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

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 321 490 422
Rank change year-on-year +169 -68 +51
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 402 204 433
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.59% 0.42% 0.58%
As % of the General category 1.04% 0.61% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 271 102 388
10th Percentile £31,000 £36,995 £28,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,142 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.42% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £70,375 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,375 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £45,383 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.84% -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 38,515 33,423 46,141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 56.16% 68.34% 61.62%
Number of salaries quoted 21,024 15,319 34,158
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,211 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.31% +9.09% -10.10%
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 20 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 20 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 +162 370 £55,000 -8.33% 224
UK excluding London +144 266 £45,000 -0.84% 182
Work from Home +90 127 £55,000 -2.22% 86
London +66 117 £75,000 +7.14% 88
South East +54 82 £47,500 +2.70% 64
Midlands +27 61 £55,000 +10.00% 29
North of England +21 49 £45,000 +4.19% 47
East of England +37 33 £30,370 -24.55% 8
West Midlands +23 32 £60,000 +20.00% 19
East Midlands +2 28 £45,000 - 10
South West 0 26 £48,000 +52.38% 21
North West +8 23 £45,000 -0.84% 29
Yorkshire -16 20 £34,000 -19.05% 15
Scotland +4 13 £35,000 - 17
North East -5 6 £45,000 +55.17% 4
Wales -8 2 £48,000 -1.54%

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 (6.72%) SharePoint
2 20 (4.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.74%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.49%) Confluence
5 4 (1.00%) Apache Spark
5 4 (1.00%) IIS
5 4 (1.00%) WebSphere
5 4 (1.00%) WebSphere Application Server
6 2 (0.50%) WordPress
7 1 (0.25%) Jupyter
Applications
1 52 (12.94%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.24%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.25%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.25%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.25%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.24%) PlanetPress Connect
3 3 (0.75%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.50%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.50%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.50%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.25%) Advent Geneva
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%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.25%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.25%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.25%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 147 (36.57%) Azure
2 76 (18.91%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (11.44%) AWS
4 33 (8.21%) Entra ID
4 33 (8.21%) Power Platform
5 29 (7.21%) SaaS
6 22 (5.47%) Power Automate
7 14 (3.48%) Azure Data Factory
7 14 (3.48%) PaaS
8 13 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (2.99%) GCP
9 12 (2.99%) IaaS
9 12 (2.99%) PowerApps
10 11 (2.74%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (2.49%) ChatGPT
12 9 (2.24%) dbt
12 9 (2.24%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (1.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 6 (1.49%) iPaaS
14 6 (1.49%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 50 (12.44%) Firewall
2 43 (10.70%) DNS
3 39 (9.70%) DHCP
4 32 (7.96%) TCP/IP
4 32 (7.96%) VPN
5 28 (6.97%) VLAN
6 16 (3.98%) LAN
7 14 (3.48%) Wi-Fi
8 13 (3.23%) Network Security
9 12 (2.99%) WAN
10 10 (2.49%) SAN
11 7 (1.74%) BGP
11 7 (1.74%) Wireless
12 6 (1.49%) Cisco ASA
12 6 (1.49%) DMZ
12 6 (1.49%) VoIP
13 5 (1.24%) Reverse Proxy
13 5 (1.24%) SD-WAN
13 5 (1.24%) STUN
13 5 (1.24%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (9.45%) SQL Server
2 24 (5.97%) Power BI
3 14 (3.48%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (2.99%) Metadata
5 11 (2.74%) Data Lake
6 9 (2.24%) Amazon RDS
6 9 (2.24%) Metabase
7 7 (1.74%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (1.49%) Relational Database
8 6 (1.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (1.00%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (1.00%) Big Data
9 4 (1.00%) Metadata Repository
9 4 (1.00%) MySQL
10 2 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.50%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.50%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.50%) Power Query
10 2 (0.50%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 18 (4.48%) Git
2 16 (3.98%) JIRA
3 11 (2.74%) Visual Studio
4 6 (1.49%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (1.24%) GitLab
5 5 (1.24%) Postman
5 5 (1.24%) Subversion
6 3 (0.75%) Selenium
7 2 (0.50%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.50%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.25%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.25%) Zephyr
General
1 229 (56.97%) Social Skills
2 90 (22.39%) Analytical Skills
3 87 (21.64%) Finance
4 40 (9.95%) Legal
5 35 (8.71%) Banking
6 31 (7.71%) Retail
7 25 (6.22%) Manufacturing
8 21 (5.22%) Law
9 19 (4.73%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (3.23%) German Language
10 13 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (2.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (2.49%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.99%) Automotive
13 8 (1.99%) Electronics
14 6 (1.49%) Advertising
14 6 (1.49%) Marketing
15 5 (1.24%) Billing
15 5 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.24%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 82 (20.40%) Analyst
2 68 (16.92%) Senior
3 44 (10.95%) IT Support
4 31 (7.71%) Architect
5 28 (6.97%) Lead
6 27 (6.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 25 (6.22%) Business Analyst
8 23 (5.72%) Support Analyst
9 20 (4.98%) IT Analyst
9 20 (4.98%) Support Engineer
10 16 (3.98%) Network Engineer
10 16 (3.98%) Solutions Architect
11 15 (3.73%) Consultant
11 15 (3.73%) Infrastructure Support
12 14 (3.48%) Applications Support
12 14 (3.48%) Security Engineer
13 13 (3.23%) IT Support Analyst
13 13 (3.23%) Senior Analyst
14 12 (2.99%) Azure Engineer
14 12 (2.99%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.48%) REST
2 11 (2.74%) .NET
3 8 (1.99%) SOAP
4 6 (1.49%) PySpark
5 5 (1.24%) FreeSWITCH
5 5 (1.24%) Middleware
6 4 (1.00%) ARM Templates
6 4 (1.00%) HTML
6 4 (1.00%) JSON
6 4 (1.00%) Microsoft Graph
6 4 (1.00%) OAuth
6 4 (1.00%) OAuth2
6 4 (1.00%) OpenID
6 4 (1.00%) React
6 4 (1.00%) SAML
7 3 (0.75%) CSS
7 3 (0.75%) Kafka
7 3 (0.75%) XML
8 2 (0.50%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.50%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.72%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (4.48%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.98%) Product Ownership
4 15 (3.73%) Data Centre
4 15 (3.73%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (3.48%) Low-Code
6 12 (2.99%) Driving Licence
6 12 (2.99%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.99%) Mobile App
7 11 (2.74%) Cloud Native
8 10 (2.49%) Life Science
9 9 (2.24%) Security Posture
10 8 (1.99%) AI Agents
10 8 (1.99%) Clustering
10 8 (1.99%) Enterprise Cloud
11 7 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.49%) Embedded Systems
13 5 (1.24%) Fixed Income
14 4 (1.00%) iPhone
14 4 (1.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 75 (18.66%) Windows
2 55 (13.68%) Windows Server
3 27 (6.72%) Linux
4 7 (1.74%) Unix
5 5 (1.24%) Debian
5 5 (1.24%) VMS
5 5 (1.24%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.24%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.00%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.75%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.50%) CentOS
8 2 (0.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (27.36%) Problem-Solving
2 95 (23.63%) Continuous Improvement
3 64 (15.92%) Agile
4 55 (13.68%) ITIL
5 50 (12.44%) Cybersecurity
6 48 (11.94%) Stakeholder Management
7 40 (9.95%) AI
8 36 (8.96%) Change Management
8 36 (8.96%) Project Delivery
9 34 (8.46%) Analytics
10 33 (8.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 32 (7.96%) Roadmaps
12 31 (7.71%) ERP
13 29 (7.21%) Data Analysis
14 28 (6.97%) Collaborative Working
14 28 (6.97%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 27 (6.72%) Business Analysis
15 27 (6.72%) Process Improvement
16 26 (6.47%) Business Intelligence
16 26 (6.47%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 63 (15.67%) SQL
2 44 (10.95%) PowerShell
3 37 (9.20%) Python
4 17 (4.23%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.23%) VBA
6 12 (2.99%) C#
7 10 (2.49%) Bash
7 10 (2.49%) Java
8 6 (1.49%) Kusto Query Language
9 5 (1.24%) PHP
9 5 (1.24%) Shell Script
9 5 (1.24%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.75%) C++
11 2 (0.50%) Bicep
11 2 (0.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.50%) Go
12 1 (0.25%) ABAP
12 1 (0.25%) C
12 1 (0.25%) Perl
12 1 (0.25%) R
Qualifications
1 96 (23.88%) Degree
2 38 (9.45%) Security Cleared
3 27 (6.72%) BPSS Clearance
4 24 (5.97%) CISSP
5 23 (5.72%) SC Cleared
6 16 (3.98%) Azure Certification
6 16 (3.98%) Cisco Certification
6 16 (3.98%) CISM
7 14 (3.48%) Numerate Degree
8 12 (2.99%) CCNP
9 9 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.99%) CEH
10 8 (1.99%) DV Cleared
10 8 (1.99%) IIBA
10 8 (1.99%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.99%) PMP
11 7 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.74%) HNC
11 7 (1.74%) Master's Degree
12 6 (1.49%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (9.70%) Data Quality
2 24 (5.97%) QA
3 23 (5.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (4.98%) GDPR
5 19 (4.73%) SLA
6 11 (2.74%) NIST
7 9 (2.24%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (1.99%) PCI DSS
9 7 (1.74%) GRC
10 6 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (1.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (1.49%) SOC 2
11 5 (1.24%) MiFID
12 4 (1.00%) ISO 20022
12 4 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.75%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.50%) Accessibility
14 2 (0.50%) COBIT
14 2 (0.50%) GAAP
14 2 (0.50%) PMO
System Software
1 68 (16.92%) Active Directory
2 18 (4.48%) Hyper-V
3 13 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.99%) Docker
5 6 (1.49%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.00%) Firmware
6 4 (1.00%) vSphere
7 2 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.50%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.25%) Ceph
8 1 (0.25%) Lustre
8 1 (0.25%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.25%) vCloud
8 1 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (3.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.99%) Terraform
3 11 (2.74%) SCCM
4 10 (2.49%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (2.24%) Kubernetes
6 6 (1.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (1.49%) Failover Clustering
6 6 (1.49%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.24%) Backup Exec
7 5 (1.24%) FortiGate
7 5 (1.24%) Grafana
8 4 (1.00%) Ansible
8 4 (1.00%) Control-M
8 4 (1.00%) Dell DRAC
8 4 (1.00%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (1.00%) Nagios
8 4 (1.00%) SolarWinds Orion
9 3 (0.75%) cPanel
9 3 (0.75%) Nessus
9 3 (0.75%) Plesk
Vendors
1 131 (32.59%) Microsoft
2 28 (6.97%) VMware
3 26 (6.47%) Cisco
4 19 (4.73%) ServiceNow
5 17 (4.23%) SAP
6 14 (3.48%) Citrix
6 14 (3.48%) Pega
6 14 (3.48%) Veeam
7 13 (3.23%) SolarWinds
8 11 (2.74%) Fortinet
8 11 (2.74%) Oracle
9 10 (2.49%) Blue Prism
9 10 (2.49%) Salesforce
10 9 (2.24%) Alteryx
10 9 (2.24%) UiPath
11 8 (1.99%) Anaplan
11 8 (1.99%) Databricks
11 8 (1.99%) Palo Alto
12 7 (1.74%) iManage
13 5 (1.24%) MuleSoft