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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 385 372 476
Rank change year-on-year -13 +104 -35
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 498 363 341
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.47% 0.73% 0.41%
As % of the General category 1.00% 1.05% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 305 249 249
10th Percentile £34,500 £32,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +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 49,877 34,426 47,324
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.67% 68.83% 57.11%
Number of salaries quoted 30,509 18,040 27,985
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,959 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,793 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.38% -0.38% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,437 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -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 16 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 16 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 -36 437 £52,500 -1.87% 159
UK excluding London +26 386 £50,000 +5.26% 136
Work from Home -3 131 £52,500 -12.50% 61
South East +16 102 £50,000 -31.03% 50
London -81 94 £70,000 +7.69% 48
North of England -46 81 £55,000 +29.41% 27
Midlands -16 63 £55,000 +29.41% 22
South West -36 57 £42,500 +6.25% 13
North West +21 56 £55,000 +29.41% 19
West Midlands -25 39 £54,500 +11.22% 14
East of England -21 38 £52,500 -1.41% 16
East Midlands -17 24 £60,000 +54.84% 8
Yorkshire -50 21 £57,500 +35.29% 5
Northern Ireland - 20 - -
Scotland +14 14 £48,000 - 7
Wales - 11 £55,000 - 3
North East -64 4 £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 40 (8.03%) SharePoint
2 27 (5.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (3.82%) Confluence
4 12 (2.41%) IIS
5 5 (1.00%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 36 (7.23%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (6.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (3.82%) AutoCAD
4 12 (2.41%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.00%) 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 (1.00%) Infor CloudSuite
3 5 (1.00%) Infor LN
3 5 (1.00%) Unit4 Business World
4 4 (0.80%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.60%) Infor M3
5 3 (0.60%) Sage X3
6 2 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.40%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.20%) C-CURE
7 1 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.20%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.20%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 134 (26.91%) Azure
2 94 (18.88%) Microsoft 365
3 49 (9.84%) AWS
4 47 (9.44%) Power Platform
5 45 (9.04%) Entra ID
6 29 (5.82%) SaaS
7 19 (3.82%) Power Automate
8 16 (3.21%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (3.01%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (2.61%) GitHub
11 12 (2.41%) dbt
11 12 (2.41%) PowerApps
12 10 (2.01%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (1.61%) Azure Monitor
13 8 (1.61%) Azure Stack
13 8 (1.61%) Serverless
14 7 (1.41%) Boomi
14 7 (1.41%) Lucidchart
14 7 (1.41%) Microsoft Copilot
15 6 (1.20%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 57 (11.45%) Firewall
2 48 (9.64%) DNS
3 42 (8.43%) VPN
4 32 (6.43%) TCP/IP
5 26 (5.22%) DHCP
6 25 (5.02%) WAN
7 19 (3.82%) Network Security
7 19 (3.82%) Wi-Fi
8 17 (3.41%) TETRA
8 17 (3.41%) VLAN
9 16 (3.21%) Wireless
10 15 (3.01%) LAN
11 10 (2.01%) Intrusion Detection
11 10 (2.01%) SD-WAN
12 9 (1.81%) SAN
13 8 (1.61%) BGP
13 8 (1.61%) HTTP
13 8 (1.61%) OSPF
13 8 (1.61%) VoIP
14 6 (1.20%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (7.03%) Power BI
2 22 (4.42%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.61%) Metadata
4 7 (1.41%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.20%) Looker
6 4 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.80%) Metabase
7 3 (0.60%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.60%) DynamoDB
7 3 (0.60%) Relational Database
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%) Redis
8 2 (0.40%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.20%) Airbyte
9 1 (0.20%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.20%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 33 (6.63%) JIRA
2 19 (3.82%) Git
3 12 (2.41%) GitLab
4 5 (1.00%) JUnit
4 5 (1.00%) Postman
4 5 (1.00%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.80%) Selenium
6 3 (0.60%) JMeter
7 2 (0.40%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.40%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.40%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.40%) Mockito
7 2 (0.40%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.40%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.20%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.20%) Hudson
8 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.20%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 262 (52.61%) Social Skills
2 95 (19.08%) Analytical Skills
3 85 (17.07%) Finance
4 51 (10.24%) Manufacturing
5 40 (8.03%) Organisational Skills
6 30 (6.02%) Presentation Skills
7 27 (5.42%) Retail
8 24 (4.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 24 (4.82%) Law
8 24 (4.82%) Legal
9 18 (3.61%) Public Sector
10 16 (3.21%) Electronics
10 16 (3.21%) Telecoms
11 14 (2.81%) Marketing
12 12 (2.41%) Aerospace
13 10 (2.01%) Banking
14 7 (1.41%) Front Office
14 7 (1.41%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.20%) Military
16 5 (1.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 107 (21.49%) Analyst
2 57 (11.45%) Senior
3 50 (10.04%) Support Analyst
4 45 (9.04%) Support Engineer
5 41 (8.23%) Consultant
6 40 (8.03%) IT Support
7 29 (5.82%) Business Analyst
8 28 (5.62%) Architect
8 28 (5.62%) Lead
9 26 (5.22%) Applications Support
10 24 (4.82%) IT Engineer
11 22 (4.42%) IT Support Engineer
11 22 (4.42%) Systems Engineer
12 20 (4.02%) Developer
13 19 (3.82%) Security Engineer
14 18 (3.61%) IT Analyst
14 18 (3.61%) Systems Analyst
15 17 (3.41%) 2nd Line Support
15 17 (3.41%) Audio Visual Engineer
15 17 (3.41%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.41%) REST
2 9 (1.81%) Middleware
2 9 (1.81%) Node.js
3 8 (1.61%) ARM Templates
3 8 (1.61%) CSS
3 8 (1.61%) HTML
4 7 (1.41%) SOAP
5 5 (1.00%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.00%) EDI
5 5 (1.00%) JSON
6 4 (0.80%) Jinja
6 4 (0.80%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (0.80%) React
6 4 (0.80%) RESTful
6 4 (0.80%) YAML
7 3 (0.60%) 802.1X
7 3 (0.60%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 3 (0.60%) HTML5
7 3 (0.60%) Playwright
7 3 (0.60%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 39 (7.83%) Driving Licence
2 36 (7.23%) Onboarding
3 19 (3.82%) Analytical Mindset
3 19 (3.82%) Product Ownership
4 17 (3.41%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.21%) CCTV
6 15 (3.01%) Legacy Systems
6 15 (3.01%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (2.61%) Data Centre
8 11 (2.21%) Mobile App
9 9 (1.81%) PKI
10 8 (1.61%) Client/Server
10 8 (1.61%) CMDB
10 8 (1.61%) Security Posture
11 7 (1.41%) Cloud Native
12 6 (1.20%) Blog
12 6 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (1.20%) IoT
13 5 (1.00%) Online Gambling
13 5 (1.00%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 101 (20.28%) Windows
2 50 (10.04%) Windows Server
3 36 (7.23%) Linux
4 14 (2.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 14 (2.81%) Windows 10
5 12 (2.41%) Apple iOS
6 11 (2.21%) Ubuntu
7 10 (2.01%) CentOS
8 8 (1.61%) Mac OS
9 5 (1.00%) Unix
9 5 (1.00%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.60%) AIX
10 3 (0.60%) Android
10 3 (0.60%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.40%) Rocky
12 1 (0.20%) Debian
12 1 (0.20%) Solaris
12 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (29.12%) Continuous Improvement
2 129 (25.90%) Problem-Solving
3 70 (14.06%) Agile
4 59 (11.85%) ITIL
5 54 (10.84%) Stakeholder Management
6 51 (10.24%) DevOps
7 48 (9.64%) Change Management
7 48 (9.64%) ERP
8 47 (9.44%) Business Analysis
9 46 (9.24%) Project Delivery
10 44 (8.84%) AI
10 44 (8.84%) Customer Service
10 44 (8.84%) Root Cause Analysis
11 40 (8.03%) Business Intelligence
12 39 (7.83%) CI/CD
13 38 (7.63%) Disaster Recovery
14 35 (7.03%) Analytics
14 35 (7.03%) Cybersecurity
14 35 (7.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 35 (7.03%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 98 (19.68%) SQL
2 49 (9.84%) Python
3 47 (9.44%) PowerShell
4 22 (4.42%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.61%) Bash
6 11 (2.21%) Java
7 10 (2.01%) C++
8 8 (1.61%) C#
9 7 (1.41%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (1.20%) C
11 5 (1.00%) PHP
11 5 (1.00%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.60%) Ruby
14 2 (0.40%) Bicep
14 2 (0.40%) Go
14 2 (0.40%) Groovy
14 2 (0.40%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.40%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.40%) VBA
Qualifications
1 65 (13.05%) Degree
2 59 (11.85%) Security Cleared
3 30 (6.02%) SC Cleared
4 15 (3.01%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (2.81%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (2.61%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (2.61%) DV Cleared
6 13 (2.61%) HND
7 10 (2.01%) SAP Certification
8 8 (1.61%) CCNA
8 8 (1.61%) CCNP
8 8 (1.61%) CISSP
8 8 (1.61%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (1.20%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.20%) HNC
10 5 (1.00%) ACCA
11 4 (0.80%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (0.80%) CIMA
11 4 (0.80%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (8.84%) QA
2 33 (6.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (4.42%) Data Quality
4 17 (3.41%) GDPR
5 15 (3.01%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (2.21%) Accessibility
6 11 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 11 (2.21%) SLA
7 7 (1.41%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.20%) ISO 9001
8 6 (1.20%) NIST
9 5 (1.00%) GRC
9 5 (1.00%) ISO 22301
9 5 (1.00%) Software Quality Assurance
10 4 (0.80%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.60%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.60%) NCSC
11 3 (0.60%) WCAG
System Software
1 58 (11.65%) Active Directory
2 26 (5.22%) Hyper-V
3 22 (4.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (3.61%) Docker
5 12 (2.41%) Firmware
6 5 (1.00%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.80%) vSphere
8 3 (0.60%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.60%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.40%) KVM
9 2 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.40%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 29 (5.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (4.62%) Terraform
3 19 (3.82%) Kubernetes
4 12 (2.41%) Ansible
5 10 (2.01%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.81%) FortiGate
7 7 (1.41%) Nagios
8 6 (1.20%) Jamf Pro
9 5 (1.00%) SCCM
9 5 (1.00%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.80%) Docker Swarm
10 4 (0.80%) Grafana
10 4 (0.80%) Podman
11 3 (0.60%) Argo
11 3 (0.60%) Puppet
11 3 (0.60%) ZABBIX
12 2 (0.40%) NetBackup
12 2 (0.40%) VxRail
13 1 (0.20%) Progress Chef
13 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 161 (32.33%) Microsoft
2 39 (7.83%) Cisco
3 29 (5.82%) VMware
4 25 (5.02%) SAP
5 21 (4.22%) Fortinet
6 16 (3.21%) ServiceNow
7 15 (3.01%) Salesforce
8 11 (2.21%) JD Edwards
8 11 (2.21%) Palo Alto
9 9 (1.81%) Google
9 9 (1.81%) MuleSoft
9 9 (1.81%) Oracle
10 8 (1.61%) Aruba
10 8 (1.61%) Dell
10 8 (1.61%) Juniper
10 8 (1.61%) Red Hat
10 8 (1.61%) Sophos
10 8 (1.61%) Veeam
11 7 (1.41%) Citrix
12 6 (1.20%) Sage