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 28 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 364 430 425
Rank change year-on-year +66 -5 +56
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 423 215 542
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.47% 0.51% 0.57%
As % of the General category 0.93% 0.71% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 264 142 465
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £39,750 £42,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £53,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.87% +1.90% -12.50%
75th Percentile £70,875 £70,938 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% 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 45,455 30,087 57,587
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 50.76% 71.11% 60.37%
Number of salaries quoted 24,431 16,003 39,383
10th Percentile £28,750 £29,050 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +10.48% -12.50%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £105,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +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 28 April 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 28 April 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 +65 378 £55,000 +1.38% 145
UK excluding London +67 282 £47,500 - 125
London +32 122 £75,000 +19.05% 46
Work from Home +39 107 £55,000 -5.98% 58
South East +20 77 £48,000 -26.15% 41
North of England -23 57 £45,000 +7.14% 26
Midlands -23 51 £55,000 +5.77% 21
East of England -3 38 £37,500 -21.05% 17
South West -38 30 £40,000 - 13
West Midlands -23 28 £60,000 -0.83% 15
North West -11 27 £45,000 -23.40% 16
Yorkshire -49 23 £34,000 -19.05% 6
East Midlands -29 22 £55,000 +22.22% 6
Northern Ireland - 19 - - 2
Scotland - 9 £35,000 - 4
North East -36 7 £45,000 +42.86% 5
Wales -32 1 £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 24 (5.67%) SharePoint
2 23 (5.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.65%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.95%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.71%) Confluence
5 3 (0.71%) IIS
5 3 (0.71%) WebSphere
5 3 (0.71%) WebSphere Application Server
6 1 (0.24%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 45 (10.64%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (5.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.49%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.18%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.24%) Abaqus
Business Applications
1 6 (1.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.47%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.47%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.47%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.24%) Bloomberg AIM
4 1 (0.24%) C-CURE
4 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.24%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.24%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.24%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 140 (33.10%) Azure
2 91 (21.51%) Microsoft 365
3 49 (11.58%) Power Platform
4 40 (9.46%) Entra ID
5 35 (8.27%) AWS
6 27 (6.38%) Power Automate
7 26 (6.15%) SaaS
8 17 (4.02%) dbt
9 15 (3.55%) Azure Data Factory
10 14 (3.31%) PaaS
11 13 (3.07%) PowerApps
12 12 (2.84%) Microsoft Copilot
13 10 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (2.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 10 (2.36%) ChatGPT
13 10 (2.36%) IaaS
13 10 (2.36%) Microsoft Purview
14 7 (1.65%) GCP
15 6 (1.42%) OpenShift
15 6 (1.42%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 45 (10.64%) DNS
2 43 (10.17%) Firewall
3 33 (7.80%) DHCP
4 30 (7.09%) VPN
5 26 (6.15%) TCP/IP
6 22 (5.20%) VLAN
7 18 (4.26%) Wi-Fi
8 17 (4.02%) TETRA
9 16 (3.78%) WAN
10 13 (3.07%) Network Security
11 12 (2.84%) LAN
12 10 (2.36%) VoIP
13 7 (1.65%) NAS
14 6 (1.42%) DMZ
14 6 (1.42%) SAN
15 5 (1.18%) Reverse Proxy
15 5 (1.18%) STUN
16 4 (0.95%) BGP
16 4 (0.95%) Internet
16 4 (0.95%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (9.46%) Power BI
2 34 (8.04%) SQL Server
3 17 (4.02%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (3.31%) Metadata
5 12 (2.84%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.84%) Metabase
6 10 (2.36%) Amazon RDS
7 8 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.42%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.95%) Big Data
11 4 (0.95%) Looker
11 4 (0.95%) Metadata Repository
11 4 (0.95%) Power Query
11 4 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.71%) MySQL
12 3 (0.71%) SAP HANA
13 1 (0.24%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 23 (5.44%) Git
2 18 (4.26%) JIRA
3 15 (3.55%) Visual Studio
4 9 (2.13%) GitLab
5 6 (1.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.18%) Subversion
7 3 (0.71%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.71%) Selenium
8 2 (0.47%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.47%) Postman
8 2 (0.47%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.24%) JMeter
9 1 (0.24%) JUnit
9 1 (0.24%) Liquibase
9 1 (0.24%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.24%) Mockito
9 1 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
General
1 239 (56.50%) Social Skills
2 89 (21.04%) Finance
3 83 (19.62%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (7.33%) Manufacturing
5 28 (6.62%) Retail
6 25 (5.91%) Law
7 22 (5.20%) Banking
7 22 (5.20%) Legal
8 21 (4.96%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (4.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 17 (4.02%) Telecoms
11 16 (3.78%) Electronics
12 14 (3.31%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (2.13%) German Language
14 8 (1.89%) Front Office
14 8 (1.89%) Public Sector
15 7 (1.65%) Advertising
15 7 (1.65%) Automotive
16 6 (1.42%) Billing
16 6 (1.42%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 85 (20.09%) Analyst
2 49 (11.58%) IT Support
3 43 (10.17%) Senior
4 41 (9.69%) Support Analyst
5 30 (7.09%) Lead
6 28 (6.62%) Architect
7 25 (5.91%) Business Analyst
8 24 (5.67%) IT Analyst
9 22 (5.20%) Support Engineer
10 19 (4.49%) Consultant
10 19 (4.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 19 (4.49%) IT Support Analyst
11 18 (4.26%) Systems Analyst
12 17 (4.02%) Audio Visual Engineer
12 17 (4.02%) Design Engineer
12 17 (4.02%) RF Design Engineer
12 17 (4.02%) RF Engineer
12 17 (4.02%) Security Engineer
12 17 (4.02%) Systems Support
12 17 (4.02%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.31%) REST
2 8 (1.89%) SOAP
3 7 (1.65%) .NET
3 7 (1.65%) JSON
4 5 (1.18%) ARM Templates
4 5 (1.18%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.18%) Jinja
4 5 (1.18%) Middleware
4 5 (1.18%) PySpark
4 5 (1.18%) YAML
5 3 (0.71%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.71%) Kafka
6 2 (0.47%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.47%) CSS
6 2 (0.47%) HTML
6 2 (0.47%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.47%) React
6 2 (0.47%) RESTful
6 2 (0.47%) WPF
7 1 (0.24%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 20 (4.73%) Analytical Mindset
2 19 (4.49%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.78%) Driving Licence
3 16 (3.78%) Product Ownership
4 14 (3.31%) Low-Code
5 12 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (2.60%) Management Information System
6 11 (2.60%) Security Posture
7 9 (2.13%) Life Science
8 8 (1.89%) AI Agents
8 8 (1.89%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.89%) Enterprise Cloud
9 7 (1.65%) CMDB
9 7 (1.65%) Data Centre
9 7 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.42%) CCTV
10 6 (1.42%) Embedded Systems
10 6 (1.42%) Fixed Income
11 5 (1.18%) Mobile App
11 5 (1.18%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 71 (16.78%) Windows
2 49 (11.58%) Windows Server
3 33 (7.80%) Linux
4 7 (1.65%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.18%) Debian
6 5 (1.18%) Unix
6 5 (1.18%) VMS
6 5 (1.18%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.95%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.95%) CentOS
7 4 (0.95%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.24%) Android
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (28.84%) Continuous Improvement
2 115 (27.19%) Problem-Solving
3 64 (15.13%) ITIL
4 62 (14.66%) Agile
5 56 (13.24%) Stakeholder Management
6 50 (11.82%) Change Management
7 48 (11.35%) Project Delivery
8 45 (10.64%) Cybersecurity
9 43 (10.17%) Analytics
10 42 (9.93%) Business Intelligence
11 38 (8.98%) AI
12 36 (8.51%) CI/CD
12 36 (8.51%) Incident Management
12 36 (8.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 31 (7.33%) Data Modelling
14 30 (7.09%) Data Analysis
14 30 (7.09%) ERP
14 30 (7.09%) Root Cause Analysis
15 28 (6.62%) Project Management
16 27 (6.38%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 74 (17.49%) SQL
2 43 (10.17%) PowerShell
2 43 (10.17%) Python
3 14 (3.31%) JavaScript
4 12 (2.84%) Bash
5 9 (2.13%) Java
6 8 (1.89%) C#
7 7 (1.65%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (1.42%) C++
9 5 (1.18%) Shell Script
9 5 (1.18%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.95%) PHP
11 3 (0.71%) Bicep
12 2 (0.47%) Groovy
13 1 (0.24%) ABAP
13 1 (0.24%) C
13 1 (0.24%) VB
13 1 (0.24%) VB6
13 1 (0.24%) VBA
Qualifications
1 91 (21.51%) Degree
2 47 (11.11%) Security Cleared
3 25 (5.91%) SC Cleared
4 17 (4.02%) CISSP
5 14 (3.31%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (2.84%) Azure Certification
6 12 (2.84%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (2.60%) CEH
8 10 (2.36%) DV Cleared
8 10 (2.36%) Numerate Degree
9 8 (1.89%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (1.89%) CISM
9 8 (1.89%) IIBA
9 8 (1.89%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.89%) PMP
10 7 (1.65%) DBS Check
10 7 (1.65%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.18%) CCIE
11 5 (1.18%) CCNP
11 5 (1.18%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (10.17%) Data Quality
2 34 (8.04%) QA
3 23 (5.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (5.44%) SLA
4 10 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.13%) GDPR
6 8 (1.89%) NIST
7 7 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 6 (1.42%) GRC
8 6 (1.42%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.71%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.71%) GAAP
10 3 (0.71%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 3 (0.71%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.71%) MiFID
10 3 (0.71%) SOC 2
System Software
1 69 (16.31%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.84%) Hyper-V
4 11 (2.60%) Docker
5 6 (1.42%) vSphere
6 5 (1.18%) Firmware
7 4 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.71%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.71%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.47%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.24%) KVM
10 1 (0.24%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 14 (3.31%) Microsoft Intune
1 14 (3.31%) Terraform
2 13 (3.07%) Kubernetes
3 11 (2.60%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (2.36%) SCCM
5 6 (1.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.42%) Nagios
5 6 (1.42%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.18%) Ansible
6 5 (1.18%) Backup Exec
6 5 (1.18%) FortiGate
6 5 (1.18%) ZABBIX
7 4 (0.95%) Control-M
7 4 (0.95%) Grafana
7 4 (0.95%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.95%) SolarWinds Orion
8 2 (0.47%) Argo
8 2 (0.47%) cPanel
8 2 (0.47%) Dell DRAC
8 2 (0.47%) VxRail
Vendors
1 135 (31.91%) Microsoft
2 31 (7.33%) VMware
3 22 (5.20%) Cisco
4 18 (4.26%) Citrix
4 18 (4.26%) ServiceNow
5 17 (4.02%) SAP
6 11 (2.60%) Salesforce
6 11 (2.60%) SolarWinds
7 10 (2.36%) iManage
8 9 (2.13%) Alteryx
8 9 (2.13%) Databricks
9 8 (1.89%) Anaplan
9 8 (1.89%) UiPath
10 7 (1.65%) MuleSoft
10 7 (1.65%) Oracle
10 7 (1.65%) Veeam
11 6 (1.42%) Fortinet
11 6 (1.42%) Pega
12 5 (1.18%) Epicor
12 5 (1.18%) NetApp