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 29 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 376 422 461
Rank change year-on-year +46 +39 +15
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 427 239 499
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.46% 0.56% 0.50%
As % of the General category 0.93% 0.76% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 273 167 426
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,750 £36,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,000 £51,850
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +6.08% -13.58%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,500 £85,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +5.56% -

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 45,775 31,382 59,094
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 49.13% 73.19% 59.13%
Number of salaries quoted 26,117 15,075 39,919
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £38,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £72,433
90th Percentile £98,750 £104,800 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -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 29 May 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 29 May 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 +35 377 £55,000 - 137
UK excluding London +82 316 £47,500 - 117
Work from Home +66 107 £55,000 -8.33% 46
London -25 90 £75,000 +19.05% 42
North of England +2 85 £45,000 +8.43% 19
South East +24 77 £52,500 -22.22% 48
Midlands -10 53 £55,500 -5.53% 11
North West +25 42 £51,772 -5.87% 13
Yorkshire -39 35 £34,000 -18.07% 4
East of England -6 34 £42,500 -15.00% 14
South West -39 34 £37,500 -6.25% 16
East Midlands -13 27 £55,000 +29.41% 1
West Midlands -35 26 £60,000 +1.69% 10
Northern Ireland - 20 - - 2
Scotland - 9 £35,000 - 6
North East -31 8 £45,000 +55.17% 2
Wales -35 4 £52,500 +7.69% 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 20 (4.68%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (4.22%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.64%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.41%) Confluence
4 6 (1.41%) IIS
5 5 (1.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.70%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.70%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.70%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 40 (9.37%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (6.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.45%) AutoCAD
4 4 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.70%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.23%) Abaqus
Business Applications
1 6 (1.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.94%) SAP CO
2 4 (0.94%) SAP FI
2 4 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.70%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.70%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.47%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.47%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.47%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.23%) C-CURE
5 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.23%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.23%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 126 (29.51%) Azure
2 84 (19.67%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (10.30%) Power Platform
4 41 (9.60%) AWS
5 37 (8.67%) Entra ID
6 29 (6.79%) SaaS
7 25 (5.85%) Power Automate
8 16 (3.75%) dbt
9 12 (2.81%) PowerApps
10 11 (2.58%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (2.34%) Azure Data Factory
11 10 (2.34%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (2.34%) PaaS
12 9 (2.11%) GitHub
12 9 (2.11%) IaaS
13 7 (1.64%) Amazon EC2
13 7 (1.64%) Amazon S3
13 7 (1.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 7 (1.64%) Microsoft Purview
13 7 (1.64%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 45 (10.54%) Firewall
2 44 (10.30%) DNS
3 36 (8.43%) VPN
4 34 (7.96%) DHCP
5 28 (6.56%) TCP/IP
6 24 (5.62%) VLAN
7 20 (4.68%) WAN
8 19 (4.45%) Wi-Fi
9 17 (3.98%) TETRA
10 14 (3.28%) Network Security
11 12 (2.81%) VoIP
12 10 (2.34%) Intrusion Detection
12 10 (2.34%) LAN
13 7 (1.64%) SD-WAN
13 7 (1.64%) Wireless
14 6 (1.41%) BGP
14 6 (1.41%) NAS
14 6 (1.41%) OSPF
15 5 (1.17%) Reverse Proxy
15 5 (1.17%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (8.43%) Power BI
2 29 (6.79%) SQL Server
3 13 (3.04%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (2.34%) Amazon RDS
5 9 (2.11%) Metabase
5 9 (2.11%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.64%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.64%) Metadata
6 7 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (1.41%) Looker
7 6 (1.41%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.94%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (0.94%) Power Query
8 4 (0.94%) SAP HANA
8 4 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.70%) Big Data
9 3 (0.70%) MySQL
10 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (5.85%) JIRA
2 23 (5.39%) Git
3 12 (2.81%) GitLab
3 12 (2.81%) Visual Studio
4 6 (1.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (0.94%) Subversion
6 2 (0.47%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.47%) JUnit
6 2 (0.47%) Liquibase
6 2 (0.47%) Mockito
6 2 (0.47%) Postman
6 2 (0.47%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.23%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.23%) JMeter
7 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.23%) Selenium
General
1 233 (54.57%) Social Skills
2 90 (21.08%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (20.14%) Finance
4 34 (7.96%) Manufacturing
5 30 (7.03%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (6.56%) Retail
7 22 (5.15%) Law
8 19 (4.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (4.22%) Banking
10 17 (3.98%) Electronics
10 17 (3.98%) Telecoms
11 15 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (3.04%) Legal
12 13 (3.04%) Marketing
13 8 (1.87%) Public Sector
14 7 (1.64%) Aerospace
14 7 (1.64%) Front Office
15 5 (1.17%) Automotive
15 5 (1.17%) German Language
15 5 (1.17%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 89 (20.84%) Analyst
2 47 (11.01%) Support Analyst
3 46 (10.77%) IT Support
4 36 (8.43%) Senior
5 28 (6.56%) Architect
6 26 (6.09%) Consultant
7 23 (5.39%) Lead
7 23 (5.39%) Systems Engineer
8 22 (5.15%) IT Analyst
9 21 (4.92%) Systems Analyst
10 20 (4.68%) Security Engineer
11 19 (4.45%) Business Analyst
11 19 (4.45%) Support Engineer
12 17 (3.98%) Applications Support
12 17 (3.98%) Design Engineer
12 17 (3.98%) IT Support Analyst
12 17 (3.98%) RF Design Engineer
12 17 (3.98%) RF Engineer
12 17 (3.98%) Systems Support
12 17 (3.98%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.81%) REST
2 8 (1.87%) .NET
2 8 (1.87%) ARM Templates
2 8 (1.87%) SOAP
3 5 (1.17%) AngularJS
3 5 (1.17%) CSS
3 5 (1.17%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.17%) HTML
3 5 (1.17%) Jinja
3 5 (1.17%) JSON
3 5 (1.17%) Node.js
3 5 (1.17%) YAML
4 3 (0.70%) 802.1X
4 3 (0.70%) ASP.NET
4 3 (0.70%) Middleware
4 3 (0.70%) PySpark
5 2 (0.47%) ActiveMQ
5 2 (0.47%) Lightning Web Components
5 2 (0.47%) WireMock
5 2 (0.47%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.85%) Driving Licence
2 23 (5.39%) Onboarding
3 20 (4.68%) Analytical Mindset
4 16 (3.75%) CCTV
4 16 (3.75%) Product Ownership
5 12 (2.81%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (2.58%) Low-Code
7 8 (1.87%) CMDB
7 8 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (1.64%) Client/Server
8 7 (1.64%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.64%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.41%) Blog
9 6 (1.41%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.17%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (1.17%) Enterprise Cloud
10 5 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.17%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 80 (18.74%) Windows
2 51 (11.94%) Windows Server
3 41 (9.60%) Linux
4 9 (2.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (1.87%) Windows 10
6 7 (1.64%) CentOS
6 7 (1.64%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.41%) Apple iOS
8 5 (1.17%) Debian
8 5 (1.17%) Unix
8 5 (1.17%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.17%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.94%) VMS
10 1 (0.23%) Android
10 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 121 (28.34%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (12.88%) Agile
4 54 (12.65%) ITIL
5 47 (11.01%) Project Delivery
6 42 (9.84%) CI/CD
7 41 (9.60%) Business Intelligence
8 39 (9.13%) Stakeholder Management
9 38 (8.90%) Analytics
10 37 (8.67%) Cybersecurity
11 36 (8.43%) Change Management
11 36 (8.43%) ERP
11 36 (8.43%) Incident Management
12 33 (7.73%) AI
13 32 (7.49%) Root Cause Analysis
14 30 (7.03%) DevOps
15 29 (6.79%) Data Modelling
15 29 (6.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 26 (6.09%) Customer Service
17 25 (5.85%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 83 (19.44%) SQL
2 51 (11.94%) Python
3 45 (10.54%) PowerShell
4 21 (4.92%) JavaScript
5 15 (3.51%) Bash
6 13 (3.04%) Java
7 9 (2.11%) C#
8 6 (1.41%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.17%) C++
9 5 (1.17%) PHP
9 5 (1.17%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.94%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.47%) ABAP
11 2 (0.47%) Bicep
11 2 (0.47%) Groovy
12 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.23%) VB
12 1 (0.23%) VB6
12 1 (0.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 69 (16.16%) Degree
2 51 (11.94%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.62%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.81%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (2.81%) DV Cleared
5 10 (2.34%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (2.11%) Azure Certification
7 8 (1.87%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (1.87%) CompTIA Security+
8 7 (1.64%) CISSP
8 7 (1.64%) Numerate Degree
9 6 (1.41%) DBS Check
10 5 (1.17%) CCNP
10 5 (1.17%) CEH
10 5 (1.17%) IIBA
10 5 (1.17%) PMI Certification
10 5 (1.17%) PMP
11 4 (0.94%) CCNA
11 4 (0.94%) HND
11 4 (0.94%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (9.13%) QA
2 29 (6.79%) Data Quality
3 24 (5.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (4.45%) SLA
5 9 (2.11%) GDPR
6 8 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.64%) GRC
7 7 (1.64%) NIST
8 6 (1.41%) Accessibility
9 5 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.17%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.94%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.70%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.70%) GAAP
11 3 (0.70%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.70%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.47%) NCSC
System Software
1 67 (15.69%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.51%) Docker
2 15 (3.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.81%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.41%) Firmware
4 6 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.41%) vSphere
5 3 (0.70%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.70%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.23%) KVM
6 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 19 (4.45%) Terraform
2 16 (3.75%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (3.51%) Kubernetes
4 9 (2.11%) Ansible
4 9 (2.11%) Nagios
5 8 (1.87%) SCCM
6 7 (1.64%) FortiGate
7 6 (1.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (1.17%) Backup Exec
8 5 (1.17%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (1.17%) vCenter Server
8 5 (1.17%) ZABBIX
9 4 (0.94%) Control-M
9 4 (0.94%) Docker Swarm
9 4 (0.94%) Podman
9 4 (0.94%) SolarWinds Orion
10 3 (0.70%) Grafana
11 2 (0.47%) CASB
11 2 (0.47%) Puppet
Vendors
1 133 (31.15%) Microsoft
2 38 (8.90%) Cisco
3 31 (7.26%) VMware
4 21 (4.92%) SAP
5 18 (4.22%) ServiceNow
6 17 (3.98%) Citrix
7 11 (2.58%) Fortinet
7 11 (2.58%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.34%) SolarWinds
9 7 (1.64%) Databricks
9 7 (1.64%) Google
9 7 (1.64%) MuleSoft
9 7 (1.64%) Oracle
9 7 (1.64%) Splunk
9 7 (1.64%) UiPath
9 7 (1.64%) Veeam
10 6 (1.41%) Alteryx
10 6 (1.41%) iManage
10 6 (1.41%) Pega
11 5 (1.17%) Anaplan