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 have cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 451 486 527
Rank change year-on-year +35 +41 -52
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 539 611 998
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.55% 0.59% 0.63%
As % of the General category 0.91% 0.87% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 462 439 636
10th Percentile £26,375 £31,450 £37,250
25th Percentile £38,250 £42,500 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,850 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.58% - +17.07%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.22% -18.18% +29.41%

All General Skills
UK

Documentation Skills is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 59,136 70,580 100,705
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.86% 68.25% 63.98%
Number of salaries quoted 39,700 38,102 51,376
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,250 £42,525
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £101,250 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

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 6 May 2024.

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 6 May 2024. 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 +79 510 £52,500 -12.50% 169
UK excluding London +73 360 £46,000 +2.22% 126
Work from Home +75 206 £55,000 +1.38% 59
London 0 154 £70,000 +3.70% 51
South East +54 136 £50,000 - 33
Midlands +42 78 £43,000 -9.68% 28
North of England +56 70 £36,750 -11.45% 26
West Midlands +44 62 £43,000 +1.18% 17
North West +6 43 £40,000 -11.11% 17
South West -14 34 £62,500 +4.17% 12
East of England +26 28 £42,000 -25.00% 13
Yorkshire +97 17 £31,500 +5.00% 6
East Midlands -4 16 £38,250 -49.00% 11
North East - 10 £32,500 - 3
Scotland -69 7 £65,000 +11.59% 11
Wales - 7 £45,000 - 2

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 56 (10.39%) SharePoint
2 30 (5.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.23%) Confluence
4 8 (1.48%) IIS
5 3 (0.56%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.56%) SAS
6 1 (0.19%) Apache
6 1 (0.19%) nginx
6 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.19%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 104 (19.29%) Microsoft Office
2 45 (8.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.30%) Trello
5 6 (1.11%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.37%) CATIA
6 2 (0.37%) NASTRAN
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.19%) InDesign
7 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (1.67%) SAP HR
2 5 (0.93%) SAP PP
2 5 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.74%) MIS ActiveH
3 4 (0.74%) SAP APO
3 4 (0.74%) SAP MM
3 4 (0.74%) SAP SD
3 4 (0.74%) SAP WM
4 2 (0.37%) SAP CX
4 2 (0.37%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.37%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.19%) Postilion
5 1 (0.19%) Relativity
5 1 (0.19%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.19%) SAP Business ByDesign
5 1 (0.19%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.19%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 154 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
2 137 (25.42%) Azure
3 50 (9.28%) Power Platform
4 35 (6.49%) OneDrive
5 34 (6.31%) AWS
5 34 (6.31%) Entra ID
6 23 (4.27%) GCP
7 20 (3.71%) SaaS
8 11 (2.04%) Mimecast
9 10 (1.86%) IaaS
9 10 (1.86%) PaaS
10 9 (1.67%) Boomi
10 9 (1.67%) GitHub
10 9 (1.67%) SuccessFactors
11 8 (1.48%) PowerApps
12 6 (1.11%) Azure API Management
12 6 (1.11%) Azure Key Vault
13 5 (0.93%) Azure Sentinel
14 4 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
15 3 (0.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 82 (15.21%) Firewall
2 60 (11.13%) Wi-Fi
3 41 (7.61%) LAN
4 38 (7.05%) WAN
5 30 (5.57%) DNS
6 27 (5.01%) DHCP
7 21 (3.90%) VPN
8 20 (3.71%) SAN
8 20 (3.71%) VLAN
9 15 (2.78%) VoIP
10 13 (2.41%) SD-WAN
10 13 (2.41%) TCP/IP
11 12 (2.23%) Internet
11 12 (2.23%) Intrusion Detection
11 12 (2.23%) Network Security
12 11 (2.04%) Ethernet
12 11 (2.04%) Wireless
13 7 (1.30%) Remote Desktop
14 6 (1.11%) FTP
14 6 (1.11%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (10.02%) SQL Server
2 44 (8.16%) Power BI
3 23 (4.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 22 (4.08%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (3.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 15 (2.78%) Relational Database
7 10 (1.86%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 7 (1.30%) Data Vault
8 7 (1.30%) Snowflake Schema
8 7 (1.30%) Star Schema
9 6 (1.11%) MySQL
9 6 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.11%) Power Query
10 3 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.56%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.56%) Data Hub
10 3 (0.56%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.56%) Metadata
10 3 (0.56%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 32 (5.94%) JIRA
2 18 (3.34%) Git
3 10 (1.86%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 7 (1.30%) GitLab
4 7 (1.30%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.11%) Katalon Studio
6 4 (0.74%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.56%) ER Studio
7 3 (0.56%) ERwin
7 3 (0.56%) Selenium
7 3 (0.56%) SpecFlow
7 3 (0.56%) Subversion
8 2 (0.37%) Hudson
8 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.37%) JUnit
8 2 (0.37%) TestNG
9 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.19%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.19%) LSMW
9 1 (0.19%) NUnit
General
1 286 (53.06%) Social Skills
2 146 (27.09%) Finance
3 85 (15.77%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (8.35%) Organisational Skills
5 44 (8.16%) Law
6 37 (6.86%) Presentation Skills
7 31 (5.75%) Retail
8 27 (5.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 25 (4.64%) Banking
10 21 (3.90%) Telecoms
11 19 (3.53%) Legal
12 16 (2.97%) Marketing
13 14 (2.60%) Aerospace
14 11 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (2.04%) Public Sector
15 9 (1.67%) Financial Institution
15 9 (1.67%) Publishing
16 7 (1.30%) Electronics
17 6 (1.11%) Automotive
17 6 (1.11%) Police
Job Titles
1 99 (18.37%) Analyst
2 95 (17.63%) Senior
3 57 (10.58%) Support Engineer
4 49 (9.09%) Architect
5 48 (8.91%) Lead
6 37 (6.86%) IT Engineer
7 36 (6.68%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 35 (6.49%) Business Analyst
8 35 (6.49%) Project Manager
9 30 (5.57%) IT Support
10 26 (4.82%) IT Analyst
11 25 (4.64%) Solutions Architect
12 22 (4.08%) Consultant
13 21 (3.90%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 21 (3.90%) Developer
14 20 (3.71%) 2nd Line Support
14 20 (3.71%) 3rd Line Support
14 20 (3.71%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
14 20 (3.71%) IT Support Engineer
15 19 (3.53%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (6.86%) .NET
2 29 (5.38%) React
3 12 (2.23%) CSS
4 9 (1.67%) HTML
5 8 (1.48%) AngularJS
5 8 (1.48%) RESTful
5 8 (1.48%) SailPoint
6 6 (1.11%) EDI
6 6 (1.11%) OpenAPI
6 6 (1.11%) Swagger
6 6 (1.11%) Vue
6 6 (1.11%) YAML
7 5 (0.93%) Middleware
8 4 (0.74%) FIX Protocol
8 4 (0.74%) React Native
9 3 (0.56%) COM
9 3 (0.56%) D3.js
9 3 (0.56%) Google Chart
9 3 (0.56%) WinForms
10 2 (0.37%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 46 (8.53%) Management Information System
2 44 (8.16%) Self-Motivation
3 27 (5.01%) Driving Licence
4 25 (4.64%) Security Posture
5 14 (2.60%) Data Centre
6 13 (2.41%) Clustering
7 12 (2.23%) Product Ownership
8 11 (2.04%) Reinsurance
9 10 (1.86%) Onboarding
10 9 (1.67%) Robotics
11 8 (1.48%) Data Structures
11 8 (1.48%) Enterprise Cloud
12 6 (1.11%) Cloud Security Posture
12 6 (1.11%) Cyber Security Posture
13 5 (0.93%) CMDB
13 5 (0.93%) Mobile App
13 5 (0.93%) Replication
14 4 (0.74%) Equities
14 4 (0.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 4 (0.74%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 143 (26.53%) Windows
2 83 (15.40%) Windows Server
3 31 (5.75%) Linux
4 19 (3.53%) Windows Server 2019
5 16 (2.97%) Windows 10
6 14 (2.60%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (2.04%) Mac OS
8 10 (1.86%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (1.67%) Ubuntu
10 7 (1.30%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.37%) Android
11 2 (0.37%) CentOS
11 2 (0.37%) Unix
12 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.19%) Debian
12 1 (0.19%) Fedora
12 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (26.35%) Problem-Solving
2 97 (18.00%) Customer Service
3 90 (16.70%) Agile
4 70 (12.99%) Project Management
5 66 (12.24%) Cybersecurity
5 66 (12.24%) Mentoring
6 52 (9.65%) ITIL
7 45 (8.35%) Business Intelligence
8 43 (7.98%) Project Delivery
9 42 (7.79%) Change Control
10 38 (7.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 37 (6.86%) Business Analysis
12 34 (6.31%) Analytics
12 34 (6.31%) PRINCE2
13 33 (6.12%) Migration
14 32 (5.94%) Information Security
14 32 (5.94%) Presales
14 32 (5.94%) Waterfall
15 30 (5.57%) Collaborative Working
16 29 (5.38%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 109 (20.22%) SQL
2 48 (8.91%) PowerShell
3 36 (6.68%) Python
4 33 (6.12%) Java
5 29 (5.38%) C#
6 19 (3.53%) JavaScript
7 16 (2.97%) Bash
8 11 (2.04%) C
8 11 (2.04%) T-SQL
9 9 (1.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (1.30%) VB
11 4 (0.74%) ActionScript
11 4 (0.74%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.56%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.56%) R
12 3 (0.56%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.37%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.19%) C++
14 1 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.19%) VBA
Qualifications
1 96 (17.81%) Degree
2 37 (6.86%) Security Cleared
3 21 (3.90%) CISSP
4 19 (3.53%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 14 (2.60%) Cisco Certification
5 14 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (2.60%) SC Cleared
6 12 (2.23%) GIAC
6 12 (2.23%) GSEC
6 12 (2.23%) SSCP
7 11 (2.04%) CCNA
8 10 (1.86%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (1.67%) CEH
9 9 (1.67%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.48%) PMP
11 7 (1.30%) Azure Certification
11 7 (1.30%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.11%) CCNP
12 6 (1.11%) MCSE
12 6 (1.11%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.57%) SLA
2 21 (3.90%) QA
3 17 (3.15%) GDPR
3 17 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (2.41%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 5 (0.93%) SEPA
6 5 (0.93%) TARGET2
7 4 (0.74%) PMO
8 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.37%) GRC
8 2 (0.37%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.37%) NIST
9 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.19%) IFRS
9 1 (0.19%) MISRA
9 1 (0.19%) P3O
9 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.19%) TickIT
System Software
1 109 (20.22%) Active Directory
2 53 (9.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 33 (6.12%) Hyper-V
4 13 (2.41%) vSphere
5 11 (2.04%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (1.48%) Virtual Desktop
7 7 (1.30%) Firmware
7 7 (1.30%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.93%) NFS
8 5 (0.93%) XenApp
9 4 (0.74%) OpenSSH
10 3 (0.56%) Docker
11 1 (0.19%) Shibboleth
11 1 (0.19%) Varnish
11 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 47 (8.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (5.57%) SCCM
3 14 (2.60%) Kubernetes
4 9 (1.67%) Autotask
4 9 (1.67%) Failover Clustering
4 9 (1.67%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (1.67%) Terraform
5 7 (1.30%) AirWatch
6 6 (1.11%) WSUS
7 5 (0.93%) Graphite
8 4 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.74%) IBM BigFix
8 4 (0.74%) PowerCLI
8 4 (0.74%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.56%) EMC NetWorker
9 3 (0.56%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.56%) Functional Safety
9 3 (0.56%) WhatsUp Gold
10 2 (0.37%) Ansible
10 2 (0.37%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 224 (41.56%) Microsoft
2 73 (13.54%) VMware
3 31 (5.75%) Citrix
4 28 (5.19%) ServiceNow
5 24 (4.45%) Cisco
6 23 (4.27%) Salesforce
7 22 (4.08%) SAP
7 22 (4.08%) Veeam
8 17 (3.15%) CyberArk
9 16 (2.97%) Dell
9 16 (2.97%) HP
10 15 (2.78%) Apple
11 13 (2.41%) Acronis
11 13 (2.41%) CheckPoint
11 13 (2.41%) Oracle
12 12 (2.23%) Datto
12 12 (2.23%) Meraki
12 12 (2.23%) Sophos
13 11 (2.04%) IBM
14 9 (1.67%) Symantec