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

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 331 510 424
Rank change year-on-year +179 -86 +46
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 382 201 429
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.60% 0.39% 0.59%
As % of the General category 1.05% 0.58% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 252 94 390
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,995 £29,725
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,142 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.80% +13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,750 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -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 36,444 34,822 45,044
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 57.03% 67.41% 61.67%
Number of salaries quoted 19,676 15,538 33,686
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -11.53%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £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 2 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 2 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 +189 354 £55,000 -12.00% 214
UK excluding London +161 247 £47,500 - 181
Work from Home +92 120 £55,000 - 97
London +94 119 £76,750 +5.86% 66
South East +93 77 £48,500 +2.11% 65
Midlands +36 60 £55,000 +5.77% 30
North of England +11 45 £43,750 +1.29% 40
West Midlands +31 32 £60,000 -4.00% 21
East of England +37 28 £30,370 -23.25% 13
East Midlands +10 27 £45,000 -7.22% 7
South West +8 23 £55,000 +74.60% 24
North West +25 22 £45,000 -0.84% 21
Yorkshire -6 20 £34,000 -19.05% 12
Scotland -1 12 £35,000 - 7
North East 0 3 £45,000 +55.17% 7
Wales -5 2 £48,000 -1.54% 3

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 26 (6.81%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (2.09%) Confluence
4 7 (1.83%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (1.05%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.79%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.79%) WebSphere Application Server
7 2 (0.52%) WordPress
8 1 (0.26%) IIS
8 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
Applications
1 57 (14.92%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.88%) MS Visio
3 5 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.26%) Abaqus
5 1 (0.26%) Weka
Business Applications
1 6 (1.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.31%) PlanetPress Connect
2 5 (1.31%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.52%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.52%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.52%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.26%) Advent Geneva
4 1 (0.26%) Bloomberg AIM
4 1 (0.26%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.26%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.26%) Postilion
4 1 (0.26%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 139 (36.39%) Azure
2 76 (19.90%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (11.52%) AWS
4 31 (8.12%) Entra ID
4 31 (8.12%) Power Platform
5 27 (7.07%) SaaS
6 19 (4.97%) Power Automate
7 14 (3.66%) Azure Data Factory
7 14 (3.66%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (3.40%) GCP
8 13 (3.40%) PaaS
8 13 (3.40%) PowerApps
9 11 (2.88%) IaaS
9 11 (2.88%) Microsoft Copilot
10 10 (2.62%) ChatGPT
11 9 (2.36%) Microsoft Purview
12 8 (2.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 7 (1.83%) dbt
14 6 (1.57%) iPaaS
14 6 (1.57%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 50 (13.09%) Firewall
2 42 (10.99%) DNS
3 37 (9.69%) DHCP
4 31 (8.12%) VPN
5 30 (7.85%) TCP/IP
6 24 (6.28%) VLAN
7 20 (5.24%) LAN
8 15 (3.93%) WAN
9 14 (3.66%) Network Security
9 14 (3.66%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (2.88%) BGP
11 10 (2.62%) SAN
12 8 (2.09%) OSPF
12 8 (2.09%) SD-WAN
13 7 (1.83%) Wireless
14 6 (1.57%) Cisco ASA
14 6 (1.57%) Wireshark
15 5 (1.31%) DMZ
15 5 (1.31%) VoIP
16 4 (1.05%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (8.90%) SQL Server
2 21 (5.50%) Power BI
3 11 (2.88%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (2.88%) Metadata
4 10 (2.62%) Data Lake
5 7 (1.83%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (1.83%) Metabase
5 7 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (1.57%) Relational Database
6 6 (1.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (1.05%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (1.05%) Big Data
7 4 (1.05%) Metadata Repository
7 4 (1.05%) MySQL
7 4 (1.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.52%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.52%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.52%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.26%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 15 (3.93%) JIRA
2 13 (3.40%) Git
3 9 (2.36%) Visual Studio
4 5 (1.31%) Subversion
5 4 (1.05%) Postman
6 3 (0.79%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.52%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.52%) Selenium
7 2 (0.52%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.26%) GitLab
8 1 (0.26%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.26%) Zephyr
General
1 207 (54.19%) Social Skills
2 86 (22.51%) Finance
3 85 (22.25%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (10.21%) Legal
5 37 (9.69%) Banking
6 32 (8.38%) Retail
7 20 (5.24%) Law
7 20 (5.24%) Manufacturing
7 20 (5.24%) Organisational Skills
8 13 (3.40%) German Language
9 11 (2.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (2.62%) Telecoms
11 8 (2.09%) Automotive
12 7 (1.83%) Electronics
13 5 (1.31%) Billing
13 5 (1.31%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.31%) Marketing
13 5 (1.31%) Publishing
14 4 (1.05%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 82 (21.47%) Analyst
2 64 (16.75%) Senior
3 38 (9.95%) IT Support
4 31 (8.12%) Architect
5 27 (7.07%) Business Analyst
6 26 (6.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 25 (6.54%) Lead
8 20 (5.24%) IT Analyst
9 19 (4.97%) Network Engineer
9 19 (4.97%) Support Engineer
10 16 (4.19%) Support Analyst
11 15 (3.93%) Senior Analyst
11 15 (3.93%) Service Analyst
11 15 (3.93%) Solutions Architect
12 13 (3.40%) Applications Support
12 13 (3.40%) Security Engineer
13 12 (3.14%) Infrastructure Support
14 11 (2.88%) Azure Engineer
14 11 (2.88%) Data Engineer
14 11 (2.88%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.40%) REST
2 10 (2.62%) .NET
3 7 (1.83%) SOAP
4 6 (1.57%) PySpark
5 5 (1.31%) Middleware
6 4 (1.05%) FreeSWITCH
6 4 (1.05%) HTML
6 4 (1.05%) Microsoft Graph
6 4 (1.05%) OAuth
6 4 (1.05%) OAuth2
6 4 (1.05%) OpenID
6 4 (1.05%) React
6 4 (1.05%) SAML
7 3 (0.79%) CSS
7 3 (0.79%) Kafka
7 3 (0.79%) XML
8 2 (0.52%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.52%) JSON
8 2 (0.52%) Laravel
8 2 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.50%) Analytical Mindset
2 19 (4.97%) Onboarding
3 17 (4.45%) Data Centre
4 14 (3.66%) Driving Licence
4 14 (3.66%) Enterprise Software
5 13 (3.40%) Low-Code
6 12 (3.14%) Cloud Native
6 12 (3.14%) Mobile App
6 12 (3.14%) Product Ownership
7 11 (2.88%) Management Information System
8 9 (2.36%) Life Science
8 9 (2.36%) Security Posture
9 8 (2.09%) AI Agents
9 8 (2.09%) Clustering
9 8 (2.09%) Enterprise Cloud
10 6 (1.57%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (1.31%) Fixed Income
11 5 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.05%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 72 (18.85%) Windows
2 46 (12.04%) Windows Server
3 22 (5.76%) Linux
4 7 (1.83%) Unix
5 5 (1.31%) VMS
5 5 (1.31%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.05%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.05%) Debian
6 4 (1.05%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (25.13%) Problem-Solving
2 90 (23.56%) Continuous Improvement
3 61 (15.97%) ITIL
4 60 (15.71%) Agile
5 51 (13.35%) Cybersecurity
6 45 (11.78%) Stakeholder Management
7 35 (9.16%) AI
8 33 (8.64%) Analytics
8 33 (8.64%) Change Management
9 31 (8.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 30 (7.85%) Project Delivery
10 30 (7.85%) Roadmaps
11 28 (7.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 28 (7.33%) Process Improvement
12 27 (7.07%) Data Analysis
13 26 (6.81%) Business Analysis
14 25 (6.54%) Project Management
14 25 (6.54%) Workflow
15 24 (6.28%) ERP
15 24 (6.28%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 56 (14.66%) SQL
2 40 (10.47%) PowerShell
3 28 (7.33%) Python
4 16 (4.19%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.40%) VBA
6 11 (2.88%) C#
7 8 (2.09%) Java
8 6 (1.57%) Kusto Query Language
9 5 (1.31%) Bash
9 5 (1.31%) Shell Script
10 4 (1.05%) PHP
10 4 (1.05%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.52%) Bicep
11 2 (0.52%) C++
11 2 (0.52%) Go
12 1 (0.26%) ABAP
12 1 (0.26%) C
12 1 (0.26%) Perl
12 1 (0.26%) R
12 1 (0.26%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 89 (23.30%) Degree
2 35 (9.16%) Security Cleared
3 25 (6.54%) CISSP
4 24 (6.28%) BPSS Clearance
5 21 (5.50%) Cisco Certification
6 20 (5.24%) SC Cleared
7 17 (4.45%) CCNP
7 17 (4.45%) CISM
8 13 (3.40%) Azure Certification
9 12 (3.14%) Numerate Degree
10 10 (2.62%) DV Cleared
11 9 (2.36%) CCIE
12 8 (2.09%) CEH
12 8 (2.09%) IIBA
12 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (2.09%) PMI Certification
12 8 (2.09%) PMP
13 7 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (1.83%) HNC
14 6 (1.57%) CCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (9.16%) Data Quality
2 23 (6.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (5.50%) QA
4 20 (5.24%) SLA
5 19 (4.97%) GDPR
6 12 (3.14%) NIST
7 11 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (2.09%) GRC
8 8 (2.09%) PCI DSS
9 7 (1.83%) SOC 2
10 6 (1.57%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (1.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 5 (1.31%) MiFID
12 4 (1.05%) ISO 20022
12 4 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.79%) COBIT
13 3 (0.79%) PMO
14 2 (0.52%) ISO 9001
15 1 (0.26%) GAAP
15 1 (0.26%) GxP
System Software
1 65 (17.02%) Active Directory
2 17 (4.45%) Hyper-V
3 14 (3.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.57%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.31%) Docker
5 5 (1.31%) Firmware
6 3 (0.79%) vSphere
7 2 (0.52%) Kamailio
7 2 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.52%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.26%) Ceph
8 1 (0.26%) Lustre
8 1 (0.26%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.26%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 15 (3.93%) SCCM
2 12 (3.14%) Terraform
3 11 (2.88%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (2.62%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.57%) Failover Clustering
5 6 (1.57%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (1.31%) Dell DRAC
6 5 (1.31%) FortiGate
6 5 (1.31%) vCenter Server
7 4 (1.05%) Ansible
7 4 (1.05%) Control-M
7 4 (1.05%) Grafana
7 4 (1.05%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.79%) Backup Exec
8 3 (0.79%) cPanel
8 3 (0.79%) Nagios
8 3 (0.79%) Nessus
8 3 (0.79%) Plesk
8 3 (0.79%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 128 (33.51%) Microsoft
2 27 (7.07%) Cisco
2 27 (7.07%) VMware
3 18 (4.71%) ServiceNow
4 14 (3.66%) SAP
5 13 (3.40%) Citrix
5 13 (3.40%) Pega
6 12 (3.14%) SolarWinds
6 12 (3.14%) Veeam
7 11 (2.88%) Oracle
7 11 (2.88%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.62%) Blue Prism
8 10 (2.62%) CheckPoint
8 10 (2.62%) F5
8 10 (2.62%) Fortinet
9 9 (2.36%) Alteryx
9 9 (2.36%) UiPath
10 8 (2.09%) Anaplan
10 8 (2.09%) Databricks
10 8 (2.09%) Palo Alto