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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 385 350 528
Rank change year-on-year -35 +178 -116
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 525 364 241
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.74% 0.34%
As % of the General category 0.96% 1.09% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 352 252 127
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £45,817
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -13.60% +9.65%
75th Percentile £61,813 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £46,442
% change year-on-year +5.56% -3.10% +3.20%

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 54,930 33,493 41,407
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.42% 68.26% 58.00%
Number of salaries quoted 33,619 17,582 20,238
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,000 £33,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £79,225
90th Percentile £95,200 £95,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £43,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.28% -14.00% -0.99%

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 13 October 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 13 October 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 -53 472 £51,500 -4.63% 307
UK excluding London -10 410 £47,500 +5.56% 195
Work from Home -26 150 £51,750 -5.05% 144
London -67 99 £61,000 -21.29% 122
South East -10 98 £50,000 -7.83% 53
North of England -36 91 £51,772 +21.82% 49
South West -7 83 £43,000 +7.50% 25
Midlands -49 63 £51,500 +14.44% 34
North West 0 59 £55,000 +48.65% 34
West Midlands -32 41 £51,500 -5.07% 24
East of England -23 35 £55,000 - 13
Yorkshire -44 23 £57,500 +21.05% 11
East Midlands -37 22 £53,750 +26.47% 10
Scotland +21 20 £33,500 - 11
Wales -57 16 £50,000 - 6
North East -64 9 £29,500 +18.00% 4
Northern Ireland - 4 - - 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 37 (7.05%) SharePoint
2 33 (6.29%) Confluence
3 20 (3.81%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (2.10%) IIS
5 5 (0.95%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 36 (6.86%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (5.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (3.62%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.95%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.38%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.38%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.33%) SAP CO
1 7 (1.33%) SAP FI
1 7 (1.33%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (0.95%) Infor CloudSuite
2 5 (0.95%) Infor LN
2 5 (0.95%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.76%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.57%) Infor M3
4 3 (0.57%) Sage X3
4 3 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.38%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.19%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.19%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.19%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 151 (28.76%) Azure
2 87 (16.57%) Microsoft 365
3 61 (11.62%) Power Platform
4 56 (10.67%) AWS
5 48 (9.14%) Entra ID
6 34 (6.48%) SaaS
7 25 (4.76%) Power Automate
8 24 (4.57%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (2.86%) Microsoft Purview
10 14 (2.67%) GCP
10 14 (2.67%) GitHub
11 12 (2.29%) Dynamics 365
12 11 (2.10%) n8n
12 11 (2.10%) PowerApps
12 11 (2.10%) Serverless
12 11 (2.10%) Zapier
13 10 (1.90%) Azure Monitor
14 9 (1.71%) Azure Data Factory
14 9 (1.71%) Microsoft Copilot
15 8 (1.52%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 59 (11.24%) Firewall
2 50 (9.52%) DNS
2 50 (9.52%) VPN
3 40 (7.62%) TCP/IP
4 29 (5.52%) DHCP
5 25 (4.76%) Network Security
5 25 (4.76%) Wireless
6 24 (4.57%) VLAN
7 20 (3.81%) WAN
8 16 (3.05%) LAN
9 15 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
10 12 (2.29%) BGP
10 12 (2.29%) SAN
10 12 (2.29%) SD-WAN
11 10 (1.90%) Intrusion Detection
12 9 (1.71%) HTTP
12 9 (1.71%) OSPF
13 4 (0.76%) ATM
13 4 (0.76%) VoIP
13 4 (0.76%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (9.71%) Power BI
2 21 (4.00%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.90%) Metadata
4 9 (1.71%) Big Data
5 8 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.95%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.76%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.57%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.57%) Looker
10 2 (0.38%) Db2
10 2 (0.38%) EDMS
10 2 (0.38%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.38%) MySQL
10 2 (0.38%) Redis
11 1 (0.19%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.19%) GIS
11 1 (0.19%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 46 (8.76%) JIRA
2 15 (2.86%) Git
3 6 (1.14%) Postman
4 5 (0.95%) GitLab
4 5 (0.95%) JUnit
5 4 (0.76%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.57%) Selenium
7 2 (0.38%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.38%) Fiddler
7 2 (0.38%) JMeter
7 2 (0.38%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.38%) Mockito
7 2 (0.38%) PowerBuilder
7 2 (0.38%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.19%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.19%) Hudson
8 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.19%) Rational DOORS
General
1 300 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 110 (20.95%) Analytical Skills
3 85 (16.19%) Finance
4 52 (9.90%) Manufacturing
5 42 (8.00%) Organisational Skills
6 32 (6.10%) Legal
7 31 (5.90%) Presentation Skills
8 23 (4.38%) Public Sector
9 21 (4.00%) Aerospace
10 20 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 20 (3.81%) Law
11 18 (3.43%) Banking
12 17 (3.24%) Retail
13 13 (2.48%) Electronics
13 13 (2.48%) Marketing
14 10 (1.90%) Telecoms
15 9 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (1.33%) Military
17 6 (1.14%) Automotive
17 6 (1.14%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 108 (20.57%) Analyst
2 64 (12.19%) Senior
3 61 (11.62%) Support Engineer
4 45 (8.57%) Business Analyst
5 44 (8.38%) Consultant
6 35 (6.67%) IT Support
7 34 (6.48%) IT Engineer
8 31 (5.90%) Support Analyst
9 30 (5.71%) Applications Support
10 28 (5.33%) IT Support Engineer
11 25 (4.76%) Architect
12 23 (4.38%) Developer
13 22 (4.19%) Lead
14 20 (3.81%) Security Engineer
14 20 (3.81%) Test Engineer
15 19 (3.62%) Systems Support
16 18 (3.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 16 (3.05%) IT Analyst
18 15 (2.86%) Applications Engineer
18 15 (2.86%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.95%) REST
2 22 (4.19%) Terraform
3 11 (2.10%) Playwright
4 10 (1.90%) CSS
4 10 (1.90%) HTML
4 10 (1.90%) JSON
4 10 (1.90%) XML
5 9 (1.71%) Middleware
5 9 (1.71%) Node.js
6 7 (1.33%) .NET
6 7 (1.33%) AngularJS
7 6 (1.14%) ARM Templates
7 6 (1.14%) React
7 6 (1.14%) RESTful
7 6 (1.14%) SOAP
8 5 (0.95%) EDI
8 5 (0.95%) HTML5
9 4 (0.76%) CSS3
9 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Graph
10 3 (0.57%) Matplotlib
Miscellaneous
1 61 (11.62%) Driving Licence
2 35 (6.67%) Onboarding
3 24 (4.57%) Product Ownership
4 19 (3.62%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.05%) Analytical Mindset
5 16 (3.05%) Data Centre
5 16 (3.05%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (2.86%) CCTV
7 14 (2.67%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (2.10%) Replication
9 10 (1.90%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.52%) Cloud Native
10 8 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.52%) PKI
11 7 (1.33%) IoT
12 6 (1.14%) Clustering
12 6 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (1.14%) Low-Code
13 5 (0.95%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.95%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 104 (19.81%) Windows
2 52 (9.90%) Windows Server
3 37 (7.05%) Linux
4 18 (3.43%) macOS
5 13 (2.48%) Apple iOS
6 11 (2.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 11 (2.10%) Windows 10
7 9 (1.71%) CentOS
8 8 (1.52%) Ubuntu
9 6 (1.14%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.76%) Rocky
10 4 (0.76%) Unix
11 3 (0.57%) AIX
11 3 (0.57%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.38%) Android
12 2 (0.38%) Embedded Linux
12 2 (0.38%) VMS
12 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.19%) OpenWrt
13 1 (0.19%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (32.57%) Problem-Solving
2 118 (22.48%) Continuous Improvement
3 86 (16.38%) Agile
4 76 (14.48%) Stakeholder Management
5 62 (11.81%) Business Analysis
6 60 (11.43%) AI
7 59 (11.24%) DevOps
8 57 (10.86%) Business Intelligence
9 55 (10.48%) Requirements Gathering
10 53 (10.10%) Root Cause Analysis
11 52 (9.90%) Migration
11 52 (9.90%) Validation
12 50 (9.52%) User Acceptance Testing
13 49 (9.33%) ITIL
14 48 (9.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 47 (8.95%) Disaster Recovery
16 46 (8.76%) Process Improvement
16 46 (8.76%) Workflow
17 44 (8.38%) ERP
18 42 (8.00%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 104 (19.81%) SQL
2 60 (11.43%) PowerShell
3 45 (8.57%) Python
4 18 (3.43%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.48%) Bash
6 11 (2.10%) Java
7 10 (1.90%) Kusto Query Language
8 8 (1.52%) C#
8 8 (1.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (1.14%) C
9 6 (1.14%) C++
10 4 (0.76%) Ladder Logic
10 4 (0.76%) PHP
10 4 (0.76%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.76%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.57%) Ruby
12 2 (0.38%) ABAP
12 2 (0.38%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.38%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.38%) VBA
Qualifications
1 65 (12.38%) Security Cleared
2 60 (11.43%) Degree
3 43 (8.19%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.05%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (2.86%) Cisco Certification
5 15 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (2.48%) CCNP
7 11 (2.10%) CCNA
8 10 (1.90%) Azure Certification
8 10 (1.90%) HND
9 9 (1.71%) SAP Certification
10 8 (1.52%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.33%) CompTIA Security+
12 6 (1.14%) CISSP
12 6 (1.14%) HNC
12 6 (1.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.95%) ACCA
13 5 (0.95%) CBAP
13 5 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
14 4 (0.76%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (9.71%) QA
2 36 (6.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 34 (6.48%) GDPR
4 26 (4.95%) Data Quality
5 16 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials
6 15 (2.86%) NIST
7 10 (1.90%) PCI DSS
8 9 (1.71%) Accessibility
9 8 (1.52%) ISO 9001
10 7 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (1.33%) SLA
11 5 (0.95%) ISO 22301
11 5 (0.95%) Software Quality Assurance
12 4 (0.76%) GRC
12 4 (0.76%) JSP 440
12 4 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.57%) WCAG
14 2 (0.38%) HIPAA
14 2 (0.38%) ISO 14001
14 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 52 (9.90%) Active Directory
2 30 (5.71%) Hyper-V
3 24 (4.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (3.43%) Docker
5 12 (2.29%) Firmware
6 8 (1.52%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.95%) vSphere
8 4 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.76%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.19%) KVM
9 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 30 (5.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (3.43%) Kubernetes
3 16 (3.05%) Ansible
4 15 (2.86%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (1.90%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.33%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (1.33%) vCenter Server
7 4 (0.76%) Docker Swarm
7 4 (0.76%) Grafana
7 4 (0.76%) Nagios
7 4 (0.76%) NetBackup
7 4 (0.76%) Podman
7 4 (0.76%) VxRail
8 2 (0.38%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (0.38%) Kibana
8 2 (0.38%) Puppet
8 2 (0.38%) SCCM
9 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.19%) QRadar
Vendors
1 172 (32.76%) Microsoft
2 39 (7.43%) Cisco
3 31 (5.90%) VMware
4 26 (4.95%) SAP
5 21 (4.00%) Fortinet
6 17 (3.24%) ServiceNow
7 16 (3.05%) Google
8 15 (2.86%) Salesforce
8 15 (2.86%) Veeam
9 13 (2.48%) Dell
10 12 (2.29%) JD Edwards
10 12 (2.29%) Oracle
10 12 (2.29%) Palo Alto
11 9 (1.71%) Aruba
12 8 (1.52%) Juniper
13 7 (1.33%) Splunk
14 6 (1.14%) EMC
14 6 (1.14%) MuleSoft
15 5 (0.95%) Adobe
15 5 (0.95%) NetApp