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 6 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 390 356 519
Rank change year-on-year -34 +163 -79
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 491 365 292
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.74% 0.37%
As % of the General category 0.96% 1.08% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 302 252 184
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,250 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -10.00% +4.35%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £88,200
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% +11.76% -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 51,128 33,759 44,993
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 45.79% 68.21% 56.64%
Number of salaries quoted 31,483 17,682 24,606
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,250 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -2.66%

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 6 September 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 6 September 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 -56 428 £52,500 -1.87% 317
UK excluding London +5 378 £50,000 +5.26% 212
Work from Home -18 131 £52,500 -12.50% 146
London -94 95 £67,500 - 143
South East +2 93 £50,000 -23.08% 62
North of England -58 76 £55,000 +29.41% 47
South West -28 62 £42,500 +6.25% 33
Midlands -27 61 £55,000 +27.26% 32
North West +3 52 £55,000 +29.41% 25
West Midlands -30 40 £53,250 +3.50% 22
East of England -17 38 £55,000 +4.76% 20
East Midlands -26 21 £60,000 +41.18% 10
Yorkshire -63 21 £57,500 +35.29% 14
Northern Ireland - 19 - - 4
Scotland +19 16 £33,500 - 13
Wales - 13 £55,000 - 3
North East -67 3 £37,250 +49.00% 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 41 (8.35%) SharePoint
2 26 (5.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (4.07%) Confluence
4 11 (2.24%) IIS
5 5 (1.02%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 34 (6.92%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (6.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (3.87%) AutoCAD
4 14 (2.85%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.02%) CorelDRAW
7 4 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.41%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.63%) SAP CO
1 8 (1.63%) SAP FI
2 7 (1.43%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (1.02%) Infor CloudSuite
3 5 (1.02%) Infor LN
3 5 (1.02%) Unit4 Business World
4 4 (0.81%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.61%) Infor M3
5 3 (0.61%) Sage X3
5 3 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.41%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.20%) C-CURE
7 1 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.20%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.20%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.20%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 136 (27.70%) Azure
2 91 (18.53%) Microsoft 365
3 53 (10.79%) Power Platform
4 50 (10.18%) AWS
5 48 (9.78%) Entra ID
6 28 (5.70%) SaaS
7 19 (3.87%) Power Automate
8 17 (3.46%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (3.05%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (2.65%) PowerApps
11 12 (2.44%) GitHub
12 11 (2.24%) Microsoft Purview
13 10 (2.04%) dbt
14 9 (1.83%) Azure Monitor
14 9 (1.83%) Serverless
15 8 (1.63%) Azure Stack
15 8 (1.63%) GCP
16 7 (1.43%) Boomi
16 7 (1.43%) Lucidchart
16 7 (1.43%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 59 (12.02%) Firewall
2 49 (9.98%) DNS
3 46 (9.37%) VPN
4 33 (6.72%) TCP/IP
5 27 (5.50%) DHCP
6 24 (4.89%) WAN
7 20 (4.07%) Network Security
7 20 (4.07%) VLAN
8 19 (3.87%) Wi-Fi
9 18 (3.67%) Wireless
10 17 (3.46%) TETRA
11 15 (3.05%) LAN
12 11 (2.24%) SAN
13 10 (2.04%) Intrusion Detection
13 10 (2.04%) SD-WAN
14 9 (1.83%) BGP
14 9 (1.83%) HTTP
15 8 (1.63%) OSPF
16 7 (1.43%) VoIP
17 5 (1.02%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (8.35%) Power BI
2 19 (3.87%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.83%) Metadata
4 8 (1.63%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.22%) Looker
6 5 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.81%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.81%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.61%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.41%) EDMS
9 2 (0.41%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.41%) Redis
9 2 (0.41%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.20%) Airbyte
10 1 (0.20%) Big Data
10 1 (0.20%) Metabase
10 1 (0.20%) Power Query
10 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 33 (6.72%) JIRA
2 16 (3.26%) Git
3 8 (1.63%) GitLab
4 5 (1.02%) JUnit
5 4 (0.81%) Postman
6 3 (0.61%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.61%) JMeter
6 3 (0.61%) Selenium
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
7 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.20%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.20%) Hudson
8 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.20%) LoadRunner
General
1 262 (53.36%) Social Skills
2 93 (18.94%) Analytical Skills
3 87 (17.72%) Finance
4 47 (9.57%) Manufacturing
5 37 (7.54%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (5.91%) Legal
6 29 (5.91%) Presentation Skills
7 26 (5.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 25 (5.09%) Law
9 24 (4.89%) Retail
10 19 (3.87%) Public Sector
11 17 (3.46%) Telecoms
12 14 (2.85%) Aerospace
12 14 (2.85%) Banking
12 14 (2.85%) Electronics
12 14 (2.85%) Marketing
13 7 (1.43%) Front Office
13 7 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (1.22%) Military
15 4 (0.81%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 98 (19.96%) Analyst
2 59 (12.02%) Senior
3 50 (10.18%) Support Engineer
4 43 (8.76%) Consultant
4 43 (8.76%) Support Analyst
5 39 (7.94%) IT Support
6 30 (6.11%) Business Analyst
7 27 (5.50%) Applications Support
7 27 (5.50%) IT Engineer
8 26 (5.30%) Architect
8 26 (5.30%) Lead
9 25 (5.09%) Developer
10 24 (4.89%) IT Support Engineer
11 20 (4.07%) Systems Engineer
12 17 (3.46%) Audio Visual Engineer
12 17 (3.46%) Design Engineer
12 17 (3.46%) RF Design Engineer
12 17 (3.46%) RF Engineer
12 17 (3.46%) Security Engineer
12 17 (3.46%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.48%) REST
2 20 (4.07%) Terraform
3 10 (2.04%) CSS
3 10 (2.04%) HTML
4 9 (1.83%) Middleware
4 9 (1.83%) Node.js
5 8 (1.63%) JSON
6 6 (1.22%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.22%) ARM Templates
6 6 (1.22%) RESTful
6 6 (1.22%) SOAP
7 5 (1.02%) .NET
7 5 (1.02%) EDI
7 5 (1.02%) HTML5
7 5 (1.02%) Playwright
7 5 (1.02%) React
7 5 (1.02%) XML
8 4 (0.81%) CSS3
8 4 (0.81%) Lightning Web Components
9 3 (0.61%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 42 (8.55%) Driving Licence
2 35 (7.13%) Onboarding
3 21 (4.28%) Product Ownership
4 16 (3.26%) Analytical Mindset
4 16 (3.26%) CCTV
4 16 (3.26%) Management Information System
5 15 (3.05%) Legacy Systems
6 13 (2.65%) Data Centre
7 12 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (2.24%) Mobile App
9 9 (1.83%) Client/Server
9 9 (1.83%) PKI
10 8 (1.63%) CMDB
10 8 (1.63%) Replication
11 7 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.43%) IoT
11 7 (1.43%) Security Posture
12 6 (1.22%) Blog
12 6 (1.22%) Cloud Native
12 6 (1.22%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 100 (20.37%) Windows
2 49 (9.98%) Windows Server
3 34 (6.92%) Linux
4 14 (2.85%) Windows 10
5 12 (2.44%) Apple iOS
5 12 (2.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 10 (2.04%) Mac OS
7 9 (1.83%) CentOS
8 8 (1.63%) Ubuntu
9 5 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.81%) Rocky
10 4 (0.81%) Unix
11 3 (0.61%) AIX
11 3 (0.61%) Android
11 3 (0.61%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.41%) VMS
13 1 (0.20%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.20%) OpenWrt
13 1 (0.20%) Solaris
13 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (27.90%) Continuous Improvement
2 126 (25.66%) Problem-Solving
3 69 (14.05%) Agile
4 58 (11.81%) ITIL
5 57 (11.61%) Stakeholder Management
6 54 (11.00%) DevOps
7 51 (10.39%) Business Analysis
8 49 (9.98%) Root Cause Analysis
9 46 (9.37%) Business Intelligence
10 45 (9.16%) AI
10 45 (9.16%) ERP
11 44 (8.96%) Change Management
11 44 (8.96%) Customer Service
12 42 (8.55%) Disaster Recovery
13 41 (8.35%) Validation
14 40 (8.15%) Project Delivery
15 39 (7.94%) CI/CD
15 39 (7.94%) Requirements Gathering
16 38 (7.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 37 (7.54%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 101 (20.57%) SQL
2 52 (10.59%) PowerShell
3 39 (7.94%) Python
4 22 (4.48%) JavaScript
5 11 (2.24%) Java
6 9 (1.83%) Bash
7 8 (1.63%) C#
7 8 (1.63%) C++
7 8 (1.63%) Kusto Query Language
8 7 (1.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (1.22%) C
10 5 (1.02%) PHP
11 4 (0.81%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.61%) Ruby
12 3 (0.61%) VBA
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
Qualifications
1 61 (12.42%) Degree
1 61 (12.42%) Security Cleared
2 34 (6.92%) SC Cleared
3 15 (3.05%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (2.85%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (2.65%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (2.65%) HND
6 11 (2.24%) DV Cleared
7 10 (2.04%) SAP Certification
8 9 (1.83%) CCNA
8 9 (1.83%) CCNP
9 7 (1.43%) CompTIA Security+
10 6 (1.22%) HNC
11 5 (1.02%) ACCA
11 5 (1.02%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.02%) CISSP
12 4 (0.81%) Chartered Engineer
12 4 (0.81%) CIMA
12 4 (0.81%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.61%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (10.18%) QA
2 29 (5.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (4.68%) Data Quality
4 21 (4.28%) GDPR
5 13 (2.65%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (2.04%) Accessibility
6 10 (2.04%) SLA
7 9 (1.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (1.63%) PCI DSS
9 7 (1.43%) NIST
10 5 (1.02%) GRC
10 5 (1.02%) ISO 22301
10 5 (1.02%) ISO 9001
10 5 (1.02%) Software Quality Assurance
11 4 (0.81%) JSP 440
12 3 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 3 (0.61%) NCSC
12 3 (0.61%) WCAG
13 2 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 54 (11.00%) Active Directory
2 26 (5.30%) Hyper-V
3 24 (4.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (3.05%) Docker
4 15 (3.05%) Firmware
5 7 (1.43%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (1.02%) vSphere
7 4 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.81%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.61%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.61%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.20%) KVM
9 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 28 (5.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (3.05%) Kubernetes
3 12 (2.44%) Ansible
4 11 (2.24%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.83%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.43%) vCenter Server
7 6 (1.22%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.81%) Docker Swarm
8 4 (0.81%) Grafana
8 4 (0.81%) Nagios
8 4 (0.81%) NetBackup
8 4 (0.81%) Podman
8 4 (0.81%) VxRail
9 3 (0.61%) SCCM
10 2 (0.41%) Puppet
11 1 (0.20%) Argo
11 1 (0.20%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.20%) QRadar
11 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 164 (33.40%) Microsoft
2 37 (7.54%) Cisco
3 32 (6.52%) VMware
4 24 (4.89%) SAP
5 20 (4.07%) Fortinet
6 15 (3.05%) Salesforce
6 15 (3.05%) ServiceNow
7 14 (2.85%) Veeam
8 12 (2.44%) Dell
8 12 (2.44%) JD Edwards
8 12 (2.44%) Palo Alto
9 9 (1.83%) Aruba
10 8 (1.63%) Google
10 8 (1.63%) Juniper
10 8 (1.63%) MuleSoft
10 8 (1.63%) Oracle
11 7 (1.43%) Sophos
12 6 (1.22%) Citrix
12 6 (1.22%) NetApp
12 6 (1.22%) Sage