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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 354 445 431
Rank change year-on-year +91 -14 +50
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 434 217 544
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.48% 0.51% 0.57%
As % of the General category 0.95% 0.72% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 262 144 466
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £39,750 £41,750 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £53,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.87% +1.90% -12.50%
75th Percentile £70,563 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - - +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 45,494 30,125 57,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 50.58% 71.22% 60.39%
Number of salaries quoted 24,491 15,941 39,557
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £76,750 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £105,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,445 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.11% +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 1 May 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 1 May 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 +75 387 £55,000 +1.38% 161
UK excluding London +80 294 £47,500 - 134
London +5 120 £75,000 +19.05% 49
Work from Home +45 108 £55,000 -7.17% 78
South East +32 76 £48,000 -26.15% 43
North of England -19 67 £45,000 +7.14% 25
Midlands -22 53 £55,000 +6.33% 25
East of England -2 38 £37,500 -21.05% 14
Yorkshire -38 33 £34,000 -19.05% 7
South West -41 30 £37,500 -6.25% 15
West Midlands -31 28 £60,000 +2.56% 19
North West -10 27 £45,000 -23.40% 16
East Midlands -28 24 £55,000 +22.22% 6
Northern Ireland - 19 - - 4
Scotland - 10 £35,000 - 4
North East -31 7 £45,000 +42.86% 3
Wales -31 1 £52,500 +7.69% 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 23 (5.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (5.07%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.61%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.92%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.69%) Confluence
5 3 (0.69%) IIS
5 3 (0.69%) WebSphere
5 3 (0.69%) WebSphere Application Server
6 1 (0.23%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 46 (10.60%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (5.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.38%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.15%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.23%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (1.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.46%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.46%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.46%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.23%) Bloomberg AIM
4 1 (0.23%) C-CURE
4 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.23%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.23%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.23%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 140 (32.26%) Azure
2 89 (20.51%) Microsoft 365
3 49 (11.29%) Power Platform
4 39 (8.99%) Entra ID
5 35 (8.06%) AWS
6 27 (6.22%) Power Automate
7 26 (5.99%) SaaS
8 17 (3.92%) dbt
9 15 (3.46%) Azure Data Factory
10 14 (3.23%) PaaS
11 13 (3.00%) PowerApps
12 12 (2.76%) Microsoft Copilot
13 11 (2.53%) Azure DevOps
14 10 (2.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 10 (2.30%) ChatGPT
14 10 (2.30%) IaaS
14 10 (2.30%) Microsoft Purview
15 7 (1.61%) GCP
15 7 (1.61%) Serverless
16 6 (1.38%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 44 (10.14%) DNS
2 42 (9.68%) Firewall
3 33 (7.60%) DHCP
4 30 (6.91%) VPN
5 26 (5.99%) TCP/IP
6 23 (5.30%) VLAN
7 17 (3.92%) TETRA
7 17 (3.92%) Wi-Fi
8 16 (3.69%) WAN
9 13 (3.00%) Network Security
10 11 (2.53%) LAN
11 10 (2.30%) Intrusion Detection
11 10 (2.30%) VoIP
12 7 (1.61%) NAS
13 6 (1.38%) DMZ
13 6 (1.38%) SAN
14 5 (1.15%) BGP
14 5 (1.15%) OSPF
14 5 (1.15%) Reverse Proxy
14 5 (1.15%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (9.22%) Power BI
2 34 (7.83%) SQL Server
3 17 (3.92%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (3.23%) Metadata
5 12 (2.76%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.76%) Metabase
6 10 (2.30%) Amazon RDS
7 9 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.38%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.92%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.92%) Big Data
11 4 (0.92%) Looker
11 4 (0.92%) Metadata Repository
11 4 (0.92%) Power Query
11 4 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.69%) MySQL
12 3 (0.69%) SAP HANA
13 1 (0.23%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 24 (5.53%) Git
2 19 (4.38%) JIRA
3 15 (3.46%) Visual Studio
4 9 (2.07%) GitLab
5 6 (1.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.15%) Subversion
7 3 (0.69%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.69%) Selenium
8 2 (0.46%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.46%) JUnit
8 2 (0.46%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.46%) Mockito
8 2 (0.46%) Postman
8 2 (0.46%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.23%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.23%) JMeter
9 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
General
1 240 (55.30%) Social Skills
2 88 (20.28%) Finance
3 85 (19.59%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (7.14%) Manufacturing
5 28 (6.45%) Retail
6 25 (5.76%) Law
7 22 (5.07%) Banking
7 22 (5.07%) Legal
8 20 (4.61%) Organisational Skills
9 18 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 17 (3.92%) Telecoms
11 16 (3.69%) Electronics
12 14 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (2.07%) German Language
14 8 (1.84%) Front Office
15 7 (1.61%) Advertising
15 7 (1.61%) Automotive
15 7 (1.61%) Public Sector
16 6 (1.38%) Billing
16 6 (1.38%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 85 (19.59%) Analyst
2 53 (12.21%) Senior
3 48 (11.06%) IT Support
4 41 (9.45%) Support Analyst
5 29 (6.68%) Lead
6 28 (6.45%) Architect
7 26 (5.99%) Security Engineer
8 24 (5.53%) Business Analyst
8 24 (5.53%) IT Analyst
8 24 (5.53%) Systems Engineer
9 21 (4.84%) Support Engineer
10 19 (4.38%) Consultant
10 19 (4.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 19 (4.38%) IT Support Analyst
10 19 (4.38%) Systems Analyst
11 17 (3.92%) Design Engineer
11 17 (3.92%) RF Design Engineer
11 17 (3.92%) RF Engineer
11 17 (3.92%) Systems Support
11 17 (3.92%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.23%) REST
2 8 (1.84%) SOAP
3 7 (1.61%) .NET
3 7 (1.61%) JSON
4 5 (1.15%) ARM Templates
4 5 (1.15%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.15%) Jinja
4 5 (1.15%) Middleware
4 5 (1.15%) PySpark
4 5 (1.15%) YAML
5 3 (0.69%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.69%) Kafka
5 3 (0.69%) RESTful
6 2 (0.46%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.46%) ActiveMQ
6 2 (0.46%) CSS
6 2 (0.46%) HTML
6 2 (0.46%) React
6 2 (0.46%) WireMock
6 2 (0.46%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.22%) Driving Licence
2 20 (4.61%) Analytical Mindset
3 19 (4.38%) Onboarding
4 17 (3.92%) Product Ownership
5 16 (3.69%) CCTV
6 14 (3.23%) Low-Code
7 12 (2.76%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (2.53%) Management Information System
9 10 (2.30%) Security Posture
10 9 (2.07%) Life Science
11 8 (1.84%) AI Agents
11 8 (1.84%) Cloud Native
11 8 (1.84%) Enterprise Cloud
12 7 (1.61%) CMDB
12 7 (1.61%) Data Centre
13 6 (1.38%) Embedded Systems
13 6 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
13 6 (1.38%) Mobile App
14 5 (1.15%) Algorithms
14 5 (1.15%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 70 (16.13%) Windows
2 49 (11.29%) Windows Server
3 33 (7.60%) Linux
4 6 (1.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 6 (1.38%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.15%) Debian
5 5 (1.15%) Unix
5 5 (1.15%) VMS
5 5 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (0.92%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.92%) CentOS
6 4 (0.92%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.23%) Android
7 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (28.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 118 (27.19%) Problem-Solving
3 63 (14.52%) Agile
3 63 (14.52%) ITIL
4 53 (12.21%) Stakeholder Management
5 50 (11.52%) Change Management
6 49 (11.29%) Project Delivery
7 45 (10.37%) Cybersecurity
8 42 (9.68%) Analytics
8 42 (9.68%) Business Intelligence
9 38 (8.76%) AI
10 37 (8.53%) CI/CD
11 36 (8.29%) Incident Management
12 34 (7.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 31 (7.14%) Root Cause Analysis
14 30 (6.91%) Data Modelling
14 30 (6.91%) ERP
15 29 (6.68%) Data Analysis
16 27 (6.22%) Data Pipeline
16 27 (6.22%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 75 (17.28%) SQL
2 43 (9.91%) PowerShell
2 43 (9.91%) Python
3 14 (3.23%) JavaScript
4 12 (2.76%) Bash
5 10 (2.30%) Java
6 8 (1.84%) C#
7 7 (1.61%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (1.38%) C++
9 5 (1.15%) Shell Script
9 5 (1.15%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.92%) PHP
11 3 (0.69%) Bicep
12 2 (0.46%) Groovy
13 1 (0.23%) ABAP
13 1 (0.23%) R
13 1 (0.23%) VB
13 1 (0.23%) VB6
13 1 (0.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 91 (20.97%) Degree
2 48 (11.06%) Security Cleared
3 26 (5.99%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.69%) CISSP
5 14 (3.23%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (2.76%) Azure Certification
6 12 (2.76%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (2.30%) CEH
7 10 (2.30%) Numerate Degree
8 9 (2.07%) DV Cleared
9 8 (1.84%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (1.84%) CISM
9 8 (1.84%) IIBA
9 8 (1.84%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.84%) PMP
10 7 (1.61%) DBS Check
10 7 (1.61%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.15%) CCIE
11 5 (1.15%) Chartered Engineer
11 5 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (9.68%) Data Quality
2 36 (8.29%) QA
3 23 (5.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (5.07%) SLA
5 9 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.07%) GDPR
6 8 (1.84%) NIST
7 7 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 6 (1.38%) GRC
8 6 (1.38%) PCI DSS
9 5 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.69%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.69%) GAAP
11 3 (0.69%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.69%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.69%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.46%) COBIT
System Software
1 68 (15.67%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.76%) Docker
3 12 (2.76%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.38%) Firmware
4 6 (1.38%) vSphere
5 4 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.69%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.69%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.46%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.23%) KVM
8 1 (0.23%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 14 (3.23%) Kubernetes
1 14 (3.23%) Microsoft Intune
1 14 (3.23%) Terraform
2 10 (2.30%) SCCM
2 10 (2.30%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (1.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 6 (1.38%) FortiGate
3 6 (1.38%) Nagios
3 6 (1.38%) vCenter Server
4 5 (1.15%) Ansible
4 5 (1.15%) Backup Exec
4 5 (1.15%) ZABBIX
5 4 (0.92%) Control-M
5 4 (0.92%) Grafana
5 4 (0.92%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (0.92%) SolarWinds Orion
6 2 (0.46%) cPanel
6 2 (0.46%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (0.46%) Plesk
6 2 (0.46%) VxRail
Vendors
1 135 (31.11%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.37%) Cisco
3 31 (7.14%) VMware
4 18 (4.15%) Citrix
4 18 (4.15%) ServiceNow
5 17 (3.92%) SAP
6 11 (2.53%) Salesforce
6 11 (2.53%) SolarWinds
7 10 (2.30%) iManage
8 9 (2.07%) Alteryx
8 9 (2.07%) Databricks
9 8 (1.84%) Anaplan
9 8 (1.84%) UiPath
10 7 (1.61%) Fortinet
10 7 (1.61%) MuleSoft
10 7 (1.61%) Oracle
10 7 (1.61%) Veeam
11 6 (1.38%) Pega
12 5 (1.15%) Epicor
12 5 (1.15%) Splunk