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

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 394 347 526
Rank change year-on-year -47 +179 -94
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 501 373 268
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.43% 0.76% 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.93% 1.11% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 321 261 154
10th Percentile £34,500 £32,750 £35,725
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £54,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% -13.60% +9.65%
75th Percentile £62,500 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £88,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% +5.88% -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 53,741 33,544 43,580
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.25% 68.54% 57.21%
Number of salaries quoted 32,733 17,467 22,412
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -5.31% -5.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -1.96%

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 22 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 22 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 -58 443 £51,636 -3.48% 439
UK excluding London -20 388 £50,000 +11.11% 296
Work from Home -21 142 £50,000 -10.31% 173
South East -10 97 £50,000 -16.67% 94
London -89 97 £61,000 -11.27% 183
North of England -53 80 £52,500 +23.53% 59
South West -22 72 £43,000 +7.50% 31
Midlands -44 59 £55,000 +22.22% 46
North West -11 54 £55,000 +38.36% 35
West Midlands -45 40 £51,500 +0.10% 31
East of England -16 35 £55,000 +1.85% 34
Yorkshire -58 22 £57,500 +35.29% 16
East Midlands -31 19 £60,000 +41.18% 15
Scotland +20 17 £33,500 - 19
Northern Ireland - 14 - - 9
Wales - 14 £55,000 - 4
North East -64 4 £42,500 +70.00% 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 37 (7.39%) SharePoint
2 25 (4.99%) Confluence
3 21 (4.19%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (2.20%) IIS
5 5 (1.00%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 35 (6.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (6.39%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (3.39%) MS Visio
4 12 (2.40%) AutoCAD
5 7 (1.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.00%) CorelDRAW
7 4 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.40%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.60%) SAP CO
1 8 (1.60%) SAP FI
2 7 (1.40%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (1.00%) Infor CloudSuite
3 5 (1.00%) Infor LN
3 5 (1.00%) Unit4 Business World
4 4 (0.80%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.60%) Infor M3
5 3 (0.60%) Sage X3
6 2 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.40%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.20%) C-CURE
7 1 (0.20%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.20%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.20%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 137 (27.35%) Azure
2 90 (17.96%) Microsoft 365
3 58 (11.58%) Power Platform
4 52 (10.38%) AWS
5 48 (9.58%) Entra ID
6 32 (6.39%) SaaS
7 24 (4.79%) Power Automate
8 21 (4.19%) Azure DevOps
9 13 (2.59%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (2.59%) GitHub
9 13 (2.59%) Microsoft Purview
10 12 (2.40%) PowerApps
11 10 (2.00%) Azure Monitor
11 10 (2.00%) GCP
12 8 (1.60%) Azure Stack
12 8 (1.60%) dbt
12 8 (1.60%) n8n
12 8 (1.60%) Serverless
12 8 (1.60%) Zapier
13 7 (1.40%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 61 (12.18%) Firewall
2 50 (9.98%) DNS
3 49 (9.78%) VPN
4 35 (6.99%) TCP/IP
5 28 (5.59%) DHCP
6 24 (4.79%) Network Security
6 24 (4.79%) VLAN
7 22 (4.39%) Wireless
8 21 (4.19%) WAN
9 18 (3.59%) Wi-Fi
10 14 (2.79%) LAN
11 11 (2.20%) BGP
11 11 (2.20%) TETRA
12 10 (2.00%) Intrusion Detection
12 10 (2.00%) SAN
12 10 (2.00%) SD-WAN
13 9 (1.80%) HTTP
14 8 (1.60%) OSPF
14 8 (1.60%) VoIP
15 5 (1.00%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (9.58%) Power BI
2 19 (3.79%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.40%) Metadata
4 7 (1.40%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.20%) Big Data
6 5 (1.00%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.00%) Looker
7 4 (0.80%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.80%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.60%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.40%) EDMS
9 2 (0.40%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.40%) Redis
9 2 (0.40%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.20%) Airbyte
10 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.20%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.20%) Metadata Repository
10 1 (0.20%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 39 (7.78%) JIRA
2 14 (2.79%) Git
3 5 (1.00%) GitLab
3 5 (1.00%) JUnit
3 5 (1.00%) Postman
4 4 (0.80%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.60%) JMeter
5 3 (0.60%) Selenium
6 2 (0.40%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.40%) Liquibase
6 2 (0.40%) Mockito
6 2 (0.40%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.20%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.20%) Fiddler
7 1 (0.20%) Hudson
7 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.20%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.20%) PowerBuilder
7 1 (0.20%) Rational DOORS
General
1 273 (54.49%) Social Skills
2 99 (19.76%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (17.56%) Finance
4 47 (9.38%) Manufacturing
5 40 (7.98%) Organisational Skills
6 32 (6.39%) Presentation Skills
7 28 (5.59%) Legal
8 22 (4.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 22 (4.39%) Law
9 21 (4.19%) Retail
10 18 (3.59%) Public Sector
11 16 (3.19%) Aerospace
11 16 (3.19%) Banking
12 13 (2.59%) Marketing
13 12 (2.40%) Telecoms
14 10 (2.00%) Electronics
15 8 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.60%) Military
16 7 (1.40%) Front Office
17 4 (0.80%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 105 (20.96%) Analyst
2 61 (12.18%) Senior
3 58 (11.58%) Support Engineer
4 44 (8.78%) Consultant
5 39 (7.78%) IT Support
6 38 (7.58%) Business Analyst
6 38 (7.58%) Support Analyst
7 33 (6.59%) IT Engineer
8 28 (5.59%) Applications Support
9 27 (5.39%) IT Support Engineer
10 25 (4.99%) Architect
11 24 (4.79%) Lead
12 23 (4.59%) Developer
13 18 (3.59%) Systems Support
14 17 (3.39%) IT Analyst
14 17 (3.39%) Security Engineer
14 17 (3.39%) Systems Engineer
15 16 (3.19%) Systems Analyst
15 16 (3.19%) Test Engineer
16 14 (2.79%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.39%) REST
2 21 (4.19%) Terraform
3 10 (2.00%) CSS
3 10 (2.00%) HTML
4 9 (1.80%) Middleware
4 9 (1.80%) Node.js
5 7 (1.40%) JSON
5 7 (1.40%) Playwright
5 7 (1.40%) XML
6 6 (1.20%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.20%) ARM Templates
6 6 (1.20%) RESTful
6 6 (1.20%) SOAP
7 5 (1.00%) .NET
7 5 (1.00%) EDI
7 5 (1.00%) HTML5
7 5 (1.00%) React
8 4 (0.80%) CSS3
9 3 (0.60%) Matplotlib
9 3 (0.60%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 47 (9.38%) Driving Licence
2 36 (7.19%) Onboarding
3 22 (4.39%) Product Ownership
4 17 (3.39%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.19%) Analytical Mindset
6 15 (2.99%) CCTV
7 13 (2.59%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (2.20%) Data Centre
8 11 (2.20%) Mobile App
8 11 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (1.80%) Replication
10 8 (1.60%) Client/Server
10 8 (1.60%) CMDB
10 8 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.60%) PKI
11 7 (1.40%) Cloud Native
11 7 (1.40%) IoT
12 6 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (1.20%) Low-Code
12 6 (1.20%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 100 (19.96%) Windows
2 51 (10.18%) Windows Server
3 33 (6.59%) Linux
4 14 (2.79%) Windows 10
5 13 (2.59%) Apple iOS
6 12 (2.40%) Mac OS
7 11 (2.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 9 (1.80%) CentOS
9 8 (1.60%) Ubuntu
10 5 (1.00%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.80%) Rocky
11 4 (0.80%) Unix
12 3 (0.60%) AIX
12 3 (0.60%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.40%) Android
13 2 (0.40%) VMS
14 1 (0.20%) Embedded Linux
14 1 (0.20%) OpenWrt
14 1 (0.20%) Solaris
14 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (28.54%) Problem-Solving
2 125 (24.95%) Continuous Improvement
3 78 (15.57%) Agile
4 69 (13.77%) Stakeholder Management
5 57 (11.38%) DevOps
6 56 (11.18%) Business Analysis
7 55 (10.98%) AI
7 55 (10.98%) ITIL
8 53 (10.58%) Business Intelligence
9 52 (10.38%) Root Cause Analysis
10 47 (9.38%) Requirements Gathering
11 46 (9.18%) ERP
11 46 (9.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 46 (9.18%) Validation
12 45 (8.98%) Migration
13 44 (8.78%) Disaster Recovery
13 44 (8.78%) User Acceptance Testing
14 43 (8.58%) Change Management
15 41 (8.18%) Customer Service
16 40 (7.98%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 105 (20.96%) SQL
2 59 (11.78%) PowerShell
3 43 (8.58%) Python
4 20 (3.99%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.40%) Bash
6 11 (2.20%) Java
7 9 (1.80%) Kusto Query Language
8 7 (1.40%) C#
8 7 (1.40%) C++
8 7 (1.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (1.00%) C
10 4 (0.80%) PHP
10 4 (0.80%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.60%) Ruby
11 3 (0.60%) VBA
12 2 (0.40%) ABAP
12 2 (0.40%) Bicep
12 2 (0.40%) Go
12 2 (0.40%) Groovy
12 2 (0.40%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 59 (11.78%) Security Cleared
2 58 (11.58%) Degree
3 35 (6.99%) SC Cleared
4 14 (2.79%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (2.79%) Cisco Certification
4 14 (2.79%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (2.40%) CCNP
6 10 (2.00%) CCNA
6 10 (2.00%) DV Cleared
6 10 (2.00%) HND
6 10 (2.00%) SAP Certification
7 9 (1.80%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.40%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (1.20%) HNC
10 5 (1.00%) ACCA
10 5 (1.00%) CISSP
11 4 (0.80%) CBAP
11 4 (0.80%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (0.80%) CIMA
11 4 (0.80%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (10.78%) QA
2 30 (5.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (5.59%) GDPR
4 27 (5.39%) Data Quality
5 14 (2.79%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (2.20%) SLA
7 9 (1.80%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.80%) NIST
7 9 (1.80%) PCI DSS
8 7 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.00%) ISO 22301
9 5 (1.00%) ISO 9001
9 5 (1.00%) Software Quality Assurance
10 4 (0.80%) GRC
10 4 (0.80%) JSP 440
11 3 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.60%) WCAG
12 2 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.40%) NCSC
System Software
1 49 (9.78%) Active Directory
2 27 (5.39%) Hyper-V
3 25 (4.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (3.39%) Docker
5 12 (2.40%) Firmware
6 7 (1.40%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.80%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.80%) vSphere
8 3 (0.60%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.60%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.20%) KVM
9 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 30 (5.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.19%) Kubernetes
3 14 (2.79%) Ansible
4 12 (2.40%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.80%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.40%) vCenter Server
7 6 (1.20%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (1.00%) Grafana
9 4 (0.80%) Docker Swarm
9 4 (0.80%) Nagios
9 4 (0.80%) NetBackup
9 4 (0.80%) Podman
9 4 (0.80%) VxRail
10 3 (0.60%) SCCM
11 2 (0.40%) Puppet
12 1 (0.20%) Failover Clustering
12 1 (0.20%) Kibana
12 1 (0.20%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.20%) QRadar
12 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 166 (33.13%) Microsoft
2 37 (7.39%) Cisco
3 32 (6.39%) VMware
4 27 (5.39%) SAP
5 20 (3.99%) Fortinet
6 17 (3.39%) ServiceNow
7 16 (3.19%) Salesforce
8 14 (2.79%) Veeam
9 12 (2.40%) Dell
9 12 (2.40%) JD Edwards
9 12 (2.40%) Palo Alto
10 10 (2.00%) Oracle
11 9 (1.80%) Aruba
11 9 (1.80%) Google
12 8 (1.60%) Juniper
13 7 (1.40%) MuleSoft
13 7 (1.40%) Sophos
14 6 (1.20%) Splunk
15 5 (1.00%) Infor
15 5 (1.00%) Sage