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 10 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 378 346 512
Rank change year-on-year -32 +166 -88
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 525 363 246
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.73% 0.34%
As % of the General category 0.96% 1.07% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 345 252 136
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £41,250 £43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -15.29% +13.69%
75th Percentile £61,750 £77,500 £75,625
90th Percentile £79,000 £87,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,750 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +6.11% - -

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 54,662 33,812 42,045
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.30% 68.40% 57.86%
Number of salaries quoted 33,337 17,621 20,673
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,000 £33,750 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £96,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £43,095 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.02% -13.81% -0.99%

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 10 October 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 10 October 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 -45 462 £51,500 -4.63% 471
UK excluding London +2 411 £47,750 +6.11% 292
Work from Home -28 148 £50,000 -7.41% 201
London -63 98 £62,000 -20.00% 196
South East -24 96 £50,000 -7.83% 84
North of England -33 88 £52,136 +22.67% 62
South West -5 83 £43,000 +7.50% 35
Midlands -39 61 £52,500 +16.67% 45
North West +11 59 £55,000 +48.65% 41
West Midlands -40 40 £47,000 -8.64% 33
East of England -25 33 £55,000 - 30
Yorkshire -42 22 £57,500 +21.05% 13
East Midlands -39 21 £55,000 +29.41% 12
Scotland +27 20 £33,500 - 24
Wales - 16 £50,000 - 6
Northern Ireland - 14 - - 5
North East -68 7 £29,500 +18.00% 8

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 35 (6.67%) SharePoint
2 33 (6.29%) Confluence
3 18 (3.43%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (2.10%) IIS
5 5 (0.95%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 34 (6.48%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (3.62%) MS Visio
4 12 (2.29%) AutoCAD
5 7 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.95%) CorelDRAW
6 5 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.38%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.38%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.33%) SAP CO
1 7 (1.33%) SAP FI
1 7 (1.33%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (0.95%) Infor CloudSuite
2 5 (0.95%) Infor LN
2 5 (0.95%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.76%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.57%) Infor M3
4 3 (0.57%) Sage X3
4 3 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.38%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.19%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.19%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 145 (27.62%) Azure
2 86 (16.38%) Microsoft 365
3 62 (11.81%) Power Platform
4 55 (10.48%) AWS
5 45 (8.57%) Entra ID
6 33 (6.29%) SaaS
7 25 (4.76%) Power Automate
8 24 (4.57%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (2.67%) GitHub
10 13 (2.48%) GCP
10 13 (2.48%) Microsoft Purview
11 12 (2.29%) Dynamics 365
12 11 (2.10%) PowerApps
12 11 (2.10%) Serverless
13 10 (1.90%) Azure Monitor
13 10 (1.90%) n8n
13 10 (1.90%) Zapier
14 9 (1.71%) Azure Data Factory
14 9 (1.71%) Microsoft Copilot
15 8 (1.52%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 59 (11.24%) Firewall
2 49 (9.33%) VPN
3 48 (9.14%) DNS
4 38 (7.24%) TCP/IP
5 28 (5.33%) DHCP
6 24 (4.57%) Network Security
6 24 (4.57%) Wireless
7 23 (4.38%) VLAN
8 20 (3.81%) WAN
9 15 (2.86%) LAN
9 15 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
10 12 (2.29%) SAN
11 11 (2.10%) BGP
11 11 (2.10%) SD-WAN
11 11 (2.10%) TETRA
12 10 (1.90%) Intrusion Detection
13 9 (1.71%) HTTP
14 8 (1.52%) OSPF
15 5 (0.95%) VoIP
16 4 (0.76%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (9.90%) Power BI
2 20 (3.81%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.90%) Metadata
4 8 (1.52%) Big Data
4 8 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (0.95%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.76%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.57%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.57%) Looker
8 3 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.38%) EDMS
9 2 (0.38%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.38%) Redis
10 1 (0.19%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.19%) Db2
10 1 (0.19%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.19%) GIS
10 1 (0.19%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 46 (8.76%) JIRA
2 14 (2.67%) Git
3 5 (0.95%) GitLab
3 5 (0.95%) JUnit
3 5 (0.95%) Postman
4 4 (0.76%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.57%) Selenium
6 2 (0.38%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.38%) JMeter
6 2 (0.38%) Liquibase
6 2 (0.38%) Mockito
6 2 (0.38%) PowerBuilder
6 2 (0.38%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.19%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.19%) Fiddler
7 1 (0.19%) Hudson
7 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.19%) Rational DOORS
General
1 294 (56.00%) Social Skills
2 107 (20.38%) Analytical Skills
3 85 (16.19%) Finance
4 50 (9.52%) Manufacturing
5 41 (7.81%) Organisational Skills
6 31 (5.90%) Legal
6 31 (5.90%) Presentation Skills
7 22 (4.19%) Public Sector
8 20 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (3.81%) Law
9 19 (3.62%) Aerospace
10 18 (3.43%) Banking
11 17 (3.24%) Retail
12 13 (2.48%) Marketing
13 12 (2.29%) Electronics
14 10 (1.90%) Telecoms
15 9 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (1.33%) Military
17 6 (1.14%) Investment Banking
18 5 (0.95%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 109 (20.76%) Analyst
2 62 (11.81%) Support Engineer
3 60 (11.43%) Senior
4 45 (8.57%) Business Analyst
5 44 (8.38%) Consultant
6 37 (7.05%) IT Support
7 35 (6.67%) IT Engineer
8 32 (6.10%) Support Analyst
9 30 (5.71%) Applications Support
10 29 (5.52%) IT Support Engineer
11 25 (4.76%) Architect
12 23 (4.38%) Developer
12 23 (4.38%) Lead
13 20 (3.81%) Security Engineer
13 20 (3.81%) Test Engineer
14 18 (3.43%) Systems Support
15 17 (3.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 17 (3.24%) IT Analyst
16 15 (2.86%) Applications Engineer
16 15 (2.86%) Applications Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (4.57%) REST
2 22 (4.19%) Terraform
3 11 (2.10%) Playwright
4 10 (1.90%) CSS
4 10 (1.90%) HTML
5 9 (1.71%) JSON
5 9 (1.71%) Middleware
5 9 (1.71%) Node.js
5 9 (1.71%) XML
6 7 (1.33%) .NET
6 7 (1.33%) AngularJS
7 6 (1.14%) ARM Templates
7 6 (1.14%) React
7 6 (1.14%) RESTful
7 6 (1.14%) SOAP
8 5 (0.95%) EDI
8 5 (0.95%) HTML5
9 4 (0.76%) CSS3
10 3 (0.57%) Matplotlib
10 3 (0.57%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 59 (11.24%) Driving Licence
2 35 (6.67%) Onboarding
3 24 (4.57%) Product Ownership
4 19 (3.62%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.05%) Analytical Mindset
6 15 (2.86%) CCTV
6 15 (2.86%) Data Centre
7 14 (2.67%) Legacy Systems
7 14 (2.67%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (1.90%) Mobile App
8 10 (1.90%) Replication
9 8 (1.52%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.52%) PKI
10 7 (1.33%) IoT
11 6 (1.14%) Client/Server
11 6 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (1.14%) Low-Code
12 5 (0.95%) Clustering
12 5 (0.95%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 103 (19.62%) Windows
2 51 (9.71%) Windows Server
3 35 (6.67%) Linux
4 17 (3.24%) Mac OS
5 13 (2.48%) Apple iOS
6 12 (2.29%) Windows 10
7 11 (2.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 9 (1.71%) CentOS
9 8 (1.52%) Ubuntu
10 6 (1.14%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.76%) Rocky
11 4 (0.76%) Unix
12 3 (0.57%) AIX
12 3 (0.57%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.38%) Android
13 2 (0.38%) Embedded Linux
13 2 (0.38%) VMS
13 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
14 1 (0.19%) OpenWrt
14 1 (0.19%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (31.81%) Problem-Solving
2 128 (24.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 86 (16.38%) Agile
4 75 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 63 (12.00%) Business Analysis
6 60 (11.43%) DevOps
7 58 (11.05%) AI
7 58 (11.05%) Business Intelligence
8 55 (10.48%) Requirements Gathering
9 51 (9.71%) Migration
9 51 (9.71%) Root Cause Analysis
9 51 (9.71%) Validation
10 50 (9.52%) User Acceptance Testing
11 49 (9.33%) ITIL
12 47 (8.95%) Disaster Recovery
12 47 (8.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 45 (8.57%) ERP
13 45 (8.57%) Workflow
14 43 (8.19%) Process Improvement
15 42 (8.00%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 105 (20.00%) SQL
2 57 (10.86%) PowerShell
3 44 (8.38%) Python
4 19 (3.62%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.29%) Bash
6 11 (2.10%) Java
7 10 (1.90%) Kusto Query Language
8 8 (1.52%) C#
8 8 (1.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (1.14%) C
9 6 (1.14%) C++
10 4 (0.76%) PHP
10 4 (0.76%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.76%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.57%) Ladder Logic
11 3 (0.57%) Ruby
12 2 (0.38%) ABAP
12 2 (0.38%) Bicep
12 2 (0.38%) Go
12 2 (0.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 64 (12.19%) Security Cleared
2 57 (10.86%) Degree
3 42 (8.00%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.05%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (2.67%) Cisco Certification
5 14 (2.67%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (2.29%) CCNP
7 10 (1.90%) Azure Certification
7 10 (1.90%) CCNA
7 10 (1.90%) HND
8 9 (1.71%) SAP Certification
9 8 (1.52%) DV Cleared
10 7 (1.33%) CompTIA Security+
11 6 (1.14%) CISSP
11 6 (1.14%) HNC
12 5 (0.95%) ACCA
12 5 (0.95%) CBAP
12 5 (0.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.76%) CIMA
13 4 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (11.62%) QA
2 35 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (6.10%) GDPR
4 26 (4.95%) Data Quality
5 16 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials
6 14 (2.67%) NIST
7 9 (1.71%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.71%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.52%) SLA
9 7 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (1.33%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.95%) ISO 22301
10 5 (0.95%) Software Quality Assurance
11 4 (0.76%) GRC
11 4 (0.76%) JSP 440
12 3 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.57%) WCAG
13 2 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.19%) HIPAA
System Software
1 48 (9.14%) Active Directory
2 29 (5.52%) Hyper-V
3 24 (4.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (3.43%) Docker
5 12 (2.29%) Firmware
6 8 (1.52%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.95%) vSphere
8 4 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.76%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.19%) KVM
9 1 (0.19%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 30 (5.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (3.43%) Kubernetes
3 16 (3.05%) Ansible
4 14 (2.67%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.71%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.33%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (1.33%) vCenter Server
7 4 (0.76%) Docker Swarm
7 4 (0.76%) Grafana
7 4 (0.76%) Nagios
7 4 (0.76%) NetBackup
7 4 (0.76%) Podman
7 4 (0.76%) VxRail
8 2 (0.38%) Puppet
8 2 (0.38%) SCCM
9 1 (0.19%) Failover Clustering
9 1 (0.19%) Kibana
9 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.19%) QRadar
Vendors
1 168 (32.00%) Microsoft
2 38 (7.24%) Cisco
3 31 (5.90%) VMware
4 26 (4.95%) SAP
5 20 (3.81%) Fortinet
6 17 (3.24%) ServiceNow
7 15 (2.86%) Google
7 15 (2.86%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.86%) Veeam
8 13 (2.48%) Dell
9 12 (2.29%) JD Edwards
9 12 (2.29%) Palo Alto
10 11 (2.10%) Oracle
11 9 (1.71%) Aruba
12 8 (1.52%) Juniper
13 6 (1.14%) MuleSoft
13 6 (1.14%) Splunk
14 5 (0.95%) Infor
14 5 (0.95%) NetApp
14 5 (0.95%) Sage