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

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 392 350 521
Rank change year-on-year -42 +171 -92
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 512 382 269
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.44% 0.77% 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.94% 1.13% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 333 267 153
10th Percentile £34,500 £32,750 £35,650
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £53,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.74% -14.40% +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 54,358 33,772 44,081
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.38% 68.37% 57.33%
Number of salaries quoted 33,110 17,601 22,351
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,200
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -6.14% -5.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -1.93%

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 25 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 25 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 -54 454 £51,886 -3.02% 506
UK excluding London -28 395 £50,000 +11.11% 332
Work from Home -25 144 £50,000 -8.26% 203
London -69 100 £65,000 -10.34% 214
South East -22 96 £50,000 -8.26% 107
North of England -51 83 £52,136 +22.67% 74
South West -18 75 £43,000 +7.50% 40
Midlands -43 61 £52,500 +16.67% 47
North West +1 56 £55,000 +38.36% 51
West Midlands -41 42 £51,500 +0.10% 36
East of England -9 35 £55,000 +0.92% 34
Yorkshire -49 22 £57,500 +35.29% 15
East Midlands -36 19 £60,000 +41.18% 11
Scotland +23 17 £33,500 - 18
Northern Ireland - 14 - - 8
Wales - 14 £55,000 - 5
North East -69 5 £36,000 +44.00% 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 (7.23%) SharePoint
2 26 (5.08%) Confluence
3 21 (4.10%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (2.15%) IIS
5 5 (0.98%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 35 (6.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (3.32%) MS Visio
4 12 (2.34%) AutoCAD
5 7 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.98%) CorelDRAW
7 4 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.39%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.20%) EPLAN
9 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.56%) SAP CO
1 8 (1.56%) SAP FI
2 7 (1.37%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (0.98%) Infor CloudSuite
3 5 (0.98%) Infor LN
3 5 (0.98%) Unit4 Business World
4 4 (0.78%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.59%) Infor M3
5 3 (0.59%) Sage X3
6 2 (0.39%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.39%) 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%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.20%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 141 (27.54%) Azure
2 90 (17.58%) Microsoft 365
3 60 (11.72%) Power Platform
4 54 (10.55%) AWS
5 49 (9.57%) Entra ID
6 31 (6.05%) SaaS
7 24 (4.69%) Power Automate
8 21 (4.10%) Azure DevOps
9 13 (2.54%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (2.54%) GitHub
9 13 (2.54%) Microsoft Purview
10 12 (2.34%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.15%) GCP
12 10 (1.95%) Azure Monitor
13 9 (1.76%) Azure Data Factory
13 9 (1.76%) Serverless
14 8 (1.56%) Azure Stack
14 8 (1.56%) dbt
14 8 (1.56%) n8n
14 8 (1.56%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 60 (11.72%) Firewall
2 50 (9.77%) DNS
3 49 (9.57%) VPN
4 35 (6.84%) TCP/IP
5 28 (5.47%) DHCP
6 24 (4.69%) Network Security
6 24 (4.69%) VLAN
7 22 (4.30%) Wireless
8 21 (4.10%) WAN
9 17 (3.32%) Wi-Fi
10 14 (2.73%) LAN
11 11 (2.15%) BGP
11 11 (2.15%) TETRA
12 10 (1.95%) Intrusion Detection
12 10 (1.95%) SAN
12 10 (1.95%) SD-WAN
13 9 (1.76%) HTTP
14 8 (1.56%) OSPF
15 7 (1.37%) VoIP
16 5 (0.98%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (9.77%) Power BI
2 19 (3.71%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.34%) Metadata
4 8 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.17%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (1.17%) Big Data
6 5 (0.98%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.98%) Looker
7 4 (0.78%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.59%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.39%) EDMS
9 2 (0.39%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.39%) Redis
9 2 (0.39%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.20%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.20%) Metadata Repository
10 1 (0.20%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 40 (7.81%) JIRA
2 14 (2.73%) Git
3 5 (0.98%) GitLab
3 5 (0.98%) JUnit
3 5 (0.98%) Postman
4 4 (0.78%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.59%) JMeter
5 3 (0.59%) Selenium
6 2 (0.39%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.39%) Liquibase
6 2 (0.39%) Mockito
6 2 (0.39%) PowerBuilder
6 2 (0.39%) 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%) Rational DOORS
General
1 278 (54.30%) Social Skills
2 101 (19.73%) Analytical Skills
3 90 (17.58%) Finance
4 49 (9.57%) Manufacturing
5 40 (7.81%) Organisational Skills
6 34 (6.64%) Presentation Skills
7 30 (5.86%) Legal
8 23 (4.49%) Law
9 22 (4.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 21 (4.10%) Retail
11 18 (3.52%) Public Sector
12 17 (3.32%) Aerospace
12 17 (3.32%) Banking
13 13 (2.54%) Marketing
13 13 (2.54%) Telecoms
14 11 (2.15%) Electronics
15 9 (1.76%) Influencing Skills
16 8 (1.56%) Military
17 7 (1.37%) Front Office
18 5 (0.98%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 106 (20.70%) Analyst
2 61 (11.91%) Senior
3 59 (11.52%) Support Engineer
4 46 (8.98%) Consultant
5 39 (7.62%) Business Analyst
6 38 (7.42%) IT Support
7 37 (7.23%) Support Analyst
8 32 (6.25%) IT Engineer
9 28 (5.47%) Applications Support
10 26 (5.08%) IT Support Engineer
11 25 (4.88%) Architect
12 24 (4.69%) Developer
12 24 (4.69%) Lead
13 18 (3.52%) Systems Support
14 17 (3.32%) IT Analyst
14 17 (3.32%) Security Engineer
14 17 (3.32%) Test Engineer
15 16 (3.13%) Systems Analyst
15 16 (3.13%) Systems Engineer
16 14 (2.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.49%) REST
2 22 (4.30%) Terraform
3 10 (1.95%) CSS
3 10 (1.95%) HTML
4 9 (1.76%) Middleware
4 9 (1.76%) Node.js
4 9 (1.76%) XML
5 8 (1.56%) JSON
5 8 (1.56%) Playwright
6 7 (1.37%) .NET
7 6 (1.17%) AngularJS
7 6 (1.17%) ARM Templates
7 6 (1.17%) RESTful
7 6 (1.17%) SOAP
8 5 (0.98%) EDI
8 5 (0.98%) HTML5
8 5 (0.98%) React
9 4 (0.78%) CSS3
10 3 (0.59%) Matplotlib
10 3 (0.59%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 51 (9.96%) Driving Licence
2 37 (7.23%) Onboarding
3 22 (4.30%) Product Ownership
4 18 (3.52%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.13%) Analytical Mindset
6 15 (2.93%) CCTV
7 13 (2.54%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (2.34%) Data Centre
8 12 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
9 11 (2.15%) Mobile App
10 9 (1.76%) Replication
11 8 (1.56%) Client/Server
11 8 (1.56%) CMDB
11 8 (1.56%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (1.56%) PKI
12 7 (1.37%) Cloud Native
12 7 (1.37%) IoT
13 6 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
13 6 (1.17%) Low-Code
13 6 (1.17%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 100 (19.53%) Windows
2 50 (9.77%) Windows Server
3 33 (6.45%) Linux
4 13 (2.54%) Apple iOS
4 13 (2.54%) Windows 10
5 12 (2.34%) Mac OS
6 11 (2.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 9 (1.76%) CentOS
8 8 (1.56%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.78%) Rocky
10 4 (0.78%) Unix
11 3 (0.59%) AIX
11 3 (0.59%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.39%) Android
12 2 (0.39%) VMS
13 1 (0.20%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.20%) OpenWrt
13 1 (0.20%) Solaris
13 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 150 (29.30%) Problem-Solving
2 127 (24.80%) Continuous Improvement
3 81 (15.82%) Agile
4 73 (14.26%) Stakeholder Management
5 58 (11.33%) DevOps
6 57 (11.13%) Business Analysis
7 56 (10.94%) AI
8 55 (10.74%) Business Intelligence
8 55 (10.74%) ITIL
9 53 (10.35%) Root Cause Analysis
10 49 (9.57%) Requirements Gathering
11 48 (9.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 47 (9.18%) ERP
12 47 (9.18%) Validation
13 45 (8.79%) Migration
13 45 (8.79%) User Acceptance Testing
14 44 (8.59%) Disaster Recovery
15 42 (8.20%) Change Management
15 42 (8.20%) Project Delivery
16 40 (7.81%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 110 (21.48%) SQL
2 61 (11.91%) PowerShell
3 45 (8.79%) Python
4 20 (3.91%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.34%) Bash
6 11 (2.15%) Java
7 10 (1.95%) Kusto Query Language
8 9 (1.76%) C#
9 8 (1.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (1.37%) C++
11 5 (0.98%) C
12 4 (0.78%) PHP
12 4 (0.78%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.59%) Bicep
13 3 (0.59%) Ruby
13 3 (0.59%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.59%) VBA
14 2 (0.39%) ABAP
14 2 (0.39%) Groovy
14 2 (0.39%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 61 (11.91%) Security Cleared
2 60 (11.72%) Degree
3 37 (7.23%) SC Cleared
4 14 (2.73%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (2.73%) Cisco Certification
4 14 (2.73%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (2.34%) CCNP
6 10 (1.95%) CCNA
6 10 (1.95%) DV Cleared
6 10 (1.95%) HND
6 10 (1.95%) SAP Certification
7 9 (1.76%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.37%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (1.17%) CISSP
9 6 (1.17%) HNC
10 5 (0.98%) ACCA
11 4 (0.78%) CBAP
11 4 (0.78%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (0.78%) CIMA
12 3 (0.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (10.74%) QA
2 31 (6.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (5.47%) GDPR
4 27 (5.27%) Data Quality
5 15 (2.93%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (1.95%) NIST
6 10 (1.95%) SLA
7 9 (1.76%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.76%) PCI DSS
8 7 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.17%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.98%) ISO 22301
10 5 (0.98%) Software Quality Assurance
11 4 (0.78%) GRC
11 4 (0.78%) JSP 440
12 3 (0.59%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.59%) WCAG
13 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 2 (0.39%) NCSC
System Software
1 49 (9.57%) Active Directory
2 27 (5.27%) Hyper-V
3 24 (4.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (3.32%) Docker
5 12 (2.34%) Firmware
6 7 (1.37%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.78%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.78%) vSphere
8 2 (0.39%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.39%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.20%) KVM
9 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 31 (6.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.13%) Kubernetes
3 14 (2.73%) Ansible
4 12 (2.34%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.76%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.37%) vCenter Server
7 6 (1.17%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.98%) Grafana
9 4 (0.78%) Docker Swarm
9 4 (0.78%) Nagios
9 4 (0.78%) NetBackup
9 4 (0.78%) Podman
9 4 (0.78%) VxRail
10 3 (0.59%) SCCM
11 2 (0.39%) Puppet
12 1 (0.20%) Failover Clustering
12 1 (0.20%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
12 1 (0.20%) QRadar
12 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 169 (33.01%) Microsoft
2 37 (7.23%) Cisco
3 31 (6.05%) VMware
4 27 (5.27%) SAP
5 20 (3.91%) Fortinet
6 17 (3.32%) ServiceNow
7 16 (3.13%) Salesforce
8 14 (2.73%) Veeam
9 12 (2.34%) Dell
9 12 (2.34%) JD Edwards
9 12 (2.34%) Palo Alto
10 11 (2.15%) Oracle
11 10 (1.95%) Google
12 9 (1.76%) Aruba
13 8 (1.56%) Juniper
14 7 (1.37%) MuleSoft
15 6 (1.17%) Sophos
15 6 (1.17%) Splunk
16 5 (0.98%) NetApp
16 5 (0.98%) Sage