Documentation Specialist Job Trends

Documentation Specialist
UK

The median Documentation Specialist salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 740 - 888
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Documentation Specialist 3 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% - 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - 0.008%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 7
10th Percentile - - £20,000
25th Percentile - - £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £35,000
75th Percentile £38,750 - -
90th Percentile £41,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 - £35,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 87,026 38,759 95,314
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.46% 89.38% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 58,020 21,803 69,625
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.90% +1.93% -6.54%

Documentation Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Documentation Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Documentation Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK

Documentation Specialist
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Documentation Specialist job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Documentation Specialist job vacancies in the UK

Documentation Specialist
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Documentation Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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 - 3 £35,000 - 1
Work from Home - 2 £35,000 -
London - 2 £35,000 -
North West - 1 £40,000 - 1
UK excluding London - 1 £40,000 - 1
North of England - 1 £40,000 - 1

Documentation Specialist Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 May 2026, Documentation Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Documentation Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Document Management
1 2 (66.67%) Performance Metrics
1 2 (66.67%) PMO
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) C#
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) HTML
2 1 (33.33%) ISO 9001
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (33.33%) Razor View Engine
2 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (33.33%) SQL

Documentation Specialist Skill Set
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 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
General
1 2 (66.67%) Publishing
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Health Technology
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) HTML
1 1 (33.33%) Razor View Engine
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Document Management
1 2 (66.67%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) C#
1 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) PMO
2 1 (33.33%) ISO 9001
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001