Hybrid/Remote Documentation Skills Job Trends

Documentation Skills
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 275 332 371
Rank change year-on-year +57 +39 +120
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 108 61 199
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.64% 0.47% 0.64%
As % of the General category 1.12% 0.66% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 90 44 178
10th Percentile £42,375 £29,750 £32,275
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.80%
75th Percentile £69,375 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £73,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £51,850
% change year-on-year - +6.08% -13.58%

All General Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9,664 9,210 19,145
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 57.35% 71.69% 61.52%
Number of salaries quoted 6,418 6,326 14,988
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £42,104
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £61,644 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.56% +7.21% -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,207 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £99,273 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -12.50%

Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Documentation Skills and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Documentation Skills job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Documentation Skills
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Documentation Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Documentation Skills

Documentation Skills
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 2 April 2026.

Documentation Skills salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Documentation Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 5 (4.63%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.85%) WordPress
3 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.85%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.93%) Weka
Business Applications
1 3 (2.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.93%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.93%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.93%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.93%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.93%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.93%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.93%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.93%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.93%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 49 (45.37%) Azure
2 15 (13.89%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (12.04%) Power Platform
4 11 (10.19%) AWS
5 7 (6.48%) Azure Data Factory
6 6 (5.56%) Entra ID
6 6 (5.56%) GCP
6 6 (5.56%) IaaS
7 5 (4.63%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (4.63%) OpenShift
8 4 (3.70%) Power Automate
8 4 (3.70%) PowerApps
8 4 (3.70%) SaaS
9 3 (2.78%) Intacct
10 2 (1.85%) ChatGPT
10 2 (1.85%) dbt
10 2 (1.85%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.93%) Azure API Management
11 1 (0.93%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 1 (0.93%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 18 (16.67%) Firewall
2 7 (6.48%) Network Security
2 7 (6.48%) VoIP
2 7 (6.48%) VPN
2 7 (6.48%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (4.63%) DMZ
3 5 (4.63%) Reverse Proxy
3 5 (4.63%) STUN
3 5 (4.63%) VLAN
4 3 (2.78%) DNS
5 2 (1.85%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (1.85%) LAN
5 2 (1.85%) NAS
5 2 (1.85%) SSL
5 2 (1.85%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.93%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (0.93%) Cisco Wireless
6 1 (0.93%) InfiniBand
6 1 (0.93%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.93%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (13.89%) SQL Server
2 6 (5.56%) Power BI
3 4 (3.70%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.85%) Looker
4 2 (1.85%) Power Query
4 2 (1.85%) SAP HANA
4 2 (1.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.93%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.93%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.93%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.93%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 8 (7.41%) Git
2 7 (6.48%) JIRA
3 5 (4.63%) GitLab
3 5 (4.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 5 (4.63%) Subversion
4 3 (2.78%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.93%) JMeter
5 1 (0.93%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.93%) Postman
5 1 (0.93%) Selenium
General
1 65 (60.19%) Social Skills
2 21 (19.44%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (15.74%) Finance
4 14 (12.96%) Law
5 10 (9.26%) Organisational Skills
6 8 (7.41%) Electronics
7 6 (5.56%) Automotive
7 6 (5.56%) Marketing
7 6 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (5.56%) Retail
8 5 (4.63%) Billing
8 5 (4.63%) Manufacturing
8 5 (4.63%) Telecoms
9 4 (3.70%) Public Sector
10 3 (2.78%) Banking
10 3 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (1.85%) Advertising
11 2 (1.85%) Back Office
11 2 (1.85%) Legal
Job Titles
1 18 (16.67%) Senior
2 16 (14.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 12 (11.11%) Support Engineer
4 11 (10.19%) Analyst
5 10 (9.26%) Security Engineer
6 9 (8.33%) Architect
6 9 (8.33%) Azure Engineer
7 8 (7.41%) Systems Engineer
8 7 (6.48%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (6.48%) Consultant
8 7 (6.48%) Lead
9 6 (5.56%) Automation Engineer
9 6 (5.56%) Data Engineer
9 6 (5.56%) Developer
9 6 (5.56%) Information Security Engineer
9 6 (5.56%) Network Engineer
9 6 (5.56%) Senior Data Engineer
9 6 (5.56%) Test Engineer
10 5 (4.63%) Software Test Engineer
10 5 (4.63%) Telecoms Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.48%) .NET
2 6 (5.56%) PySpark
3 5 (4.63%) FreeSWITCH
3 5 (4.63%) Jinja
3 5 (4.63%) JSON
3 5 (4.63%) YAML
4 4 (3.70%) REST
5 3 (2.78%) ASP.NET
5 3 (2.78%) CSS
5 3 (2.78%) HTML
5 3 (2.78%) React
6 2 (1.85%) Laravel
6 2 (1.85%) WPF
7 1 (0.93%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.93%) ASP.NET MVC
7 1 (0.93%) Blazor
7 1 (0.93%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.93%) jQuery
7 1 (0.93%) JWT
7 1 (0.93%) WebAssembly
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.48%) Management Information System
1 7 (6.48%) Onboarding
1 7 (6.48%) Security Posture
2 5 (4.63%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (4.63%) Product Ownership
3 4 (3.70%) CCTV
3 4 (3.70%) Driving Licence
3 4 (3.70%) iPad
3 4 (3.70%) iPhone
3 4 (3.70%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (3.70%) Mobile App
4 3 (2.78%) Client/Server
4 3 (2.78%) Data Centre
4 3 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (2.78%) Low-Code
5 2 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (1.85%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.85%) Legacy Code
5 2 (1.85%) NHS
5 2 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 12 (11.11%) Windows
2 11 (10.19%) Linux
3 7 (6.48%) Windows Server
4 5 (4.63%) Debian
5 4 (3.70%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.85%) Unix
6 2 (1.85%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (24.07%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (23.15%) Continuous Improvement
3 17 (15.74%) Agile
4 16 (14.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 15 (13.89%) Stakeholder Management
6 14 (12.96%) CI/CD
6 14 (12.96%) Collaborative Working
7 12 (11.11%) Mentoring
7 12 (11.11%) Project Delivery
8 11 (10.19%) Change Management
8 11 (10.19%) Data Loss Prevention
8 11 (10.19%) Risk Management
8 11 (10.19%) Roadmaps
9 9 (8.33%) Data Modelling
9 9 (8.33%) Migration
9 9 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 8 (7.41%) Cost Management
10 8 (7.41%) Security Architecture
10 8 (7.41%) Visualisation
11 7 (6.48%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (22.22%) SQL
2 22 (20.37%) Python
3 16 (14.81%) PowerShell
4 7 (6.48%) Bash
5 6 (5.56%) C#
5 6 (5.56%) Kusto Query Language
6 5 (4.63%) JavaScript
7 4 (3.70%) PHP
8 2 (1.85%) Bicep
8 2 (1.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (1.85%) Java
8 2 (1.85%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.93%) Go
9 1 (0.93%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 7 (6.48%) Security Cleared
2 6 (5.56%) CEH
2 6 (5.56%) CISSP
2 6 (5.56%) SC Cleared
3 5 (4.63%) Azure Certification
4 3 (2.78%) DBS Check
4 3 (2.78%) Degree
5 1 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.93%) CCNP
5 1 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.93%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (0.93%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.93%) FFIEC
5 1 (0.93%) GSEC
5 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.93%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (4.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 5 (4.63%) QA
3 3 (2.78%) GAAP
3 3 (2.78%) GDPR
4 2 (1.85%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.85%) NIST
4 2 (1.85%) SLA
5 1 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.93%) GRC
5 1 (0.93%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 10 (9.26%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.85%) BitLocker
3 2 (1.85%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.93%) Ceph
4 1 (0.93%) Docker
4 1 (0.93%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.93%) Lustre
4 1 (0.93%) Slurm Workload Manager
4 1 (0.93%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 5 (4.63%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (3.70%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (2.78%) cPanel
3 3 (2.78%) Plesk
3 3 (2.78%) Terraform
4 2 (1.85%) Ansible
4 2 (1.85%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.93%) Grafana
5 1 (0.93%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.93%) Nessus
Vendors
1 24 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 12 (11.11%) Cisco
3 7 (6.48%) iManage
4 6 (5.56%) Databricks
4 6 (5.56%) VMware
5 5 (4.63%) Red Hat
5 5 (4.63%) SAP
6 4 (3.70%) Apple
6 4 (3.70%) Okta
6 4 (3.70%) Siemens
7 3 (2.78%) Autodesk
7 3 (2.78%) Sage
7 3 (2.78%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.78%) Sparx
8 2 (1.85%) Barracuda Networks
8 2 (1.85%) Fortinet
8 2 (1.85%) Google
8 2 (1.85%) IBM
8 2 (1.85%) Intapp
8 2 (1.85%) Sophos