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 1 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 356 437 471
Rank change year-on-year +81 +34 -4
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 430 246 490
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.46% 0.56% 0.48%
As % of the General category 0.94% 0.77% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 276 173 417
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,750 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,899 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.82% +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £67,813 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +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 45,793 32,099 59,657
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 49.09% 73.14% 58.69%
Number of salaries quoted 26,192 15,449 40,084
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £37,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,424 £78,750 £71,991
90th Percentile £98,750 £103,750 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £49,795 £47,500
% change year-on-year +0.41% +4.83% -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 1 June 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 1 June 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 +56 380 £54,000 -1.82% 212
UK excluding London +100 319 £47,500 - 166
Work from Home +73 110 £53,750 -10.42% 81
London -30 90 £72,500 +14.62% 76
North of England +16 86 £45,000 +8.43% 35
South East +37 77 £52,500 -19.23% 58
Midlands -13 53 £55,500 -5.13% 13
North West +24 43 £53,386 -2.93% 24
South West -36 36 £37,500 -6.25% 23
Yorkshire -36 35 £34,000 -18.07% 7
East of England -5 34 £45,000 -10.00% 18
East Midlands -15 27 £55,000 +29.41% 3
West Midlands -29 26 £60,000 +2.13% 10
Northern Ireland - 20 - - 3
Scotland - 9 £35,000 - 13
North East -39 8 £45,000 +66.67% 4
Wales -37 4 £52,500 +7.69% 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 20 (4.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (4.42%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.63%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.40%) Confluence
4 6 (1.40%) IIS
5 5 (1.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.70%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.70%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.70%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 41 (9.53%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (6.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.42%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.70%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.23%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.23%) CorelDRAW
Business Applications
1 6 (1.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.93%) SAP CO
2 4 (0.93%) SAP FI
2 4 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.93%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (0.70%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.47%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.47%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.47%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.23%) C-CURE
5 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.23%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.23%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 124 (28.84%) Azure
2 85 (19.77%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (10.23%) Power Platform
4 40 (9.30%) AWS
5 37 (8.60%) Entra ID
6 29 (6.74%) SaaS
7 24 (5.58%) Power Automate
8 15 (3.49%) dbt
9 12 (2.79%) PowerApps
10 11 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (2.56%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (2.33%) Azure Data Factory
11 10 (2.33%) PaaS
12 9 (2.09%) GitHub
12 9 (2.09%) IaaS
13 7 (1.63%) Amazon EC2
13 7 (1.63%) Amazon S3
13 7 (1.63%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 7 (1.63%) Microsoft Purview
13 7 (1.63%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 44 (10.23%) DNS
1 44 (10.23%) Firewall
2 37 (8.60%) VPN
3 34 (7.91%) DHCP
4 28 (6.51%) TCP/IP
5 24 (5.58%) VLAN
6 21 (4.88%) WAN
7 19 (4.42%) Wi-Fi
8 17 (3.95%) TETRA
9 14 (3.26%) Network Security
10 12 (2.79%) VoIP
11 10 (2.33%) Intrusion Detection
11 10 (2.33%) LAN
12 7 (1.63%) SD-WAN
12 7 (1.63%) Wireless
13 6 (1.40%) BGP
13 6 (1.40%) NAS
13 6 (1.40%) OSPF
14 5 (1.16%) DMZ
14 5 (1.16%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (8.37%) Power BI
2 28 (6.51%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.79%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (2.33%) Amazon RDS
5 9 (2.09%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (1.86%) Metabase
7 7 (1.63%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.63%) Metadata
7 7 (1.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (1.40%) Looker
8 6 (1.40%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.93%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (0.93%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.93%) Power Query
9 4 (0.93%) SAP HANA
9 4 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.70%) Big Data
10 3 (0.70%) MySQL
11 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (5.81%) JIRA
2 23 (5.35%) Git
3 12 (2.79%) GitLab
4 11 (2.56%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.40%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 4 (0.93%) Subversion
7 2 (0.47%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.47%) JUnit
7 2 (0.47%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.47%) Mockito
7 2 (0.47%) Postman
7 2 (0.47%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.23%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.23%) JMeter
8 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.23%) Selenium
General
1 235 (54.65%) Social Skills
2 88 (20.47%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (20.00%) Finance
4 36 (8.37%) Manufacturing
5 31 (7.21%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (6.51%) Retail
7 22 (5.12%) Law
8 18 (4.19%) Banking
8 18 (4.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (3.95%) Electronics
9 17 (3.95%) Telecoms
10 16 (3.72%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (3.02%) Legal
11 13 (3.02%) Marketing
12 8 (1.86%) Public Sector
13 7 (1.63%) Aerospace
13 7 (1.63%) Front Office
14 5 (1.16%) Automotive
14 5 (1.16%) Billing
14 5 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 90 (20.93%) Analyst
2 48 (11.16%) Support Analyst
3 46 (10.70%) IT Support
4 36 (8.37%) Senior
5 28 (6.51%) Architect
6 26 (6.05%) Consultant
7 23 (5.35%) Lead
7 23 (5.35%) Systems Engineer
8 22 (5.12%) IT Analyst
9 21 (4.88%) Systems Analyst
10 20 (4.65%) Security Engineer
10 20 (4.65%) Support Engineer
11 19 (4.42%) Business Analyst
12 18 (4.19%) Applications Support
13 17 (3.95%) Audio Visual Engineer
13 17 (3.95%) Design Engineer
13 17 (3.95%) IT Support Analyst
13 17 (3.95%) RF Engineer
13 17 (3.95%) Systems Support
13 17 (3.95%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.79%) REST
2 8 (1.86%) .NET
2 8 (1.86%) ARM Templates
2 8 (1.86%) SOAP
3 5 (1.16%) AngularJS
3 5 (1.16%) CSS
3 5 (1.16%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.16%) HTML
3 5 (1.16%) Jinja
3 5 (1.16%) JSON
3 5 (1.16%) Node.js
3 5 (1.16%) YAML
4 3 (0.70%) 802.1X
4 3 (0.70%) ASP.NET
4 3 (0.70%) Middleware
4 3 (0.70%) PySpark
5 2 (0.47%) ActiveMQ
5 2 (0.47%) Lightning Web Components
5 2 (0.47%) WireMock
5 2 (0.47%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.81%) Driving Licence
2 23 (5.35%) Onboarding
3 19 (4.42%) Analytical Mindset
4 16 (3.72%) CCTV
4 16 (3.72%) Product Ownership
5 12 (2.79%) Low-Code
5 12 (2.79%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.09%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (1.86%) Client/Server
7 8 (1.86%) CMDB
8 7 (1.63%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.63%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.40%) Blog
9 6 (1.40%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.16%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (1.16%) Enterprise Cloud
10 5 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.16%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 81 (18.84%) Windows
2 51 (11.86%) Windows Server
3 41 (9.53%) Linux
4 9 (2.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (1.86%) Windows 10
6 7 (1.63%) CentOS
6 7 (1.63%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.40%) Apple iOS
8 5 (1.16%) Debian
8 5 (1.16%) Unix
8 5 (1.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.16%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.93%) VMS
10 1 (0.23%) Android
10 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (28.60%) Continuous Improvement
2 122 (28.37%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (12.79%) Agile
3 55 (12.79%) ITIL
4 46 (10.70%) Project Delivery
5 42 (9.77%) CI/CD
6 41 (9.53%) Business Intelligence
7 39 (9.07%) Stakeholder Management
8 38 (8.84%) Analytics
9 37 (8.60%) ERP
9 37 (8.60%) Incident Management
10 36 (8.37%) Change Management
10 36 (8.37%) Cybersecurity
11 32 (7.44%) AI
11 32 (7.44%) Root Cause Analysis
12 31 (7.21%) DevOps
13 29 (6.74%) Data Modelling
13 29 (6.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 27 (6.28%) Customer Service
15 25 (5.81%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 86 (20.00%) SQL
2 51 (11.86%) Python
3 44 (10.23%) PowerShell
4 22 (5.12%) JavaScript
5 15 (3.49%) Bash
6 13 (3.02%) Java
7 9 (2.09%) C#
8 6 (1.40%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.16%) C++
9 5 (1.16%) PHP
9 5 (1.16%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.93%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.47%) ABAP
11 2 (0.47%) Bicep
11 2 (0.47%) Groovy
12 1 (0.23%) C
12 1 (0.23%) VB
12 1 (0.23%) VB6
12 1 (0.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 68 (15.81%) Degree
2 51 (11.86%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.58%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.79%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (2.79%) DV Cleared
5 10 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (2.09%) Azure Certification
7 8 (1.86%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.63%) CISSP
8 7 (1.63%) CompTIA Security+
8 7 (1.63%) Numerate Degree
9 6 (1.40%) DBS Check
10 5 (1.16%) CCNP
10 5 (1.16%) HND
10 5 (1.16%) IIBA
10 5 (1.16%) PMI Certification
10 5 (1.16%) PMP
11 4 (0.93%) CCNA
11 4 (0.93%) CISM
11 4 (0.93%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (9.30%) QA
2 28 (6.51%) Data Quality
3 24 (5.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (4.42%) SLA
5 8 (1.86%) GDPR
6 7 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.63%) GRC
7 6 (1.40%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.40%) NIST
8 5 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.93%) JSP 440
9 4 (0.93%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.70%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.70%) GAAP
10 3 (0.70%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.47%) NCSC
11 2 (0.47%) SOC 2
System Software
1 67 (15.58%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.49%) Docker
2 15 (3.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.79%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.40%) Firmware
4 6 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.40%) vSphere
5 3 (0.70%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.70%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.23%) KVM
6 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 19 (4.42%) Terraform
2 16 (3.72%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (3.49%) Kubernetes
4 9 (2.09%) Ansible
4 9 (2.09%) Nagios
5 8 (1.86%) SCCM
6 7 (1.63%) FortiGate
7 6 (1.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (1.16%) Backup Exec
8 5 (1.16%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (1.16%) vCenter Server
8 5 (1.16%) ZABBIX
9 4 (0.93%) Control-M
9 4 (0.93%) Docker Swarm
9 4 (0.93%) Podman
9 4 (0.93%) SolarWinds Orion
10 3 (0.70%) Grafana
11 2 (0.47%) Argo
11 2 (0.47%) Puppet
Vendors
1 133 (30.93%) Microsoft
2 38 (8.84%) Cisco
3 31 (7.21%) VMware
4 21 (4.88%) SAP
5 18 (4.19%) ServiceNow
6 17 (3.95%) Citrix
7 11 (2.56%) Fortinet
7 11 (2.56%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.33%) SolarWinds
9 7 (1.63%) Databricks
9 7 (1.63%) Google
9 7 (1.63%) MuleSoft
9 7 (1.63%) Oracle
9 7 (1.63%) Pega
9 7 (1.63%) Splunk
9 7 (1.63%) UiPath
9 7 (1.63%) Veeam
10 6 (1.40%) Alteryx
10 6 (1.40%) iManage
11 5 (1.16%) Anaplan