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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 389 364 500
Rank change year-on-year -25 +136 -47
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 497 358 351
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.47% 0.72% 0.42%
As % of the General category 1.01% 1.04% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 309 249 261
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -3.51%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £78,000 £87,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £47,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year +1.05% +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 49,223 34,304 47,784
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.89% 69.16% 57.24%
Number of salaries quoted 30,156 17,993 28,697
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £39,750 £35,000 £39,134
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,751 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,906 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £49,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -9.09% -5.71%

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 7 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 7 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 -22 438 £52,500 -4.55% 264
UK excluding London +49 384 £48,000 +1.05% 198
Work from Home +5 131 £52,500 -12.50% 118
South East +44 108 £50,000 -33.33% 66
London -65 94 £70,000 +7.69% 97
North of England -38 81 £52,500 +23.53% 46
Midlands -23 62 £55,000 +29.41% 27
North West +16 52 £55,000 +29.41% 30
South West -30 52 £42,500 +6.25% 22
East of England -18 38 £52,500 -1.41% 21
West Midlands -29 38 £54,000 +8.00% 15
East Midlands -19 24 £60,000 +54.84% 12
Yorkshire -38 23 £55,000 +29.41% 13
Northern Ireland - 20 - - 3
Scotland +26 13 £33,500 - 14
Wales - 10 £57,500 - 3
North East -51 6 £45,000 +80.00% 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 42 (8.45%) SharePoint
2 30 (6.04%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (3.42%) Confluence
4 13 (2.62%) IIS
5 5 (1.01%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.20%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.20%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 39 (7.85%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (7.24%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (3.62%) AutoCAD
4 9 (1.81%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.01%) CorelDRAW
7 4 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.40%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (1.81%) SAP CO
1 9 (1.81%) SAP FI
2 8 (1.61%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (1.01%) Unit4 Business World
4 4 (0.80%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.80%) Infor CloudSuite
4 4 (0.80%) Infor LN
4 4 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.40%) Infor M3
5 2 (0.40%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.40%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.20%) C-CURE
6 1 (0.20%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.20%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 136 (27.36%) Azure
2 97 (19.52%) Microsoft 365
3 50 (10.06%) AWS
4 47 (9.46%) Power Platform
5 45 (9.05%) Entra ID
6 28 (5.63%) SaaS
7 20 (4.02%) Power Automate
8 16 (3.22%) Dynamics 365
9 15 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (2.82%) GitHub
11 12 (2.41%) dbt
11 12 (2.41%) PowerApps
12 10 (2.01%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (1.61%) Azure Stack
13 8 (1.61%) Serverless
14 7 (1.41%) Azure Monitor
15 6 (1.21%) Boomi
15 6 (1.21%) Microsoft Copilot
15 6 (1.21%) Mimecast
15 6 (1.21%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 59 (11.87%) Firewall
2 51 (10.26%) DNS
3 45 (9.05%) VPN
4 33 (6.64%) TCP/IP
5 30 (6.04%) DHCP
6 25 (5.03%) WAN
7 21 (4.23%) VLAN
8 19 (3.82%) Network Security
8 19 (3.82%) Wi-Fi
9 17 (3.42%) TETRA
10 16 (3.22%) Wireless
11 15 (3.02%) LAN
12 10 (2.01%) Intrusion Detection
12 10 (2.01%) SD-WAN
12 10 (2.01%) VoIP
13 9 (1.81%) SAN
14 8 (1.61%) BGP
14 8 (1.61%) OSPF
15 6 (1.21%) NAS
16 5 (1.01%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (7.04%) Power BI
2 26 (5.23%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.61%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (1.61%) Metadata
4 6 (1.21%) Looker
5 5 (1.01%) Metabase
6 4 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.60%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.60%) DynamoDB
7 3 (0.60%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.40%) EDMS
8 2 (0.40%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.40%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.40%) Power Query
8 2 (0.40%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.20%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 32 (6.44%) JIRA
2 22 (4.43%) Git
3 14 (2.82%) GitLab
4 6 (1.21%) Visual Studio
5 5 (1.01%) JUnit
6 4 (0.80%) Postman
6 4 (0.80%) Selenium
7 3 (0.60%) JMeter
7 3 (0.60%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.40%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.40%) Burp Suite
8 2 (0.40%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.40%) Mockito
8 2 (0.40%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.40%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.20%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.20%) Hudson
9 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.20%) LoadRunner
General
1 267 (53.72%) Social Skills
2 96 (19.32%) Analytical Skills
3 87 (17.51%) Finance
4 48 (9.66%) Manufacturing
5 38 (7.65%) Organisational Skills
6 30 (6.04%) Presentation Skills
7 28 (5.63%) Retail
8 24 (4.83%) Law
9 22 (4.43%) Legal
10 21 (4.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 18 (3.62%) Public Sector
12 17 (3.42%) Telecoms
13 15 (3.02%) Electronics
14 14 (2.82%) Marketing
15 11 (2.21%) Aerospace
16 10 (2.01%) Banking
17 7 (1.41%) Front Office
18 6 (1.21%) Influencing Skills
18 6 (1.21%) Military
19 5 (1.01%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 108 (21.73%) Analyst
2 53 (10.66%) Support Analyst
3 51 (10.26%) Senior
4 46 (9.26%) Support Engineer
5 45 (9.05%) IT Support
6 41 (8.25%) Consultant
7 31 (6.24%) Lead
8 27 (5.43%) Architect
8 27 (5.43%) Business Analyst
9 26 (5.23%) Applications Support
10 24 (4.83%) IT Engineer
11 22 (4.43%) IT Support Engineer
11 22 (4.43%) Systems Engineer
12 19 (3.82%) Developer
12 19 (3.82%) IT Analyst
12 19 (3.82%) Security Engineer
12 19 (3.82%) Systems Analyst
13 18 (3.62%) 2nd Line Support
13 18 (3.62%) Applications Support Analyst
13 18 (3.62%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.82%) REST
2 9 (1.81%) ARM Templates
2 9 (1.81%) Middleware
2 9 (1.81%) Node.js
3 8 (1.61%) CSS
3 8 (1.61%) HTML
4 6 (1.21%) JSON
4 6 (1.21%) SOAP
5 5 (1.01%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.01%) Jinja
5 5 (1.01%) YAML
6 4 (0.80%) .NET
6 4 (0.80%) EDI
6 4 (0.80%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (0.80%) React
6 4 (0.80%) RESTful
7 3 (0.60%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 3 (0.60%) HTML5
7 3 (0.60%) Ruby on Rails
7 3 (0.60%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.24%) Driving Licence
1 36 (7.24%) Onboarding
2 20 (4.02%) Product Ownership
3 18 (3.62%) Analytical Mindset
4 17 (3.42%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.22%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (3.02%) Legacy Systems
7 14 (2.82%) CCTV
8 13 (2.62%) Data Centre
9 10 (2.01%) Mobile App
10 9 (1.81%) PKI
11 8 (1.61%) Client/Server
11 8 (1.61%) CMDB
11 8 (1.61%) Security Posture
12 7 (1.41%) Cloud Native
13 6 (1.21%) Blog
13 6 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
14 5 (1.01%) Data Structures
14 5 (1.01%) IoT
14 5 (1.01%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 106 (21.33%) Windows
2 55 (11.07%) Windows Server
3 39 (7.85%) Linux
4 14 (2.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 14 (2.82%) Windows 10
5 11 (2.21%) Apple iOS
5 11 (2.21%) CentOS
5 11 (2.21%) Ubuntu
6 8 (1.61%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.21%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.80%) Unix
9 3 (0.60%) AIX
9 3 (0.60%) Debian
9 3 (0.60%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.40%) Android
10 2 (0.40%) Rocky
11 1 (0.20%) Solaris
11 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (29.18%) Continuous Improvement
2 134 (26.96%) Problem-Solving
3 71 (14.29%) Agile
4 61 (12.27%) ITIL
5 52 (10.46%) DevOps
6 50 (10.06%) Project Delivery
7 49 (9.86%) ERP
7 49 (9.86%) Stakeholder Management
8 48 (9.66%) Change Management
9 44 (8.85%) Root Cause Analysis
10 43 (8.65%) AI
10 43 (8.65%) Business Analysis
10 43 (8.65%) Customer Service
11 42 (8.45%) CI/CD
12 39 (7.85%) Business Intelligence
13 35 (7.04%) Disaster Recovery
14 34 (6.84%) Analytics
14 34 (6.84%) Incident Management
14 34 (6.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 34 (6.84%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 100 (20.12%) SQL
2 51 (10.26%) Python
3 49 (9.86%) PowerShell
4 22 (4.43%) JavaScript
5 16 (3.22%) Bash
6 12 (2.41%) Java
7 10 (2.01%) C++
8 8 (1.61%) C#
9 6 (1.21%) C
9 6 (1.21%) Kusto Query Language
9 6 (1.21%) PHP
10 4 (0.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.80%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.60%) Ruby
11 3 (0.60%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.40%) Bicep
12 2 (0.40%) Groovy
12 2 (0.40%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.40%) VBA
13 1 (0.20%) Go
Qualifications
1 68 (13.68%) Degree
2 60 (12.07%) Security Cleared
3 32 (6.44%) SC Cleared
4 14 (2.82%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (2.82%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (2.62%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (2.62%) DV Cleared
5 13 (2.62%) HND
6 10 (2.01%) SAP Certification
7 8 (1.61%) Azure Certification
7 8 (1.61%) CCNA
7 8 (1.61%) CCNP
7 8 (1.61%) CISSP
7 8 (1.61%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (1.21%) HNC
9 5 (1.01%) ACCA
10 4 (0.80%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (0.80%) CIMA
10 4 (0.80%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (9.26%) QA
2 33 (6.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (4.43%) Data Quality
4 16 (3.22%) GDPR
5 15 (3.02%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (2.41%) SLA
7 11 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 10 (2.01%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.41%) ISO 9001
10 6 (1.21%) NIST
10 6 (1.21%) PCI DSS
11 5 (1.01%) GRC
11 5 (1.01%) ISO 22301
11 5 (1.01%) Software Quality Assurance
12 4 (0.80%) JSP 440
13 3 (0.60%) Def Stans
13 3 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 3 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.60%) NCSC
13 3 (0.60%) WCAG
System Software
1 63 (12.68%) Active Directory
2 28 (5.63%) Hyper-V
3 21 (4.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (4.02%) Docker
5 10 (2.01%) Firmware
6 4 (0.80%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.60%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.60%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.60%) vSphere
8 2 (0.40%) KVM
8 2 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.20%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 29 (5.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (5.03%) Terraform
3 21 (4.23%) Kubernetes
4 13 (2.62%) Ansible
5 9 (1.81%) FortiGate
5 9 (1.81%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (1.61%) Nagios
7 6 (1.21%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (1.01%) Docker Swarm
8 5 (1.01%) Grafana
8 5 (1.01%) Podman
8 5 (1.01%) SCCM
9 4 (0.80%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.80%) ZABBIX
10 3 (0.60%) Argo
10 3 (0.60%) Puppet
11 2 (0.40%) Backup Exec
11 2 (0.40%) NetBackup
12 1 (0.20%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 165 (33.20%) Microsoft
2 42 (8.45%) Cisco
3 28 (5.63%) VMware
4 23 (4.63%) SAP
5 21 (4.23%) Fortinet
6 16 (3.22%) Salesforce
7 15 (3.02%) ServiceNow
8 11 (2.21%) Palo Alto
9 10 (2.01%) JD Edwards
10 9 (1.81%) Citrix
10 9 (1.81%) Google
10 9 (1.81%) Veeam
11 8 (1.61%) Aruba
11 8 (1.61%) Juniper
11 8 (1.61%) MuleSoft
11 8 (1.61%) Oracle
11 8 (1.61%) Red Hat
11 8 (1.61%) Sophos
12 7 (1.41%) Dell
12 7 (1.41%) Splunk