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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 343 433 413
Rank change year-on-year +90 -20 +79
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 423 200 530
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.53% 0.49% 0.58%
As % of the General category 1.00% 0.69% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 263 125 458
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,550 £26,250
25th Percentile £39,750 £42,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £51,850
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +3.18% -13.58%
75th Percentile £70,375 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - - +4.40%

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 42,227 28,890 55,205
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 52.47% 70.59% 60.67%
Number of salaries quoted 23,181 15,737 38,790
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -12.50%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,100 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,967 £47,500
% change year-on-year -6.80% +7.30% -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 4 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 4 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 +99 384 £55,000 +1.38% 195
UK excluding London +68 279 £47,500 - 165
London +33 127 £75,000 +19.05% 49
Work from Home +52 108 £55,000 - 78
South East +34 78 £49,000 -10.91% 56
Midlands -26 58 £55,000 +10.00% 39
North of England -34 52 £45,000 +7.14% 29
East of England +5 41 £32,500 -33.33% 25
West Midlands -14 33 £60,000 +20.00% 26
South West -21 27 £45,000 +24.14% 12
North West -12 26 £45,000 -14.29% 19
East Midlands -27 24 £55,000 +13.40% 12
Yorkshire -44 20 £34,000 -19.05% 6
Scotland - 13 £35,000 - 8
Northern Ireland - 7 - - 1
North East -18 6 £45,000 +42.86% 4
Wales -28 3 £50,250 +3.08% 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 22 (5.20%) SharePoint
2 21 (4.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.65%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.95%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.95%) IIS
4 4 (0.95%) WebSphere
4 4 (0.95%) WebSphere Application Server
5 3 (0.71%) Confluence
6 2 (0.47%) WordPress
7 1 (0.24%) Jupyter
Applications
1 47 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.89%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.18%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.24%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.24%) Weka
Business Applications
1 5 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (1.18%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.47%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.24%) Advent Geneva
3 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.24%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.24%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.24%) Postilion
3 1 (0.24%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.24%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.24%) SAP HR
3 1 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 147 (34.75%) Azure
2 83 (19.62%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (10.87%) AWS
4 41 (9.69%) Power Platform
5 35 (8.27%) Entra ID
6 28 (6.62%) SaaS
7 26 (6.15%) Power Automate
8 15 (3.55%) Azure Data Factory
8 15 (3.55%) dbt
9 14 (3.31%) PaaS
10 12 (2.84%) Microsoft Copilot
10 12 (2.84%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.60%) IaaS
12 10 (2.36%) ChatGPT
12 10 (2.36%) GCP
12 10 (2.36%) Microsoft Purview
13 9 (2.13%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 8 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
15 6 (1.42%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 43 (10.17%) DNS
2 42 (9.93%) Firewall
3 33 (7.80%) DHCP
4 27 (6.38%) VPN
5 26 (6.15%) TCP/IP
6 21 (4.96%) VLAN
7 15 (3.55%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (3.31%) WAN
9 13 (3.07%) LAN
10 12 (2.84%) Network Security
11 8 (1.89%) VoIP
12 7 (1.65%) NAS
12 7 (1.65%) SAN
13 6 (1.42%) DMZ
13 6 (1.42%) TETRA
14 5 (1.18%) NetScaler
14 5 (1.18%) Reverse Proxy
14 5 (1.18%) STUN
15 4 (0.95%) Remote Desktop
15 4 (0.95%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (9.46%) SQL Server
2 32 (7.57%) Power BI
3 16 (3.78%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (3.31%) Metadata
5 12 (2.84%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.84%) Metabase
6 10 (2.36%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (1.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (1.42%) Relational Database
9 5 (1.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.95%) Big Data
10 4 (0.95%) Metadata Repository
10 4 (0.95%) MySQL
11 3 (0.71%) Power Query
12 2 (0.47%) Data Vault
12 2 (0.47%) Looker
12 2 (0.47%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 24 (5.67%) Git
2 18 (4.26%) JIRA
3 15 (3.55%) Visual Studio
4 9 (2.13%) GitLab
5 6 (1.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.18%) Subversion
7 3 (0.71%) Selenium
8 2 (0.47%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.47%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.47%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.24%) JMeter
9 1 (0.24%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.24%) Postman
9 1 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
General
1 239 (56.50%) Social Skills
2 89 (21.04%) Finance
3 87 (20.57%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (8.98%) Legal
4 38 (8.98%) Retail
5 35 (8.27%) Banking
6 31 (7.33%) Manufacturing
7 22 (5.20%) Law
8 20 (4.73%) Organisational Skills
9 17 (4.02%) Electronics
10 16 (3.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 15 (3.55%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (3.07%) German Language
12 13 (3.07%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.89%) Automotive
13 8 (1.89%) Public Sector
14 7 (1.65%) Advertising
14 7 (1.65%) Marketing
15 6 (1.42%) Billing
16 5 (1.18%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 88 (20.80%) Analyst
2 63 (14.89%) Senior
3 48 (11.35%) IT Support
4 36 (8.51%) Support Analyst
5 34 (8.04%) Lead
6 31 (7.33%) Architect
7 24 (5.67%) Business Analyst
8 23 (5.44%) IT Analyst
9 21 (4.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 20 (4.73%) Support Engineer
11 18 (4.26%) IT Support Analyst
12 17 (4.02%) Consultant
12 17 (4.02%) Security Engineer
13 16 (3.78%) Financial Analyst
14 15 (3.55%) Applications Support
14 15 (3.55%) Applications Support Analyst
14 15 (3.55%) Systems Engineer
15 14 (3.31%) Solutions Architect
15 14 (3.31%) Systems Analyst
15 14 (3.31%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.07%) REST
2 11 (2.60%) .NET
3 8 (1.89%) SOAP
4 7 (1.65%) JSON
5 6 (1.42%) PySpark
6 5 (1.18%) ARM Templates
6 5 (1.18%) FreeSWITCH
6 5 (1.18%) Jinja
6 5 (1.18%) Middleware
6 5 (1.18%) YAML
7 3 (0.71%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.71%) CSS
7 3 (0.71%) HTML
7 3 (0.71%) Kafka
7 3 (0.71%) React
7 3 (0.71%) XML
8 2 (0.47%) Laravel
8 2 (0.47%) Lightning Web Components
8 2 (0.47%) WPF
9 1 (0.24%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.44%) Analytical Mindset
2 19 (4.49%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.78%) Driving Licence
4 15 (3.55%) Product Ownership
5 14 (3.31%) Low-Code
5 14 (3.31%) Management Information System
6 13 (3.07%) Mobile App
7 11 (2.60%) Security Posture
8 10 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (2.13%) Data Centre
9 9 (2.13%) Life Science
10 8 (1.89%) AI Agents
10 8 (1.89%) Cloud Native
10 8 (1.89%) Enterprise Cloud
10 8 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.42%) CCTV
11 6 (1.42%) Embedded Systems
12 5 (1.18%) Algorithms
12 5 (1.18%) Fixed Income
12 5 (1.18%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 71 (16.78%) Windows
2 50 (11.82%) Windows Server
3 34 (8.04%) Linux
4 8 (1.89%) Unix
5 7 (1.65%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (1.18%) Debian
7 5 (1.18%) Ubuntu
7 5 (1.18%) VMS
7 5 (1.18%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.95%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.95%) CentOS
9 1 (0.24%) Android
9 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (28.61%) Continuous Improvement
2 112 (26.48%) Problem-Solving
3 67 (15.84%) Agile
4 60 (14.18%) ITIL
5 56 (13.24%) Stakeholder Management
6 52 (12.29%) Cybersecurity
7 45 (10.64%) Change Management
8 44 (10.40%) AI
8 44 (10.40%) Project Delivery
9 37 (8.75%) Analytics
10 35 (8.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 34 (8.04%) Business Intelligence
11 34 (8.04%) CI/CD
12 31 (7.33%) ERP
12 31 (7.33%) Incident Management
13 29 (6.86%) Process Improvement
13 29 (6.86%) Project Management
13 29 (6.86%) Roadmaps
14 28 (6.62%) Data Analysis
14 28 (6.62%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 64 (15.13%) SQL
2 44 (10.40%) Python
3 42 (9.93%) PowerShell
4 14 (3.31%) Bash
5 13 (3.07%) JavaScript
6 10 (2.36%) C#
7 9 (2.13%) Java
7 9 (2.13%) VBA
8 6 (1.42%) C++
8 6 (1.42%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (1.42%) PHP
8 6 (1.42%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.18%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.71%) Bicep
10 3 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.24%) Go
11 1 (0.24%) Groovy
11 1 (0.24%) R
11 1 (0.24%) VB
11 1 (0.24%) VB6
Qualifications
1 97 (22.93%) Degree
2 42 (9.93%) Security Cleared
3 25 (5.91%) BPSS Clearance
3 25 (5.91%) SC Cleared
4 24 (5.67%) CISSP
5 15 (3.55%) CISM
6 13 (3.07%) Azure Certification
7 12 (2.84%) Numerate Degree
8 11 (2.60%) CEH
8 11 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (1.89%) IIBA
9 8 (1.89%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.89%) PMP
10 7 (1.65%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (1.65%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.42%) CompTIA Security+
11 6 (1.42%) DBS Check
11 6 (1.42%) DV Cleared
11 6 (1.42%) HNC
11 6 (1.42%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (10.17%) Data Quality
2 25 (5.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (5.44%) QA
4 20 (4.73%) SLA
5 11 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (2.36%) GDPR
7 9 (2.13%) NIST
8 7 (1.65%) GRC
8 7 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 6 (1.42%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.95%) MiFID
11 4 (0.95%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.71%) Def Stans
12 3 (0.71%) GAAP
12 3 (0.71%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 2 (0.47%) COBIT
System Software
1 66 (15.60%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (3.07%) Hyper-V
4 8 (1.89%) Docker
5 6 (1.42%) vSphere
6 5 (1.18%) Firmware
6 5 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.47%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.47%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.47%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.24%) Ceph
8 1 (0.24%) KVM
8 1 (0.24%) Lustre
8 1 (0.24%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.24%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 14 (3.31%) Terraform
2 13 (3.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (2.60%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.36%) SCCM
4 10 (2.36%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.42%) Ansible
5 6 (1.42%) Nagios
5 6 (1.42%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.18%) Backup Exec
6 5 (1.18%) Grafana
6 5 (1.18%) ZABBIX
7 4 (0.95%) Control-M
7 4 (0.95%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.95%) SolarWinds Orion
8 3 (0.71%) cPanel
8 3 (0.71%) Plesk
9 2 (0.47%) Nessus
9 2 (0.47%) Netcool
9 2 (0.47%) Netcool/OMNIbus
Vendors
1 128 (30.26%) Microsoft
2 31 (7.33%) VMware
3 22 (5.20%) Cisco
4 21 (4.96%) ServiceNow
5 18 (4.26%) Citrix
6 16 (3.78%) SAP
7 15 (3.55%) Pega
8 13 (3.07%) SolarWinds
9 11 (2.60%) Blue Prism
9 11 (2.60%) Salesforce
10 10 (2.36%) iManage
11 9 (2.13%) Alteryx
11 9 (2.13%) UiPath
12 8 (1.89%) Anaplan
12 8 (1.89%) Databricks
12 8 (1.89%) Veeam
13 7 (1.65%) MuleSoft
13 7 (1.65%) Oracle
14 6 (1.42%) Palo Alto
14 6 (1.42%) Red Hat