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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 349 453 428
Rank change year-on-year +104 -25 +45
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 434 213 531
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.48% 0.49% 0.55%
As % of the General category 0.96% 0.68% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 265 144 454
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £26,625
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,750 £37,625
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 £46,750
% change year-on-year - +1.60% +3.89%

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 45,361 31,378 57,995
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 50.05% 72.25% 60.31%
Number of salaries quoted 24,616 15,859 39,552
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,500 £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 £99,011 £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 8 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 8 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 +87 386 £55,000 +1.38% 164
UK excluding London +88 299 £47,500 - 131
London +14 112 £75,875 +20.44% 57
Work from Home +60 109 £55,000 -5.98% 69
South East +26 78 £50,250 -22.69% 44
North of England -6 71 £45,000 +7.14% 28
Midlands -7 52 £55,000 +6.33% 21
East of England +6 37 £37,500 -21.05% 9
Yorkshire -29 33 £34,000 -19.05% 6
North West 0 31 £45,000 -23.40% 21
South West -36 31 £37,500 -6.25% 18
West Midlands -24 27 £60,000 +2.56% 17
East Midlands -12 24 £55,000 +22.22% 4
Northern Ireland - 19 - - 3
Scotland - 9 £35,000 - 5
North East -29 7 £45,000 +42.86% 1
Wales -31 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 (5.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (4.38%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.61%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.15%) IIS
5 4 (0.92%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.92%) Confluence
6 3 (0.69%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.69%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.23%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 43 (9.91%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (4.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (4.38%) AutoCAD
4 4 (0.92%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.23%) Abaqus
Business Applications
1 6 (1.38%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.46%) SAP CO
2 2 (0.46%) SAP FI
2 2 (0.46%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.23%) Bloomberg AIM
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%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
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
3 1 (0.23%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 135 (31.11%) Azure
2 87 (20.05%) Microsoft 365
3 47 (10.83%) Power Platform
4 37 (8.53%) Entra ID
5 32 (7.37%) AWS
6 28 (6.45%) SaaS
7 27 (6.22%) Power Automate
8 16 (3.69%) dbt
9 15 (3.46%) Azure Data Factory
10 14 (3.23%) PaaS
11 13 (3.00%) PowerApps
12 12 (2.76%) Azure DevOps
13 11 (2.53%) Microsoft Copilot
14 10 (2.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 10 (2.30%) ChatGPT
14 10 (2.30%) IaaS
15 9 (2.07%) Microsoft Purview
16 8 (1.84%) Dynamics 365
16 8 (1.84%) GCP
17 7 (1.61%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 44 (10.14%) DNS
2 43 (9.91%) Firewall
3 33 (7.60%) DHCP
3 33 (7.60%) VPN
4 26 (5.99%) TCP/IP
5 23 (5.30%) VLAN
6 17 (3.92%) TETRA
7 16 (3.69%) WAN
7 16 (3.69%) Wi-Fi
8 15 (3.46%) Network Security
9 11 (2.53%) VoIP
10 10 (2.30%) Intrusion Detection
11 9 (2.07%) LAN
12 7 (1.61%) NAS
13 6 (1.38%) BGP
13 6 (1.38%) DMZ
13 6 (1.38%) OSPF
13 6 (1.38%) SAN
14 5 (1.15%) Reverse Proxy
14 5 (1.15%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (8.99%) Power BI
2 33 (7.60%) SQL Server
3 15 (3.46%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (3.46%) Metadata
4 12 (2.76%) Data Lake
5 11 (2.53%) Metabase
6 10 (2.30%) Amazon RDS
7 9 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.38%) Relational Database
10 5 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.92%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.92%) Big Data
11 4 (0.92%) Looker
11 4 (0.92%) Metadata Repository
11 4 (0.92%) Power Query
11 4 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.69%) MySQL
12 3 (0.69%) SAP HANA
13 1 (0.23%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 25 (5.76%) Git
2 22 (5.07%) JIRA
3 14 (3.23%) Visual Studio
4 10 (2.30%) GitLab
5 6 (1.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.15%) Subversion
7 3 (0.69%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.69%) Selenium
8 2 (0.46%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.46%) JUnit
8 2 (0.46%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.46%) Mockito
8 2 (0.46%) Postman
8 2 (0.46%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.23%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.23%) JMeter
9 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
General
1 236 (54.38%) Social Skills
2 87 (20.05%) Finance
3 85 (19.59%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (7.14%) Manufacturing
5 24 (5.53%) Law
6 23 (5.30%) Retail
7 20 (4.61%) Organisational Skills
8 18 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 18 (4.15%) Telecoms
9 16 (3.69%) Banking
9 16 (3.69%) Electronics
10 15 (3.46%) Legal
11 12 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (1.84%) Front Office
12 8 (1.84%) German Language
12 8 (1.84%) Marketing
12 8 (1.84%) Public Sector
13 7 (1.61%) Advertising
13 7 (1.61%) Automotive
14 6 (1.38%) Billing
Job Titles
1 86 (19.82%) Analyst
2 52 (11.98%) Senior
3 45 (10.37%) IT Support
4 43 (9.91%) Support Analyst
5 28 (6.45%) Architect
6 26 (5.99%) Security Engineer
7 25 (5.76%) Lead
8 24 (5.53%) Business Analyst
8 24 (5.53%) Systems Engineer
9 23 (5.30%) IT Analyst
10 21 (4.84%) Consultant
11 19 (4.38%) Support Engineer
11 19 (4.38%) Systems Analyst
12 18 (4.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 18 (4.15%) IT Support Analyst
13 17 (3.92%) Audio Visual Engineer
13 17 (3.92%) Design Engineer
13 17 (3.92%) RF Engineer
13 17 (3.92%) Systems Support
13 17 (3.92%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.00%) REST
2 8 (1.84%) SOAP
3 7 (1.61%) .NET
4 6 (1.38%) ARM Templates
4 6 (1.38%) JSON
5 5 (1.15%) FreeSWITCH
5 5 (1.15%) Jinja
5 5 (1.15%) Middleware
5 5 (1.15%) PySpark
5 5 (1.15%) YAML
6 3 (0.69%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.69%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.69%) CSS
6 3 (0.69%) HTML
6 3 (0.69%) Kafka
6 3 (0.69%) RESTful
7 2 (0.46%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.46%) React
7 2 (0.46%) WireMock
7 2 (0.46%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.99%) Driving Licence
2 19 (4.38%) Analytical Mindset
3 18 (4.15%) Onboarding
4 17 (3.92%) Product Ownership
5 16 (3.69%) CCTV
6 14 (3.23%) Low-Code
7 12 (2.76%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.76%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.07%) Life Science
8 9 (2.07%) Security Posture
9 8 (1.84%) AI Agents
9 8 (1.84%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.84%) CMDB
9 8 (1.84%) Enterprise Cloud
10 7 (1.61%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.38%) Embedded Systems
11 6 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.38%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.15%) Algorithms
12 5 (1.15%) Mobile Computing
Operating Systems
1 70 (16.13%) Windows
2 49 (11.29%) Windows Server
3 36 (8.29%) Linux
4 7 (1.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.15%) CentOS
5 5 (1.15%) Debian
5 5 (1.15%) Ubuntu
5 5 (1.15%) Unix
5 5 (1.15%) VMS
5 5 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (0.92%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.92%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.23%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (27.19%) Continuous Improvement
2 116 (26.73%) Problem-Solving
3 64 (14.75%) Agile
4 59 (13.59%) ITIL
5 53 (12.21%) Stakeholder Management
6 49 (11.29%) Project Delivery
7 47 (10.83%) Change Management
8 43 (9.91%) Analytics
9 42 (9.68%) Business Intelligence
10 40 (9.22%) CI/CD
10 40 (9.22%) Cybersecurity
11 38 (8.76%) AI
12 37 (8.53%) Incident Management
13 34 (7.83%) Root Cause Analysis
14 33 (7.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 32 (7.37%) Data Modelling
16 31 (7.14%) ERP
17 28 (6.45%) Data Analysis
17 28 (6.45%) Roadmaps
18 26 (5.99%) Data Pipeline
Programming Languages
1 77 (17.74%) SQL
2 48 (11.06%) Python
3 44 (10.14%) PowerShell
4 17 (3.92%) JavaScript
5 13 (3.00%) Bash
6 11 (2.53%) Java
7 9 (2.07%) C#
8 6 (1.38%) C++
8 6 (1.38%) Kusto Query Language
9 5 (1.15%) PHP
9 5 (1.15%) Shell Script
9 5 (1.15%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.69%) Bicep
12 2 (0.46%) Groovy
13 1 (0.23%) ABAP
13 1 (0.23%) R
13 1 (0.23%) VB
13 1 (0.23%) VB6
13 1 (0.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 87 (20.05%) Degree
2 51 (11.75%) Security Cleared
3 26 (5.99%) SC Cleared
4 13 (3.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (2.76%) DV Cleared
6 11 (2.53%) Azure Certification
6 11 (2.53%) CISSP
6 11 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (2.30%) CEH
8 9 (2.07%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (2.07%) Numerate Degree
9 8 (1.84%) IIBA
9 8 (1.84%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.84%) PMP
10 7 (1.61%) DBS Check
10 7 (1.61%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.38%) CCNP
11 6 (1.38%) Chartered Engineer
12 5 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.92%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (9.68%) Data Quality
2 36 (8.29%) QA
3 23 (5.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (4.84%) SLA
5 9 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.07%) GDPR
6 8 (1.84%) NIST
7 7 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 6 (1.38%) GRC
8 6 (1.38%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.92%) JSP 440
9 4 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.69%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.69%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.69%) GAAP
10 3 (0.69%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 3 (0.69%) SOC 2
System Software
1 65 (14.98%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.46%) Docker
3 14 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (2.76%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.38%) Firmware
5 6 (1.38%) vSphere
6 4 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.69%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.69%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.46%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.23%) KVM
9 1 (0.23%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 17 (3.92%) Terraform
2 16 (3.69%) Kubernetes
3 14 (3.23%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (2.30%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (2.07%) SCCM
6 8 (1.84%) Ansible
7 7 (1.61%) FortiGate
7 7 (1.61%) Nagios
8 6 (1.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 6 (1.38%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.15%) Backup Exec
9 5 (1.15%) ZABBIX
10 4 (0.92%) Control-M
10 4 (0.92%) Grafana
10 4 (0.92%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.92%) SolarWinds Orion
11 2 (0.46%) cPanel
11 2 (0.46%) Plesk
11 2 (0.46%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.46%) Puppet
Vendors
1 129 (29.72%) Microsoft
2 33 (7.60%) Cisco
3 31 (7.14%) VMware
4 19 (4.38%) ServiceNow
5 18 (4.15%) Citrix
6 17 (3.92%) SAP
7 11 (2.53%) iManage
7 11 (2.53%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.53%) SolarWinds
8 10 (2.30%) Databricks
9 9 (2.07%) Alteryx
9 9 (2.07%) Fortinet
10 8 (1.84%) Anaplan
10 8 (1.84%) UiPath
11 7 (1.61%) MuleSoft
11 7 (1.61%) Oracle
11 7 (1.61%) Veeam
12 6 (1.38%) Pega
12 6 (1.38%) Splunk
13 5 (1.15%) Palo Alto