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

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 345 433 415
Rank change year-on-year +88 -18 +74
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 441 216 540
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.51% 0.52% 0.57%
As % of the General category 0.99% 0.73% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 272 142 466
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,125 £26,250
25th Percentile £39,750 £42,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.38% +3.33% -12.50%
75th Percentile £72,813 £70,938 £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 44,731 29,627 57,286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 51.46% 70.95% 60.52%
Number of salaries quoted 24,115 15,895 39,493
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +12.38% -12.50%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,055 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.10% +5.38% -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 19 April 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 19 April 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 +76 392 £55,000 - 162
UK excluding London +87 292 £47,500 - 133
London +39 132 £75,000 +19.05% 49
Work from Home +40 107 £55,000 -5.98% 64
South East +14 80 £48,000 -26.15% 39
Midlands -22 55 £55,000 +8.43% 31
North of England -30 55 £45,000 +7.14% 21
East of England -9 40 £35,000 -28.21% 20
West Midlands -25 32 £60,000 +16.62% 22
South West -41 29 £45,000 +12.50% 15
North West -4 28 £45,000 -23.40% 10
East Midlands -39 22 £55,000 +22.22% 9
Yorkshire -40 21 £34,000 -19.05% 7
Northern Ireland - 18 - - 2
Scotland - 13 £35,000 - 7
North East -28 6 £45,000 +42.86% 5
Wales -28 2 £50,250 +3.08%

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 24 (5.44%) SharePoint
2 23 (5.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.59%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.91%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.91%) WebSphere
4 4 (0.91%) WebSphere Application Server
5 3 (0.68%) Confluence
5 3 (0.68%) IIS
6 2 (0.45%) WordPress
7 1 (0.23%) Jupyter
Applications
1 45 (10.20%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.31%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.13%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.23%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.23%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (1.36%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.45%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.45%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.45%) 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
1 148 (33.56%) Azure
2 93 (21.09%) Microsoft 365
3 48 (10.88%) Power Platform
4 45 (10.20%) AWS
5 41 (9.30%) Entra ID
6 27 (6.12%) Power Automate
6 27 (6.12%) SaaS
7 16 (3.63%) dbt
8 14 (3.17%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (3.17%) PaaS
9 12 (2.72%) Microsoft Copilot
9 12 (2.72%) PowerApps
10 10 (2.27%) ChatGPT
10 10 (2.27%) IaaS
10 10 (2.27%) Microsoft Purview
11 9 (2.04%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 9 (2.04%) GCP
12 8 (1.81%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (1.36%) OpenShift
14 5 (1.13%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 46 (10.43%) DNS
2 44 (9.98%) Firewall
3 34 (7.71%) DHCP
4 30 (6.80%) VPN
5 25 (5.67%) TCP/IP
6 22 (4.99%) VLAN
7 18 (4.08%) Wi-Fi
8 17 (3.85%) TETRA
9 16 (3.63%) WAN
10 14 (3.17%) Network Security
11 13 (2.95%) LAN
12 10 (2.27%) VoIP
13 7 (1.59%) NAS
14 6 (1.36%) DMZ
14 6 (1.36%) SAN
15 5 (1.13%) Internet
15 5 (1.13%) Reverse Proxy
15 5 (1.13%) STUN
16 4 (0.91%) Multicast
16 4 (0.91%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (8.84%) Power BI
2 36 (8.16%) SQL Server
3 16 (3.63%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (3.17%) Metadata
5 12 (2.72%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.72%) Metabase
6 10 (2.27%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (1.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (1.13%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.91%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (0.91%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.91%) Big Data
9 4 (0.91%) Metadata Repository
9 4 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.68%) Looker
10 3 (0.68%) MySQL
10 3 (0.68%) Power Query
10 3 (0.68%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.23%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 24 (5.44%) Git
2 18 (4.08%) JIRA
3 15 (3.40%) Visual Studio
4 9 (2.04%) GitLab
5 6 (1.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.13%) Subversion
7 3 (0.68%) Selenium
8 2 (0.45%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.45%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.45%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.23%) JMeter
9 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.23%) Postman
9 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
General
1 242 (54.88%) Social Skills
2 96 (21.77%) Finance
3 83 (18.82%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (9.30%) Retail
5 37 (8.39%) Legal
6 36 (8.16%) Banking
7 32 (7.26%) Manufacturing
8 23 (5.22%) Law
8 23 (5.22%) Organisational Skills
9 18 (4.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 17 (3.85%) Electronics
11 16 (3.63%) Telecoms
12 14 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (2.49%) German Language
14 8 (1.81%) Front Office
14 8 (1.81%) Public Sector
15 7 (1.59%) Advertising
15 7 (1.59%) Automotive
15 7 (1.59%) Marketing
16 6 (1.36%) Billing
Job Titles
1 95 (21.54%) Analyst
2 57 (12.93%) Senior
3 51 (11.56%) IT Support
4 42 (9.52%) Support Analyst
5 37 (8.39%) Lead
6 29 (6.58%) Architect
7 27 (6.12%) Business Analyst
8 25 (5.67%) IT Analyst
9 23 (5.22%) Support Engineer
10 20 (4.54%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 20 (4.54%) IT Support Analyst
11 19 (4.31%) Consultant
12 17 (3.85%) Audio Visual Engineer
12 17 (3.85%) Design Engineer
12 17 (3.85%) RF Design Engineer
12 17 (3.85%) RF Engineer
12 17 (3.85%) Security Engineer
12 17 (3.85%) Systems Analyst
12 17 (3.85%) Systems Support
12 17 (3.85%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.95%) REST
2 9 (2.04%) .NET
3 8 (1.81%) SOAP
4 7 (1.59%) JSON
5 5 (1.13%) ARM Templates
5 5 (1.13%) FreeSWITCH
5 5 (1.13%) Jinja
5 5 (1.13%) Middleware
5 5 (1.13%) PySpark
5 5 (1.13%) YAML
6 3 (0.68%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.68%) CSS
6 3 (0.68%) HTML
6 3 (0.68%) Kafka
6 3 (0.68%) React
7 2 (0.45%) 802.1X
7 2 (0.45%) Laravel
7 2 (0.45%) Lightning Web Components
7 2 (0.45%) WPF
8 1 (0.23%) Google JAX
Miscellaneous
1 20 (4.54%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (4.08%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.63%) Driving Licence
3 16 (3.63%) Product Ownership
4 14 (3.17%) Low-Code
5 13 (2.95%) Mobile App
6 12 (2.72%) Management Information System
7 11 (2.49%) Security Posture
7 11 (2.49%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.04%) Life Science
9 8 (1.81%) AI Agents
9 8 (1.81%) Data Centre
9 8 (1.81%) Enterprise Cloud
10 7 (1.59%) Cloud Native
10 7 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.59%) Fixed Income
11 6 (1.36%) CCTV
11 6 (1.36%) CMDB
11 6 (1.36%) Embedded Systems
12 5 (1.13%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 73 (16.55%) Windows
2 50 (11.34%) Windows Server
3 33 (7.48%) Linux
4 8 (1.81%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.13%) Debian
6 5 (1.13%) Unix
6 5 (1.13%) VMS
6 5 (1.13%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.91%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.91%) CentOS
7 4 (0.91%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.23%) Android
8 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (30.84%) Continuous Improvement
2 114 (25.85%) Problem-Solving
3 67 (15.19%) ITIL
4 64 (14.51%) Agile
5 57 (12.93%) Stakeholder Management
6 54 (12.24%) Cybersecurity
7 49 (11.11%) Change Management
8 46 (10.43%) Project Delivery
9 43 (9.75%) Analytics
10 42 (9.52%) AI
11 41 (9.30%) Business Intelligence
12 37 (8.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 35 (7.94%) Incident Management
14 33 (7.48%) CI/CD
15 31 (7.03%) Data Analysis
15 31 (7.03%) Data Modelling
16 30 (6.80%) ERP
16 30 (6.80%) Root Cause Analysis
17 29 (6.58%) Process Improvement
17 29 (6.58%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 71 (16.10%) SQL
2 45 (10.20%) PowerShell
2 45 (10.20%) Python
3 15 (3.40%) JavaScript
4 13 (2.95%) Bash
5 9 (2.04%) C#
5 9 (2.04%) Java
5 9 (2.04%) VBA
6 6 (1.36%) C++
6 6 (1.36%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.36%) PHP
6 6 (1.36%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.13%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.68%) Bicep
8 3 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.23%) Go
9 1 (0.23%) Groovy
9 1 (0.23%) R
9 1 (0.23%) VB
9 1 (0.23%) VB6
Qualifications
1 97 (22.00%) Degree
2 47 (10.66%) Security Cleared
3 25 (5.67%) SC Cleared
4 24 (5.44%) CISSP
5 18 (4.08%) BPSS Clearance
6 15 (3.40%) CISM
7 12 (2.72%) Azure Certification
7 12 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (2.49%) CEH
8 11 (2.49%) Numerate Degree
9 10 (2.27%) DV Cleared
10 9 (2.04%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (1.81%) IIBA
11 8 (1.81%) PMI Certification
11 8 (1.81%) PMP
12 7 (1.59%) DBS Check
12 7 (1.59%) Master's Degree
13 6 (1.36%) CCNP
13 6 (1.36%) CompTIA Security+
14 5 (1.13%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (10.43%) Data Quality
2 33 (7.48%) QA
3 25 (5.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (5.44%) SLA
5 11 (2.49%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (2.27%) GDPR
7 9 (2.04%) NIST
8 7 (1.59%) GRC
8 7 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 6 (1.36%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (1.13%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.91%) MiFID
11 4 (0.91%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.68%) Def Stans
12 3 (0.68%) GAAP
12 3 (0.68%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 2 (0.45%) JSP 440
System Software
1 72 (16.33%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.72%) Hyper-V
4 10 (2.27%) Docker
5 6 (1.36%) vSphere
6 5 (1.13%) Firmware
6 5 (1.13%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.68%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.68%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.45%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.23%) Ceph
9 1 (0.23%) KVM
9 1 (0.23%) Lustre
9 1 (0.23%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.23%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 14 (3.17%) Microsoft Intune
1 14 (3.17%) Terraform
2 11 (2.49%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.49%) SCCM
2 11 (2.49%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (1.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 6 (1.36%) Ansible
3 6 (1.36%) Nagios
3 6 (1.36%) vCenter Server
4 5 (1.13%) Backup Exec
4 5 (1.13%) Grafana
4 5 (1.13%) ZABBIX
5 4 (0.91%) Control-M
5 4 (0.91%) FortiGate
5 4 (0.91%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (0.91%) SolarWinds Orion
6 3 (0.68%) cPanel
6 3 (0.68%) Plesk
7 2 (0.45%) Nessus
7 2 (0.45%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 136 (30.84%) Microsoft
2 31 (7.03%) VMware
3 23 (5.22%) Cisco
4 19 (4.31%) ServiceNow
5 18 (4.08%) Citrix
6 17 (3.85%) SAP
7 14 (3.17%) Pega
8 12 (2.72%) SolarWinds
9 11 (2.49%) Salesforce
10 10 (2.27%) Blue Prism
10 10 (2.27%) iManage
11 9 (2.04%) Alteryx
11 9 (2.04%) Databricks
12 8 (1.81%) Anaplan
12 8 (1.81%) UiPath
13 7 (1.59%) MuleSoft
13 7 (1.59%) Oracle
13 7 (1.59%) Veeam
14 6 (1.36%) Fortinet
15 5 (1.13%) Red Hat