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 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 310 499 424
Rank change year-on-year +189 -75 +41
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 383 204 321
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.64% 0.38% 0.58%
As % of the General category 1.09% 0.57% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 250 103 284
10th Percentile £31,250 £38,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £88,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,250 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.50% - -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 35,175 35,608 34,497
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.63% 66.54% 61.95%
Number of salaries quoted 19,086 16,201 25,207
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £41,011
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +3.45% -6.07%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £103,750 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%

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 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Top 15 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 14 January 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 +201 355 £55,000 -12.00% 157
UK excluding London +171 244 £46,250 -7.50% 129
Work from Home +104 125 £55,000 -2.22% 68
London +89 121 £77,500 +6.90% 49
South East +99 77 £49,000 -12.89% 45
Midlands +49 66 £53,750 -1.83% 22
North of England +25 41 £42,500 -19.05% 33
West Midlands +29 34 £60,000 -4.00% 12
East Midlands +11 31 £45,000 - 10
East of England +46 30 £30,370 -23.25% 14
Yorkshire +4 21 £42,500 +1.19% 14
North West +22 20 £45,000 -20.70% 15
South West +18 17 £55,000 +74.60% 14
Scotland +16 11 £35,000 -46.15% 3
Wales 0 2 £48,000 +1.05% 1

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 22 (5.74%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.35%) Confluence
4 4 (1.04%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.52%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.52%) WebSphere Application Server
5 2 (0.52%) WordPress
6 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.26%) IIS
6 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
Applications
1 63 (16.45%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (3.13%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.26%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.26%) Weka
Business Applications
1 7 (1.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.57%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.31%) Oracle Cash Management
3 5 (1.31%) Oracle Payables
3 5 (1.31%) PlanetPress Connect
4 4 (1.04%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.78%) Oracle Assets
5 3 (0.78%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (0.78%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.52%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.52%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.52%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.26%) Bloomberg AIM
7 1 (0.26%) Fidessa
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.26%) Postilion
7 1 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 127 (33.16%) Azure
2 67 (17.49%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (10.44%) AWS
4 30 (7.83%) Power Platform
5 28 (7.31%) SaaS
6 24 (6.27%) Entra ID
7 19 (4.96%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (3.66%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (3.66%) Power Automate
9 13 (3.39%) PowerApps
10 11 (2.87%) PaaS
11 10 (2.61%) GCP
11 10 (2.61%) IaaS
11 10 (2.61%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (2.35%) ChatGPT
13 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Purview
14 7 (1.83%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 7 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
15 6 (1.57%) iPaaS
15 6 (1.57%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 43 (11.23%) Firewall
2 32 (8.36%) DNS
3 27 (7.05%) DHCP
4 26 (6.79%) VPN
5 23 (6.01%) TCP/IP
6 20 (5.22%) LAN
7 17 (4.44%) VLAN
8 15 (3.92%) Network Security
9 12 (3.13%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (2.87%) BGP
10 11 (2.87%) WAN
11 10 (2.61%) SAN
12 8 (2.09%) OSPF
13 6 (1.57%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (1.57%) SD-WAN
13 6 (1.57%) Wireshark
14 5 (1.31%) DMZ
14 5 (1.31%) VoIP
14 5 (1.31%) Wireless
15 4 (1.04%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (8.09%) SQL Server
2 19 (4.96%) Power BI
3 10 (2.61%) Metadata
4 9 (2.35%) Data Lake
5 7 (1.83%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (1.83%) Tableau
6 6 (1.57%) BigQuery
6 6 (1.57%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (1.04%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (1.04%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (1.04%) Metabase
8 4 (1.04%) Metadata Repository
8 4 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.78%) MySQL
10 2 (0.52%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.52%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.26%) Big Data
11 1 (0.26%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 15 (3.92%) JIRA
2 12 (3.13%) Git
3 5 (1.31%) Subversion
3 5 (1.31%) Visual Studio
4 4 (1.04%) Postman
5 2 (0.52%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.52%) Selenium
5 2 (0.52%) WebDriver
6 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.26%) GitLab
6 1 (0.26%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.26%) Zephyr
General
1 202 (52.74%) Social Skills
2 88 (22.98%) Finance
3 76 (19.84%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (10.97%) Legal
5 34 (8.88%) Banking
6 30 (7.83%) Retail
7 22 (5.74%) Organisational Skills
8 21 (5.48%) Law
9 20 (5.22%) Manufacturing
10 13 (3.39%) German Language
11 12 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (2.35%) Telecoms
13 8 (2.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.83%) Advertising
14 7 (1.83%) Electronics
14 7 (1.83%) Public Sector
15 6 (1.57%) Automotive
15 6 (1.57%) Marketing
16 5 (1.31%) Back Office
16 5 (1.31%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 87 (22.72%) Analyst
2 65 (16.97%) Senior
3 31 (8.09%) Architect
4 28 (7.31%) Lead
5 27 (7.05%) Business Analyst
5 27 (7.05%) IT Support
6 25 (6.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 20 (5.22%) Network Engineer
7 20 (5.22%) Support Engineer
8 18 (4.70%) Service Analyst
9 17 (4.44%) IT Analyst
10 15 (3.92%) Applications Support
10 15 (3.92%) Senior Analyst
10 15 (3.92%) Solutions Architect
11 14 (3.66%) Service Desk Analyst
12 12 (3.13%) Consultant
12 12 (3.13%) Support Analyst
13 11 (2.87%) Lead Designer
13 11 (2.87%) Project Manager
13 11 (2.87%) Solutions Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.87%) .NET
2 10 (2.61%) REST
3 6 (1.57%) PySpark
4 5 (1.31%) HTML
4 5 (1.31%) SOAP
4 5 (1.31%) XML
5 4 (1.04%) FreeSWITCH
5 4 (1.04%) Microsoft Graph
5 4 (1.04%) OAuth
5 4 (1.04%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.04%) OpenID
5 4 (1.04%) React
5 4 (1.04%) SAML
6 3 (0.78%) CSS
6 3 (0.78%) Kafka
7 2 (0.52%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.52%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.52%) JSON
7 2 (0.52%) Middleware
7 2 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 20 (5.22%) Onboarding
2 18 (4.70%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (4.70%) Data Centre
3 14 (3.66%) Driving Licence
4 13 (3.39%) Management Information System
4 13 (3.39%) Mobile App
5 12 (3.13%) Cloud Native
6 11 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (2.61%) Low-Code
7 10 (2.61%) Product Ownership
8 9 (2.35%) Life Science
8 9 (2.35%) Security Posture
9 8 (2.09%) Clustering
10 7 (1.83%) AI Agents
10 7 (1.83%) Enterprise Cloud
10 7 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.57%) Embedded Systems
11 6 (1.57%) NHS
12 5 (1.31%) Fixed Income
13 4 (1.04%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 67 (17.49%) Windows
2 35 (9.14%) Windows Server
3 26 (6.79%) Linux
4 8 (2.09%) Unix
5 5 (1.31%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.04%) Debian
7 3 (0.78%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.78%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.52%) VMS
9 1 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (23.50%) Problem-Solving
2 78 (20.37%) Continuous Improvement
3 64 (16.71%) Agile
4 55 (14.36%) ITIL
5 47 (12.27%) Cybersecurity
6 40 (10.44%) Stakeholder Management
7 36 (9.40%) Validation
8 35 (9.14%) AI
9 32 (8.36%) Change Management
10 29 (7.57%) Analytics
11 28 (7.31%) Customer Service
11 28 (7.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 27 (7.05%) DevOps
12 27 (7.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 27 (7.05%) Migration
12 27 (7.05%) Project Delivery
12 27 (7.05%) Project Management
13 26 (6.79%) Incident Response
14 25 (6.53%) Roadmaps
14 25 (6.53%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 54 (14.10%) SQL
2 34 (8.88%) PowerShell
3 26 (6.79%) Python
4 14 (3.66%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.39%) VBA
6 12 (3.13%) C#
7 8 (2.09%) Java
8 6 (1.57%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (1.57%) Shell Script
9 4 (1.04%) PHP
10 3 (0.78%) Bash
10 3 (0.78%) Bicep
10 3 (0.78%) C
11 2 (0.52%) C++
11 2 (0.52%) Go
11 2 (0.52%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.26%) Perl
12 1 (0.26%) R
12 1 (0.26%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 93 (24.28%) Degree
2 39 (10.18%) Security Cleared
3 29 (7.57%) BPSS Clearance
4 28 (7.31%) CISSP
5 24 (6.27%) SC Cleared
6 23 (6.01%) Cisco Certification
7 19 (4.96%) CCNP
8 18 (4.70%) CISM
9 14 (3.66%) Numerate Degree
10 11 (2.87%) CCIE
10 11 (2.87%) DV Cleared
11 10 (2.61%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (2.09%) Azure Certification
12 8 (2.09%) CCSA
12 8 (2.09%) CCSE
12 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (1.83%) CEH
13 7 (1.83%) HNC
13 7 (1.83%) PMI Certification
13 7 (1.83%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (9.40%) Data Quality
2 27 (7.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (5.22%) SLA
4 17 (4.44%) GDPR
4 17 (4.44%) QA
5 12 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (3.13%) NIST
6 8 (2.09%) GRC
7 7 (1.83%) PCI DSS
7 7 (1.83%) SOC 2
8 6 (1.57%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (1.57%) ISO 9001
8 6 (1.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (1.31%) MiFID
9 5 (1.31%) PMO
10 4 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.78%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.52%) COBIT
13 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 55 (14.36%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.92%) Hyper-V
3 13 (3.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.31%) Docker
4 5 (1.31%) Firmware
5 4 (1.04%) Kamailio
5 4 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.52%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.26%) Ceph
7 1 (0.26%) Lustre
7 1 (0.26%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.26%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 16 (4.18%) SCCM
2 13 (3.39%) Terraform
3 10 (2.61%) Kubernetes
4 9 (2.35%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.57%) Failover Clustering
7 5 (1.31%) Dell DRAC
7 5 (1.31%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.04%) Ansible
8 4 (1.04%) Control-M
8 4 (1.04%) Grafana
9 3 (0.78%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 3 (0.78%) cPanel
9 3 (0.78%) CSIRT
9 3 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.78%) Nessus
9 3 (0.78%) Plesk
10 2 (0.52%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.52%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.52%) VxRail
Vendors
1 123 (32.11%) Microsoft
2 25 (6.53%) Cisco
3 22 (5.74%) VMware
4 16 (4.18%) Oracle
5 14 (3.66%) ServiceNow
6 12 (3.13%) CheckPoint
6 12 (3.13%) F5
7 10 (2.61%) Citrix
7 10 (2.61%) Fortinet
7 10 (2.61%) Pega
7 10 (2.61%) Salesforce
8 9 (2.35%) Blue Prism
8 9 (2.35%) Veeam
9 8 (2.09%) Alteryx
9 8 (2.09%) Palo Alto
10 7 (1.83%) Anaplan
10 7 (1.83%) Databricks
10 7 (1.83%) iManage
10 7 (1.83%) SolarWinds
10 7 (1.83%) UiPath