Documentation Skills Jobs

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 8 December 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 475 430 506
Rank change year-on-year -45 +76 -39
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 313 324 734
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.45% 0.61% 0.60%
As % of the General category 0.72% 0.93% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 137 280 515
10th Percentile £38,500 £31,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,383 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £79,063 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,383 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.46% -13.64% +10.00%

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 43,705 34,825 84,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 63.01% 65.73% 68.78%
Number of salaries quoted 18,934 24,374 48,187
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £44,113 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.35%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +6.87%

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Documentation Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills.

Salary trend for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 8 December 2024.

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 8 December 2024. 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 -86 273 £55,000 - 130
UK excluding London -42 201 £45,383 -4.46% 93
Work from Home +8 124 £50,000 -4.76% 98
London -46 98 £72,500 -3.33% 47
North of England +3 62 £45,383 +35.47% 22
North West -11 51 £45,383 +35.47% 19
Midlands -22 46 £45,000 -10.00% 25
South East -86 29 £40,000 -20.00% 16
South West +7 26 £37,000 -10.84% 9
West Midlands -30 25 £63,750 +27.50% 15
East Midlands -15 21 £42,500 -19.05% 10
Scotland +1 14 £50,000 +17.65% 7
Wales +35 12 £47,500 +46.15% 5
East of England -70 12 £40,250 -15.26% 8
Yorkshire +20 10 £52,500 +16.67% 2
North East -33 1 £52,500 - 1

Documentation Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 35 (11.18%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.51%) Confluence
3 9 (2.88%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.60%) Apache
5 4 (1.28%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.64%) IIS
6 2 (0.64%) nginx
7 1 (0.32%) CMS
7 1 (0.32%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.32%) WildFly
7 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 31 (9.90%) Adobe Illustrator
1 31 (9.90%) Photoshop
2 14 (4.47%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.88%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.64%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 6 (1.92%) Oracle EBS
1 6 (1.92%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (1.60%) SAP HR
3 3 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.96%) SAP SD
4 2 (0.64%) PeopleSoft HCM
4 2 (0.64%) PeopleSoft HRMS
5 1 (0.32%) Magento
5 1 (0.32%) SAP Hybris
5 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.32%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 80 (25.56%) Azure
2 60 (19.17%) AWS
3 40 (12.78%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (7.35%) Entra ID
5 20 (6.39%) Power Platform
6 15 (4.79%) SaaS
7 14 (4.47%) GCP
8 8 (2.56%) Cloud Computing
8 8 (2.56%) PowerApps
9 7 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (2.24%) Serverless
10 5 (1.60%) AWS Lambda
10 5 (1.60%) Boomi
10 5 (1.60%) npm
10 5 (1.60%) SuccessFactors
11 4 (1.28%) Amazon EC2
11 4 (1.28%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (1.28%) Fivetran
11 4 (1.28%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (7.67%) VPN
2 19 (6.07%) Network Security
3 18 (5.75%) Firewall
4 13 (4.15%) LAN
5 10 (3.19%) Cisco Nexus
5 10 (3.19%) DNS
6 8 (2.56%) DHCP
6 8 (2.56%) WAN
7 7 (2.24%) MPLS
7 7 (2.24%) NetScaler
7 7 (2.24%) SD-WAN
8 6 (1.92%) BGP
8 6 (1.92%) Wireless
9 4 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.96%) HTTP
10 3 (0.96%) SAN
10 3 (0.96%) Software-Defined Networking
11 2 (0.64%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.64%) SSL
11 2 (0.64%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.47%) SQL Server
2 11 (3.51%) Power BI
3 8 (2.56%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (2.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 7 (2.24%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (1.60%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.28%) Metadata
6 4 (1.28%) Metadata Repository
6 4 (1.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 4 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.96%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.64%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.64%) MySQL
8 2 (0.64%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.32%) Big Data
9 1 (0.32%) Hazelcast
9 1 (0.32%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database 12c
9 1 (0.32%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 31 (9.90%) Dreamweaver
2 16 (5.11%) Git
3 15 (4.79%) JIRA
4 5 (1.60%) GitLab
4 5 (1.60%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.60%) Visual Studio
4 5 (1.60%) webpack
5 2 (0.64%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.64%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.64%) LabVIEW
5 2 (0.64%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.64%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.32%) Hudson
6 1 (0.32%) JMeter
6 1 (0.32%) LSMW
General
1 115 (36.74%) Social Skills
2 58 (18.53%) Analytical Skills
3 49 (15.65%) Finance
4 19 (6.07%) Presentation Skills
5 18 (5.75%) Legal
6 14 (4.47%) Law
7 11 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (2.88%) Banking
9 8 (2.56%) Manufacturing
10 7 (2.24%) Telecoms
11 6 (1.92%) Police
12 5 (1.60%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.60%) Games
12 5 (1.60%) iGaming
12 5 (1.60%) Marketing
12 5 (1.60%) Publishing
13 4 (1.28%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.96%) Electronics
14 3 (0.96%) Retail
15 2 (0.64%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 82 (26.20%) Senior
2 49 (15.65%) Instrumentation Engineer
2 49 (15.65%) Senior Electrical Engineer
3 39 (12.46%) Analyst
4 36 (11.50%) Consultant
5 31 (9.90%) Information Specialist
5 31 (9.90%) MIS Specialist
6 25 (7.99%) Architect
7 22 (7.03%) Network Engineer
8 21 (6.71%) Developer
9 17 (5.43%) IT Consultant
10 16 (5.11%) Business Analyst
10 16 (5.11%) Lead
11 14 (4.47%) Security Engineer
12 10 (3.19%) Junior
13 9 (2.88%) SAP Consultant
13 9 (2.88%) Senior Consultant
14 8 (2.56%) Security Architect
15 7 (2.24%) Senior Security Engineer
15 7 (2.24%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (13.42%) HTML
2 20 (6.39%) .NET
3 15 (4.79%) REST
4 13 (4.15%) AngularJS
5 12 (3.83%) ASP.NET
6 11 (3.51%) XML
7 10 (3.19%) React
8 8 (2.56%) SOAP
9 7 (2.24%) Oracle Fusion
9 7 (2.24%) RESTful
9 7 (2.24%) Spring
9 7 (2.24%) Spring Boot
10 6 (1.92%) CSS
11 5 (1.60%) Jest
11 5 (1.60%) JSON
11 5 (1.60%) Pixi.js
12 4 (1.28%) Node.js
12 4 (1.28%) Web Services
12 4 (1.28%) WPF
13 3 (0.96%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 50 (15.97%) SCADA
2 43 (13.74%) Management Information System
3 17 (5.43%) Public Cloud
4 16 (5.11%) Hybrid Cloud
4 16 (5.11%) Product Ownership
5 11 (3.51%) Data Centre
5 11 (3.51%) Onboarding
5 11 (3.51%) Taxonomies
6 8 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (1.92%) CMDB
7 6 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.60%) Mobile Games
8 5 (1.60%) Online Games
8 5 (1.60%) Sports Betting
8 5 (1.60%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.28%) Legacy Code
9 4 (1.28%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 2 (0.64%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 24 (7.67%) Windows
2 16 (5.11%) Linux
3 15 (4.79%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.92%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.60%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (1.60%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.28%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.64%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.64%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.64%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.32%) Unix
8 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (29.39%) Problem-Solving
2 55 (17.57%) Project Management
3 54 (17.25%) Acceptance Criteria
4 52 (16.61%) Mathematics
5 39 (12.46%) Customer Requirements
5 39 (12.46%) Cybersecurity
6 37 (11.82%) Migration
7 33 (10.54%) Stakeholder Management
8 32 (10.22%) ITIL
9 28 (8.95%) Mentoring
9 28 (8.95%) Project Delivery
10 26 (8.31%) Agile
10 26 (8.31%) Information Security
11 25 (7.99%) Presales
12 24 (7.67%) Roadmaps
13 22 (7.03%) Cloud Security
14 21 (6.71%) Collaborative Working
15 19 (6.07%) Vulnerability Management
16 18 (5.75%) DevOps
17 17 (5.43%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 73 (23.32%) SQL
2 53 (16.93%) JavaScript
3 34 (10.86%) VB
4 18 (5.75%) PowerShell
4 18 (5.75%) Python
5 14 (4.47%) C#
6 12 (3.83%) Java
7 10 (3.19%) T-SQL
8 7 (2.24%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.96%) PHP
10 2 (0.64%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.64%) C
10 2 (0.64%) C++
10 2 (0.64%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.32%) ABAP
11 1 (0.32%) Bash
11 1 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.32%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.32%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 130 (41.53%) Degree
2 49 (15.65%) Numerate Degree
3 24 (7.67%) Cisco Certification
4 23 (7.35%) Security Cleared
5 13 (4.15%) CCNP
6 10 (3.19%) SC Cleared
7 9 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (2.24%) CCNA
8 7 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.92%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.92%) CCIE
10 5 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.60%) CCSA
10 5 (1.60%) CCSE
10 5 (1.60%) DV Cleared
10 5 (1.60%) JNCIS
10 5 (1.60%) RHCSA
10 5 (1.60%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 4 (1.28%) MCSE
12 3 (0.96%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (5.11%) QA
3 13 (4.15%) NIST
4 9 (2.88%) SLA
5 8 (2.56%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.92%) GDPR
7 5 (1.60%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.60%) PMO
8 4 (1.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.96%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.96%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.64%) GRC
10 2 (0.64%) ISO 26262
11 1 (0.32%) PMBOK
System Software
1 34 (10.86%) Active Directory
2 31 (9.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.24%) vSphere
3 7 (2.24%) XenDesktop
4 6 (1.92%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.60%) Docker
6 4 (1.28%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.96%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 27 (8.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (4.15%) Ansible
3 9 (2.88%) Terraform
4 6 (1.92%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (1.60%) EMC NetWorker
5 5 (1.60%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.28%) Grafana
6 4 (1.28%) Nessus
7 3 (0.96%) HAProxy
7 3 (0.96%) SCCM
8 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 2 (0.64%) Nmap
8 2 (0.64%) SCDPM
9 1 (0.32%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
9 1 (0.32%) Galera Cluster
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.32%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.32%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 79 (25.24%) Microsoft
2 41 (13.10%) VMware
3 39 (12.46%) Citrix
4 23 (7.35%) Palo Alto
5 19 (6.07%) Cisco
6 16 (5.11%) Barracuda Networks
6 16 (5.11%) Nimble Storage
7 12 (3.83%) Dell
8 11 (3.51%) SAP
9 10 (3.19%) ServiceNow
10 7 (2.24%) Databricks
10 7 (2.24%) Oracle
11 6 (1.92%) Red Hat
12 5 (1.60%) Arista
12 5 (1.60%) CheckPoint
12 5 (1.60%) EMC
12 5 (1.60%) F5
12 5 (1.60%) Openreach
13 4 (1.28%) HP
13 4 (1.28%) Salesforce