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 12 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 348 450 440
Rank change year-on-year +102 -10 +29
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 430 213 522
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.48% 0.49% 0.54%
As % of the General category 0.97% 0.67% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 265 144 445
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,938 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +1.90% -12.50%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +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 44,306 31,669 58,248
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 49.02% 72.42% 60.27%
Number of salaries quoted 24,863 15,966 39,605
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,424 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £105,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £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 12 May 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 12 May 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 +80 382 £55,000 +2.80% 183
UK excluding London +111 297 £47,500 - 146
London +14 110 £75,000 +19.05% 63
Work from Home +65 108 £55,000 -5.98% 71
North of England +15 75 £45,000 +7.14% 27
South East +46 74 £48,000 -26.15% 56
Midlands -12 52 £56,000 +8.85% 19
East of England +4 36 £38,750 -18.42% 11
North West +19 35 £45,000 -23.40% 20
Yorkshire -33 33 £34,000 -19.05% 6
South West -32 30 £37,500 -6.25% 19
West Midlands -26 26 £60,000 +2.56% 16
East Midlands -12 25 £55,000 +25.71% 3
Northern Ireland - 19 - - 3
Scotland - 9 £35,000 - 9
North East -31 7 £45,000 +42.86% 1
Wales -28 2 £53,750 +10.26% 4

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 22 (5.12%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (4.42%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.63%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.16%) IIS
5 4 (0.93%) Confluence
6 3 (0.70%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.70%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.70%) WebSphere Application Server
7 2 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.23%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 42 (9.77%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (5.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.42%) AutoCAD
4 4 (0.93%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.23%) Abaqus
Business Applications
1 6 (1.40%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.40%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.47%) Infor CloudSuite
2 2 (0.47%) Infor LN
2 2 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.47%) SAP CO
2 2 (0.47%) SAP FI
2 2 (0.47%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.23%) Bloomberg AIM
3 1 (0.23%) C-CURE
3 1 (0.23%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.23%) SAP HR
3 1 (0.23%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 132 (30.70%) Azure
2 87 (20.23%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (10.70%) Power Platform
4 34 (7.91%) Entra ID
5 32 (7.44%) AWS
6 29 (6.74%) SaaS
7 27 (6.28%) Power Automate
8 16 (3.72%) dbt
9 15 (3.49%) Azure Data Factory
10 14 (3.26%) PaaS
11 13 (3.02%) PowerApps
12 12 (2.79%) Azure DevOps
13 11 (2.56%) Microsoft Copilot
14 10 (2.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 10 (2.33%) ChatGPT
14 10 (2.33%) IaaS
15 9 (2.09%) Microsoft Purview
16 8 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
17 7 (1.63%) GCP
17 7 (1.63%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 41 (9.53%) DNS
1 41 (9.53%) Firewall
2 32 (7.44%) DHCP
3 31 (7.21%) VPN
4 25 (5.81%) TCP/IP
5 23 (5.35%) VLAN
6 17 (3.95%) TETRA
7 16 (3.72%) WAN
7 16 (3.72%) Wi-Fi
8 15 (3.49%) Network Security
9 11 (2.56%) VoIP
10 10 (2.33%) Intrusion Detection
11 9 (2.09%) LAN
12 6 (1.40%) BGP
12 6 (1.40%) DMZ
12 6 (1.40%) NAS
12 6 (1.40%) OSPF
13 5 (1.16%) Reverse Proxy
13 5 (1.16%) SAN
13 5 (1.16%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (8.84%) Power BI
2 33 (7.67%) SQL Server
3 15 (3.49%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (2.79%) Data Lake
5 11 (2.56%) Metabase
6 10 (2.33%) Amazon RDS
6 10 (2.33%) Metadata
7 9 (2.09%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.40%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.93%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.93%) Looker
11 4 (0.93%) Power Query
11 4 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.70%) Big Data
12 3 (0.70%) MySQL
12 3 (0.70%) SAP HANA
13 2 (0.47%) Metadata Repository
14 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (5.81%) Git
2 22 (5.12%) JIRA
3 14 (3.26%) Visual Studio
4 10 (2.33%) GitLab
5 6 (1.40%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.16%) Subversion
7 3 (0.70%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.70%) Selenium
8 2 (0.47%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.47%) JUnit
8 2 (0.47%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.47%) Mockito
8 2 (0.47%) Postman
8 2 (0.47%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.23%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.23%) JMeter
9 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
General
1 231 (53.72%) Social Skills
2 89 (20.70%) Finance
3 85 (19.77%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (7.21%) Manufacturing
5 24 (5.58%) Law
6 23 (5.35%) Retail
7 21 (4.88%) Organisational Skills
8 18 (4.19%) Telecoms
9 17 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 16 (3.72%) Banking
10 16 (3.72%) Electronics
11 15 (3.49%) Legal
12 12 (2.79%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (2.33%) Marketing
14 8 (1.86%) Front Office
14 8 (1.86%) Public Sector
15 7 (1.63%) Advertising
15 7 (1.63%) Aerospace
15 7 (1.63%) Automotive
15 7 (1.63%) German Language
Job Titles
1 86 (20.00%) Analyst
2 50 (11.63%) Senior
3 45 (10.47%) IT Support
4 44 (10.23%) Support Analyst
5 29 (6.74%) Architect
6 26 (6.05%) Lead
7 25 (5.81%) Security Engineer
8 24 (5.58%) Systems Engineer
9 23 (5.35%) Business Analyst
9 23 (5.35%) IT Analyst
10 21 (4.88%) Consultant
11 19 (4.42%) Support Engineer
11 19 (4.42%) Systems Analyst
12 18 (4.19%) IT Support Analyst
13 17 (3.95%) Audio Visual Engineer
13 17 (3.95%) Design Engineer
13 17 (3.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 17 (3.95%) RF Engineer
13 17 (3.95%) Systems Support
13 17 (3.95%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.02%) REST
2 8 (1.86%) SOAP
3 7 (1.63%) .NET
4 5 (1.16%) ARM Templates
4 5 (1.16%) FreeSWITCH
4 5 (1.16%) Jinja
4 5 (1.16%) JSON
4 5 (1.16%) Middleware
4 5 (1.16%) PySpark
4 5 (1.16%) YAML
5 4 (0.93%) CSS
5 4 (0.93%) HTML
6 3 (0.70%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.70%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.70%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.70%) Kafka
6 3 (0.70%) RESTful
7 2 (0.47%) Lightning Web Components
7 2 (0.47%) React
7 2 (0.47%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 26 (6.05%) Driving Licence
2 20 (4.65%) Analytical Mindset
3 17 (3.95%) Onboarding
4 16 (3.72%) CCTV
4 16 (3.72%) Product Ownership
5 14 (3.26%) Low-Code
6 12 (2.79%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (1.86%) AI Agents
7 8 (1.86%) CMDB
7 8 (1.86%) Enterprise Cloud
7 8 (1.86%) Security Posture
8 7 (1.63%) Cloud Native
8 7 (1.63%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.40%) Embedded Systems
9 6 (1.40%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.16%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.16%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 69 (16.05%) Windows
2 48 (11.16%) Windows Server
3 36 (8.37%) Linux
4 7 (1.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.16%) CentOS
5 5 (1.16%) Debian
5 5 (1.16%) Ubuntu
5 5 (1.16%) Unix
6 4 (0.93%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.93%) VMS
6 4 (0.93%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.93%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.23%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (26.98%) Continuous Improvement
1 116 (26.98%) Problem-Solving
2 60 (13.95%) Agile
3 57 (13.26%) ITIL
4 52 (12.09%) Stakeholder Management
5 49 (11.40%) Project Delivery
6 45 (10.47%) Change Management
7 42 (9.77%) Business Intelligence
8 41 (9.53%) CI/CD
9 40 (9.30%) Analytics
10 39 (9.07%) Cybersecurity
11 38 (8.84%) AI
12 37 (8.60%) Incident Management
13 33 (7.67%) ERP
14 31 (7.21%) Root Cause Analysis
14 31 (7.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 30 (6.98%) Data Modelling
16 27 (6.28%) DevOps
16 27 (6.28%) Roadmaps
17 26 (6.05%) Data Pipeline
Programming Languages
1 78 (18.14%) SQL
2 48 (11.16%) Python
3 42 (9.77%) PowerShell
4 18 (4.19%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.79%) Bash
5 12 (2.79%) Java
6 9 (2.09%) C#
7 6 (1.40%) Kusto Query Language
8 5 (1.16%) C++
8 5 (1.16%) PHP
8 5 (1.16%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.16%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.70%) Bicep
11 2 (0.47%) Groovy
12 1 (0.23%) ABAP
12 1 (0.23%) C
12 1 (0.23%) VB
12 1 (0.23%) VB6
12 1 (0.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 79 (18.37%) Degree
2 51 (11.86%) Security Cleared
3 26 (6.05%) SC Cleared
4 15 (3.49%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (2.79%) DV Cleared
6 10 (2.33%) Azure Certification
6 10 (2.33%) CISSP
6 10 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (2.09%) CEH
7 9 (2.09%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (2.09%) Numerate Degree
8 8 (1.86%) IIBA
8 8 (1.86%) PMI Certification
8 8 (1.86%) PMP
9 7 (1.63%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.40%) CCNP
10 6 (1.40%) Chartered Engineer
11 5 (1.16%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.93%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (8.60%) QA
2 35 (8.14%) Data Quality
3 21 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (4.88%) SLA
4 9 (2.09%) GDPR
5 7 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 7 (1.63%) NIST
6 6 (1.40%) GRC
6 6 (1.40%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.93%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.93%) JSP 440
7 4 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.70%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.70%) GAAP
8 3 (0.70%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.70%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.47%) NCSC
System Software
1 63 (14.65%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.49%) Docker
3 14 (3.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (2.56%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.40%) Firmware
5 6 (1.40%) vSphere
6 4 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.70%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.70%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.47%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.23%) KVM
9 1 (0.23%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 16 (3.72%) Kubernetes
1 16 (3.72%) Terraform
2 14 (3.26%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (2.09%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.86%) Ansible
4 8 (1.86%) SCCM
5 7 (1.63%) FortiGate
5 7 (1.63%) Nagios
6 6 (1.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (1.40%) vCenter Server
7 5 (1.16%) Backup Exec
7 5 (1.16%) ZABBIX
8 4 (0.93%) Control-M
8 4 (0.93%) Grafana
8 4 (0.93%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.93%) SolarWinds Orion
9 2 (0.47%) Dell DRAC
9 2 (0.47%) Docker Swarm
9 2 (0.47%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.47%) VxRail
Vendors
1 128 (29.77%) Microsoft
2 33 (7.67%) Cisco
3 31 (7.21%) VMware
4 19 (4.42%) SAP
4 19 (4.42%) ServiceNow
5 18 (4.19%) Citrix
6 11 (2.56%) iManage
6 11 (2.56%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.33%) SolarWinds
8 9 (2.09%) Alteryx
8 9 (2.09%) Databricks
8 9 (2.09%) Fortinet
9 8 (1.86%) Anaplan
9 8 (1.86%) UiPath
10 7 (1.63%) MuleSoft
10 7 (1.63%) Oracle
10 7 (1.63%) Veeam
11 6 (1.40%) Pega
11 6 (1.40%) Splunk
12 5 (1.16%) Palo Alto