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 18 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 312 499 430
Rank change year-on-year +187 -69 +34
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 388 199 346
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.64% 0.37% 0.58%
As % of the General category 1.09% 0.56% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 253 98 309
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,786 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.60% +13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £87,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £48,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% -2.50% -4.76%

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 35,570 35,563 36,737
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.30% 66.72% 61.86%
Number of salaries quoted 19,205 16,148 26,974
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% -7.85%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £103,750 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%

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 18 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Top 15 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 18 January 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 +203 360 £54,750 -12.40% 176
UK excluding London +174 250 £45,000 -7.69% 159
Work from Home +120 125 £55,000 - 62
London +98 123 £77,500 +6.90% 41
South East +102 76 £48,000 -14.67% 52
Midlands +55 66 £52,500 -8.70% 28
North of England +35 44 £42,500 -16.67% 32
West Midlands +35 33 £60,000 -4.00% 14
East Midlands +11 32 £45,000 -7.22% 14
East of England +48 30 £30,370 -23.25% 19
Yorkshire +11 23 £41,750 -0.60% 14
North West +19 21 £45,000 -11.76% 14
South West +16 20 £51,500 +63.49% 22
Scotland +10 12 £35,000 -46.15% 6
Wales -4 2 £48,000 +1.05% 4

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 23 (5.93%) SharePoint
2 16 (4.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.32%) Confluence
4 5 (1.29%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.77%) WebSphere
5 3 (0.77%) WebSphere Application Server
6 2 (0.52%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.52%) WordPress
7 1 (0.26%) IIS
7 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
Applications
1 65 (16.75%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.35%) MS Visio
3 5 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (1.29%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.26%) Abaqus
4 1 (0.26%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (1.55%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.29%) PlanetPress Connect
3 4 (1.03%) Oracle Cash Management
3 4 (1.03%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.77%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.52%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.52%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.52%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.52%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.52%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.26%) Advent Geneva
6 1 (0.26%) Bloomberg AIM
6 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.26%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.26%) Postilion
Cloud Services
1 131 (33.76%) Azure
2 73 (18.81%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (10.82%) AWS
4 32 (8.25%) Power Platform
5 29 (7.47%) SaaS
6 25 (6.44%) Entra ID
7 16 (4.12%) Power Automate
8 15 (3.87%) Azure Data Factory
8 15 (3.87%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (3.61%) PowerApps
10 13 (3.35%) PaaS
11 11 (2.84%) GCP
11 11 (2.84%) IaaS
11 11 (2.84%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (2.58%) ChatGPT
13 9 (2.32%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (2.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 7 (1.80%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 6 (1.55%) iPaaS
16 6 (1.55%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 46 (11.86%) Firewall
2 37 (9.54%) DNS
3 32 (8.25%) DHCP
4 30 (7.73%) VPN
5 27 (6.96%) TCP/IP
6 22 (5.67%) LAN
7 20 (5.15%) VLAN
8 15 (3.87%) Network Security
9 14 (3.61%) WAN
9 14 (3.61%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (2.84%) BGP
11 10 (2.58%) SAN
12 8 (2.06%) OSPF
13 7 (1.80%) SD-WAN
14 6 (1.55%) Cisco ASA
14 6 (1.55%) Wireless
14 6 (1.55%) Wireshark
15 5 (1.29%) DMZ
15 5 (1.29%) VoIP
16 4 (1.03%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (8.51%) SQL Server
2 21 (5.41%) Power BI
3 11 (2.84%) Metadata
4 10 (2.58%) Data Lake
5 8 (2.06%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (2.06%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.80%) Relational Database
6 7 (1.80%) Tableau
7 6 (1.55%) BigQuery
7 6 (1.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (1.29%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (1.29%) Metabase
9 4 (1.03%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (1.03%) Metadata Repository
9 4 (1.03%) MySQL
9 4 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.52%) Big Data
10 2 (0.52%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.52%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 16 (4.12%) JIRA
2 13 (3.35%) Git
3 7 (1.80%) Visual Studio
4 5 (1.29%) Subversion
5 4 (1.03%) Postman
6 2 (0.52%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.52%) Selenium
6 2 (0.52%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.26%) GitLab
7 1 (0.26%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.26%) Zephyr
General
1 206 (53.09%) Social Skills
2 89 (22.94%) Finance
3 77 (19.85%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (10.57%) Legal
5 36 (9.28%) Banking
6 31 (7.99%) Retail
7 22 (5.67%) Law
8 21 (5.41%) Organisational Skills
9 20 (5.15%) Manufacturing
10 13 (3.35%) German Language
11 11 (2.84%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (2.32%) Telecoms
13 8 (2.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.80%) Advertising
14 7 (1.80%) Automotive
14 7 (1.80%) Electronics
15 5 (1.29%) Billing
15 5 (1.29%) Marketing
15 5 (1.29%) Public Sector
15 5 (1.29%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 89 (22.94%) Analyst
2 65 (16.75%) Senior
3 32 (8.25%) IT Support
4 29 (7.47%) Architect
5 28 (7.22%) Business Analyst
5 28 (7.22%) Lead
6 25 (6.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 21 (5.41%) Network Engineer
8 20 (5.15%) Support Engineer
9 18 (4.64%) IT Analyst
9 18 (4.64%) Service Analyst
10 16 (4.12%) Applications Support
11 15 (3.87%) Senior Analyst
12 14 (3.61%) Service Desk Analyst
12 14 (3.61%) Support Analyst
13 13 (3.35%) Solutions Architect
14 12 (3.09%) Project Manager
14 12 (3.09%) Security Engineer
15 11 (2.84%) Lead Designer
15 11 (2.84%) Solutions Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.09%) REST
2 11 (2.84%) .NET
3 6 (1.55%) PySpark
3 6 (1.55%) SOAP
4 5 (1.29%) HTML
5 4 (1.03%) FreeSWITCH
5 4 (1.03%) Microsoft Graph
5 4 (1.03%) OAuth
5 4 (1.03%) OAuth2
5 4 (1.03%) OpenID
5 4 (1.03%) React
5 4 (1.03%) SAML
5 4 (1.03%) XML
6 3 (0.77%) CSS
6 3 (0.77%) Kafka
7 2 (0.52%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.52%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.52%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.52%) Laravel
7 2 (0.52%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 19 (4.90%) Analytical Mindset
1 19 (4.90%) Onboarding
2 18 (4.64%) Data Centre
3 16 (4.12%) Driving Licence
4 13 (3.35%) Mobile App
5 12 (3.09%) Low-Code
5 12 (3.09%) Management Information System
5 12 (3.09%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.84%) Cloud Native
6 11 (2.84%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.32%) Life Science
7 9 (2.32%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.06%) AI Agents
8 8 (2.06%) Clustering
8 8 (2.06%) Enterprise Cloud
9 7 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.55%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (1.29%) Fixed Income
11 5 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.29%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 71 (18.30%) Windows
2 40 (10.31%) Windows Server
3 25 (6.44%) Linux
4 8 (2.06%) Unix
5 5 (1.29%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.03%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.03%) Debian
7 3 (0.77%) VMS
8 2 (0.52%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.52%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (23.97%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (21.39%) Continuous Improvement
3 63 (16.24%) Agile
4 59 (15.21%) ITIL
5 47 (12.11%) Cybersecurity
6 41 (10.57%) Stakeholder Management
7 35 (9.02%) Validation
8 33 (8.51%) AI
8 33 (8.51%) Change Management
9 31 (7.99%) Analytics
10 30 (7.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 29 (7.47%) Project Delivery
12 28 (7.22%) Business Analysis
12 28 (7.22%) Project Management
13 27 (6.96%) Customer Service
13 27 (6.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 27 (6.96%) Migration
13 27 (6.96%) Roadmaps
14 26 (6.70%) Process Improvement
14 26 (6.70%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 58 (14.95%) SQL
2 36 (9.28%) PowerShell
3 28 (7.22%) Python
4 15 (3.87%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.35%) VBA
6 12 (3.09%) C#
7 8 (2.06%) Java
8 6 (1.55%) Kusto Query Language
8 6 (1.55%) Shell Script
9 4 (1.03%) PHP
9 4 (1.03%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.77%) Bash
11 2 (0.52%) Bicep
11 2 (0.52%) C
11 2 (0.52%) C++
11 2 (0.52%) Go
12 1 (0.26%) Perl
12 1 (0.26%) R
12 1 (0.26%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 92 (23.71%) Degree
2 38 (9.79%) Security Cleared
3 26 (6.70%) BPSS Clearance
3 26 (6.70%) CISSP
4 23 (5.93%) Cisco Certification
5 22 (5.67%) SC Cleared
6 19 (4.90%) CCNP
7 17 (4.38%) CISM
8 13 (3.35%) Numerate Degree
9 11 (2.84%) CCIE
10 10 (2.58%) DV Cleared
11 9 (2.32%) Azure Certification
11 9 (2.32%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (2.06%) CCSA
12 8 (2.06%) CCSE
12 8 (2.06%) IIBA
12 8 (2.06%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (2.06%) PMI Certification
12 8 (2.06%) PMP
13 7 (1.80%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (9.54%) Data Quality
2 26 (6.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (5.41%) SLA
4 19 (4.90%) QA
5 18 (4.64%) GDPR
6 12 (3.09%) Cyber Essentials
7 11 (2.84%) NIST
8 8 (2.06%) GRC
9 7 (1.80%) PCI DSS
10 6 (1.55%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (1.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (1.55%) SOC 2
11 5 (1.29%) ISO 9001
11 5 (1.29%) MiFID
11 5 (1.29%) PMO
12 4 (1.03%) ISO 20022
12 4 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (0.52%) COBIT
14 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 59 (15.21%) Active Directory
2 17 (4.38%) Hyper-V
3 14 (3.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.29%) Docker
4 5 (1.29%) Firmware
5 4 (1.03%) Kamailio
5 4 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.52%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.26%) Ceph
7 1 (0.26%) Lustre
7 1 (0.26%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.26%) vCloud
7 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (4.12%) SCCM
2 12 (3.09%) Terraform
3 10 (2.58%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (2.32%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (1.80%) Kubernetes
6 6 (1.55%) Failover Clustering
7 5 (1.29%) Dell DRAC
7 5 (1.29%) FortiGate
8 4 (1.03%) Ansible
8 4 (1.03%) Control-M
8 4 (1.03%) Grafana
8 4 (1.03%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.77%) cPanel
9 3 (0.77%) Nessus
9 3 (0.77%) Plesk
9 3 (0.77%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.52%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 2 (0.52%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.52%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.52%) VxRail
Vendors
1 127 (32.73%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.70%) Cisco
3 24 (6.19%) VMware
4 17 (4.38%) ServiceNow
5 15 (3.87%) Oracle
6 12 (3.09%) CheckPoint
6 12 (3.09%) F5
6 12 (3.09%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.84%) Citrix
7 11 (2.84%) Pega
8 10 (2.58%) Fortinet
8 10 (2.58%) Veeam
9 9 (2.32%) Alteryx
9 9 (2.32%) Blue Prism
9 9 (2.32%) SolarWinds
10 8 (2.06%) Anaplan
10 8 (2.06%) Palo Alto
10 8 (2.06%) SAP
10 8 (2.06%) UiPath
11 7 (1.80%) iManage