) Java
8 7 (1.77%) Bash
9 6 (1.52%) Kusto Query Language
10 5 (1.26%) PHP
10 5 (1.26%) Shell Script
10 5 (1.26%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.51%) Bicep
11 2 (0.51%) C++
11 2 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.51%) Go
12 1 (0.25%) ABAP
12 1 (0.25%) Perl
12 1 (0.25%) R
12 1 (0.25%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 94 (23.74%) Degree
2 37 (9.34%) Security Cleared
3 27 (6.82%) BPSS Clearance
4 24 (6.06%) CISSP
5 22 (5.56%) SC Cleared
6 20 (5.05%) Cisco Certification
7 16 (4.04%) CCNP
7 16 (4.04%) CISM
8 15 (3.79%) Azure Certification
9 14 (3.54%) Numerate Degree
10 9 (2.27%) DV Cleared
10 9 (2.27%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (2.02%) CEH
11 8 (2.02%) IIBA
11 8 (2.02%) PMI Certification
11 8 (2.02%) PMP
12 7 (1.77%) CCIE
12 7 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.77%) HNC
13 6 (1.52%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (9.34%) Data Quality
2 24 (6.06%) QA
3 22 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (5.05%) GDPR
5 19 (4.80%) SLA
6 11 (2.78%) NIST
7 9 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (2.02%) PCI DSS
9 7 (1.77%) GRC
10 6 (1.52%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (1.52%) SOC 2
11 5 (1.26%) MiFID
12 4 (1.01%) ISO 20022
12 4 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (0.51%) COBIT
13 2 (0.51%) GAAP
13 2 (0.51%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.51%) PMO
14 1 (0.25%) GxP
System Software
1 68 (17.17%) Active Directory
2 18 (4.55%) Hyper-V
3 14 (3.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.77%) Docker
5 6 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (1.26%) Firmware
7 4 (1.01%) vSphere
8 2 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.51%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.25%) Ceph
9 1 (0.25%) Lustre
9 1 (0.25%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.25%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 13 (3.28%) Microsoft Intune
1 13 (3.28%) Terraform
2 12 (3.03%) SCCM
3 10 (2.53%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (2.02%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.52%) Failover Clustering
5 6 (1.52%) FortiGate
5 6 (1.52%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.26%) Backup Exec
6 5 (1.26%) Dell DRAC
6 5 (1.26%) Grafana
7 4 (1.01%) Ansible
7 4 (1.01%) Control-M
7 4 (1.01%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.01%) SolarWinds Orion
8 3 (0.76%) cPanel
8 3 (0.76%) Nagios
8 3 (0.76%) Nessus
8 3 (0.76%) Plesk
Vendors
1 129 (32.58%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.32%) VMware
3 27 (6.82%) Cisco
4 18 (4.55%) ServiceNow
5 15 (3.79%) Citrix
5 15 (3.79%) SAP
6 14 (3.54%) SolarWinds
6 14 (3.54%) Veeam
7 13 (3.28%) Pega
8 11 (2.78%) Oracle
9 10 (2.53%) Blue Prism
9 10 (2.53%) Fortinet
10 9 (2.27%) Alteryx
10 9 (2.27%) Palo Alto
10 9 (2.27%) Salesforce
10 9 (2.27%) UiPath
11 8 (2.02%) Anaplan
11 8 (2.02%) Databricks
12 7 (1.77%) F5
12 7 (1.77%) iManage