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 24 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 342 487 421
Rank change year-on-year +145 -66 +54
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 401 199 440
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.58% 0.42% 0.58%
As % of the General category 1.04% 0.61% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 268 102 394
10th Percentile £31,000 £32,050 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,938 £42,610 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,625 £58,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +6.36% -8.33%
75th Percentile £70,188 £73,438 £71,875
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £84,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £45,192 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.42% -9.62% -1.96%

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 38,721 32,564 46,560
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 55.94% 68.81% 61.65%
Number of salaries quoted 21,049 15,067 34,344
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.42% +9.09% -9.84%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £106,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -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 24 February 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 24 February 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 +150 368 £55,000 -5.98% 187
UK excluding London +143 266 £45,000 -0.42% 161
Work from Home +87 124 £55,000 - 65
London +55 116 £75,000 +7.14% 63
South East +57 80 £47,500 +2.70% 58
Midlands +23 62 £55,000 +10.00% 27
North of England +6 49 £45,000 +9.76% 39
East of England +33 33 £30,370 -24.55% 8
West Midlands +18 31 £60,000 +20.00% 18
East Midlands -5 30 £45,000 - 9
South West -3 26 £48,000 +52.38% 21
North West +11 23 £45,000 -0.84% 23
Yorkshire -19 20 £34,000 -19.05% 14
Scotland -2 13 £35,000 - 11
North East -4 6 £45,000 +42.86% 3
Wales -8 2 £48,000 -1.54%
Northern Ireland - 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 26 (6.48%) SharePoint
2 21 (5.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.75%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.50%) Confluence
5 4 (1.00%) Apache Spark
5 4 (1.00%) IIS
5 4 (1.00%) WebSphere
5 4 (1.00%) WebSphere Application Server
6 2 (0.50%) WordPress
7 1 (0.25%) Jupyter
Applications
1 53 (13.22%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.24%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.25%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.25%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.25%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (1.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.25%) PlanetPress Connect
2 5 (1.25%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.75%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.50%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.50%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.50%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.25%) Advent Geneva
5 1 (0.25%) Bloomberg AIM
5 1 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.25%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.25%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.25%) Postilion
5 1 (0.25%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.25%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.25%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 147 (36.66%) Azure
2 76 (18.95%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (11.47%) AWS
4 33 (8.23%) Power Platform
5 32 (7.98%) Entra ID
6 30 (7.48%) SaaS
7 22 (5.49%) Power Automate
8 14 (3.49%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (3.49%) PaaS
9 13 (3.24%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (2.99%) GCP
10 12 (2.99%) IaaS
10 12 (2.99%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.74%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (2.49%) ChatGPT
13 9 (2.24%) dbt
13 9 (2.24%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (2.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 6 (1.50%) iPaaS
16 5 (1.25%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 48 (11.97%) Firewall
2 43 (10.72%) DNS
3 39 (9.73%) DHCP
4 32 (7.98%) TCP/IP
5 30 (7.48%) VPN
6 28 (6.98%) VLAN
7 15 (3.74%) LAN
8 13 (3.24%) Wi-Fi
9 12 (2.99%) Network Security
10 11 (2.74%) WAN
11 10 (2.49%) SAN
12 6 (1.50%) BGP
12 6 (1.50%) DMZ
12 6 (1.50%) VoIP
12 6 (1.50%) Wireless
13 5 (1.25%) Cisco ASA
13 5 (1.25%) Reverse Proxy
13 5 (1.25%) SD-WAN
13 5 (1.25%) STUN
14 4 (1.00%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (9.48%) SQL Server
2 24 (5.99%) Power BI
3 14 (3.49%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (2.99%) Metadata
5 11 (2.74%) Data Lake
6 9 (2.24%) Amazon RDS
6 9 (2.24%) Metabase
7 7 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (1.50%) Relational Database
8 6 (1.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (1.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (1.00%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (1.00%) Big Data
9 4 (1.00%) Metadata Repository
9 4 (1.00%) MySQL
10 2 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.50%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.50%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.50%) Power Query
10 2 (0.50%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 19 (4.74%) Git
2 17 (4.24%) JIRA
3 11 (2.74%) Visual Studio
4 6 (1.50%) GitLab
4 6 (1.50%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (1.25%) Postman
5 5 (1.25%) Subversion
6 3 (0.75%) Selenium
7 2 (0.50%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.50%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.25%) Zephyr
General
1 230 (57.36%) Social Skills
2 90 (22.44%) Analytical Skills
3 84 (20.95%) Finance
4 39 (9.73%) Legal
5 35 (8.73%) Banking
6 32 (7.98%) Retail
7 23 (5.74%) Manufacturing
8 21 (5.24%) Law
9 19 (4.74%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (3.24%) German Language
10 13 (3.24%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (2.49%) Telecoms
12 8 (2.00%) Advertising
12 8 (2.00%) Automotive
12 8 (2.00%) Electronics
13 6 (1.50%) Billing
13 6 (1.50%) Marketing
14 5 (1.25%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.25%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 82 (20.45%) Analyst
2 67 (16.71%) Senior
3 44 (10.97%) IT Support
4 30 (7.48%) Architect
4 30 (7.48%) Lead
5 27 (6.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 26 (6.48%) Business Analyst
7 24 (5.99%) Support Analyst
8 20 (4.99%) IT Analyst
8 20 (4.99%) Support Engineer
9 15 (3.74%) Applications Support
9 15 (3.74%) Consultant
9 15 (3.74%) Infrastructure Support
9 15 (3.74%) Network Engineer
9 15 (3.74%) Solutions Architect
10 14 (3.49%) Security Engineer
11 13 (3.24%) IT Support Analyst
11 13 (3.24%) Senior Analyst
12 12 (2.99%) Azure Engineer
12 12 (2.99%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.49%) REST
2 11 (2.74%) .NET
3 8 (2.00%) SOAP
4 6 (1.50%) PySpark
5 5 (1.25%) ARM Templates
5 5 (1.25%) FreeSWITCH
5 5 (1.25%) Middleware
6 4 (1.00%) HTML
6 4 (1.00%) JSON
6 4 (1.00%) React
7 3 (0.75%) CSS
7 3 (0.75%) Kafka
7 3 (0.75%) Microsoft Graph
7 3 (0.75%) OAuth
7 3 (0.75%) OAuth2
7 3 (0.75%) OpenID
7 3 (0.75%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (0.75%) SAML
7 3 (0.75%) XML
8 2 (0.50%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.74%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (4.49%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.99%) Product Ownership
4 15 (3.74%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (3.49%) Data Centre
5 14 (3.49%) Low-Code
6 12 (2.99%) Driving Licence
6 12 (2.99%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.99%) Mobile App
7 11 (2.74%) Cloud Native
8 10 (2.49%) Life Science
9 8 (2.00%) AI Agents
9 8 (2.00%) Clustering
9 8 (2.00%) Enterprise Cloud
9 8 (2.00%) Security Posture
9 8 (2.00%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.50%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (1.25%) Fixed Income
12 4 (1.00%) CCTV
12 4 (1.00%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 76 (18.95%) Windows
2 57 (14.21%) Windows Server
3 28 (6.98%) Linux
4 7 (1.75%) Unix
5 5 (1.25%) Debian
5 5 (1.25%) VMS
5 5 (1.25%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.25%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.00%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.00%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.75%) CentOS
7 3 (0.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (27.93%) Problem-Solving
2 97 (24.19%) Continuous Improvement
3 68 (16.96%) Agile
4 54 (13.47%) ITIL
5 50 (12.47%) Cybersecurity
6 48 (11.97%) Stakeholder Management
7 40 (9.98%) AI
8 37 (9.23%) Change Management
8 37 (9.23%) Project Delivery
9 33 (8.23%) Analytics
10 32 (7.98%) ERP
10 32 (7.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 31 (7.73%) Roadmaps
12 28 (6.98%) Business Analysis
12 28 (6.98%) Collaborative Working
12 28 (6.98%) Data Analysis
12 28 (6.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 27 (6.73%) CI/CD
13 27 (6.73%) Process Improvement
14 26 (6.48%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 63 (15.71%) SQL
2 44 (10.97%) PowerShell
3 38 (9.48%) Python
4 17 (4.24%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.24%) VBA
6 12 (2.99%) C#
7 11 (2.74%) Bash
8 10 (2.49%) Java
9 6 (1.50%) Kusto Query Language
10 5 (1.25%) PHP
10 5 (1.25%) Shell Script
10 5 (1.25%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.75%) C++
12 2 (0.50%) Bicep
12 2 (0.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.50%) Go
13 1 (0.25%) ABAP
13 1 (0.25%) Perl
13 1 (0.25%) R
13 1 (0.25%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 95 (23.69%) Degree
2 36 (8.98%) Security Cleared
3 26 (6.48%) BPSS Clearance
4 22 (5.49%) CISSP
4 22 (5.49%) SC Cleared
5 16 (3.99%) Azure Certification
6 15 (3.74%) CISM
7 14 (3.49%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (3.24%) Numerate Degree
9 11 (2.74%) CCNP
10 9 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (2.00%) CEH
11 8 (2.00%) IIBA
11 8 (2.00%) PMI Certification
11 8 (2.00%) PMP
12 7 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.75%) HNC
12 7 (1.75%) Master's Degree
13 6 (1.50%) DV Cleared
14 5 (1.25%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (9.73%) Data Quality
2 24 (5.99%) QA
3 23 (5.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (4.99%) GDPR
5 19 (4.74%) SLA
6 10 (2.49%) NIST
7 9 (2.24%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.75%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.50%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (1.50%) GRC
9 6 (1.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (1.50%) SOC 2
10 5 (1.25%) MiFID
11 4 (1.00%) ISO 20022
11 4 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.75%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.50%) Accessibility
13 2 (0.50%) COBIT
13 2 (0.50%) GAAP
13 2 (0.50%) PMO
System Software
1 67 (16.71%) Active Directory
2 18 (4.49%) Hyper-V
3 13 (3.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.24%) Docker
5 6 (1.50%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.00%) Firmware
6 4 (1.00%) vSphere
7 2 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.50%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.25%) Ceph
8 1 (0.25%) Lustre
8 1 (0.25%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.25%) vCloud
8 1 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (3.24%) Microsoft Intune
1 13 (3.24%) Terraform
2 11 (2.74%) SCCM
3 10 (2.49%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.49%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.50%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 6 (1.50%) Failover Clustering
4 6 (1.50%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.25%) Ansible
5 5 (1.25%) Backup Exec
5 5 (1.25%) Grafana
5 5 (1.25%) Nagios
6 4 (1.00%) Control-M
6 4 (1.00%) Dell DRAC
6 4 (1.00%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.00%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (1.00%) SolarWinds Orion
7 3 (0.75%) cPanel
7 3 (0.75%) Plesk
7 3 (0.75%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 130 (32.42%) Microsoft
2 28 (6.98%) VMware
3 24 (5.99%) Cisco
4 19 (4.74%) ServiceNow
5 16 (3.99%) SAP
6 14 (3.49%) Citrix
6 14 (3.49%) Pega
6 14 (3.49%) SolarWinds
6 14 (3.49%) Veeam
7 12 (2.99%) Oracle
8 10 (2.49%) Blue Prism
8 10 (2.49%) Fortinet
8 10 (2.49%) Salesforce
9 9 (2.24%) Alteryx
9 9 (2.24%) UiPath
10 8 (2.00%) Anaplan
10 8 (2.00%) Databricks
10 8 (2.00%) Palo Alto
11 7 (1.75%) iManage
12 5 (1.25%) MuleSoft