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 6 March 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Mar 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 490 442 500
Rank change year-on-year -48 +58 -4
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 253 462 667
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.45% 0.56% 0.60%
As % of the General category 0.66% 0.92% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 129 408 472
10th Percentile £36,096 £28,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,383 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £75,250 £82,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,383 £48,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.43% -7.62% +5.00%

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 38,053 50,086 76,736
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 67.37% 61.22% 69.01%
Number of salaries quoted 17,084 35,553 42,135
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,101 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,331
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.84% +0.55%
75th Percentile £78,750 £73,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% +5.00%

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 6 March 2025.

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 6 March 2025. 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 -57 237 £51,000 -7.27% 138
UK excluding London -8 161 £45,383 -6.43% 85
Work from Home +37 102 £45,383 -17.49% 80
London +7 80 £65,000 -7.14% 54
North of England +68 77 £45,383 +13.46% 17
North West +51 68 £45,383 -9.23% 8
Midlands -1 36 £50,000 - 16
West Midlands -2 25 £56,250 +12.50% 12
South West +53 22 £31,500 -42.88% 12
East Midlands +36 11 £45,000 +55.17% 4
South East -51 11 £46,250 -7.50% 24
East of England +11 9 £50,000 +17.65% 15
Yorkshire +54 7 £42,000 +8.39% 6
Wales +43 5 £48,750 +8.33%
North East +27 2 £31,500 +16.67% 3
Scotland +61 1 - - 4

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 41 (16.21%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.35%) Confluence
3 5 (1.98%) Apache
3 5 (1.98%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.58%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (1.19%) OpenEdge
6 1 (0.40%) nginx
Applications
1 31 (12.25%) Adobe Illustrator
1 31 (12.25%) Photoshop
2 16 (6.32%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (2.37%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.19%) UserZoom
5 2 (0.79%) Simulink
6 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (1.98%) SAP HR
2 2 (0.79%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.79%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.79%) PeopleSoft HCM
2 2 (0.79%) PeopleSoft HRMS
3 1 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.40%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 59 (23.32%) Azure
2 40 (15.81%) AWS
3 23 (9.09%) Power Platform
4 21 (8.30%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (5.93%) Entra ID
6 7 (2.77%) GCP
6 7 (2.77%) PowerApps
7 5 (1.98%) Azure Data Factory
7 5 (1.98%) Boomi
7 5 (1.98%) SaaS
7 5 (1.98%) SuccessFactors
8 4 (1.58%) Azure Logic Apps
8 4 (1.58%) Cloud Computing
8 4 (1.58%) Fivetran
8 4 (1.58%) Snowflake
9 3 (1.19%) Apigee
9 3 (1.19%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.19%) Figma
9 3 (1.19%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.79%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (7.11%) Network Security
2 14 (5.53%) Firewall
3 13 (5.14%) VPN
4 10 (3.95%) BGP
5 9 (3.56%) LAN
6 6 (2.37%) TCP/IP
7 5 (1.98%) MPLS
7 5 (1.98%) OSPF
8 4 (1.58%) WAN
9 3 (1.19%) EIGRP
10 2 (0.79%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.79%) HTTP
10 2 (0.79%) Internet
10 2 (0.79%) Intrusion Detection
10 2 (0.79%) NetScaler
10 2 (0.79%) SAN
10 2 (0.79%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.79%) Software-Defined Networking
10 2 (0.79%) VoIP
10 2 (0.79%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (5.93%) Power BI
2 13 (5.14%) SQL Server
3 9 (3.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 8 (3.16%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (3.16%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (3.16%) Metadata
4 8 (3.16%) Metadata Repository
5 5 (1.98%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (1.58%) RDBMS
6 4 (1.58%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.58%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 4 (1.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.40%) MySQL
7 1 (0.40%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 31 (12.25%) Dreamweaver
2 14 (5.53%) JIRA
3 12 (4.74%) Git
4 5 (1.98%) Visual Studio
5 3 (1.19%) Postman
6 2 (0.79%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.79%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.40%) Hudson
7 1 (0.40%) LSMW
General
1 108 (42.69%) Social Skills
2 62 (24.51%) Analytical Skills
3 54 (21.34%) Finance
4 21 (8.30%) Presentation Skills
5 16 (6.32%) Organisational Skills
6 12 (4.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (3.95%) Banking
7 10 (3.95%) Telecoms
8 9 (3.56%) Public Sector
9 5 (1.98%) Law
10 4 (1.58%) Automotive
10 4 (1.58%) Police
10 4 (1.58%) Retail
11 3 (1.19%) Electronics
11 3 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.19%) Legal
11 3 (1.19%) Marketing
12 2 (0.79%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.79%) Tech for Good
13 1 (0.40%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 50 (19.76%) Senior
2 47 (18.58%) Analyst
3 31 (12.25%) Information Specialist
3 31 (12.25%) MIS Specialist
4 25 (9.88%) Architect
5 24 (9.49%) Developer
5 24 (9.49%) Instrumentation Engineer
5 24 (9.49%) Senior Electrical Engineer
6 22 (8.70%) Consultant
7 19 (7.51%) Network Engineer
8 17 (6.72%) Business Analyst
9 12 (4.74%) Security Architect
10 11 (4.35%) Security Engineer
11 8 (3.16%) Lead
11 8 (3.16%) Software Developer
11 8 (3.16%) Systems Analyst
11 8 (3.16%) Technical Analyst
12 7 (2.77%) Junior
12 7 (2.77%) Senior Security Architect
12 7 (2.77%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (14.23%) HTML
2 18 (7.11%) .NET
2 18 (7.11%) REST
3 9 (3.56%) ASP.NET
3 9 (3.56%) SOAP
4 8 (3.16%) XML
5 7 (2.77%) JSON
6 5 (1.98%) GraphQL
6 5 (1.98%) OAuth
6 5 (1.98%) WPF
7 4 (1.58%) React
7 4 (1.58%) RESTful
7 4 (1.58%) Symfony
8 3 (1.19%) Bootstrap
8 3 (1.19%) CSS
8 3 (1.19%) jQuery
8 3 (1.19%) Node.js
8 3 (1.19%) OAuth2
8 3 (1.19%) Swagger
8 3 (1.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 41 (16.21%) Management Information System
2 24 (9.49%) SCADA
3 14 (5.53%) CMDB
4 12 (4.74%) Onboarding
4 12 (4.74%) Product Ownership
5 11 (4.35%) Taxonomies
6 9 (3.56%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (3.56%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (3.56%) Virtual Team
7 7 (2.77%) Data Centre
8 6 (2.37%) Housing Association
9 5 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.98%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.98%) Legacy Code
9 5 (1.98%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.58%) Derivative
10 4 (1.58%) OTC Derivatives
11 3 (1.19%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (1.19%) Hackathon
12 2 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 17 (6.72%) Windows
2 10 (3.95%) Linux
3 5 (1.98%) Apple iOS
4 4 (1.58%) Android
4 4 (1.58%) Unix
4 4 (1.58%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.40%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (37.94%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (17.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 41 (16.21%) Customer Requirements
3 41 (16.21%) Project Management
4 33 (13.04%) Collaborative Working
5 29 (11.46%) Agile
6 27 (10.67%) Cybersecurity
7 26 (10.28%) Acceptance Criteria
8 25 (9.88%) Project Delivery
9 24 (9.49%) ITIL
9 24 (9.49%) Mathematics
10 23 (9.09%) Migration
11 22 (8.70%) Information Security
12 16 (6.32%) Continuous Improvement
12 16 (6.32%) Process Improvement
12 16 (6.32%) Roadmaps
12 16 (6.32%) Time Management
13 15 (5.93%) Business Intelligence
13 15 (5.93%) Mentoring
14 14 (5.53%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 63 (24.90%) SQL
2 42 (16.60%) JavaScript
3 31 (12.25%) VB
4 17 (6.72%) Python
5 10 (3.95%) C#
5 10 (3.95%) PowerShell
6 9 (3.56%) Java
7 8 (3.16%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.58%) PHP
9 3 (1.19%) C
9 3 (1.19%) OpenEdge ABL
9 3 (1.19%) Progress 4GL
10 2 (0.79%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.79%) Bash
10 2 (0.79%) C++
10 2 (0.79%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.40%) Go
11 1 (0.40%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.40%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.40%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 115 (45.45%) Degree
2 30 (11.86%) BPSS Clearance
3 24 (9.49%) Numerate Degree
4 14 (5.53%) Security Cleared
5 13 (5.14%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (4.74%) CCNP
6 12 (4.74%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (3.56%) SC Cleared
8 6 (2.37%) CCAB
9 5 (1.98%) CCIE
10 4 (1.58%) CCSA
10 4 (1.58%) CCSE
10 4 (1.58%) CISSP
11 3 (1.19%) CCNA
11 3 (1.19%) CEH
11 3 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.79%) Check Point Certification
12 2 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.79%) MCSA
12 2 (0.79%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (7.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (7.11%) QA
3 15 (5.93%) NIST
4 12 (4.74%) Data Quality
5 11 (4.35%) GDPR
6 10 (3.95%) PMO
7 8 (3.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 5 (1.98%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (1.98%) PCI DSS
9 4 (1.58%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.79%) COBIT
10 2 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.79%) GRC
10 2 (0.79%) ISO 26262
10 2 (0.79%) SLA
10 2 (0.79%) SOC 2
System Software
1 16 (6.32%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.37%) Docker
3 6 (2.37%) Virtual Servers
4 3 (1.19%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (1.19%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.79%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.79%) XenDesktop
6 1 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.40%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (5.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (2.37%) Ansible
2 6 (2.37%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.19%) Nagios
4 2 (0.79%) Nessus
4 2 (0.79%) SCCM
4 2 (0.79%) Terraform
5 1 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 44 (17.39%) Microsoft
2 35 (13.83%) Citrix
3 17 (6.72%) VMware
4 13 (5.14%) Cisco
5 8 (3.16%) SAP
6 7 (2.77%) Palo Alto
7 6 (2.37%) CheckPoint
7 6 (2.37%) F5
7 6 (2.37%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.98%) Barracuda Networks
8 5 (1.98%) Dell
8 5 (1.98%) Nimble Storage
9 4 (1.58%) Arista
9 4 (1.58%) BT
9 4 (1.58%) Databricks
9 4 (1.58%) Fortinet
9 4 (1.58%) HP
10 3 (1.19%) Progress
10 3 (1.19%) Salesforce
10 3 (1.19%) Snow