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 22 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 379 376 503
Rank change year-on-year -3 +127 -68
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 492 352 340
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.46% 0.71% 0.41%
As % of the General category 0.98% 1.03% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 302 246 240
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,125 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,063 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £63,938 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £87,600
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +13.10% -6.67%

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 50,070 34,160 47,340
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.39% 68.54% 56.98%
Number of salaries quoted 30,652 17,900 27,568
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,250 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -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 22 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Top 17 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 22 August 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 -44 430 £52,500 -2.33% 188
UK excluding London +31 379 £50,000 +5.26% 147
Work from Home -3 127 £52,500 -12.50% 81
South East +28 98 £50,000 -25.93% 52
London -76 94 £70,000 +4.48% 69
North of England -43 78 £55,000 +29.41% 32
Midlands -31 62 £55,000 +29.41% 18
South West -31 57 £42,500 +6.25% 21
North West +16 54 £55,000 +29.41% 23
West Midlands -25 39 £54,000 +8.00% 12
East of England -15 38 £53,000 -1.85% 18
East Midlands -16 23 £60,000 +41.18% 6
Yorkshire -52 21 £57,500 +35.29% 6
Northern Ireland - 20 - -
Scotland +21 14 £48,000 - 5
Wales - 12 £55,000 - 3
North East -52 3 £37,250 +49.00% 3

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 41 (8.33%) SharePoint
2 27 (5.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (4.07%) Confluence
4 11 (2.24%) IIS
5 5 (1.02%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 36 (7.32%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (6.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (3.86%) AutoCAD
4 12 (2.44%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.02%) CorelDRAW
7 4 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.41%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.63%) SAP CO
1 8 (1.63%) SAP FI
2 7 (1.42%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (1.02%) Infor CloudSuite
3 5 (1.02%) Infor LN
3 5 (1.02%) Unit4 Business World
4 4 (0.81%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.61%) Infor M3
5 3 (0.61%) Sage X3
5 3 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.41%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.20%) C-CURE
7 1 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.20%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.20%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.20%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 135 (27.44%) Azure
2 94 (19.11%) Microsoft 365
3 49 (9.96%) AWS
3 49 (9.96%) Power Platform
4 47 (9.55%) Entra ID
5 27 (5.49%) SaaS
6 17 (3.46%) Power Automate
7 15 (3.05%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (3.05%) Dynamics 365
8 13 (2.64%) GitHub
9 12 (2.44%) dbt
9 12 (2.44%) PowerApps
10 11 (2.24%) Microsoft Purview
11 9 (1.83%) Azure Stack
12 8 (1.63%) Azure Monitor
12 8 (1.63%) Serverless
13 7 (1.42%) Boomi
13 7 (1.42%) GCP
13 7 (1.42%) Lucidchart
13 7 (1.42%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 57 (11.59%) Firewall
2 50 (10.16%) DNS
3 43 (8.74%) VPN
4 33 (6.71%) TCP/IP
5 28 (5.69%) DHCP
6 25 (5.08%) WAN
7 19 (3.86%) Network Security
7 19 (3.86%) Wi-Fi
8 17 (3.46%) TETRA
8 17 (3.46%) VLAN
8 17 (3.46%) Wireless
9 15 (3.05%) LAN
10 10 (2.03%) Intrusion Detection
10 10 (2.03%) SD-WAN
11 9 (1.83%) SAN
12 8 (1.63%) BGP
12 8 (1.63%) HTTP
12 8 (1.63%) OSPF
13 7 (1.42%) VoIP
14 6 (1.22%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (7.52%) Power BI
2 20 (4.07%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.63%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (1.63%) Metadata
4 6 (1.22%) Looker
5 4 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (0.81%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.61%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.61%) Metabase
7 2 (0.41%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.41%) EDMS
7 2 (0.41%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.41%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.41%) Power Query
7 2 (0.41%) Redis
7 2 (0.41%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.20%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 34 (6.91%) JIRA
2 18 (3.66%) Git
3 10 (2.03%) GitLab
4 5 (1.02%) JUnit
5 4 (0.81%) Postman
5 4 (0.81%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.61%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.61%) JMeter
6 3 (0.61%) Selenium
7 2 (0.41%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.41%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.41%) Mockito
7 2 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.41%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.20%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.20%) Hudson
8 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.20%) LoadRunner
General
1 262 (53.25%) Social Skills
2 95 (19.31%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (17.89%) Finance
4 48 (9.76%) Manufacturing
5 39 (7.93%) Organisational Skills
6 31 (6.30%) Presentation Skills
7 26 (5.28%) Law
7 26 (5.28%) Legal
7 26 (5.28%) Retail
8 25 (5.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (3.66%) Public Sector
10 15 (3.05%) Electronics
10 15 (3.05%) Telecoms
11 14 (2.85%) Marketing
12 12 (2.44%) Aerospace
12 12 (2.44%) Banking
13 7 (1.42%) Front Office
13 7 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (1.22%) Military
15 4 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 104 (21.14%) Analyst
2 56 (11.38%) Senior
3 47 (9.55%) Support Analyst
4 46 (9.35%) Support Engineer
5 40 (8.13%) Consultant
6 39 (7.93%) IT Support
7 29 (5.89%) Business Analyst
8 28 (5.69%) Lead
9 27 (5.49%) Applications Support
9 27 (5.49%) Architect
10 25 (5.08%) IT Engineer
11 23 (4.67%) Developer
12 22 (4.47%) IT Support Engineer
13 21 (4.27%) Systems Engineer
14 19 (3.86%) Security Engineer
15 17 (3.46%) Audio Visual Engineer
15 17 (3.46%) Design Engineer
15 17 (3.46%) IT Analyst
15 17 (3.46%) RF Design Engineer
15 17 (3.46%) RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.67%) Terraform
2 19 (3.86%) REST
3 9 (1.83%) CSS
3 9 (1.83%) HTML
3 9 (1.83%) Middleware
3 9 (1.83%) Node.js
4 7 (1.42%) ARM Templates
5 6 (1.22%) AngularJS
5 6 (1.22%) JSON
5 6 (1.22%) SOAP
6 5 (1.02%) EDI
6 5 (1.02%) React
6 5 (1.02%) RESTful
7 4 (0.81%) .NET
7 4 (0.81%) CSS3
7 4 (0.81%) HTML5
7 4 (0.81%) Lightning Web Components
7 4 (0.81%) Playwright
8 3 (0.61%) Jinja
8 3 (0.61%) Pulumi
Miscellaneous
1 40 (8.13%) Driving Licence
2 36 (7.32%) Onboarding
3 19 (3.86%) Product Ownership
4 18 (3.66%) Analytical Mindset
5 17 (3.46%) Management Information System
6 16 (3.25%) CCTV
7 15 (3.05%) Legacy Systems
8 14 (2.85%) Self-Motivation
9 13 (2.64%) Data Centre
10 11 (2.24%) Mobile App
11 10 (2.03%) PKI
12 9 (1.83%) Client/Server
12 9 (1.83%) Security Posture
13 8 (1.63%) CMDB
14 7 (1.42%) Cloud Native
14 7 (1.42%) IoT
15 6 (1.22%) Blog
15 6 (1.22%) Data Protection Act
16 5 (1.02%) Online Gambling
16 5 (1.02%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 101 (20.53%) Windows
2 50 (10.16%) Windows Server
3 34 (6.91%) Linux
4 14 (2.85%) Windows 10
5 13 (2.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 12 (2.44%) Apple iOS
7 10 (2.03%) Ubuntu
8 9 (1.83%) CentOS
9 8 (1.63%) Mac OS
10 5 (1.02%) Unix
10 5 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.61%) AIX
11 3 (0.61%) Android
11 3 (0.61%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.41%) Rocky
13 1 (0.20%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.20%) OpenWrt
13 1 (0.20%) Solaris
13 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (28.66%) Continuous Improvement
2 126 (25.61%) Problem-Solving
3 70 (14.23%) Agile
4 60 (12.20%) ITIL
5 55 (11.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 51 (10.37%) DevOps
7 49 (9.96%) Business Analysis
8 47 (9.55%) Change Management
8 47 (9.55%) Root Cause Analysis
9 46 (9.35%) ERP
10 44 (8.94%) Customer Service
10 44 (8.94%) Project Delivery
11 42 (8.54%) Business Intelligence
12 41 (8.33%) AI
13 40 (8.13%) Disaster Recovery
14 38 (7.72%) CI/CD
14 38 (7.72%) Validation
15 37 (7.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 35 (7.11%) Cybersecurity
17 34 (6.91%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 100 (20.33%) SQL
2 50 (10.16%) PowerShell
3 43 (8.74%) Python
4 22 (4.47%) JavaScript
5 11 (2.24%) Bash
5 11 (2.24%) Java
6 9 (1.83%) C++
7 8 (1.63%) C#
7 8 (1.63%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (1.22%) C
8 6 (1.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (1.02%) PHP
9 5 (1.02%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.61%) Ruby
11 2 (0.41%) Bicep
11 2 (0.41%) Go
11 2 (0.41%) Groovy
11 2 (0.41%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.41%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.41%) VBA
Qualifications
1 61 (12.40%) Degree
2 59 (11.99%) Security Cleared
3 30 (6.10%) SC Cleared
4 14 (2.85%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (2.85%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (2.64%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (2.64%) DV Cleared
5 13 (2.64%) HND
6 10 (2.03%) SAP Certification
7 8 (1.63%) CCNA
7 8 (1.63%) CCNP
7 8 (1.63%) CISSP
7 8 (1.63%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (1.22%) HNC
9 5 (1.02%) ACCA
9 5 (1.02%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.81%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (0.81%) CIMA
10 4 (0.81%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (9.76%) QA
2 32 (6.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (4.07%) Data Quality
4 17 (3.46%) GDPR
5 14 (2.85%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (2.03%) Accessibility
6 10 (2.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (2.03%) SLA
7 7 (1.42%) NIST
7 7 (1.42%) PCI DSS
8 5 (1.02%) GRC
8 5 (1.02%) ISO 22301
8 5 (1.02%) ISO 9001
8 5 (1.02%) Software Quality Assurance
9 4 (0.81%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 3 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.61%) NCSC
10 3 (0.61%) WCAG
System Software
1 57 (11.59%) Active Directory
2 27 (5.49%) Hyper-V
3 25 (5.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (3.46%) Docker
5 15 (3.05%) Firmware
6 7 (1.42%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (1.22%) vSphere
8 4 (0.81%) VMware NSX
9 3 (0.61%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.61%) Terminal Services
9 3 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.41%) KVM
11 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 29 (5.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (3.66%) Kubernetes
3 12 (2.44%) Ansible
4 11 (2.24%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.83%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.42%) vCenter Server
7 6 (1.22%) Jamf Pro
7 6 (1.22%) Nagios
8 5 (1.02%) SCCM
9 4 (0.81%) Docker Swarm
9 4 (0.81%) Grafana
9 4 (0.81%) Podman
9 4 (0.81%) VxRail
10 3 (0.61%) Argo
10 3 (0.61%) Puppet
11 2 (0.41%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.41%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.20%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
12 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 162 (32.93%) Microsoft
2 37 (7.52%) Cisco
3 32 (6.50%) VMware
4 23 (4.67%) SAP
5 20 (4.07%) Fortinet
6 15 (3.05%) ServiceNow
7 14 (2.85%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.44%) JD Edwards
8 12 (2.44%) Palo Alto
9 10 (2.03%) Dell
9 10 (2.03%) Veeam
10 9 (1.83%) Aruba
10 9 (1.83%) Google
11 8 (1.63%) Juniper
11 8 (1.63%) MuleSoft
11 8 (1.63%) Oracle
12 7 (1.42%) Citrix
12 7 (1.42%) Red Hat
12 7 (1.42%) Sophos
13 6 (1.22%) Sage