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 31 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 336 527 426
Rank change year-on-year +191 -101 +92
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 381 233 333
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.76% 0.34% 0.61%
As % of the General category 1.14% 0.59% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 258 118 268
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.92% +18.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,348 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £48,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -18.18%

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 33,407 39,469 35,680
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 66.53% 58.06% 65.32%
Number of salaries quoted 18,342 19,318 26,571
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £50,309 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.52% +0.62% -4.76%

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 31 October 2025.

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 31 October 2025. 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 +204 357 £54,000 -16.92% 170
UK excluding London +158 245 £45,000 -7.69% 137
Work from Home +68 125 £54,000 -10.00% 79
London +70 114 £77,500 +6.90% 59
South East +78 70 £53,000 +11.58% 58
Midlands +68 66 £45,000 - 20
North of England +50 63 £42,500 -17.87% 20
West Midlands +62 36 £51,250 -21.15% 14
Yorkshire +34 32 £47,500 -9.52% 7
East Midlands +29 30 £42,500 +6.25% 5
North West +16 27 £39,750 -22.06% 12
East of England +38 22 £54,000 +34.16% 15
South West +46 16 £56,000 +31.76% 21
Scotland -1 7 - - 2
North East +16 4 £25,000 -26.47% 1
Wales +7 2 £48,000 -1.54% 2

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 30 (7.87%) SharePoint
2 24 (6.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (3.41%) Confluence
4 2 (0.52%) IIS
5 1 (0.26%) Apache
5 1 (0.26%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.26%) WebSphere Application Server
5 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 57 (14.96%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (4.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (3.67%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.26%) Weka
Business Applications
1 12 (3.15%) Dynamics NAV
2 7 (1.84%) Oracle Cash Management
2 7 (1.84%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (1.57%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (1.31%) Oracle Assets
4 5 (1.31%) Oracle General Ledger
4 5 (1.31%) Oracle Receivables
4 5 (1.31%) PlanetPress Connect
4 5 (1.31%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (1.05%) Oracle ERP
5 4 (1.05%) Unit4 Business World
6 3 (0.79%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.79%) Oracle Financials
6 3 (0.79%) SAP EHS
6 3 (0.79%) SAP IBP
6 3 (0.79%) SAP PP
7 2 (0.52%) Bloomberg AIM
7 2 (0.52%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 115 (30.18%) Azure
2 60 (15.75%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (9.71%) AWS
4 35 (9.19%) SaaS
5 29 (7.61%) Power Platform
6 24 (6.30%) Entra ID
7 20 (5.25%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (4.99%) Azure DevOps
8 19 (4.99%) IaaS
9 15 (3.94%) GitHub
10 12 (3.15%) GCP
10 12 (3.15%) PaaS
11 11 (2.89%) Azure Data Factory
11 11 (2.89%) PowerApps
12 8 (2.10%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (2.10%) Power Automate
13 7 (1.84%) OCI
14 6 (1.57%) iPaaS
14 6 (1.57%) OneDrive
15 5 (1.31%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 47 (12.34%) Firewall
2 33 (8.66%) DNS
3 30 (7.87%) DHCP
4 27 (7.09%) VPN
5 26 (6.82%) TCP/IP
6 19 (4.99%) LAN
7 18 (4.72%) BGP
8 16 (4.20%) VLAN
9 14 (3.67%) Network Security
9 14 (3.67%) OSPF
10 11 (2.89%) WAN
11 9 (2.36%) MPLS
12 7 (1.84%) SAN
12 7 (1.84%) SD-WAN
12 7 (1.84%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (1.57%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (1.57%) Ethernet VPN
13 6 (1.57%) VoIP
13 6 (1.57%) Wireshark
14 5 (1.31%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (7.61%) SQL Server
2 17 (4.46%) Power BI
3 16 (4.20%) Tableau
4 15 (3.94%) BigQuery
5 7 (1.84%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (1.57%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.05%) MySQL
9 3 (0.79%) Amazon Aurora
9 3 (0.79%) CockroachDB
9 3 (0.79%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.52%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.52%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.26%) DB2
11 1 (0.26%) GIS
11 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.26%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.26%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 17 (4.46%) JIRA
2 4 (1.05%) Postman
3 3 (0.79%) Git
4 2 (0.52%) GitLab
4 2 (0.52%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.26%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.26%) Rational Rhapsody
5 1 (0.26%) Zephyr
General
1 180 (47.24%) Social Skills
2 89 (23.36%) Finance
3 63 (16.54%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (10.50%) Legal
5 30 (7.87%) Banking
6 28 (7.35%) Law
7 27 (7.09%) Organisational Skills
8 22 (5.77%) Manufacturing
8 22 (5.77%) Presentation Skills
9 19 (4.99%) Retail
10 15 (3.94%) Back Office
11 14 (3.67%) Advertising
12 13 (3.41%) Telecoms
13 12 (3.15%) Public Sector
14 8 (2.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (1.84%) Financial Institution
16 5 (1.31%) German Language
16 5 (1.31%) Marketing
16 5 (1.31%) Publishing
17 4 (1.05%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 102 (26.77%) Analyst
2 59 (15.49%) Senior
3 27 (7.09%) Architect
3 27 (7.09%) Network Engineer
4 26 (6.82%) Business Analyst
5 24 (6.30%) Lead
6 23 (6.04%) Data Analyst
7 20 (5.25%) Developer
7 20 (5.25%) Quality Analyst
8 19 (4.99%) Consultant
8 19 (4.99%) Data Quality Analyst
8 19 (4.99%) Service Analyst
9 18 (4.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 18 (4.72%) Support Engineer
10 16 (4.20%) Service Desk Analyst
11 15 (3.94%) Infrastructure Support
11 15 (3.94%) IT Support
11 15 (3.94%) Senior Analyst
11 15 (3.94%) Solutions Architect
12 14 (3.67%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.94%) XML
2 11 (2.89%) .NET
3 5 (1.31%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (1.31%) React
4 4 (1.05%) Kafka
4 4 (1.05%) Microsoft Graph
4 4 (1.05%) OAuth
4 4 (1.05%) OAuth2
4 4 (1.05%) OpenID
4 4 (1.05%) SAML
5 3 (0.79%) HTML
5 3 (0.79%) REST
5 3 (0.79%) Spring
5 3 (0.79%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.52%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.52%) Elastic Stack
6 2 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.52%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (0.26%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.26%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.77%) Data Centre
2 16 (4.20%) Product Ownership
3 15 (3.94%) Cloud Native
4 14 (3.67%) Mobile App
5 13 (3.41%) NHS
5 13 (3.41%) Onboarding
6 12 (3.15%) Driving Licence
7 11 (2.89%) Management Information System
8 10 (2.62%) Analytical Mindset
8 10 (2.62%) CMDB
8 10 (2.62%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (2.10%) Cyber Threat
10 8 (2.10%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.57%) Clustering
12 5 (1.31%) IoT
12 5 (1.31%) Security Posture
12 5 (1.31%) Virtual Team
13 4 (1.05%) Data Structures
13 4 (1.05%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 76 (19.95%) Windows
2 38 (9.97%) Windows Server
3 23 (6.04%) Linux
4 5 (1.31%) Debian
4 5 (1.31%) Mac OS X
4 5 (1.31%) Unix
5 3 (0.79%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.26%) VMS
6 1 (0.26%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (20.21%) Problem-Solving
2 60 (15.75%) Agile
3 50 (13.12%) Continuous Improvement
3 50 (13.12%) ITIL
4 46 (12.07%) Validation
5 44 (11.55%) Cybersecurity
6 43 (11.29%) Migration
7 42 (11.02%) DevOps
8 35 (9.19%) Project Delivery
9 29 (7.61%) Business Intelligence
9 29 (7.61%) Computer Science
10 28 (7.35%) Project Management
10 28 (7.35%) Stakeholder Management
11 27 (7.09%) Incident Management
11 27 (7.09%) Inventory Management
11 27 (7.09%) Test Automation
12 26 (6.82%) ERP
13 25 (6.56%) Customer Service
13 25 (6.56%) Mentoring
14 24 (6.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 65 (17.06%) SQL
2 33 (8.66%) Python
3 29 (7.61%) PowerShell
4 22 (5.77%) C#
5 17 (4.46%) Java
6 14 (3.67%) JavaScript
7 13 (3.41%) C
7 13 (3.41%) VBA
8 10 (2.62%) Bash
9 6 (1.57%) PHP
10 3 (0.79%) Perl
10 3 (0.79%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.52%) Bicep
11 2 (0.52%) Go
12 1 (0.26%) C++
12 1 (0.26%) SystemVerilog
12 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 84 (22.05%) Degree
2 53 (13.91%) Security Cleared
3 37 (9.71%) SC Cleared
4 29 (7.61%) Cisco Certification
5 28 (7.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 24 (6.30%) CCNP
7 22 (5.77%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (4.99%) CISSP
9 17 (4.46%) DV Cleared
10 15 (3.94%) Numerate Degree
11 13 (3.41%) CISM
12 11 (2.89%) CCIE
13 9 (2.36%) CCNA
14 8 (2.10%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (1.84%) HNC
16 6 (1.57%) CCSA
16 6 (1.57%) CCSE
16 6 (1.57%) CompTIA Security+
17 5 (1.31%) AWS Certification
17 5 (1.31%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (9.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (7.61%) Data Quality
3 17 (4.46%) GDPR
3 17 (4.46%) ISO 9001
4 15 (3.94%) QA
5 14 (3.67%) NIST
6 11 (2.89%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (2.89%) SLA
7 8 (2.10%) SOC 2
8 7 (1.84%) Actionable Recommendations
8 7 (1.84%) PMO
9 6 (1.57%) MiFID
10 5 (1.31%) GRC
11 4 (1.05%) JSP 440
12 2 (0.52%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.52%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.52%) UCITS
13 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.26%) HL7
13 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 55 (14.44%) Active Directory
2 23 (6.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (5.51%) Hyper-V
4 8 (2.10%) Firmware
5 6 (1.57%) Docker
6 5 (1.31%) Kamailio
6 5 (1.31%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.26%) Ceph
8 1 (0.26%) Lustre
8 1 (0.26%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 15 (3.94%) Kubernetes
1 15 (3.94%) SCCM
2 13 (3.41%) Terraform
3 9 (2.36%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.84%) Failover Clustering
5 6 (1.57%) Ansible
6 5 (1.31%) FortiGate
6 5 (1.31%) Nagios
7 4 (1.05%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 4 (1.05%) CSIRT
8 3 (0.79%) Dell DRAC
8 3 (0.79%) Grafana
9 2 (0.52%) Kibana
9 2 (0.52%) Nessus
10 1 (0.26%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.26%) cPanel
10 1 (0.26%) Plesk
10 1 (0.26%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.26%) SCOM
10 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 131 (34.38%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.61%) VMware
3 28 (7.35%) Cisco
4 18 (4.72%) Oracle
5 12 (3.15%) CheckPoint
5 12 (3.15%) F5
6 11 (2.89%) SolarWinds
7 9 (2.36%) Blue Prism
7 9 (2.36%) Fortinet
7 9 (2.36%) Pega
8 8 (2.10%) Citrix
8 8 (2.10%) Juniper
8 8 (2.10%) Salesforce
9 7 (1.84%) Palo Alto
9 7 (1.84%) Veeam
10 6 (1.57%) Qualys
10 6 (1.57%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.31%) Arista
11 5 (1.31%) Meraki
11 5 (1.31%) SAP