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 16 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 365 423 464
Rank change year-on-year +58 +41 +3
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 440 265 501
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.47% 0.59% 0.46%
As % of the General category 1.00% 0.82% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 279 186 413
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,625 £26,050
25th Percentile £39,875 £40,906 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £66,250 £72,188 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £48,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year -1.55% +7.22% -

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 44,034 32,462 61,937
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 47.20% 72.83% 57.21%
Number of salaries quoted 27,017 15,825 40,965
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,043 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.08% +4.84% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -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 16 June 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 16 June 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 +27 389 £52,500 -4.55% 244
UK excluding London +87 335 £47,500 -1.55% 233
Work from Home +41 107 £47,500 -24.60% 181
North of England +12 86 £45,000 +7.14% 54
London -44 86 £73,750 +16.14% 66
South East +42 85 £47,750 -29.26% 70
Midlands +5 53 £56,000 +1.87% 36
North West +37 48 £53,386 -2.93% 25
South West -36 38 £38,750 -3.13% 14
East of England -1 37 £47,500 -5.00% 17
Yorkshire -32 30 £34,000 -19.05% 16
West Midlands -21 29 £55,000 -5.98% 22
East Midlands -5 24 £60,000 +41.18% 14
Northern Ireland - 20 - - 11
Scotland - 10 £33,500 - 22
North East -40 8 £45,000 +66.67% 13
Wales -40 6 £55,000 +10.00% 12

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 25 (5.68%) Microsoft Exchange
1 25 (5.68%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.05%) Confluence
2 9 (2.05%) IIS
3 7 (1.59%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.68%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.45%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.45%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 43 (9.77%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (6.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.32%) AutoCAD
4 6 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.91%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.68%) CorelDRAW
7 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.14%) SAP CO
1 5 (1.14%) SAP FI
1 5 (1.14%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (0.91%) SAP FI/CO
2 4 (0.91%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.45%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.45%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.45%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.45%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.23%) C-CURE
5 1 (0.23%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.23%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.23%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.23%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 125 (28.41%) Azure
2 88 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (10.23%) AWS
4 42 (9.55%) Power Platform
5 38 (8.64%) Entra ID
6 29 (6.59%) SaaS
7 23 (5.23%) Power Automate
8 15 (3.41%) dbt
9 13 (2.95%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (2.50%) PowerApps
11 10 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (2.05%) Azure Data Factory
12 9 (2.05%) GitHub
12 9 (2.05%) IaaS
12 9 (2.05%) PaaS
13 8 (1.82%) Amazon S3
13 8 (1.82%) Serverless
14 7 (1.59%) Amazon EC2
14 7 (1.59%) Azure Stack
14 7 (1.59%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 53 (12.05%) Firewall
2 46 (10.45%) DNS
3 43 (9.77%) VPN
4 35 (7.95%) DHCP
5 32 (7.27%) TCP/IP
6 26 (5.91%) VLAN
7 23 (5.23%) WAN
8 17 (3.86%) TETRA
8 17 (3.86%) Wi-Fi
9 15 (3.41%) Network Security
10 12 (2.73%) LAN
10 12 (2.73%) VoIP
11 10 (2.27%) Intrusion Detection
11 10 (2.27%) Wireless
12 8 (1.82%) SD-WAN
13 7 (1.59%) SAN
14 6 (1.36%) NAS
15 5 (1.14%) BGP
15 5 (1.14%) OSPF
15 5 (1.14%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (8.18%) Power BI
2 31 (7.05%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.73%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (2.27%) Amazon RDS
5 9 (2.05%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (1.82%) Metabase
7 7 (1.59%) Metadata
7 7 (1.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (1.36%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.36%) Looker
9 5 (1.14%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.91%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.91%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.91%) Power Query
10 4 (0.91%) SAP HANA
10 4 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.68%) Big Data
11 3 (0.68%) MySQL
12 1 (0.23%) DynamoDB
12 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (5.91%) JIRA
2 24 (5.45%) Git
3 13 (2.95%) GitLab
4 10 (2.27%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 3 (0.68%) JUnit
7 2 (0.45%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.45%) JMeter
7 2 (0.45%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.45%) Mockito
7 2 (0.45%) Postman
7 2 (0.45%) Selenium
7 2 (0.45%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.23%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.23%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.23%) Subversion
General
1 233 (52.95%) Social Skills
2 90 (20.45%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (19.55%) Finance
4 39 (8.86%) Manufacturing
5 34 (7.73%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (6.14%) Retail
7 22 (5.00%) Law
7 22 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
8 21 (4.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (4.09%) Banking
10 17 (3.86%) Telecoms
11 14 (3.18%) Electronics
11 14 (3.18%) Legal
12 13 (2.95%) Marketing
13 8 (1.82%) Aerospace
13 8 (1.82%) Public Sector
14 7 (1.59%) Front Office
15 5 (1.14%) Advertising
15 5 (1.14%) Automotive
15 5 (1.14%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 91 (20.68%) Analyst
2 49 (11.14%) IT Support
3 48 (10.91%) Support Analyst
4 37 (8.41%) Senior
5 33 (7.50%) Consultant
6 30 (6.82%) Support Engineer
7 25 (5.68%) Architect
8 22 (5.00%) Lead
8 22 (5.00%) Systems Analyst
9 21 (4.77%) Security Engineer
9 21 (4.77%) Systems Engineer
10 20 (4.55%) IT Analyst
11 19 (4.32%) Applications Support
11 19 (4.32%) Business Analyst
11 19 (4.32%) Systems Support
12 18 (4.09%) Systems Support Analyst
13 17 (3.86%) Audio Visual Engineer
13 17 (3.86%) Design Engineer
13 17 (3.86%) RF Design Engineer
13 17 (3.86%) RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.73%) REST
2 9 (2.05%) ARM Templates
3 8 (1.82%) SOAP
4 6 (1.36%) .NET
4 6 (1.36%) CSS
4 6 (1.36%) HTML
4 6 (1.36%) Middleware
4 6 (1.36%) Node.js
5 5 (1.14%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.14%) FreeSWITCH
5 5 (1.14%) Jinja
5 5 (1.14%) JSON
5 5 (1.14%) YAML
6 3 (0.68%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.68%) PySpark
6 3 (0.68%) RESTful
7 2 (0.45%) Lightning Web Components
7 2 (0.45%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.45%) React
7 2 (0.45%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.27%) Driving Licence
2 25 (5.68%) Onboarding
3 19 (4.32%) Analytical Mindset
4 18 (4.09%) Product Ownership
5 16 (3.64%) CCTV
6 12 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (2.50%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (2.27%) Low-Code
9 9 (2.05%) Management Information System
10 8 (1.82%) Client/Server
10 8 (1.82%) CMDB
10 8 (1.82%) Data Centre
11 7 (1.59%) Security Posture
12 6 (1.36%) Blog
12 6 (1.36%) Cloud Native
13 5 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
13 5 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (1.14%) Marketing Technology
13 5 (1.14%) Mobile Computing
14 4 (0.91%) Culture of Ownership
Operating Systems
1 94 (21.36%) Windows
2 58 (13.18%) Windows Server
3 44 (10.00%) Linux
4 10 (2.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 9 (2.05%) Windows 10
6 8 (1.82%) CentOS
6 8 (1.82%) Ubuntu
7 6 (1.36%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (1.14%) Debian
8 5 (1.14%) Unix
8 5 (1.14%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.91%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.91%) VMS
10 3 (0.68%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.23%) AIX
11 1 (0.23%) Android
11 1 (0.23%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (28.18%) Continuous Improvement
1 124 (28.18%) Problem-Solving
2 55 (12.50%) ITIL
3 54 (12.27%) Agile
4 46 (10.45%) Project Delivery
5 44 (10.00%) CI/CD
6 42 (9.55%) Business Intelligence
7 40 (9.09%) ERP
8 38 (8.64%) Change Management
9 37 (8.41%) Analytics
10 36 (8.18%) Incident Management
10 36 (8.18%) Stakeholder Management
11 34 (7.73%) AI
11 34 (7.73%) DevOps
12 33 (7.50%) Cybersecurity
12 33 (7.50%) Root Cause Analysis
13 32 (7.27%) Customer Service
14 30 (6.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 29 (6.59%) Business Analysis
16 27 (6.14%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 92 (20.91%) SQL
2 53 (12.05%) Python
3 48 (10.91%) PowerShell
4 22 (5.00%) JavaScript
5 16 (3.64%) Bash
6 13 (2.95%) Java
7 8 (1.82%) C#
8 6 (1.36%) C++
8 6 (1.36%) PHP
9 5 (1.14%) Shell Script
9 5 (1.14%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.45%) ABAP
11 2 (0.45%) Bicep
11 2 (0.45%) C
11 2 (0.45%) Groovy
11 2 (0.45%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.23%) VB
12 1 (0.23%) VB6
12 1 (0.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 72 (16.36%) Degree
2 51 (11.59%) Security Cleared
3 23 (5.23%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.73%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (2.73%) DV Cleared
5 10 (2.27%) Azure Certification
5 10 (2.27%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.82%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (1.82%) CompTIA Security+
6 8 (1.82%) HND
7 7 (1.59%) CISSP
8 6 (1.36%) DBS Check
8 6 (1.36%) Numerate Degree
9 5 (1.14%) CCNP
9 5 (1.14%) PMP
10 4 (0.91%) CCNA
10 4 (0.91%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.91%) HNC
10 4 (0.91%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.91%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (9.77%) QA
2 27 (6.14%) Data Quality
2 27 (6.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (3.86%) SLA
4 9 (2.05%) GDPR
5 8 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.59%) GRC
7 6 (1.36%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (1.36%) NIST
7 6 (1.36%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.91%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.68%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.68%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 3 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.45%) GAAP
10 2 (0.45%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.45%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 72 (16.36%) Active Directory
2 19 (4.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (4.09%) Hyper-V
4 17 (3.86%) Docker
5 6 (1.36%) Firmware
5 6 (1.36%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.36%) vSphere
6 3 (0.68%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.68%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.23%) KVM
8 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 21 (4.77%) Microsoft Intune
1 21 (4.77%) Terraform
2 17 (3.86%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.27%) Ansible
3 10 (2.27%) Nagios
4 8 (1.82%) SCCM
5 6 (1.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.36%) FortiGate
5 6 (1.36%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.14%) Backup Exec
6 5 (1.14%) Docker Swarm
6 5 (1.14%) Podman
6 5 (1.14%) ZABBIX
7 4 (0.91%) Control-M
7 4 (0.91%) Grafana
7 4 (0.91%) SolarWinds Orion
8 2 (0.45%) Argo
8 2 (0.45%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.45%) Puppet
8 2 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 144 (32.73%) Microsoft
2 40 (9.09%) Cisco
3 33 (7.50%) VMware
4 22 (5.00%) SAP
5 17 (3.86%) ServiceNow
6 15 (3.41%) Citrix
7 13 (2.95%) Fortinet
8 11 (2.50%) Salesforce
9 10 (2.27%) SolarWinds
10 9 (2.05%) Oracle
10 9 (2.05%) Veeam
11 8 (1.82%) Palo Alto
11 8 (1.82%) Splunk
12 7 (1.59%) Databricks
12 7 (1.59%) Google
12 7 (1.59%) MuleSoft
12 7 (1.59%) Pega
13 6 (1.36%) iManage
14 5 (1.14%) Alteryx
14 5 (1.14%) Aruba