Documentation Skills Jobs

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 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 333 485 482
Rank change year-on-year +152 -3 +86
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 462 489 517
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.77% 0.46% 0.58%
As % of the General category 1.13% 0.80% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 211 401 377
10th Percentile £32,500 £26,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -12.28% -5.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +11.76% -5.56% -18.18%

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 40,836 60,936 58,913
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 68.35% 57.36% 66.45%
Number of salaries quoted 19,834 39,571 35,157
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,500 £32,092
25th Percentile £35,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.37% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,886 £72,433 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £93,750 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,683 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +0.39% -9.52% +5.00%

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Documentation Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills.

Salary trend for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 7 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Top 16 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 July 2025. 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 +138 451 £55,000 +10.00% 591
UK excluding London +150 326 £47,500 +11.76% 432
Midlands +151 174 £50,000 +25.00% 72
West Midlands +117 123 £50,000 +21.95% 45
London +90 121 £65,000 -7.14% 207
North of England +65 81 £42,000 +14.29% 96
Work from Home +30 77 £61,250 +11.36% 223
East Midlands +82 51 £33,750 -15.63% 27
North West +6 44 £55,000 +37.50% 49
Yorkshire +55 32 £42,000 +33.33% 36
South East -5 28 £70,000 +40.00% 120
East of England +35 22 £50,000 +19.05% 59
South West +92 19 £40,000 -39.62% 47
North East +38 5 £27,000 -20.59% 11
Scotland +79 2 - - 25
Wales +28 1 £50,000 +11.11% 9

Documentation Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 28 (6.06%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.38%) Confluence
4 4 (0.87%) Liferay
5 3 (0.65%) Apache
5 3 (0.65%) CMS
5 3 (0.65%) EPiServer
5 3 (0.65%) OpenEdge
6 2 (0.43%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.22%) IIS
7 1 (0.22%) nginx
Applications
1 30 (6.49%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.38%) MS Visio
3 10 (2.16%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.65%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.65%) UserZoom
5 2 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (2.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.52%) Dynamics AX
2 7 (1.52%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (1.08%) SAP IBP
3 5 (1.08%) SAP PP
4 4 (0.87%) SAP HR
5 3 (0.65%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.65%) SAP EHS
5 3 (0.65%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.43%) Bloomberg AIM
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.22%) Endur
7 1 (0.22%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 102 (22.08%) Azure
2 50 (10.82%) AWS
3 46 (9.96%) Power Platform
4 40 (8.66%) Microsoft 365
5 25 (5.41%) Entra ID
6 21 (4.55%) Azure Data Factory
7 20 (4.33%) SaaS
8 15 (3.25%) GCP
9 14 (3.03%) Azure Logic Apps
10 13 (2.81%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (2.81%) Power Automate
11 10 (2.16%) Boomi
11 10 (2.16%) IaaS
12 9 (1.95%) PaaS
13 8 (1.73%) GitHub
13 8 (1.73%) PowerApps
14 7 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
15 5 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
15 5 (1.08%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
15 5 (1.08%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 39 (8.44%) Firewall
2 26 (5.63%) BGP
3 25 (5.41%) VPN
4 24 (5.19%) TCP/IP
5 19 (4.11%) OSPF
6 18 (3.90%) DNS
6 18 (3.90%) LAN
7 17 (3.68%) DHCP
7 17 (3.68%) Network Security
8 13 (2.81%) MPLS
9 11 (2.38%) WAN
10 7 (1.52%) Ethernet VPN
11 5 (1.08%) VoIP
12 4 (0.87%) EIGRP
12 4 (0.87%) Intrusion Detection
13 3 (0.65%) Internet
13 3 (0.65%) Intranet
13 3 (0.65%) SD-WAN
13 3 (0.65%) Unified Communications
13 3 (0.65%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (8.23%) Power BI
2 32 (6.93%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.60%) Azure SQL Database
3 12 (2.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 12 (2.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (2.16%) MySQL
5 9 (1.95%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (1.30%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.08%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (1.08%) MariaDB
8 4 (0.87%) BigQuery
8 4 (0.87%) FileMaker
8 4 (0.87%) Tableau
9 3 (0.65%) Amazon Aurora
9 3 (0.65%) CockroachDB
9 3 (0.65%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.65%) Looker
9 3 (0.65%) Metadata
9 3 (0.65%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 45 (9.74%) JIRA
2 26 (5.63%) Rational DOORS
3 8 (1.73%) Git
4 3 (0.65%) Postman
5 1 (0.22%) Appium
5 1 (0.22%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.22%) GitLab
5 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.22%) Rational Rhapsody
5 1 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.22%) TestRail
General
1 167 (36.15%) Social Skills
2 152 (32.90%) Legal
3 131 (28.35%) Manufacturing
4 93 (20.13%) Finance
5 45 (9.74%) Analytical Skills
6 25 (5.41%) Presentation Skills
7 24 (5.19%) Banking
8 22 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
9 17 (3.68%) Law
10 15 (3.25%) Telecoms
11 14 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (2.38%) Public Sector
13 9 (1.95%) Back Office
14 8 (1.73%) Retail
15 7 (1.52%) Advertising
16 5 (1.08%) Marketing
17 4 (0.87%) Financial Institution
17 4 (0.87%) Influencing Skills
18 3 (0.65%) Games
19 2 (0.43%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 202 (43.72%) Senior
2 81 (17.53%) Analyst
3 38 (8.23%) Developer
4 37 (8.01%) Network Engineer
5 24 (5.19%) Business Analyst
5 24 (5.19%) Instrumentation Engineer
5 24 (5.19%) Senior Electrical Engineer
6 23 (4.98%) Architect
7 22 (4.76%) Consultant
8 15 (3.25%) Support Analyst
9 14 (3.03%) Lead
10 12 (2.60%) Data Analyst
11 11 (2.38%) Quality Analyst
11 11 (2.38%) Solutions Architect
12 10 (2.16%) Data Quality Analyst
12 10 (2.16%) IT Support
12 10 (2.16%) Project Manager
13 9 (1.95%) Financial Analyst
13 9 (1.95%) Senior Developer
13 9 (1.95%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.46%) XML
2 14 (3.03%) REST
3 10 (2.16%) .NET
4 8 (1.73%) HTML
4 8 (1.73%) React
5 7 (1.52%) SOAP
6 5 (1.08%) ASP.NET
6 5 (1.08%) EDI
6 5 (1.08%) JSON
6 5 (1.08%) Kafka
6 5 (1.08%) RESTful
7 4 (0.87%) CSS
8 3 (0.65%) GraphQL
8 3 (0.65%) JWT
8 3 (0.65%) OAuth
8 3 (0.65%) OAuth2
8 3 (0.65%) Spring
8 3 (0.65%) Spring Boot
8 3 (0.65%) Swagger
9 2 (0.43%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.19%) SCADA
2 22 (4.76%) Product Ownership
3 14 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (2.81%) CMDB
5 11 (2.38%) Management Information System
6 8 (1.73%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (1.73%) Onboarding
7 7 (1.52%) Cloud Native
7 7 (1.52%) Cyber Threat
7 7 (1.52%) Derivative
7 7 (1.52%) NHS
7 7 (1.52%) OTC Derivatives
7 7 (1.52%) Virtual Team
8 6 (1.30%) Housing Association
9 5 (1.08%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.08%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 4 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (0.65%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.65%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.65%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 47 (10.17%) Windows
2 23 (4.98%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.16%) Linux
4 5 (1.08%) Android
4 5 (1.08%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.43%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.22%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.22%) Unix
6 1 (0.22%) VMS
6 1 (0.22%) Windows 8
6 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (31.17%) Mathematics
2 91 (19.70%) Problem-Solving
3 54 (11.69%) Agile
4 51 (11.04%) Business Intelligence
5 47 (10.17%) Collaborative Working
6 44 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
7 35 (7.58%) Computer Science
8 32 (6.93%) Migration
8 32 (6.93%) Project Delivery
9 31 (6.71%) Project Management
10 30 (6.49%) ITIL
11 29 (6.28%) Incident Management
11 29 (6.28%) Requirements Gathering
12 28 (6.06%) Time Management
13 27 (5.84%) Continuous Improvement
14 26 (5.63%) Hazard Analysis
14 26 (5.63%) Safety Engineering
14 26 (5.63%) Systems Engineering
15 25 (5.41%) Acceptance Criteria
15 25 (5.41%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 56 (12.12%) SQL
2 31 (6.71%) Python
3 24 (5.19%) PowerShell
4 17 (3.68%) Bash
4 17 (3.68%) C#
5 14 (3.03%) T-SQL
6 13 (2.81%) Java
7 12 (2.60%) JavaScript
8 8 (1.73%) C
9 5 (1.08%) PHP
9 5 (1.08%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.65%) OpenEdge ABL
10 3 (0.65%) Progress 4GL
11 2 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.22%) ABAP
12 1 (0.22%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.22%) Perl
12 1 (0.22%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.22%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 215 (46.54%) Degree
2 167 (36.15%) BPSS Clearance
3 141 (30.52%) Numerate Degree
4 33 (7.14%) Security Cleared
5 27 (5.84%) Cisco Certification
6 24 (5.19%) CCNP
7 23 (4.98%) SC Cleared
8 21 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (3.46%) CCNA
10 10 (2.16%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.73%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.52%) MCSA
12 7 (1.52%) MCSE
13 6 (1.30%) AWS Certification
13 6 (1.30%) CCAB
13 6 (1.30%) CISSP
14 5 (1.08%) Check Point Certification
15 4 (0.87%) CCIE
15 4 (0.87%) CEH
15 4 (0.87%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (5.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (4.11%) GDPR
3 15 (3.25%) Data Quality
4 12 (2.60%) QA
5 9 (1.95%) NIST
6 7 (1.52%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (1.52%) ISO 9001
7 5 (1.08%) PMO
7 5 (1.08%) SOC 2
7 5 (1.08%) Software Quality Assurance
8 4 (0.87%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 4 (0.87%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.65%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.65%) COBIT
9 3 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.65%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.65%) MiFID
9 3 (0.65%) SLA
10 2 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.43%) UCITS
System Software
1 28 (6.06%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.60%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.52%) Docker
5 4 (0.87%) Firmware
5 4 (0.87%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (2.60%) Nagios
2 11 (2.38%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.16%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.52%) Ansible
5 5 (1.08%) Terraform
6 3 (0.65%) SCCM
7 2 (0.43%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.22%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.22%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.22%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.22%) Grafana
8 1 (0.22%) Kibana
Vendors
1 94 (20.35%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.49%) Cisco
3 26 (5.63%) VMware
4 16 (3.46%) SAP
5 13 (2.81%) Citrix
5 13 (2.81%) SolarWinds
6 12 (2.60%) Oracle
7 11 (2.38%) Fortinet
8 9 (1.95%) CheckPoint
8 9 (1.95%) Dell
8 9 (1.95%) F5
9 6 (1.30%) BT
9 6 (1.30%) Google
10 4 (0.87%) Splunk
11 3 (0.65%) HubSpot
11 3 (0.65%) Intapp
11 3 (0.65%) Juniper
11 3 (0.65%) PayPal
11 3 (0.65%) Progress
11 3 (0.65%) ServiceNow