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 4 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 365 407 472
Rank change year-on-year +42 +65 -7
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 482 298 494
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.50% 0.63% 0.47%
As % of the General category 1.05% 0.89% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 303 207 405
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,500 £26,100
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,125 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -12.28%
75th Percentile £65,625 £71,875 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,250 £89,250 £84,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year - +11.76% -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 45,715 33,652 60,427
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 47.28% 70.66% 57.51%
Number of salaries quoted 28,128 16,979 39,890
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £72,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £93,750
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 4 July 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 4 July 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 +40 423 £52,500 -4.55% 193
UK excluding London +84 371 £47,500 - 160
Work from Home +44 125 £47,500 -22.45% 83
South East +42 100 £48,000 -31.43% 55
London -57 89 £71,250 +10.89% 58
North of England +2 88 £45,000 +7.14% 36
Midlands -7 58 £55,000 +10.00% 27
North West +22 54 £55,000 - 24
South West -42 43 £42,500 +6.25% 15
East of England +1 41 £50,000 - 9
West Midlands -24 34 £52,500 +3.50% 13
Yorkshire -33 26 £42,500 +1.19% 9
East Midlands -1 24 £60,000 +77.78% 14
Northern Ireland - 20 - - 2
Scotland +24 11 £33,500 - 9
Wales -36 10 £57,500 +15.00% 7
North East -40 8 £45,000 +66.67% 3

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 40 (8.30%) SharePoint
2 30 (6.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.90%) IIS
4 11 (2.28%) Confluence
5 5 (1.04%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 4 (0.83%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.62%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.41%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.41%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 44 (9.13%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (6.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (3.94%) AutoCAD
4 7 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.24%) MS Visio
6 5 (1.04%) CorelDRAW
7 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (1.24%) SAP CO
1 6 (1.24%) SAP FI
2 5 (1.04%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (1.04%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.62%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.41%) Infor CloudSuite
5 2 (0.41%) Infor LN
5 2 (0.41%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.21%) C-CURE
6 1 (0.21%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.21%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.21%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 141 (29.25%) Azure
2 104 (21.58%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (11.20%) AWS
4 49 (10.17%) Power Platform
5 45 (9.34%) Entra ID
6 25 (5.19%) Power Automate
7 24 (4.98%) SaaS
8 16 (3.32%) Dynamics 365
9 15 (3.11%) dbt
10 13 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (2.70%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.28%) GitHub
12 9 (1.87%) GCP
12 9 (1.87%) IaaS
12 9 (1.87%) Microsoft Purview
12 9 (1.87%) Serverless
13 7 (1.45%) Amazon S3
13 7 (1.45%) Azure Data Factory
13 7 (1.45%) Azure Stack
13 7 (1.45%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 66 (13.69%) Firewall
2 56 (11.62%) DNS
3 51 (10.58%) VPN
4 41 (8.51%) DHCP
5 39 (8.09%) TCP/IP
6 30 (6.22%) VLAN
7 27 (5.60%) WAN
8 17 (3.53%) TETRA
8 17 (3.53%) Wi-Fi
9 16 (3.32%) LAN
9 16 (3.32%) Network Security
10 15 (3.11%) Wireless
11 12 (2.49%) VoIP
12 10 (2.07%) Intrusion Detection
13 9 (1.87%) SD-WAN
14 8 (1.66%) SAN
15 6 (1.24%) NAS
16 5 (1.04%) BGP
16 5 (1.04%) OSPF
16 5 (1.04%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (7.88%) Power BI
2 35 (7.26%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.49%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (1.66%) Metabase
5 7 (1.45%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (1.24%) Looker
6 6 (1.24%) Metadata
7 5 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.04%) Data Lake
7 5 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.83%) Power Query
8 4 (0.83%) SAP HANA
8 4 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.62%) Big Data
9 3 (0.62%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.62%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.41%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.41%) MySQL
11 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 28 (5.81%) JIRA
2 24 (4.98%) Git
3 13 (2.70%) GitLab
4 10 (2.07%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.04%) JUnit
7 4 (0.83%) Selenium
8 3 (0.62%) JMeter
9 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.41%) Burp Suite
9 2 (0.41%) Liquibase
9 2 (0.41%) Mockito
9 2 (0.41%) Postman
9 2 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.41%) Terragrunt
10 1 (0.21%) Bugzilla
10 1 (0.21%) Hudson
10 1 (0.21%) Jenkins
10 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
General
1 263 (54.56%) Social Skills
2 91 (18.88%) Finance
3 89 (18.46%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (8.92%) Manufacturing
5 40 (8.30%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (5.60%) Presentation Skills
6 27 (5.60%) Retail
7 23 (4.77%) Law
8 20 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 19 (3.94%) Legal
10 18 (3.73%) Telecoms
11 15 (3.11%) Banking
12 13 (2.70%) Electronics
12 13 (2.70%) Public Sector
13 12 (2.49%) Marketing
14 11 (2.28%) Aerospace
15 7 (1.45%) Front Office
16 5 (1.04%) Advertising
16 5 (1.04%) Automotive
16 5 (1.04%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 99 (20.54%) Analyst
2 54 (11.20%) IT Support
3 50 (10.37%) Support Analyst
4 47 (9.75%) Senior
5 43 (8.92%) Support Engineer
6 41 (8.51%) Consultant
7 26 (5.39%) Lead
8 24 (4.98%) Architect
9 23 (4.77%) Applications Support
10 22 (4.56%) Business Analyst
10 22 (4.56%) Security Engineer
10 22 (4.56%) Systems Analyst
10 22 (4.56%) Systems Engineer
11 21 (4.36%) IT Engineer
11 21 (4.36%) Systems Support
12 20 (4.15%) IT Analyst
13 19 (3.94%) Developer
13 19 (3.94%) IT Support Engineer
14 18 (3.73%) Systems Support Analyst
15 17 (3.53%) RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.49%) Middleware
2 10 (2.07%) REST
3 9 (1.87%) ARM Templates
3 9 (1.87%) Node.js
4 8 (1.66%) CSS
4 8 (1.66%) HTML
5 6 (1.24%) .NET
5 6 (1.24%) JSON
6 5 (1.04%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.04%) FreeSWITCH
6 5 (1.04%) Jinja
6 5 (1.04%) YAML
7 4 (0.83%) React
7 4 (0.83%) RESTful
7 4 (0.83%) SOAP
8 3 (0.62%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (0.62%) HTML5
8 3 (0.62%) Ruby on Rails
8 3 (0.62%) Spring
8 3 (0.62%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 38 (7.88%) Driving Licence
2 32 (6.64%) Onboarding
3 21 (4.36%) Product Ownership
4 17 (3.53%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (3.11%) CCTV
5 15 (3.11%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.90%) Legacy Systems
7 12 (2.49%) Data Centre
8 9 (1.87%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.66%) Client/Server
9 8 (1.66%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.66%) CMDB
9 8 (1.66%) Low-Code
9 8 (1.66%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.45%) PKI
11 6 (1.24%) Blog
11 6 (1.24%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (1.04%) Data Structures
12 5 (1.04%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 115 (23.86%) Windows
2 69 (14.32%) Windows Server
3 43 (8.92%) Linux
4 13 (2.70%) Windows 10
5 11 (2.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 10 (2.07%) CentOS
7 9 (1.87%) Ubuntu
8 6 (1.24%) Mac OS
8 6 (1.24%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (1.04%) Debian
9 5 (1.04%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.83%) VMS
11 3 (0.62%) AIX
11 3 (0.62%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.62%) Unix
11 3 (0.62%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.21%) Android
12 1 (0.21%) Rocky
12 1 (0.21%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (27.59%) Continuous Improvement
2 131 (27.18%) Problem-Solving
3 62 (12.86%) ITIL
4 58 (12.03%) Agile
5 50 (10.37%) Change Management
5 50 (10.37%) Project Delivery
6 49 (10.17%) ERP
7 44 (9.13%) Business Intelligence
8 43 (8.92%) CI/CD
9 41 (8.51%) DevOps
9 41 (8.51%) Stakeholder Management
10 40 (8.30%) Cybersecurity
11 38 (7.88%) Customer Service
11 38 (7.88%) Root Cause Analysis
12 36 (7.47%) AI
12 36 (7.47%) Analytics
12 36 (7.47%) Incident Management
13 33 (6.85%) Business Analysis
14 32 (6.64%) Disaster Recovery
15 31 (6.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 99 (20.54%) SQL
2 57 (11.83%) Python
3 54 (11.20%) PowerShell
4 24 (4.98%) JavaScript
5 18 (3.73%) Bash
6 15 (3.11%) Java
7 9 (1.87%) C#
7 9 (1.87%) C++
8 6 (1.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 6 (1.24%) PHP
9 5 (1.04%) C
9 5 (1.04%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.62%) Ruby
10 3 (0.62%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.41%) ABAP
11 2 (0.41%) Bicep
11 2 (0.41%) Groovy
11 2 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.41%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.21%) VBA
Qualifications
1 76 (15.77%) Degree
2 56 (11.62%) Security Cleared
3 26 (5.39%) SC Cleared
4 14 (2.90%) Azure Certification
4 14 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (2.49%) DV Cleared
6 12 (2.49%) HND
7 9 (1.87%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (1.87%) CompTIA Security+
8 7 (1.45%) CISSP
9 6 (1.24%) CCNP
9 6 (1.24%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.24%) HNC
9 6 (1.24%) SAP Certification
10 5 (1.04%) CCNA
10 5 (1.04%) Network+ Certification
10 5 (1.04%) Numerate Degree
11 4 (0.83%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (0.83%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (8.92%) QA
2 31 (6.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (4.98%) Data Quality
4 16 (3.32%) SLA
5 14 (2.90%) GDPR
6 13 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (1.45%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.45%) NIST
9 6 (1.24%) Accessibility
10 5 (1.04%) GRC
10 5 (1.04%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.83%) ISO 22301
11 4 (0.83%) JSP 440
12 3 (0.62%) Def Stans
12 3 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 3 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.62%) NCSC
12 3 (0.62%) WCAG
13 2 (0.41%) NIST 800
System Software
1 80 (16.60%) Active Directory
2 30 (6.22%) Hyper-V
3 27 (5.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (4.15%) Docker
5 6 (1.24%) Firmware
5 6 (1.24%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (1.24%) vSphere
6 3 (0.62%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.62%) Terminal Services
6 3 (0.62%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.41%) KVM
8 1 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 25 (5.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (4.98%) Terraform
3 20 (4.15%) Kubernetes
4 12 (2.49%) Ansible
5 10 (2.07%) Nagios
6 8 (1.66%) SCCM
7 7 (1.45%) vCenter Server
8 6 (1.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 6 (1.24%) FortiGate
9 5 (1.04%) Backup Exec
9 5 (1.04%) Docker Swarm
9 5 (1.04%) Grafana
9 5 (1.04%) Podman
9 5 (1.04%) ZABBIX
10 4 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.83%) SolarWinds Orion
11 3 (0.62%) Puppet
12 2 (0.41%) Argo
12 2 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
13 1 (0.21%) CASB
Vendors
1 171 (35.48%) Microsoft
2 43 (8.92%) Cisco
3 37 (7.68%) VMware
4 21 (4.36%) SAP
5 17 (3.53%) Fortinet
6 16 (3.32%) ServiceNow
7 13 (2.70%) Citrix
8 10 (2.07%) Palo Alto
8 10 (2.07%) SolarWinds
9 9 (1.87%) Google
9 9 (1.87%) Salesforce
9 9 (1.87%) Veeam
10 8 (1.66%) Aruba
10 8 (1.66%) JD Edwards
10 8 (1.66%) Juniper
10 8 (1.66%) Oracle
10 8 (1.66%) Sophos
11 7 (1.45%) Splunk
12 6 (1.24%) Databricks
12 6 (1.24%) Pega