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

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 302 506 430
Rank change year-on-year +204 -76 +37
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 393 203 307
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.66% 0.37% 0.57%
As % of the General category 1.11% 0.56% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 258 100 272
10th Percentile £32,125 £38,688 £31,775
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £43,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,750 £64,000 £55,148
Median % change year-on-year -14.45% +16.05% -8.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £89,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +4.17% -8.57%

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 35,283 35,931 33,559
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.06% 66.19% 62.45%
Number of salaries quoted 19,118 16,470 24,474
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,938 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £102,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%

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 January 2026.

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 January 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 +228 365 £55,000 -14.06% 155
UK excluding London +177 250 £45,000 -10.00% 122
Work from Home +95 131 £55,000 -4.35% 70
London +90 124 £76,750 +5.86% 53
South East +89 77 £49,000 -12.89% 43
Midlands +49 70 £50,250 -3.37% 22
North of England +34 44 £42,500 -19.05% 31
West Midlands +33 35 £59,500 -4.80% 17
East Midlands +21 34 £45,000 - 5
East of England +42 29 £30,370 -24.55% 11
Yorkshire +7 22 £42,500 -19.05% 15
North West +26 21 £42,500 -25.11% 13
South West +18 17 £55,000 +74.60% 10
Scotland +7 11 £35,000 -39.13% 3
Wales -3 2 £48,000 +1.05% 3
North East +6 1 - - 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 23 (5.85%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.29%) Confluence
4 3 (0.76%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.51%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.51%) WebSphere Application Server
5 2 (0.51%) WordPress
6 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.25%) IIS
6 1 (0.25%) Jupyter
Applications
1 63 (16.03%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (3.05%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.27%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.25%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.25%) Weka
Business Applications
1 7 (1.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.27%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (1.27%) Oracle Cash Management
3 5 (1.27%) Oracle Payables
3 5 (1.27%) PlanetPress Connect
4 4 (1.02%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.76%) Oracle Assets
5 3 (0.76%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (0.76%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.51%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.51%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.25%) Fidessa
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.25%) Postilion
7 1 (0.25%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 126 (32.06%) Azure
2 65 (16.54%) Microsoft 365
3 38 (9.67%) AWS
4 30 (7.63%) SaaS
5 29 (7.38%) Power Platform
6 25 (6.36%) Entra ID
7 20 (5.09%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (3.31%) Power Automate
9 12 (3.05%) IaaS
9 12 (3.05%) PowerApps
10 11 (2.80%) Azure Data Factory
10 11 (2.80%) PaaS
11 10 (2.54%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (2.54%) GCP
11 10 (2.54%) Microsoft Copilot
12 8 (2.04%) ChatGPT
13 7 (1.78%) GitHub
13 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Purview
13 7 (1.78%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 6 (1.53%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 39 (9.92%) Firewall
2 32 (8.14%) DNS
3 27 (6.87%) DHCP
4 25 (6.36%) VPN
5 22 (5.60%) TCP/IP
6 19 (4.83%) LAN
7 17 (4.33%) VLAN
8 14 (3.56%) Network Security
9 11 (2.80%) BGP
9 11 (2.80%) Wi-Fi
10 10 (2.54%) SAN
10 10 (2.54%) WAN
11 8 (2.04%) OSPF
12 6 (1.53%) Cisco ASA
12 6 (1.53%) DMZ
12 6 (1.53%) SD-WAN
12 6 (1.53%) VoIP
12 6 (1.53%) Wireshark
13 5 (1.27%) STUN
13 5 (1.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (7.89%) SQL Server
2 18 (4.58%) Power BI
3 12 (3.05%) Tableau
4 11 (2.80%) BigQuery
5 10 (2.54%) Metadata
6 8 (2.04%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.53%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.27%) Relational Database
9 4 (1.02%) Metabase
9 4 (1.02%) Metadata Repository
10 3 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.76%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.51%) Data Vault
11 2 (0.51%) Elasticsearch
11 2 (0.51%) MySQL
11 2 (0.51%) Oracle Database
12 1 (0.25%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 15 (3.82%) JIRA
2 11 (2.80%) Git
3 5 (1.27%) Subversion
3 5 (1.27%) Visual Studio
4 4 (1.02%) Postman
5 2 (0.51%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.51%) Selenium
5 2 (0.51%) WebDriver
6 1 (0.25%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.25%) GitLab
6 1 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.25%) Zephyr
General
1 203 (51.65%) Social Skills
2 89 (22.65%) Finance
3 80 (20.36%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (10.69%) Legal
5 33 (8.40%) Banking
6 29 (7.38%) Retail
7 22 (5.60%) Organisational Skills
8 21 (5.34%) Law
9 19 (4.83%) Manufacturing
10 13 (3.31%) German Language
11 12 (3.05%) Advertising
11 12 (3.05%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (2.54%) Telecoms
13 8 (2.04%) Back Office
13 8 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (2.04%) Marketing
13 8 (2.04%) Public Sector
14 7 (1.78%) Electronics
15 5 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.27%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 93 (23.66%) Analyst
2 63 (16.03%) Senior
3 32 (8.14%) Architect
4 29 (7.38%) Lead
5 28 (7.12%) Business Analyst
6 25 (6.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 25 (6.36%) IT Support
7 21 (5.34%) Support Engineer
8 20 (5.09%) Network Engineer
9 18 (4.58%) Service Analyst
10 17 (4.33%) IT Analyst
11 16 (4.07%) Applications Support
11 16 (4.07%) Solutions Architect
12 15 (3.82%) Senior Analyst
13 14 (3.56%) Service Desk Analyst
14 13 (3.31%) Data Analyst
14 13 (3.31%) Developer
15 12 (3.05%) Consultant
15 12 (3.05%) Support Analyst
16 11 (2.80%) Lead Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.05%) .NET
2 9 (2.29%) REST
3 8 (2.04%) XML
4 5 (1.27%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.27%) HTML
5 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Graph
5 4 (1.02%) OAuth
5 4 (1.02%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.02%) OpenID
5 4 (1.02%) PySpark
5 4 (1.02%) React
5 4 (1.02%) SAML
5 4 (1.02%) SOAP
6 3 (0.76%) CSS
6 3 (0.76%) Kafka
7 2 (0.51%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.51%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.51%) Laravel
7 2 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.51%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 20 (5.09%) Onboarding
2 19 (4.83%) Data Centre
3 18 (4.58%) Analytical Mindset
4 16 (4.07%) Mobile App
5 14 (3.56%) Driving Licence
6 13 (3.31%) Management Information System
7 11 (2.80%) Cloud Native
7 11 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.54%) Product Ownership
9 9 (2.29%) Life Science
9 9 (2.29%) Low-Code
9 9 (2.29%) NHS
10 8 (2.04%) Clustering
10 8 (2.04%) Security Posture
10 8 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.53%) AI Agents
11 6 (1.53%) Embedded Systems
11 6 (1.53%) Enterprise Cloud
12 5 (1.27%) CMDB
12 5 (1.27%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 67 (17.05%) Windows
2 34 (8.65%) Windows Server
3 27 (6.87%) Linux
4 8 (2.04%) Unix
5 5 (1.27%) Debian
5 5 (1.27%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.02%) Mac OS X
7 3 (0.76%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.51%) VMS
9 1 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (22.90%) Problem-Solving
2 74 (18.83%) Continuous Improvement
3 65 (16.54%) Agile
4 55 (13.99%) ITIL
5 48 (12.21%) Cybersecurity
6 40 (10.18%) Validation
7 39 (9.92%) Stakeholder Management
8 35 (8.91%) AI
9 33 (8.40%) Change Management
9 33 (8.40%) Migration
10 32 (8.14%) DevOps
11 29 (7.38%) Analytics
12 28 (7.12%) Customer Service
12 28 (7.12%) Project Delivery
13 27 (6.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 27 (6.87%) Roadmaps
13 27 (6.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 26 (6.62%) Business Analysis
14 26 (6.62%) Incident Response
14 26 (6.62%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 59 (15.01%) SQL
2 34 (8.65%) PowerShell
3 30 (7.63%) Python
4 15 (3.82%) C#
5 14 (3.56%) JavaScript
6 13 (3.31%) VBA
7 11 (2.80%) Java
8 6 (1.53%) C
8 6 (1.53%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (1.53%) Shell Script
9 4 (1.02%) Bash
9 4 (1.02%) PHP
10 3 (0.76%) Bicep
11 2 (0.51%) C++
11 2 (0.51%) Go
11 2 (0.51%) Perl
11 2 (0.51%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.25%) R
12 1 (0.25%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 97 (24.68%) Degree
2 43 (10.94%) Security Cleared
3 29 (7.38%) BPSS Clearance
4 27 (6.87%) CISSP
4 27 (6.87%) SC Cleared
5 23 (5.85%) Cisco Certification
6 19 (4.83%) CCNP
7 17 (4.33%) CISM
8 14 (3.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (3.56%) Numerate Degree
9 11 (2.80%) CCIE
9 11 (2.80%) DV Cleared
10 10 (2.54%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (2.04%) Azure Certification
11 8 (2.04%) CCSA
11 8 (2.04%) CCSE
12 7 (1.78%) CEH
12 7 (1.78%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (1.78%) HNC
13 6 (1.53%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (10.18%) Data Quality
2 30 (7.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (4.83%) SLA
4 16 (4.07%) GDPR
4 16 (4.07%) QA
5 14 (3.56%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (3.05%) NIST
7 10 (2.54%) ISO 9001
8 8 (2.04%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (1.78%) GRC
9 7 (1.78%) SOC 2
10 6 (1.53%) PCI DSS
11 5 (1.27%) MiFID
11 5 (1.27%) PMO
11 5 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.76%) ISO 20022
14 2 (0.51%) COBIT
15 1 (0.25%) GAAP
15 1 (0.25%) GxP
System Software
1 54 (13.74%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.82%) Hyper-V
3 14 (3.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.27%) Docker
4 5 (1.27%) Firmware
4 5 (1.27%) Kamailio
5 4 (1.02%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.51%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.25%) Ceph
7 1 (0.25%) Lustre
7 1 (0.25%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.25%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 16 (4.07%) SCCM
2 13 (3.31%) Terraform
3 11 (2.80%) Kubernetes
4 9 (2.29%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.53%) Failover Clustering
7 5 (1.27%) Dell DRAC
7 5 (1.27%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.02%) Ansible
8 4 (1.02%) Grafana
9 3 (0.76%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 3 (0.76%) Control-M
9 3 (0.76%) cPanel
9 3 (0.76%) CSIRT
9 3 (0.76%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.76%) Nessus
9 3 (0.76%) Plesk
10 2 (0.51%) Kibana
10 2 (0.51%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.51%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 127 (32.32%) Microsoft
2 25 (6.36%) Cisco
3 23 (5.85%) VMware
4 16 (4.07%) Oracle
5 12 (3.05%) CheckPoint
5 12 (3.05%) F5
5 12 (3.05%) ServiceNow
6 11 (2.80%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.54%) Citrix
7 10 (2.54%) Fortinet
7 10 (2.54%) Pega
8 9 (2.29%) Blue Prism
8 9 (2.29%) Veeam
9 8 (2.04%) Palo Alto
10 7 (1.78%) iManage
10 7 (1.78%) SAP
10 7 (1.78%) SolarWinds
11 6 (1.53%) Alteryx
11 6 (1.53%) Dell
11 6 (1.53%) Qualys