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 17 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 332 314 380
Rank change year-on-year -18 +66 +28
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 130 104 123
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.57% 0.63% 0.50%
As % of the General category 0.95% 0.87% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 85 70 91
10th Percentile £32,750 £33,400 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,438 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £66,036 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,000 £88,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year -2.78% +0.47% -6.52%

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 13,711 11,945 15,039
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.09% 71.92% 61.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8,666 6,617 10,029
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,150 £33,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -2.54% -5.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -8.33%

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 17 August 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 15 (11.54%) SharePoint
2 8 (6.15%) IIS
3 4 (3.08%) Confluence
4 2 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (6.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (5.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (4.62%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (3.85%) CorelDRAW
5 1 (0.77%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.77%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 8 (6.15%) SAP CO
1 8 (6.15%) SAP FI
1 8 (6.15%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (1.54%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.77%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.77%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.77%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.77%) SAP HCM
3 1 (0.77%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (0.77%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 38 (29.23%) Azure
2 30 (23.08%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (14.62%) Power Platform
4 15 (11.54%) AWS
5 14 (10.77%) Entra ID
6 8 (6.15%) Power Automate
7 7 (5.38%) dbt
8 5 (3.85%) PowerApps
9 4 (3.08%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (3.08%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (3.08%) OpenShift
10 3 (2.31%) Azure Key Vault
10 3 (2.31%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (2.31%) SaaS
11 2 (1.54%) AWS Control Tower
11 2 (1.54%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (1.54%) GitHub
11 2 (1.54%) Google Workspace
11 2 (1.54%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (1.54%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 21 (16.15%) Firewall
2 20 (15.38%) DNS
3 17 (13.08%) TCP/IP
4 14 (10.77%) DHCP
5 11 (8.46%) VPN
6 7 (5.38%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (3.85%) HTTP
7 5 (3.85%) Network Security
8 4 (3.08%) VLAN
8 4 (3.08%) VoIP
9 3 (2.31%) NAS
9 3 (2.31%) Wireless
10 2 (1.54%) SSL
11 1 (0.77%) DMZ
11 1 (0.77%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.77%) Reverse Proxy
11 1 (0.77%) SAN
11 1 (0.77%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (10.77%) Power BI
2 10 (7.69%) SQL Server
3 6 (4.62%) Looker
4 3 (2.31%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.54%) Data Lake
5 2 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.54%) Metadata
5 2 (1.54%) Redis
6 1 (0.77%) Airbyte
6 1 (0.77%) Delta Lake
6 1 (0.77%) Parquet
6 1 (0.77%) Power Query
6 1 (0.77%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.77%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.77%) Star Schema
6 1 (0.77%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (6.92%) JIRA
2 5 (3.85%) Git
3 4 (3.08%) GitLab
4 2 (1.54%) Terragrunt
5 1 (0.77%) JMeter
5 1 (0.77%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.77%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.77%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.77%) Visual Studio
General
1 75 (57.69%) Social Skills
2 33 (25.38%) Finance
3 27 (20.77%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (13.08%) Retail
5 13 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
6 12 (9.23%) Law
6 12 (9.23%) Manufacturing
7 9 (6.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (5.38%) Banking
9 6 (4.62%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (4.62%) Telecoms
10 4 (3.08%) Electronics
10 4 (3.08%) Public Sector
11 3 (2.31%) Billing
11 3 (2.31%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (2.31%) Legal
12 2 (1.54%) Marketing
13 1 (0.77%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.77%) Corporate Banking
13 1 (0.77%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 23 (17.69%) Support Engineer
2 17 (13.08%) Senior
3 16 (12.31%) Analyst
4 14 (10.77%) Consultant
5 12 (9.23%) IT Engineer
5 12 (9.23%) IT Support
5 12 (9.23%) IT Support Engineer
6 11 (8.46%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 11 (8.46%) 2nd Line Support
6 11 (8.46%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 8 (6.15%) Business Analyst
8 7 (5.38%) Lead
8 7 (5.38%) SAP CO Specialist
8 7 (5.38%) SAP FI/CO Specialist
9 6 (4.62%) Support Specialist
10 5 (3.85%) Applications Specialist
10 5 (3.85%) Applications Support
10 5 (3.85%) Applications Support Specialist
10 5 (3.85%) Azure Engineer
10 5 (3.85%) Technical Writer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (6.15%) Middleware
2 5 (3.85%) JSON
3 4 (3.08%) Jinja
3 4 (3.08%) REST
3 4 (3.08%) YAML
4 2 (1.54%) .NET
4 2 (1.54%) ARM Templates
4 2 (1.54%) WebSockets
5 1 (0.77%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.77%) FreeSWITCH
5 1 (0.77%) JWT
5 1 (0.77%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.77%) PySpark
5 1 (0.77%) SOAP
5 1 (0.77%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 15 (11.54%) Onboarding
2 11 (8.46%) Driving Licence
3 6 (4.62%) Blog
4 5 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (3.85%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (3.85%) Online Gambling
4 5 (3.85%) Video\Live Streaming
5 4 (3.08%) Mobile App
5 4 (3.08%) Security Posture
5 4 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.31%) iPad
6 3 (2.31%) iPhone
6 3 (2.31%) Low-Code
6 3 (2.31%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.54%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.77%) Acoustics
8 1 (0.77%) Analogue Electronics
8 1 (0.77%) Legacy Code
8 1 (0.77%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 30 (23.08%) Windows
2 15 (11.54%) Windows Server
3 8 (6.15%) Windows 10
4 7 (5.38%) Apple iOS
5 6 (4.62%) Linux
6 4 (3.08%) Mac OS
6 4 (3.08%) Ubuntu
6 4 (3.08%) Unix
7 3 (2.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (1.54%) Android
9 1 (0.77%) CentOS
9 1 (0.77%) Debian
9 1 (0.77%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
2 29 (22.31%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (14.62%) Stakeholder Management
4 18 (13.85%) Disaster Recovery
4 18 (13.85%) Roadmaps
5 17 (13.08%) High Availability
6 15 (11.54%) Business Continuity
6 15 (11.54%) Information Security
6 15 (11.54%) User Experience
7 14 (10.77%) Agile
7 14 (10.77%) Business Intelligence
7 14 (10.77%) Process Improvement
8 13 (10.00%) Change Management
8 13 (10.00%) Data Protection
8 13 (10.00%) Project Delivery
8 13 (10.00%) Risk Management
9 12 (9.23%) Cloud Security
9 12 (9.23%) Customer Service
9 12 (9.23%) Workflow
9 12 (9.23%) Workflow Analysis
Programming Languages
1 33 (25.38%) SQL
2 15 (11.54%) PowerShell
3 14 (10.77%) Python
4 4 (3.08%) Shell Script
5 3 (2.31%) Bash
6 2 (1.54%) C
6 2 (1.54%) C++
6 2 (1.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (1.54%) Go
7 1 (0.77%) ABAP
7 1 (0.77%) Ada
7 1 (0.77%) Bicep
7 1 (0.77%) C#
7 1 (0.77%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.77%) Groovy
7 1 (0.77%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.77%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (10.77%) Degree
2 13 (10.00%) Security Cleared
3 12 (9.23%) SC Cleared
4 7 (5.38%) SAP Certification
5 5 (3.85%) CISSP
5 5 (3.85%) HNC
5 5 (3.85%) HND
5 5 (3.85%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (3.08%) DBS Check
7 3 (2.31%) ACCA
7 3 (2.31%) CEH
8 2 (1.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (1.54%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.54%) CCSP
8 2 (1.54%) CIMA
8 2 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.77%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.77%) Linux+ Certification
9 1 (0.77%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (10.77%) GDPR
2 13 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (6.15%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (4.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (4.62%) QA
5 5 (3.85%) ISO 22301
5 5 (3.85%) ISO 9001
5 5 (3.85%) PCI DSS
5 5 (3.85%) SLA
6 4 (3.08%) Data Quality
7 3 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.77%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.77%) GAAP
9 1 (0.77%) GRC
9 1 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (9.23%) Active Directory
1 12 (9.23%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (6.92%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.31%) BitLocker
3 3 (2.31%) Terminal Services
4 2 (1.54%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.77%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.77%) Firmware
5 1 (0.77%) KVM
Systems Management
1 8 (6.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.85%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (2.31%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (2.31%) Terraform
4 1 (0.77%) Ansible
4 1 (0.77%) Grafana
4 1 (0.77%) Puppet
4 1 (0.77%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 49 (37.69%) Microsoft
2 12 (9.23%) VMware
3 11 (8.46%) SAP
4 8 (6.15%) Red Hat
5 5 (3.85%) Cisco
6 4 (3.08%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.31%) Apple
7 3 (2.31%) Barracuda Networks
7 3 (2.31%) IBM
7 3 (2.31%) iManage
7 3 (2.31%) Okta
7 3 (2.31%) Sophos
7 3 (2.31%) YouTube
8 2 (1.54%) Adaptive Insights
8 2 (1.54%) Google
8 2 (1.54%) Pega
8 2 (1.54%) Workday
9 1 (0.77%) Foundry
9 1 (0.77%) New Relic
9 1 (0.77%) ServiceNow