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

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 369 436 471
Rank change year-on-year +67 +35 -13
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 432 259 493
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.47% 0.59% 0.46%
As % of the General category 1.00% 0.80% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 274 182 412
10th Percentile £31,700 £30,125 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,750 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,899 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.82% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,188 £70,625
90th Percentile £87,028 £85,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
% 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 43,375 32,265 61,419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 47.28% 72.97% 57.69%
Number of salaries quoted 26,433 15,614 40,732
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £37,170 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% +7.62% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +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 10 June 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 10 June 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 +33 380 £52,500 -4.55% 182
UK excluding London +94 324 £47,500 - 148
Work from Home +61 106 £52,500 -14.29% 91
London -23 88 £75,000 +18.58% 59
North of England +11 86 £45,000 +7.14% 37
South East +38 79 £50,000 -25.93% 56
Midlands +1 52 £55,500 -5.13% 21
North West +36 46 £55,000 - 22
South West -34 36 £37,500 -6.25% 8
East of England +2 35 £46,250 -7.50% 12
Yorkshire -36 32 £34,000 -18.07% 9
West Midlands -19 28 £56,000 -4.68% 13
East Midlands -6 24 £55,000 +29.41% 8
Northern Ireland - 20 - - 3
Scotland - 10 £48,000 - 10
North East -36 8 £45,000 +66.67% 6
Wales -40 6 £55,000 +10.00% 2

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 21 (4.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (4.63%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.08%) Confluence
4 8 (1.85%) IIS
5 7 (1.62%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (1.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.69%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.69%) WebSphere
7 3 (0.69%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 42 (9.72%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (6.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.40%) AutoCAD
4 6 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.93%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.46%) CorelDRAW
7 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.16%) SAP CO
1 5 (1.16%) SAP FI
1 5 (1.16%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.93%) SAP FI/CO
2 4 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.46%) Infor CloudSuite
3 2 (0.46%) Infor LN
3 2 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.46%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.23%) C-CURE
4 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
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 HCM
4 1 (0.23%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 124 (28.70%) Azure
2 84 (19.44%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (10.19%) AWS
4 42 (9.72%) Power Platform
5 36 (8.33%) Entra ID
6 29 (6.71%) SaaS
7 23 (5.32%) Power Automate
8 15 (3.47%) dbt
9 12 (2.78%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (2.55%) PowerApps
11 9 (2.08%) Azure Data Factory
11 9 (2.08%) GitHub
11 9 (2.08%) IaaS
11 9 (2.08%) PaaS
12 8 (1.85%) Amazon S3
12 8 (1.85%) Serverless
13 7 (1.62%) Amazon EC2
13 7 (1.62%) Azure Stack
14 6 (1.39%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 50 (11.57%) Firewall
2 44 (10.19%) DNS
3 41 (9.49%) VPN
4 34 (7.87%) DHCP
5 30 (6.94%) TCP/IP
6 25 (5.79%) VLAN
7 23 (5.32%) WAN
8 18 (4.17%) Wi-Fi
9 17 (3.94%) TETRA
10 16 (3.70%) Network Security
11 12 (2.78%) LAN
11 12 (2.78%) VoIP
12 10 (2.31%) Intrusion Detection
12 10 (2.31%) Wireless
13 9 (2.08%) SD-WAN
14 6 (1.39%) BGP
14 6 (1.39%) NAS
14 6 (1.39%) OSPF
14 6 (1.39%) SAN
15 5 (1.16%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (8.33%) Power BI
2 30 (6.94%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.78%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (2.31%) Amazon RDS
5 9 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (1.85%) Metabase
7 7 (1.62%) Metadata
7 7 (1.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (1.39%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.39%) Looker
9 5 (1.16%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.93%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.93%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.93%) Power Query
10 4 (0.93%) SAP HANA
10 4 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.69%) Big Data
11 3 (0.69%) MySQL
12 1 (0.23%) DynamoDB
12 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 28 (6.48%) JIRA
2 25 (5.79%) Git
3 13 (3.01%) GitLab
4 10 (2.31%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.69%) JUnit
7 2 (0.46%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.46%) JMeter
7 2 (0.46%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.46%) Mockito
7 2 (0.46%) Postman
7 2 (0.46%) Selenium
7 2 (0.46%) Subversion
7 2 (0.46%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.23%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.23%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
General
1 229 (53.01%) Social Skills
2 92 (21.30%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (19.91%) Finance
4 38 (8.80%) Manufacturing
5 32 (7.41%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (6.48%) Retail
7 22 (5.09%) Law
8 20 (4.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (4.63%) Presentation Skills
9 18 (4.17%) Banking
10 17 (3.94%) Telecoms
11 15 (3.47%) Electronics
12 14 (3.24%) Legal
13 13 (3.01%) Marketing
14 9 (2.08%) Public Sector
15 8 (1.85%) Aerospace
16 7 (1.62%) Front Office
17 5 (1.16%) Advertising
17 5 (1.16%) Automotive
17 5 (1.16%) Military
Job Titles
1 91 (21.06%) Analyst
2 48 (11.11%) Support Analyst
3 46 (10.65%) IT Support
4 36 (8.33%) Senior
5 31 (7.18%) Consultant
6 26 (6.02%) Architect
7 24 (5.56%) Support Engineer
8 22 (5.09%) Systems Analyst
9 21 (4.86%) Lead
9 21 (4.86%) Security Engineer
9 21 (4.86%) Systems Engineer
10 20 (4.63%) Business Analyst
10 20 (4.63%) IT Analyst
11 19 (4.40%) Applications Support
12 18 (4.17%) Systems Support
12 18 (4.17%) Systems Support Analyst
13 17 (3.94%) Audio Visual Engineer
13 17 (3.94%) Design Engineer
13 17 (3.94%) RF Design Engineer
13 17 (3.94%) RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.78%) REST
2 9 (2.08%) ARM Templates
3 8 (1.85%) SOAP
4 7 (1.62%) .NET
5 6 (1.39%) CSS
5 6 (1.39%) HTML
5 6 (1.39%) Node.js
6 5 (1.16%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.16%) FreeSWITCH
6 5 (1.16%) Jinja
6 5 (1.16%) JSON
6 5 (1.16%) Middleware
6 5 (1.16%) YAML
7 3 (0.69%) 802.1X
7 3 (0.69%) PySpark
7 3 (0.69%) RESTful
8 2 (0.46%) Lightning Web Components
8 2 (0.46%) React
8 2 (0.46%) WireMock
8 2 (0.46%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 29 (6.71%) Driving Licence
2 23 (5.32%) Onboarding
3 19 (4.40%) Analytical Mindset
3 19 (4.40%) Product Ownership
4 16 (3.70%) CCTV
5 12 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (2.55%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (2.55%) Low-Code
7 10 (2.31%) Management Information System
8 8 (1.85%) Client/Server
8 8 (1.85%) CMDB
9 7 (1.62%) Data Centre
9 7 (1.62%) Security Posture
10 6 (1.39%) Blog
10 6 (1.39%) Cloud Native
11 5 (1.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.16%) Marketing Technology
11 5 (1.16%) Mobile Computing
12 4 (0.93%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 86 (19.91%) Windows
2 55 (12.73%) Windows Server
3 42 (9.72%) Linux
4 10 (2.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (1.85%) CentOS
5 8 (1.85%) Ubuntu
6 7 (1.62%) Windows 10
7 6 (1.39%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (1.16%) Debian
8 5 (1.16%) Unix
8 5 (1.16%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.93%) VMS
10 3 (0.69%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.46%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.23%) AIX
12 1 (0.23%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (28.70%) Problem-Solving
2 123 (28.47%) Continuous Improvement
3 55 (12.73%) Agile
4 54 (12.50%) ITIL
5 46 (10.65%) Project Delivery
6 44 (10.19%) CI/CD
7 42 (9.72%) Business Intelligence
8 38 (8.80%) ERP
9 37 (8.56%) Analytics
9 37 (8.56%) Incident Management
10 36 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
11 35 (8.10%) Change Management
11 35 (8.10%) Cybersecurity
12 34 (7.87%) DevOps
13 32 (7.41%) Root Cause Analysis
14 31 (7.18%) AI
15 29 (6.71%) Business Analysis
15 29 (6.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 28 (6.48%) Customer Service
17 27 (6.25%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 89 (20.60%) SQL
2 52 (12.04%) Python
3 46 (10.65%) PowerShell
4 21 (4.86%) JavaScript
5 16 (3.70%) Bash
6 14 (3.24%) Java
7 8 (1.85%) C#
8 6 (1.39%) PHP
8 6 (1.39%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.16%) C++
9 5 (1.16%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.46%) ABAP
11 2 (0.46%) Bicep
11 2 (0.46%) Groovy
11 2 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.23%) Ruby
12 1 (0.23%) VB
12 1 (0.23%) VB6
12 1 (0.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 70 (16.20%) Degree
2 52 (12.04%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.56%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (2.78%) DV Cleared
5 10 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (2.08%) Azure Certification
7 8 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.62%) CISSP
8 7 (1.62%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (1.39%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.39%) HND
9 6 (1.39%) Numerate Degree
10 5 (1.16%) CCNP
10 5 (1.16%) PMP
11 4 (0.93%) CCNA
11 4 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.93%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.93%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.93%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (9.72%) QA
2 27 (6.25%) Data Quality
3 25 (5.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (4.17%) SLA
5 9 (2.08%) GDPR
6 8 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.62%) GRC
8 6 (1.39%) Accessibility
8 6 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.39%) NIST
9 5 (1.16%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.93%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.69%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.69%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.46%) GAAP
12 2 (0.46%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.46%) NCSC
System Software
1 68 (15.74%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.94%) Docker
2 17 (3.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (3.24%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.39%) Firmware
4 6 (1.39%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.39%) vSphere
5 3 (0.69%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.69%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.23%) KVM
6 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 21 (4.86%) Terraform
2 19 (4.40%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (3.94%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.31%) Ansible
4 10 (2.31%) Nagios
5 8 (1.85%) SCCM
6 7 (1.62%) FortiGate
7 6 (1.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (1.16%) Backup Exec
8 5 (1.16%) Docker Swarm
8 5 (1.16%) Podman
8 5 (1.16%) vCenter Server
8 5 (1.16%) ZABBIX
9 4 (0.93%) Control-M
9 4 (0.93%) Grafana
9 4 (0.93%) SolarWinds Orion
10 2 (0.46%) Argo
10 2 (0.46%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.46%) Puppet
10 2 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 134 (31.02%) Microsoft
2 40 (9.26%) Cisco
3 32 (7.41%) VMware
4 22 (5.09%) SAP
5 17 (3.94%) ServiceNow
6 16 (3.70%) Citrix
7 13 (3.01%) Fortinet
8 11 (2.55%) Salesforce
9 10 (2.31%) SolarWinds
10 8 (1.85%) Oracle
10 8 (1.85%) Palo Alto
10 8 (1.85%) Splunk
10 8 (1.85%) Veeam
11 7 (1.62%) Databricks
11 7 (1.62%) Google
11 7 (1.62%) MuleSoft
11 7 (1.62%) Pega
12 6 (1.39%) iManage
12 6 (1.39%) UiPath
13 5 (1.16%) Nexthink