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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 433 449 492
Rank change year-on-year +16 +43 +34
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 304 522 600
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.55% 0.53% 0.59%
As % of the General category 0.80% 0.88% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 144 445 429
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,938 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% - -18.18%

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 37,993 59,332 68,820
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 68.91% 59.79% 68.21%
Number of salaries quoted 18,640 39,684 37,197
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £43,162
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £82,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £102,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -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 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Documentation Skills in the UK

Documentation Skills
Top 15 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 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 -9 292 £53,500 +1.90% 414
UK excluding London +50 206 £47,500 +5.56% 313
Midlands +93 101 £51,447 +25.48% 53
London +47 86 £63,000 -10.00% 151
West Midlands +70 72 £58,500 +42.68% 36
Work from Home +15 61 £58,500 +6.36% 190
North of England +42 49 £42,000 +14.29% 72
North West -6 34 £58,750 +46.88% 40
East Midlands +55 29 £43,750 +14.38% 15
South East -11 19 £65,000 +30.00% 117
East of England +37 17 £47,500 +13.10% 35
South West +90 16 £40,000 -36.00% 20
Yorkshire +66 13 £42,000 +33.33% 27
Wales +38 4 £48,750 +8.33% 5
North East +38 2 £31,500 -3.08% 5

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 16 (5.26%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.96%) Confluence
2 9 (2.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.32%) Liferay
4 3 (0.99%) CMS
4 3 (0.99%) EPiServer
4 3 (0.99%) OpenEdge
5 2 (0.66%) Apache
5 2 (0.66%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.33%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.33%) nginx
Applications
1 20 (6.58%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.96%) MS Visio
3 6 (1.97%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.99%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.99%) UserZoom
5 2 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (2.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.64%) Dynamics AX
2 5 (1.64%) SAP HR
3 3 (0.99%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.66%) SAP IBP
4 2 (0.66%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.33%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.33%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.33%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.33%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 67 (22.04%) Azure
2 43 (14.14%) AWS
3 36 (11.84%) Power Platform
4 18 (5.92%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (4.93%) Entra ID
6 12 (3.95%) Azure Data Factory
7 11 (3.62%) Boomi
8 10 (3.29%) GCP
9 9 (2.96%) Power Automate
10 7 (2.30%) Azure Logic Apps
10 7 (2.30%) Cloud Computing
10 7 (2.30%) PowerApps
11 5 (1.64%) SaaS
11 5 (1.64%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 5 (1.64%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 5 (1.64%) SuccessFactors
12 3 (0.99%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (0.99%) Figma
12 3 (0.99%) Google Analytics
12 3 (0.99%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.24%) Firewall
2 20 (6.58%) VPN
3 18 (5.92%) BGP
4 16 (5.26%) LAN
4 16 (5.26%) Network Security
5 13 (4.28%) TCP/IP
6 12 (3.95%) OSPF
7 8 (2.63%) MPLS
7 8 (2.63%) WAN
8 5 (1.64%) Ethernet VPN
8 5 (1.64%) VoIP
9 4 (1.32%) DHCP
9 4 (1.32%) DNS
9 4 (1.32%) EIGRP
10 3 (0.99%) Unified Communications
10 3 (0.99%) VLAN
11 2 (0.66%) WebEx
12 1 (0.33%) Remote Desktop
12 1 (0.33%) RS-232
12 1 (0.33%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (9.87%) Power BI
2 21 (6.91%) SQL Server
3 14 (4.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 12 (3.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 9 (2.96%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (2.30%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (2.30%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (2.30%) MySQL
7 5 (1.64%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (1.64%) MariaDB
7 5 (1.64%) Metadata
7 5 (1.64%) Metadata Repository
7 5 (1.64%) Relational Database
8 4 (1.32%) FileMaker
8 4 (1.32%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.99%) Looker
10 2 (0.66%) Big Data
10 2 (0.66%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.66%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 39 (12.83%) JIRA
2 26 (8.55%) Rational DOORS
3 11 (3.62%) Git
4 3 (0.99%) Postman
5 2 (0.66%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.33%) Appium
6 1 (0.33%) LSMW
6 1 (0.33%) TestRail
General
1 133 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 74 (24.34%) Legal
3 67 (22.04%) Finance
4 56 (18.42%) Manufacturing
5 36 (11.84%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (6.25%) Banking
7 16 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
8 15 (4.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (4.93%) Presentation Skills
9 13 (4.28%) Telecoms
10 9 (2.96%) Public Sector
11 8 (2.63%) Retail
12 5 (1.64%) Marketing
13 4 (1.32%) Advertising
13 4 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.32%) Law
14 3 (0.99%) Games
15 2 (0.66%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.66%) Automotive
15 2 (0.66%) Military
Job Titles
1 118 (38.82%) Senior
2 57 (18.75%) Analyst
3 32 (10.53%) Developer
4 28 (9.21%) Network Engineer
5 24 (7.89%) Instrumentation Engineer
5 24 (7.89%) Senior Electrical Engineer
6 21 (6.91%) Architect
7 20 (6.58%) Business Analyst
8 16 (5.26%) Consultant
9 15 (4.93%) Support Analyst
10 10 (3.29%) Technical Analyst
11 9 (2.96%) Lead
11 9 (2.96%) SQL Developer
12 7 (2.30%) SAP Consultant
13 6 (1.97%) Administrator
13 6 (1.97%) Derivatives Business Analyst
13 6 (1.97%) Finance Systems Analyst
13 6 (1.97%) OTC Derivatives Analyst
13 6 (1.97%) OTC Derivatives Business Analyst
13 6 (1.97%) Project Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.93%) REST
2 14 (4.61%) .NET
3 9 (2.96%) React
4 8 (2.63%) HTML
4 8 (2.63%) XML
5 7 (2.30%) SOAP
6 6 (1.97%) ASP.NET
7 5 (1.64%) EDI
7 5 (1.64%) GraphQL
7 5 (1.64%) OAuth
7 5 (1.64%) RESTful
8 4 (1.32%) CSS
8 4 (1.32%) JSON
8 4 (1.32%) Symfony
9 3 (0.99%) JWT
9 3 (0.99%) OAuth2
9 3 (0.99%) Swagger
10 2 (0.66%) Flask
10 2 (0.66%) Pandas
10 2 (0.66%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.89%) SCADA
2 14 (4.61%) Onboarding
2 14 (4.61%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (3.95%) Product Ownership
4 11 (3.62%) Management Information System
5 9 (2.96%) CMDB
6 7 (2.30%) Derivative
6 7 (2.30%) OTC Derivatives
7 6 (1.97%) Housing Association
8 5 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.64%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 5 (1.64%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.32%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.99%) Driving Licence
10 3 (0.99%) Hackathon
11 2 (0.66%) Cyber Threat
11 2 (0.66%) Embedded Systems
11 2 (0.66%) Legacy Code
11 2 (0.66%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 28 (9.21%) Windows
2 11 (3.62%) Linux
3 9 (2.96%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.64%) Android
4 5 (1.64%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.32%) Unix
6 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.33%) VMS
7 1 (0.33%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (26.64%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (22.70%) Mathematics
3 58 (19.08%) Collaborative Working
4 42 (13.82%) Agile
5 39 (12.83%) Stakeholder Management
6 35 (11.51%) Business Intelligence
7 26 (8.55%) Acceptance Criteria
7 26 (8.55%) Hazard Analysis
7 26 (8.55%) Safety Engineering
7 26 (8.55%) Systems Engineering
8 25 (8.22%) Project Management
9 24 (7.89%) Roadmaps
10 23 (7.57%) Computer Science
10 23 (7.57%) Requirements Gathering
11 22 (7.24%) Project Delivery
12 21 (6.91%) ITIL
12 21 (6.91%) Time Management
13 20 (6.58%) Change Management
14 19 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
14 19 (6.25%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 33 (10.86%) SQL
2 22 (7.24%) Python
3 16 (5.26%) T-SQL
4 14 (4.61%) PowerShell
5 11 (3.62%) C#
6 10 (3.29%) Bash
6 10 (3.29%) JavaScript
7 7 (2.30%) Java
8 5 (1.64%) PL/SQL
9 4 (1.32%) PHP
10 3 (0.99%) OpenEdge ABL
10 3 (0.99%) Progress 4GL
11 2 (0.66%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.33%) ABAP
12 1 (0.33%) C
12 1 (0.33%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.33%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.33%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 129 (42.43%) Degree
2 99 (32.57%) BPSS Clearance
3 69 (22.70%) Numerate Degree
4 21 (6.91%) Cisco Certification
5 19 (6.25%) CCNP
5 19 (6.25%) Security Cleared
6 14 (4.61%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (3.62%) CCNA
8 10 (3.29%) SC Cleared
9 9 (2.96%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (1.97%) CCAB
10 6 (1.97%) MCSA
10 6 (1.97%) MCSE
11 5 (1.64%) Check Point Certification
12 4 (1.32%) Azure Certification
12 4 (1.32%) CCIE
12 4 (1.32%) CCSA
12 4 (1.32%) CCSE
12 4 (1.32%) CEH
12 4 (1.32%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.58%) QA
2 17 (5.59%) GDPR
3 10 (3.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.63%) PMO
5 7 (2.30%) Actionable Recommendations
5 7 (2.30%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.64%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 4 (1.32%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.32%) Software Quality Assurance
8 3 (0.99%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.99%) COBIT
8 3 (0.99%) NIST
8 3 (0.99%) SLA
8 3 (0.99%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.66%) GRC
9 2 (0.66%) Solvency II
System Software
1 12 (3.95%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.64%) Docker
4 4 (1.32%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.66%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.66%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.33%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.33%) Firmware
6 1 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.33%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (2.63%) Nagios
2 6 (1.97%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.64%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.32%) Ansible
5 3 (0.99%) SCCM
5 3 (0.99%) Terraform
6 2 (0.66%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 56 (18.42%) Microsoft
2 26 (8.55%) Cisco
3 15 (4.93%) SAP
4 11 (3.62%) Fortinet
4 11 (3.62%) VMware
5 10 (3.29%) Dell
6 9 (2.96%) CheckPoint
6 9 (2.96%) Citrix
6 9 (2.96%) F5
6 9 (2.96%) SolarWinds
7 6 (1.97%) BT
7 6 (1.97%) Google
7 6 (1.97%) Oracle
8 4 (1.32%) Arista
9 3 (0.99%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.99%) PayPal
9 3 (0.99%) Progress
10 2 (0.66%) Atlassian
10 2 (0.66%) Meraki
10 2 (0.66%) Splunk