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

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 358 419 472
Rank change year-on-year +61 +53 -1
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 465 284 495
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.49% 0.61% 0.47%
As % of the General category 1.03% 0.86% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 293 196 407
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,500 £26,150
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,188 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,772 £55,000 £51,200
Median % change year-on-year -5.87% +7.42% -10.18%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,250 £89,375 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year - +11.76% -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 45,175 33,151 60,940
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 47.31% 71.70% 57.65%
Number of salaries quoted 27,784 16,455 40,334
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £76,750 £77,500 £71,788
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,800 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £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 28 June 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 June 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 +22 408 £51,125 -7.05% 137
UK excluding London +77 357 £47,500 - 125
Work from Home +57 121 £47,500 -24.60% 70
South East +44 93 £47,500 -32.14% 44
North of England -12 89 £45,000 +7.14% 28
London -52 86 £75,000 +15.38% 42
Midlands -14 55 £55,500 +11.00% 25
North West +33 52 £51,772 -5.87% 15
South West -42 42 £42,500 +6.25% 7
East of England +7 39 £50,000 - 4
West Midlands -20 32 £53,250 +4.98% 15
Yorkshire -35 29 £34,000 -19.05% 9
East Midlands 0 23 £60,000 +84.62% 10
Northern Ireland - 20 - - 3
Scotland +28 10 £33,500 - 7
Wales -31 9 £55,000 +10.00% 7
North East -42 8 £45,000 +66.67% 4

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 36 (7.74%) SharePoint
2 27 (5.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.58%) IIS
4 10 (2.15%) Confluence
5 5 (1.08%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (1.08%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.65%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.43%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.43%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 46 (9.89%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.09%) AutoCAD
4 7 (1.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.29%) MS Visio
6 5 (1.08%) CorelDRAW
7 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (1.29%) SAP CO
1 6 (1.29%) SAP FI
2 5 (1.08%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (1.08%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.43%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.43%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.43%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.43%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.22%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.22%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.22%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.22%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 135 (29.03%) Azure
2 99 (21.29%) Microsoft 365
3 50 (10.75%) AWS
4 48 (10.32%) Power Platform
5 41 (8.82%) Entra ID
6 26 (5.59%) SaaS
7 24 (5.16%) Power Automate
8 15 (3.23%) dbt
8 15 (3.23%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (2.58%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (2.58%) PowerApps
10 10 (2.15%) GitHub
11 9 (1.94%) IaaS
11 9 (1.94%) Serverless
12 8 (1.72%) Azure Data Factory
12 8 (1.72%) Microsoft Purview
12 8 (1.72%) PaaS
13 7 (1.51%) Amazon S3
13 7 (1.51%) Azure Stack
13 7 (1.51%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 61 (13.12%) Firewall
2 52 (11.18%) DNS
3 48 (10.32%) VPN
4 39 (8.39%) DHCP
5 37 (7.96%) TCP/IP
6 28 (6.02%) VLAN
7 25 (5.38%) WAN
8 18 (3.87%) Wi-Fi
9 17 (3.66%) TETRA
10 16 (3.44%) Network Security
11 14 (3.01%) LAN
12 13 (2.80%) Wireless
13 12 (2.58%) VoIP
14 10 (2.15%) Intrusion Detection
15 9 (1.94%) SD-WAN
16 7 (1.51%) SAN
17 6 (1.29%) NAS
18 5 (1.08%) DMZ
18 5 (1.08%) OSPF
18 5 (1.08%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (8.17%) Power BI
2 33 (7.10%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.58%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (1.72%) Amazon RDS
4 8 (1.72%) Metabase
5 7 (1.51%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (1.29%) Data Lake
6 6 (1.29%) Looker
6 6 (1.29%) Metadata
7 5 (1.08%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.86%) Power Query
8 4 (0.86%) SAP HANA
8 4 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.65%) Big Data
9 3 (0.65%) MySQL
9 3 (0.65%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.43%) DynamoDB
11 1 (0.22%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 26 (5.59%) JIRA
2 23 (4.95%) Git
3 13 (2.80%) GitLab
4 10 (2.15%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 4 (0.86%) JUnit
7 3 (0.65%) Selenium
8 2 (0.43%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.43%) JMeter
8 2 (0.43%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.43%) Mockito
8 2 (0.43%) Postman
8 2 (0.43%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.22%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.22%) Burp Suite
9 1 (0.22%) Hudson
9 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.22%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
General
1 248 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 90 (19.35%) Finance
3 88 (18.92%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (9.03%) Manufacturing
5 41 (8.82%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (5.81%) Presentation Skills
6 27 (5.81%) Retail
7 21 (4.52%) Law
8 20 (4.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (3.66%) Telecoms
10 16 (3.44%) Banking
10 16 (3.44%) Legal
11 13 (2.80%) Electronics
12 12 (2.58%) Marketing
13 11 (2.37%) Public Sector
14 9 (1.94%) Aerospace
15 7 (1.51%) Front Office
16 5 (1.08%) Advertising
16 5 (1.08%) Military
16 5 (1.08%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 95 (20.43%) Analyst
2 53 (11.40%) IT Support
3 49 (10.54%) Support Analyst
4 41 (8.82%) Senior
5 40 (8.60%) Consultant
6 38 (8.17%) Support Engineer
7 25 (5.38%) Architect
8 24 (5.16%) Lead
9 22 (4.73%) Security Engineer
9 22 (4.73%) Systems Analyst
10 21 (4.52%) Applications Support
10 21 (4.52%) Business Analyst
10 21 (4.52%) Systems Engineer
11 20 (4.30%) IT Analyst
11 20 (4.30%) Systems Support
12 18 (3.87%) IT Engineer
12 18 (3.87%) Systems Support Analyst
13 17 (3.66%) Audio Visual Engineer
13 17 (3.66%) RF Design Engineer
13 17 (3.66%) RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.15%) Middleware
1 10 (2.15%) REST
2 9 (1.94%) ARM Templates
3 7 (1.51%) CSS
3 7 (1.51%) HTML
3 7 (1.51%) Node.js
4 6 (1.29%) .NET
4 6 (1.29%) JSON
5 5 (1.08%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.08%) FreeSWITCH
5 5 (1.08%) Jinja
5 5 (1.08%) SOAP
5 5 (1.08%) YAML
6 3 (0.65%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.65%) PySpark
6 3 (0.65%) React
6 3 (0.65%) RESTful
7 2 (0.43%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 2 (0.43%) HTML5
7 2 (0.43%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 37 (7.96%) Driving Licence
2 31 (6.67%) Onboarding
3 19 (4.09%) Product Ownership
4 17 (3.66%) Analytical Mindset
5 16 (3.44%) CCTV
6 15 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (2.58%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (2.15%) Data Centre
9 9 (1.94%) Management Information System
10 8 (1.72%) Client/Server
10 8 (1.72%) CMDB
10 8 (1.72%) Low-Code
11 7 (1.51%) Cloud Native
11 7 (1.51%) Security Posture
12 6 (1.29%) Blog
12 6 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (1.08%) Marketing Technology
13 5 (1.08%) Mobile Computing
13 5 (1.08%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 106 (22.80%) Windows
2 63 (13.55%) Windows Server
3 42 (9.03%) Linux
4 12 (2.58%) Windows 10
5 10 (2.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (1.72%) CentOS
6 8 (1.72%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (1.08%) Debian
8 5 (1.08%) Mac OS
8 5 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.86%) VMS
10 3 (0.65%) Apple iOS
10 3 (0.65%) Unix
11 2 (0.43%) AIX
11 2 (0.43%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.22%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (28.17%) Continuous Improvement
2 129 (27.74%) Problem-Solving
3 58 (12.47%) ITIL
4 56 (12.04%) Agile
5 48 (10.32%) ERP
6 45 (9.68%) Project Delivery
7 44 (9.46%) Business Intelligence
8 43 (9.25%) Change Management
9 42 (9.03%) CI/CD
10 41 (8.82%) Stakeholder Management
11 38 (8.17%) Cybersecurity
11 38 (8.17%) DevOps
12 37 (7.96%) Analytics
12 37 (7.96%) Incident Management
13 36 (7.74%) Customer Service
14 35 (7.53%) AI
14 35 (7.53%) Root Cause Analysis
15 34 (7.31%) Business Analysis
16 32 (6.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 28 (6.02%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 97 (20.86%) SQL
2 54 (11.61%) Python
3 51 (10.97%) PowerShell
4 23 (4.95%) JavaScript
5 17 (3.66%) Bash
6 14 (3.01%) Java
7 9 (1.94%) C#
8 7 (1.51%) C++
9 6 (1.29%) PHP
10 5 (1.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (1.08%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.65%) C
11 3 (0.65%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.43%) ABAP
12 2 (0.43%) Bicep
12 2 (0.43%) Groovy
12 2 (0.43%) Ruby
13 1 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.22%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.22%) VB6
Qualifications
1 73 (15.70%) Degree
2 53 (11.40%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.16%) SC Cleared
4 13 (2.80%) Azure Certification
5 12 (2.58%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (2.58%) DV Cleared
5 12 (2.58%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (2.37%) HND
7 9 (1.94%) CompTIA Security+
8 8 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (1.51%) CISSP
10 6 (1.29%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.29%) HNC
10 6 (1.29%) SAP Certification
11 5 (1.08%) CCNP
11 5 (1.08%) Numerate Degree
12 4 (0.86%) CCNA
12 4 (0.86%) Chartered Engineer
12 4 (0.86%) CISM
12 4 (0.86%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (9.25%) QA
2 31 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (5.16%) Data Quality
4 16 (3.44%) SLA
5 13 (2.80%) GDPR
6 11 (2.37%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.29%) Accessibility
8 6 (1.29%) GRC
8 6 (1.29%) ISO 9001
8 6 (1.29%) NIST
9 5 (1.08%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.86%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.65%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.65%) ISO 22301
11 3 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.65%) NCSC
12 2 (0.43%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.43%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 77 (16.56%) Active Directory
2 24 (5.16%) Hyper-V
3 23 (4.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (3.87%) Docker
5 6 (1.29%) Firmware
5 6 (1.29%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.29%) vSphere
6 3 (0.65%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.65%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.22%) KVM
8 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 23 (4.95%) Microsoft Intune
1 23 (4.95%) Terraform
2 18 (3.87%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.15%) Ansible
3 10 (2.15%) Nagios
4 8 (1.72%) SCCM
5 6 (1.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.29%) FortiGate
5 6 (1.29%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.08%) Backup Exec
6 5 (1.08%) Docker Swarm
6 5 (1.08%) Podman
6 5 (1.08%) ZABBIX
7 4 (0.86%) Grafana
7 4 (0.86%) SolarWinds Orion
8 2 (0.43%) Argo
8 2 (0.43%) Control-M
8 2 (0.43%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.43%) Puppet
8 2 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 162 (34.84%) Microsoft
2 42 (9.03%) Cisco
3 35 (7.53%) VMware
4 22 (4.73%) SAP
5 15 (3.23%) Fortinet
5 15 (3.23%) ServiceNow
6 13 (2.80%) Citrix
7 10 (2.15%) SolarWinds
8 9 (1.94%) Palo Alto
8 9 (1.94%) Salesforce
9 8 (1.72%) Google
9 8 (1.72%) JD Edwards
9 8 (1.72%) Oracle
9 8 (1.72%) Splunk
9 8 (1.72%) Veeam
10 7 (1.51%) Aruba
10 7 (1.51%) Juniper
11 6 (1.29%) Databricks
11 6 (1.29%) Pega
11 6 (1.29%) Sophos