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

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 325 495 417
Rank change year-on-year +170 -78 +64
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 393 196 432
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.58% 0.40% 0.58%
As % of the General category 1.04% 0.58% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 264 97 388
10th Percentile £31,075 £35,197 £28,850
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,939 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,875 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.21% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £70,875 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,750 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,250 £45,383 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.91% -9.23% -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 37,894 33,614 46,125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 56.34% 68.13% 61.57%
Number of salaries quoted 20,585 15,232 34,242
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,459 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.90% +9.09% -10.57%
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 16 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Top 16 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 16 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 +164 361 £55,000 -9.47% 190
UK excluding London +165 258 £46,250 +1.91% 165
Work from Home +86 123 £55,000 - 74
London +63 116 £75,875 +8.39% 52
South East +75 79 £47,500 +2.70% 59
Midlands +34 62 £55,000 +10.00% 29
North of England +6 46 £45,000 -0.84% 38
West Midlands +28 33 £60,000 +20.00% 19
East of England +43 31 £30,370 -23.25% 9
East Midlands +4 28 £45,000 - 10
South West +8 25 £51,500 +63.49% 22
North West +14 21 £45,000 -6.62% 19
Yorkshire -15 20 £34,000 -19.05% 16
Scotland +1 13 £35,000 - 11
North East +1 5 £45,000 +55.17% 4
Wales -9 2 £48,000 -1.54% 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 27 (6.87%) SharePoint
2 20 (5.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.78%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.53%) Confluence
5 4 (1.02%) Apache Spark
5 4 (1.02%) WebSphere
5 4 (1.02%) WebSphere Application Server
6 3 (0.76%) IIS
7 2 (0.51%) WordPress
8 1 (0.25%) Jupyter
Applications
1 54 (13.74%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.80%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.25%) Abaqus
6 1 (0.25%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.25%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (1.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.27%) PlanetPress Connect
2 5 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.76%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.51%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.51%) 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%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.25%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.25%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 143 (36.39%) Azure
2 76 (19.34%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (11.45%) AWS
4 33 (8.40%) Entra ID
5 32 (8.14%) Power Platform
6 28 (7.12%) SaaS
7 20 (5.09%) Power Automate
8 14 (3.56%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (3.56%) PaaS
9 13 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (3.05%) GCP
10 12 (3.05%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.80%) IaaS
11 11 (2.80%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (2.54%) ChatGPT
13 9 (2.29%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (2.04%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 8 (2.04%) dbt
15 6 (1.53%) iPaaS
15 6 (1.53%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 51 (12.98%) Firewall
2 44 (11.20%) DNS
3 40 (10.18%) DHCP
4 32 (8.14%) TCP/IP
4 32 (8.14%) VPN
5 28 (7.12%) VLAN
6 18 (4.58%) LAN
7 15 (3.82%) Network Security
7 15 (3.82%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (3.56%) WAN
9 10 (2.54%) BGP
9 10 (2.54%) SAN
10 7 (1.78%) OSPF
10 7 (1.78%) SD-WAN
10 7 (1.78%) Wireless
11 6 (1.53%) Cisco ASA
11 6 (1.53%) Wireshark
12 5 (1.27%) Cisco Nexus
12 5 (1.27%) DMZ
12 5 (1.27%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (9.16%) SQL Server
2 23 (5.85%) Power BI
3 13 (3.31%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (2.80%) Metadata
5 10 (2.54%) Data Lake
6 9 (2.29%) Amazon RDS
7 8 (2.04%) Metabase
8 7 (1.78%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.53%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (1.02%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (1.02%) Big Data
11 4 (1.02%) Metadata Repository
11 4 (1.02%) MySQL
12 2 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.51%) Data Vault
12 2 (0.51%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.51%) Power Query
12 2 (0.51%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 16 (4.07%) Git
2 15 (3.82%) JIRA
3 10 (2.54%) Visual Studio
4 5 (1.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (1.27%) Subversion
5 4 (1.02%) Postman
6 3 (0.76%) GitLab
7 2 (0.51%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.51%) Selenium
7 2 (0.51%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.25%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.25%) Zephyr
General
1 224 (57.00%) Social Skills
2 90 (22.90%) Analytical Skills
3 87 (22.14%) Finance
4 39 (9.92%) Legal
5 35 (8.91%) Banking
6 32 (8.14%) Retail
7 22 (5.60%) Manufacturing
8 20 (5.09%) Law
9 19 (4.83%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (3.31%) German Language
11 12 (3.05%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (2.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (2.54%) Telecoms
14 8 (2.04%) Automotive
15 7 (1.78%) Electronics
16 6 (1.53%) Advertising
16 6 (1.53%) Marketing
17 5 (1.27%) Billing
17 5 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (1.27%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 80 (20.36%) Analyst
2 67 (17.05%) Senior
3 43 (10.94%) IT Support
4 31 (7.89%) Architect
5 28 (7.12%) Lead
6 26 (6.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 25 (6.36%) Business Analyst
8 21 (5.34%) Support Analyst
9 19 (4.83%) IT Analyst
9 19 (4.83%) Support Engineer
10 18 (4.58%) Network Engineer
11 15 (3.82%) Solutions Architect
12 14 (3.56%) Applications Support
12 14 (3.56%) Consultant
12 14 (3.56%) Infrastructure Support
12 14 (3.56%) Senior Analyst
13 13 (3.31%) Security Engineer
14 12 (3.05%) Designer
14 12 (3.05%) IT Support Analyst
15 11 (2.80%) Solutions Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.31%) REST
2 11 (2.80%) .NET
3 7 (1.78%) SOAP
4 6 (1.53%) PySpark
5 5 (1.27%) Middleware
6 4 (1.02%) FreeSWITCH
6 4 (1.02%) HTML
6 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Graph
6 4 (1.02%) OAuth
6 4 (1.02%) OAuth2
6 4 (1.02%) OpenID
6 4 (1.02%) React
6 4 (1.02%) SAML
7 3 (0.76%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.76%) CSS
7 3 (0.76%) JSON
7 3 (0.76%) Kafka
7 3 (0.76%) XML
8 2 (0.51%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.51%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.60%) Analytical Mindset
2 19 (4.83%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.58%) Data Centre
4 15 (3.82%) Enterprise Software
4 15 (3.82%) Product Ownership
5 13 (3.31%) Low-Code
6 12 (3.05%) Cloud Native
6 12 (3.05%) Driving Licence
6 12 (3.05%) Management Information System
6 12 (3.05%) Mobile App
7 9 (2.29%) Life Science
7 9 (2.29%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.04%) AI Agents
8 8 (2.04%) Clustering
8 8 (2.04%) Enterprise Cloud
9 7 (1.78%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.53%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (1.27%) Fixed Income
12 4 (1.02%) CCTV
12 4 (1.02%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 73 (18.58%) Windows
2 53 (13.49%) Windows Server
3 25 (6.36%) Linux
4 7 (1.78%) Unix
5 5 (1.27%) VMS
5 5 (1.27%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.02%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.02%) Debian
7 2 (0.51%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.25%) CentOS
8 1 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (26.97%) Problem-Solving
2 92 (23.41%) Continuous Improvement
3 63 (16.03%) Agile
4 56 (14.25%) ITIL
5 50 (12.72%) Cybersecurity
6 48 (12.21%) Stakeholder Management
7 37 (9.41%) AI
8 36 (9.16%) Change Management
8 36 (9.16%) Project Delivery
9 33 (8.40%) Analytics
10 32 (8.14%) Roadmaps
10 32 (8.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 29 (7.38%) ERP
12 28 (7.12%) Data Analysis
13 27 (6.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 27 (6.87%) Process Improvement
14 26 (6.62%) Business Analysis
14 26 (6.62%) Collaborative Working
14 26 (6.62%) Project Management
15 25 (6.36%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 60 (15.27%) SQL
2 42 (10.69%) PowerShell
3 32 (8.14%) Python
4 16 (4.07%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.31%) VBA
6 11 (2.80%) C#
7 10 (2.54%) Java
8 8 (2.04%) Bash
9 6 (1.53%) Kusto Query Language
10 5 (1.27%) PHP
10 5 (1.27%) Shell Script
10 5 (1.27%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.51%) Bicep
11 2 (0.51%) C++
11 2 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.51%) Go
12 1 (0.25%) ABAP
12 1 (0.25%) C
12 1 (0.25%) R
12 1 (0.25%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 94 (23.92%) Degree
2 36 (9.16%) Security Cleared
3 26 (6.62%) BPSS Clearance
4 24 (6.11%) CISSP
5 22 (5.60%) SC Cleared
6 20 (5.09%) Cisco Certification
7 16 (4.07%) Azure Certification
7 16 (4.07%) CCNP
7 16 (4.07%) CISM
8 13 (3.31%) Numerate Degree
9 9 (2.29%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (2.04%) CEH
10 8 (2.04%) DV Cleared
10 8 (2.04%) IIBA
10 8 (2.04%) PMI Certification
10 8 (2.04%) PMP
11 7 (1.78%) CCIE
11 7 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.78%) HNC
12 6 (1.53%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (9.41%) Data Quality
2 24 (6.11%) QA
3 22 (5.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (5.09%) GDPR
5 18 (4.58%) SLA
6 11 (2.80%) NIST
7 9 (2.29%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (2.04%) PCI DSS
9 7 (1.78%) GRC
10 6 (1.53%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (1.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (1.53%) SOC 2
11 5 (1.27%) MiFID
12 4 (1.02%) ISO 20022
12 4 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 2 (0.51%) COBIT
13 2 (0.51%) GAAP
13 2 (0.51%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.51%) PMO
14 1 (0.25%) GxP
System Software
1 67 (17.05%) Active Directory
2 18 (4.58%) Hyper-V
3 14 (3.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.78%) Docker
5 6 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (1.27%) Firmware
7 4 (1.02%) vSphere
8 2 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.51%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.25%) Ceph
9 1 (0.25%) Lustre
9 1 (0.25%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.25%) vCloud
9 1 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (3.31%) Microsoft Intune
1 13 (3.31%) Terraform
2 11 (2.80%) SCCM
3 10 (2.54%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (2.04%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.53%) Failover Clustering
5 6 (1.53%) FortiGate
5 6 (1.53%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.27%) Backup Exec
6 5 (1.27%) Dell DRAC
6 5 (1.27%) Grafana
7 4 (1.02%) Ansible
7 4 (1.02%) Control-M
7 4 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.02%) SolarWinds Orion
8 3 (0.76%) cPanel
8 3 (0.76%) Nagios
8 3 (0.76%) Nessus
8 3 (0.76%) Plesk
Vendors
1 128 (32.57%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.38%) VMware
3 28 (7.12%) Cisco
4 18 (4.58%) ServiceNow
5 15 (3.82%) SAP
6 14 (3.56%) Citrix
6 14 (3.56%) SolarWinds
6 14 (3.56%) Veeam
7 13 (3.31%) Pega
8 11 (2.80%) Oracle
9 10 (2.54%) Blue Prism
9 10 (2.54%) Fortinet
9 10 (2.54%) Salesforce
10 9 (2.29%) Alteryx
10 9 (2.29%) Palo Alto
10 9 (2.29%) UiPath
11 8 (2.04%) Anaplan
11 8 (2.04%) Databricks
12 7 (1.78%) F5
12 7 (1.78%) iManage