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 17 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 368 388 479
Rank change year-on-year +20 +91 -25
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 478 328 453
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.48% 0.67% 0.46%
As % of the General category 1.03% 0.96% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 301 228 362
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £41,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £89,125 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +1.05% +11.76% -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 46,543 34,148 56,773
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 47.05% 69.51% 57.82%
Number of salaries quoted 28,632 17,573 36,742
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,344 £28,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £76,250 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £46,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +8.70% -3.16% -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 17 July 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 17 July 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 +1 421 £52,500 -4.55% 145
UK excluding London +66 365 £48,000 +1.05% 124
Work from Home +19 126 £47,500 -20.83% 61
South East +50 103 £50,000 -31.03% 48
London -54 91 £70,000 +8.95% 39
North of England -9 82 £51,772 +22.54% 27
Midlands -17 58 £55,000 +23.60% 19
North West +22 52 £55,000 +18.92% 19
South West -26 45 £42,500 +6.25% 12
East of England +2 38 £50,000 -2.44% 10
West Midlands -19 36 £52,500 +5.00% 9
East Midlands 0 22 £60,000 +71.43% 10
Yorkshire -46 22 £56,250 +33.93% 7
Northern Ireland - 20 - - 1
Wales - 10 £57,500 - 3
Scotland +12 9 £33,500 - 6
North East -55 8 £45,000 +66.67% 1

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 42 (8.79%) SharePoint
2 31 (6.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.93%) IIS
4 13 (2.72%) Confluence
5 5 (1.05%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.42%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.21%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.21%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 39 (8.16%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (3.97%) AutoCAD
4 7 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.46%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.05%) CorelDRAW
6 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.67%) SAP CO
1 8 (1.67%) SAP FI
2 7 (1.46%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (1.05%) Unit4 Business World
4 4 (0.84%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.42%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.42%) Infor LN
6 2 (0.42%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.21%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.21%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.21%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 132 (27.62%) Azure
2 99 (20.71%) Microsoft 365
3 50 (10.46%) AWS
4 47 (9.83%) Entra ID
5 46 (9.62%) Power Platform
6 22 (4.60%) SaaS
7 21 (4.39%) Power Automate
8 16 (3.35%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (2.93%) dbt
10 13 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (2.72%) GitHub
11 10 (2.09%) PowerApps
12 9 (1.88%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (1.67%) GCP
13 8 (1.67%) IaaS
13 8 (1.67%) Serverless
14 7 (1.46%) Azure Stack
15 6 (1.26%) Amazon S3
15 6 (1.26%) OpenShift
16 5 (1.05%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 61 (12.76%) Firewall
2 54 (11.30%) DNS
3 47 (9.83%) VPN
4 37 (7.74%) DHCP
5 35 (7.32%) TCP/IP
6 28 (5.86%) VLAN
7 25 (5.23%) WAN
8 18 (3.77%) Network Security
9 17 (3.56%) TETRA
9 17 (3.56%) Wi-Fi
10 16 (3.35%) Wireless
11 15 (3.14%) LAN
12 12 (2.51%) VoIP
13 10 (2.09%) Intrusion Detection
13 10 (2.09%) SD-WAN
14 9 (1.88%) SAN
15 7 (1.46%) BGP
15 7 (1.46%) OSPF
16 6 (1.26%) NAS
17 5 (1.05%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (7.53%) Power BI
2 30 (6.28%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.09%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.46%) Metabase
5 6 (1.26%) Looker
5 6 (1.26%) Metadata
6 5 (1.05%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.84%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.84%) Power Query
7 4 (0.84%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.63%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.63%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.42%) Big Data
9 2 (0.42%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.21%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.21%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 27 (5.65%) JIRA
2 22 (4.60%) Git
3 14 (2.93%) GitLab
4 8 (1.67%) Visual Studio
5 5 (1.05%) JUnit
5 5 (1.05%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 4 (0.84%) Selenium
7 3 (0.63%) JMeter
8 2 (0.42%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.42%) Burp Suite
8 2 (0.42%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.42%) Mockito
8 2 (0.42%) Postman
8 2 (0.42%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.42%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.21%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.21%) Hudson
9 1 (0.21%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
General
1 260 (54.39%) Social Skills
2 92 (19.25%) Analytical Skills
3 89 (18.62%) Finance
4 41 (8.58%) Manufacturing
5 38 (7.95%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (5.86%) Retail
7 26 (5.44%) Presentation Skills
8 22 (4.60%) Law
9 20 (4.18%) Legal
10 19 (3.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 18 (3.77%) Telecoms
12 15 (3.14%) Public Sector
13 13 (2.72%) Electronics
13 13 (2.72%) Marketing
14 11 (2.30%) Banking
15 9 (1.88%) Aerospace
16 7 (1.46%) Front Office
17 6 (1.26%) Military
18 5 (1.05%) Advertising
18 5 (1.05%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 102 (21.34%) Analyst
2 51 (10.67%) Support Analyst
3 49 (10.25%) IT Support
4 47 (9.83%) Senior
5 44 (9.21%) Support Engineer
6 41 (8.58%) Consultant
7 28 (5.86%) Lead
8 24 (5.02%) Architect
8 24 (5.02%) IT Engineer
9 23 (4.81%) Applications Support
9 23 (4.81%) Business Analyst
10 22 (4.60%) IT Support Engineer
10 22 (4.60%) Systems Engineer
11 21 (4.39%) Systems Analyst
12 20 (4.18%) Security Engineer
12 20 (4.18%) Systems Support
13 19 (3.97%) IT Analyst
14 18 (3.77%) Developer
15 17 (3.56%) 2nd Line Support
15 17 (3.56%) Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.51%) Middleware
2 9 (1.88%) ARM Templates
2 9 (1.88%) Node.js
2 9 (1.88%) REST
3 8 (1.67%) CSS
3 8 (1.67%) HTML
4 6 (1.26%) JSON
5 5 (1.05%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.05%) FreeSWITCH
5 5 (1.05%) Jinja
5 5 (1.05%) YAML
6 4 (0.84%) .NET
6 4 (0.84%) React
6 4 (0.84%) RESTful
6 4 (0.84%) SOAP
7 3 (0.63%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 3 (0.63%) CSS3
7 3 (0.63%) HTML5
7 3 (0.63%) Ruby on Rails
7 3 (0.63%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 35 (7.32%) Driving Licence
2 31 (6.49%) Onboarding
3 20 (4.18%) Product Ownership
4 15 (3.14%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (2.72%) CCTV
6 13 (2.72%) Data Centre
6 13 (2.72%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (1.88%) Management Information System
7 9 (1.88%) PKI
8 8 (1.67%) Client/Server
8 8 (1.67%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.67%) CMDB
8 8 (1.67%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.67%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.26%) Blog
9 6 (1.26%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.05%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.05%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 112 (23.43%) Windows
2 63 (13.18%) Windows Server
3 41 (8.58%) Linux
4 14 (2.93%) Windows 10
5 12 (2.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 11 (2.30%) CentOS
7 9 (1.88%) Ubuntu
8 7 (1.46%) Apple iOS
9 6 (1.26%) Mac OS
9 6 (1.26%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (1.05%) Debian
11 4 (0.84%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (0.63%) AIX
12 3 (0.63%) VMS
12 3 (0.63%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.42%) Rocky
13 2 (0.42%) Unix
14 1 (0.21%) Android
14 1 (0.21%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (27.62%) Continuous Improvement
2 121 (25.31%) Problem-Solving
3 63 (13.18%) Agile
4 62 (12.97%) ITIL
5 51 (10.67%) Change Management
6 49 (10.25%) Project Delivery
7 46 (9.62%) ERP
8 45 (9.41%) DevOps
9 41 (8.58%) Customer Service
9 41 (8.58%) Root Cause Analysis
9 41 (8.58%) Stakeholder Management
10 40 (8.37%) Business Intelligence
10 40 (8.37%) CI/CD
11 37 (7.74%) AI
11 37 (7.74%) Cybersecurity
12 36 (7.53%) Incident Management
13 33 (6.90%) Analytics
14 32 (6.69%) Business Analysis
14 32 (6.69%) Disaster Recovery
15 30 (6.28%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 96 (20.08%) SQL
2 54 (11.30%) Python
3 52 (10.88%) PowerShell
4 23 (4.81%) JavaScript
5 18 (3.77%) Bash
6 14 (2.93%) Java
7 9 (1.88%) C++
8 8 (1.67%) C#
9 6 (1.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (1.26%) PHP
10 5 (1.05%) C
11 3 (0.63%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.63%) Ruby
11 3 (0.63%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.42%) ABAP
12 2 (0.42%) Bicep
12 2 (0.42%) Groovy
12 2 (0.42%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.42%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.21%) VBA
Qualifications
1 70 (14.64%) Degree
2 56 (11.72%) Security Cleared
3 28 (5.86%) SC Cleared
4 13 (2.72%) Azure Certification
4 13 (2.72%) BPSS Clearance
4 13 (2.72%) Cisco Certification
4 13 (2.72%) DV Cleared
4 13 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (2.51%) HND
6 9 (1.88%) CompTIA Security+
7 8 (1.67%) CCNP
7 8 (1.67%) CISSP
7 8 (1.67%) SAP Certification
8 7 (1.46%) CCNA
9 6 (1.26%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.26%) HNC
10 5 (1.05%) Numerate Degree
11 4 (0.84%) CEH
11 4 (0.84%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (0.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (8.79%) QA
2 32 (6.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (4.60%) Data Quality
4 16 (3.35%) GDPR
5 14 (2.93%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (2.93%) SLA
6 11 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 8 (1.67%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.46%) NIST
9 6 (1.26%) Accessibility
10 5 (1.05%) GRC
10 5 (1.05%) ISO 22301
10 5 (1.05%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.84%) JSP 440
11 4 (0.84%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.63%) Def Stans
12 3 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 3 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.63%) NCSC
12 3 (0.63%) WCAG
System Software
1 77 (16.11%) Active Directory
2 29 (6.07%) Hyper-V
3 24 (5.02%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (4.18%) Docker
5 6 (1.26%) Firmware
6 5 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (1.05%) vSphere
7 3 (0.63%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.63%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.42%) KVM
9 1 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 25 (5.23%) Microsoft Intune
1 25 (5.23%) Terraform
2 21 (4.39%) Kubernetes
3 13 (2.72%) Ansible
4 9 (1.88%) Nagios
5 8 (1.67%) FortiGate
5 8 (1.67%) SCCM
6 7 (1.46%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.26%) vCenter Server
8 5 (1.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (1.05%) Docker Swarm
8 5 (1.05%) Grafana
8 5 (1.05%) Podman
8 5 (1.05%) ZABBIX
9 4 (0.84%) Backup Exec
10 3 (0.63%) Argo
10 3 (0.63%) Puppet
10 3 (0.63%) SolarWinds Orion
11 2 (0.42%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.42%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 167 (34.94%) Microsoft
2 44 (9.21%) Cisco
3 32 (6.69%) VMware
4 24 (5.02%) SAP
5 19 (3.97%) Fortinet
6 13 (2.72%) ServiceNow
7 12 (2.51%) Salesforce
8 11 (2.30%) Citrix
8 11 (2.30%) Google
8 11 (2.30%) Palo Alto
9 9 (1.88%) Veeam
10 8 (1.67%) Aruba
10 8 (1.67%) JD Edwards
10 8 (1.67%) Juniper
10 8 (1.67%) SolarWinds
10 8 (1.67%) Sophos
11 7 (1.46%) Oracle
11 7 (1.46%) Splunk
12 6 (1.26%) iManage
12 6 (1.26%) MuleSoft