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 28 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 394 376 506
Rank change year-on-year -18 +130 -77
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 486 358 333
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.72% 0.40%
As % of the General category 0.96% 1.05% 0.70%
Number of salaries quoted 302 248 228
10th Percentile £34,500 £32,750 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,063 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -3.93%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £76,563
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £88,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £42,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% +7.14% -6.67%

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 50,371 34,191 47,413
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.03% 68.40% 56.79%
Number of salaries quoted 30,931 17,976 27,208
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £95,825
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -3.85%

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 28 August 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 28 August 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 -48 425 £52,500 -0.94% 267
UK excluding London +23 377 £50,000 +11.11% 182
Work from Home -7 126 £52,500 -12.50% 130
South East +8 98 £50,000 -25.93% 66
London -72 90 £70,000 +3.70% 117
North of England -40 77 £55,000 +29.41% 36
Midlands -27 60 £55,000 +27.26% 22
South West -30 59 £42,500 +6.25% 29
North West +3 53 £55,000 +29.41% 20
East of England -13 38 £55,000 +3.29% 19
West Midlands -30 38 £54,000 +8.00% 14
East Midlands -24 22 £60,000 +41.18% 8
Yorkshire -57 21 £57,500 +35.29% 11
Northern Ireland - 19 - -
Scotland +19 14 £48,000 - 8
Wales - 12 £55,000 - 4
North East -54 3 £37,250 +49.00% 5

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 41 (8.44%) SharePoint
2 27 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (4.32%) Confluence
4 11 (2.26%) IIS
5 5 (1.03%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 35 (7.20%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (6.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (3.91%) AutoCAD
4 13 (2.67%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.03%) CorelDRAW
7 4 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.41%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.65%) SAP CO
1 8 (1.65%) SAP FI
2 7 (1.44%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (1.03%) Infor CloudSuite
3 5 (1.03%) Infor LN
3 5 (1.03%) Unit4 Business World
4 4 (0.82%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.62%) Infor M3
5 3 (0.62%) Sage X3
5 3 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.41%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.21%) C-CURE
7 1 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.21%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.21%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.21%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 133 (27.37%) Azure
2 92 (18.93%) Microsoft 365
3 50 (10.29%) AWS
4 49 (10.08%) Power Platform
5 47 (9.67%) Entra ID
6 28 (5.76%) SaaS
7 18 (3.70%) Power Automate
8 16 (3.29%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (3.09%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (2.47%) GitHub
10 12 (2.47%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.26%) dbt
11 11 (2.26%) Microsoft Purview
12 8 (1.65%) Azure Monitor
12 8 (1.65%) Azure Stack
12 8 (1.65%) Serverless
13 7 (1.44%) Boomi
13 7 (1.44%) GCP
13 7 (1.44%) Lucidchart
13 7 (1.44%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 58 (11.93%) Firewall
2 49 (10.08%) DNS
3 45 (9.26%) VPN
4 32 (6.58%) TCP/IP
5 27 (5.56%) DHCP
6 24 (4.94%) WAN
7 19 (3.91%) Network Security
7 19 (3.91%) VLAN
7 19 (3.91%) Wi-Fi
8 18 (3.70%) Wireless
9 17 (3.50%) TETRA
10 15 (3.09%) LAN
11 10 (2.06%) Intrusion Detection
11 10 (2.06%) SD-WAN
12 9 (1.85%) SAN
13 8 (1.65%) BGP
13 8 (1.65%) HTTP
13 8 (1.65%) OSPF
14 7 (1.44%) VoIP
15 5 (1.03%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (7.61%) Power BI
2 19 (3.91%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.85%) Metadata
4 7 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.23%) Looker
6 4 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.82%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.62%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.41%) EDMS
8 2 (0.41%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.41%) Metabase
8 2 (0.41%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.41%) Redis
8 2 (0.41%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.21%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.21%) Parquet
9 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.21%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 33 (6.79%) JIRA
2 16 (3.29%) Git
3 9 (1.85%) GitLab
4 5 (1.03%) JUnit
5 4 (0.82%) Postman
6 3 (0.62%) JMeter
6 3 (0.62%) Selenium
6 3 (0.62%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.41%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.41%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.41%) Mockito
7 2 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.41%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.21%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.21%) Hudson
8 1 (0.21%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
General
1 260 (53.50%) Social Skills
2 94 (19.34%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (17.70%) Finance
4 45 (9.26%) Manufacturing
5 39 (8.02%) Organisational Skills
6 30 (6.17%) Presentation Skills
7 27 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 25 (5.14%) Legal
8 25 (5.14%) Retail
9 24 (4.94%) Law
10 18 (3.70%) Telecoms
11 17 (3.50%) Public Sector
12 14 (2.88%) Electronics
12 14 (2.88%) Marketing
13 12 (2.47%) Aerospace
13 12 (2.47%) Banking
14 7 (1.44%) Front Office
14 7 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.23%) Military
16 3 (0.62%) Billing
Job Titles
1 102 (20.99%) Analyst
2 55 (11.32%) Senior
3 46 (9.47%) Support Engineer
4 45 (9.26%) Support Analyst
5 40 (8.23%) Consultant
6 38 (7.82%) IT Support
7 29 (5.97%) Business Analyst
8 27 (5.56%) Lead
9 26 (5.35%) Applications Support
9 26 (5.35%) Architect
10 25 (5.14%) IT Engineer
11 23 (4.73%) Developer
12 22 (4.53%) IT Support Engineer
13 20 (4.12%) Systems Engineer
14 18 (3.70%) Security Engineer
14 18 (3.70%) Systems Analyst
15 17 (3.50%) Audio Visual Engineer
15 17 (3.50%) Design Engineer
15 17 (3.50%) RF Design Engineer
15 17 (3.50%) RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.12%) Terraform
2 19 (3.91%) REST
3 9 (1.85%) CSS
3 9 (1.85%) HTML
3 9 (1.85%) Middleware
3 9 (1.85%) Node.js
4 6 (1.23%) AngularJS
4 6 (1.23%) ARM Templates
4 6 (1.23%) JSON
4 6 (1.23%) SOAP
5 5 (1.03%) EDI
5 5 (1.03%) React
5 5 (1.03%) RESTful
6 4 (0.82%) .NET
6 4 (0.82%) CSS3
6 4 (0.82%) HTML5
6 4 (0.82%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (0.82%) Playwright
7 3 (0.62%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 3 (0.62%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 41 (8.44%) Driving Licence
2 36 (7.41%) Onboarding
3 20 (4.12%) Product Ownership
4 17 (3.50%) Analytical Mindset
4 17 (3.50%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.29%) CCTV
6 15 (3.09%) Legacy Systems
7 14 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
8 12 (2.47%) Data Centre
9 11 (2.26%) Mobile App
10 10 (2.06%) PKI
11 9 (1.85%) Client/Server
12 8 (1.65%) CMDB
12 8 (1.65%) Security Posture
13 7 (1.44%) Cloud Native
13 7 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (1.44%) IoT
14 6 (1.23%) Blog
14 6 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
15 5 (1.03%) Online Gambling
Operating Systems
1 100 (20.58%) Windows
2 50 (10.29%) Windows Server
3 33 (6.79%) Linux
4 14 (2.88%) Windows 10
5 12 (2.47%) Apple iOS
5 12 (2.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (1.65%) CentOS
6 8 (1.65%) Mac OS
6 8 (1.65%) Ubuntu
7 5 (1.03%) Unix
7 5 (1.03%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.62%) AIX
8 3 (0.62%) Android
8 3 (0.62%) Rocky
8 3 (0.62%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.21%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.21%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.21%) Solaris
9 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (29.01%) Continuous Improvement
2 123 (25.31%) Problem-Solving
3 69 (14.20%) Agile
4 60 (12.35%) ITIL
5 56 (11.52%) Stakeholder Management
6 51 (10.49%) DevOps
7 49 (10.08%) Business Analysis
8 48 (9.88%) Root Cause Analysis
9 46 (9.47%) Change Management
9 46 (9.47%) ERP
10 43 (8.85%) Customer Service
10 43 (8.85%) Project Delivery
11 42 (8.64%) AI
11 42 (8.64%) Business Intelligence
11 42 (8.64%) Validation
12 40 (8.23%) Disaster Recovery
13 37 (7.61%) CI/CD
13 37 (7.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 35 (7.20%) Requirements Gathering
14 35 (7.20%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 97 (19.96%) SQL
2 50 (10.29%) PowerShell
3 40 (8.23%) Python
4 22 (4.53%) JavaScript
5 11 (2.26%) Java
6 9 (1.85%) Bash
7 8 (1.65%) C++
7 8 (1.65%) Kusto Query Language
8 7 (1.44%) C#
9 6 (1.23%) C
10 5 (1.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (1.03%) PHP
11 4 (0.82%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.62%) Ruby
13 2 (0.41%) Bicep
13 2 (0.41%) Go
13 2 (0.41%) Groovy
13 2 (0.41%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.41%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.41%) VBA
Qualifications
1 60 (12.35%) Security Cleared
2 59 (12.14%) Degree
3 32 (6.58%) SC Cleared
4 14 (2.88%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (2.67%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (2.67%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (2.67%) HND
6 12 (2.47%) DV Cleared
7 10 (2.06%) SAP Certification
8 9 (1.85%) CCNA
8 9 (1.85%) CCNP
9 8 (1.65%) CompTIA Security+
10 7 (1.44%) CISSP
11 6 (1.23%) HNC
12 5 (1.03%) ACCA
12 5 (1.03%) Azure Certification
13 4 (0.82%) Chartered Engineer
13 4 (0.82%) CIMA
13 4 (0.82%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (10.29%) QA
2 31 (6.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (4.53%) Data Quality
4 19 (3.91%) GDPR
5 14 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (2.06%) Accessibility
6 10 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (1.85%) SLA
8 7 (1.44%) NIST
8 7 (1.44%) PCI DSS
9 5 (1.03%) GRC
9 5 (1.03%) ISO 22301
9 5 (1.03%) ISO 9001
9 5 (1.03%) Software Quality Assurance
10 4 (0.82%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.62%) NCSC
11 3 (0.62%) WCAG
12 2 (0.41%) NIST 800
System Software
1 56 (11.52%) Active Directory
2 26 (5.35%) Hyper-V
3 24 (4.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (3.09%) Docker
4 15 (3.09%) Firmware
5 7 (1.44%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.23%) vSphere
7 4 (0.82%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.62%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.62%) Terminal Services
8 3 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.21%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.21%) KVM
9 1 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 29 (5.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.88%) Kubernetes
3 11 (2.26%) Ansible
3 11 (2.26%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (1.85%) FortiGate
5 7 (1.44%) vCenter Server
6 6 (1.23%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.82%) Docker Swarm
7 4 (0.82%) Grafana
7 4 (0.82%) Nagios
7 4 (0.82%) Podman
7 4 (0.82%) SCCM
7 4 (0.82%) VxRail
8 3 (0.62%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.41%) Puppet
10 1 (0.21%) Argo
10 1 (0.21%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.21%) SysTrack
10 1 (0.21%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 160 (32.92%) Microsoft
2 37 (7.61%) Cisco
3 31 (6.38%) VMware
4 24 (4.94%) SAP
5 20 (4.12%) Fortinet
6 15 (3.09%) Salesforce
6 15 (3.09%) ServiceNow
7 12 (2.47%) JD Edwards
7 12 (2.47%) Palo Alto
8 11 (2.26%) Veeam
9 10 (2.06%) Dell
10 9 (1.85%) Aruba
10 9 (1.85%) Google
11 8 (1.65%) Juniper
11 8 (1.65%) MuleSoft
11 8 (1.65%) Oracle
12 7 (1.44%) Citrix
12 7 (1.44%) Red Hat
12 7 (1.44%) Sophos
13 6 (1.23%) Sage