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 26 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 326 298 359
Rank change year-on-year -28 +61 +45
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 146 128 122
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.59% 0.77% 0.53%
As % of the General category 0.96% 1.09% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 99 96 68
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,813 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £54,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.50% -12.80% +13.64%
75th Percentile £63,125 £75,000 £81,563
90th Percentile £75,500 £85,625 £99,875
UK median annual salary £51,636 £53,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.48% -14.40% +9.65%

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 15,214 11,787 14,372
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.39% 71.36% 62.74%
Number of salaries quoted 9,250 6,281 8,147
10th Percentile £32,260 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £39,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +3.77% -7.83% -4.17%

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 26 September 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 13 (8.90%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.48%) IIS
3 5 (3.42%) Confluence
4 2 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 11 (7.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (4.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (3.42%) CorelDRAW
5 1 (0.68%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.68%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.68%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 7 (4.79%) SAP CO
1 7 (4.79%) SAP FI
1 7 (4.79%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (1.37%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (1.37%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.68%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.68%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.68%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.68%) SAP HCM
3 1 (0.68%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 36 (24.66%) Azure
2 33 (22.60%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (18.49%) Power Platform
4 17 (11.64%) Entra ID
5 14 (9.59%) AWS
5 14 (9.59%) Power Automate
6 10 (6.85%) SaaS
7 8 (5.48%) n8n
7 8 (5.48%) Zapier
8 6 (4.11%) dbt
9 5 (3.42%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (3.42%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (2.74%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (2.74%) PowerApps
11 3 (2.05%) Azure Key Vault
11 3 (2.05%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (1.37%) Amazon ECS
12 2 (1.37%) Amazon EKS
12 2 (1.37%) AWS Control Tower
12 2 (1.37%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 21 (14.38%) DNS
2 18 (12.33%) TCP/IP
3 15 (10.27%) DHCP
3 15 (10.27%) Firewall
4 11 (7.53%) VPN
5 6 (4.11%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (3.42%) HTTP
6 5 (3.42%) Wireless
7 4 (2.74%) Network Security
8 3 (2.05%) SAN
8 3 (2.05%) VLAN
9 2 (1.37%) Fibre Channel
9 2 (1.37%) NAS
9 2 (1.37%) VoIP
10 1 (0.68%) 5G
10 1 (0.68%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.68%) LTE
10 1 (0.68%) Profibus
10 1 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.68%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (16.44%) Power BI
2 9 (6.16%) SQL Server
3 6 (4.11%) Big Data
4 5 (3.42%) Looker
5 2 (1.37%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.37%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.37%) Metadata
5 2 (1.37%) Redis
6 1 (0.68%) Airbyte
6 1 (0.68%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.68%) Delta Lake
6 1 (0.68%) GIS
6 1 (0.68%) Parquet
6 1 (0.68%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.68%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (5.48%) JIRA
2 2 (1.37%) PowerBuilder
2 2 (1.37%) Terragrunt
3 1 (0.68%) Git
3 1 (0.68%) JMeter
3 1 (0.68%) LoadRunner
3 1 (0.68%) Rational DOORS
General
1 84 (57.53%) Social Skills
2 33 (22.60%) Analytical Skills
3 31 (21.23%) Finance
4 14 (9.59%) Retail
5 13 (8.90%) Organisational Skills
6 12 (8.22%) Manufacturing
7 9 (6.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (6.16%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (4.79%) Public Sector
9 6 (4.11%) Banking
9 6 (4.11%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (3.42%) Law
11 4 (2.74%) Aerospace
12 3 (2.05%) Billing
12 3 (2.05%) Legal
13 2 (1.37%) Automotive
13 2 (1.37%) Electronics
13 2 (1.37%) Military
13 2 (1.37%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 24 (16.44%) Support Engineer
2 20 (13.70%) Analyst
3 18 (12.33%) Consultant
3 18 (12.33%) Senior
4 15 (10.27%) IT Engineer
5 14 (9.59%) IT Support
5 14 (9.59%) IT Support Engineer
6 10 (6.85%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 10 (6.85%) 2nd Line Support
6 10 (6.85%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 10 (6.85%) Business Analyst
7 7 (4.79%) SAP CO Specialist
7 7 (4.79%) SAP FI/CO Specialist
8 6 (4.11%) Support Specialist
8 6 (4.11%) Systems Support
9 5 (3.42%) Applications Specialist
9 5 (3.42%) Applications Support
9 5 (3.42%) Applications Support Specialist
9 5 (3.42%) Compliance Manager
9 5 (3.42%) Technical Writer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.48%) Middleware
2 4 (2.74%) Terraform
3 3 (2.05%) .NET
3 3 (2.05%) Matplotlib
3 3 (2.05%) NumPy
3 3 (2.05%) Pandas
3 3 (2.05%) REST
4 2 (1.37%) ARM Templates
4 2 (1.37%) Web Services
4 2 (1.37%) WebSockets
4 2 (1.37%) XML
5 1 (0.68%) JSON
5 1 (0.68%) JWT
5 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.68%) Pulumi
5 1 (0.68%) PySpark
5 1 (0.68%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 18 (12.33%) Driving Licence
2 16 (10.96%) Onboarding
3 5 (3.42%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (3.42%) Blog
3 5 (3.42%) Data Protection Act
3 5 (3.42%) Online Gambling
3 5 (3.42%) Video\Live Streaming
4 4 (2.74%) Mobile App
5 3 (2.05%) iPad
5 3 (2.05%) iPhone
5 3 (2.05%) Low-Code
5 3 (2.05%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.37%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.37%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.37%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (1.37%) Replication
6 2 (1.37%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.68%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 31 (21.23%) Windows
2 13 (8.90%) Windows Server
3 8 (5.48%) Apple iOS
3 8 (5.48%) Linux
3 8 (5.48%) Mac OS
4 7 (4.79%) Windows 10
5 4 (2.74%) Ubuntu
5 4 (2.74%) Unix
6 3 (2.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (1.37%) Android
7 2 (1.37%) VMS
8 1 (0.68%) CentOS
8 1 (0.68%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.68%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.68%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (26.71%) Continuous Improvement
1 39 (26.71%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (16.44%) Business Intelligence
3 23 (15.75%) AI
3 23 (15.75%) Process Improvement
3 23 (15.75%) Stakeholder Management
4 22 (15.07%) Workflow
5 19 (13.01%) Disaster Recovery
5 19 (13.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 18 (12.33%) Migration
6 18 (12.33%) Roadmaps
7 16 (10.96%) Agile
8 15 (10.27%) Business Continuity
8 15 (10.27%) Customer Service
8 15 (10.27%) User Experience
9 14 (9.59%) Analytics
9 14 (9.59%) High Availability
9 14 (9.59%) ITIL
10 13 (8.90%) Information Security
10 13 (8.90%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 32 (21.92%) SQL
2 19 (13.01%) PowerShell
3 11 (7.53%) Python
4 4 (2.74%) Shell Script
5 2 (1.37%) Bash
5 2 (1.37%) C
5 2 (1.37%) C#
5 2 (1.37%) C++
5 2 (1.37%) Go
5 2 (1.37%) PL/SQL
5 2 (1.37%) VB.NET
6 1 (0.68%) ABAP
6 1 (0.68%) Ada
6 1 (0.68%) Bicep
6 1 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.68%) Embedded C
6 1 (0.68%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 14 (9.59%) Degree
1 14 (9.59%) Security Cleared
2 11 (7.53%) SC Cleared
3 7 (4.79%) SAP Certification
4 5 (3.42%) HNC
4 5 (3.42%) HND
4 5 (3.42%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (2.74%) Azure Certification
5 4 (2.74%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (2.05%) ACCA
6 3 (2.05%) DBS Check
7 2 (1.37%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 2 (1.37%) CCNP
7 2 (1.37%) CCSP
7 2 (1.37%) CIMA
7 2 (1.37%) CISSP
7 2 (1.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.68%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.68%) RHCSA
8 1 (0.68%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (15.75%) GDPR
2 13 (8.90%) Data Quality
3 12 (8.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (6.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (5.48%) QA
6 6 (4.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (3.42%) ISO 22301
7 5 (3.42%) ISO 9001
7 5 (3.42%) PCI DSS
7 5 (3.42%) SLA
8 2 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.68%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.68%) GRC
9 1 (0.68%) IFRS
9 1 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (8.22%) Active Directory
2 11 (7.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (6.16%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.37%) BitLocker
4 2 (1.37%) Firmware
4 2 (1.37%) Terminal Services
4 2 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.68%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.68%) KVM
Systems Management
1 9 (6.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.42%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (2.05%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (1.37%) Ansible
5 1 (0.68%) Grafana
5 1 (0.68%) Puppet
5 1 (0.68%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 58 (39.73%) Microsoft
2 13 (8.90%) VMware
3 10 (6.85%) SAP
4 4 (2.74%) Red Hat
5 3 (2.05%) Apple
5 3 (2.05%) Dell
5 3 (2.05%) Okta
5 3 (2.05%) Salesforce
5 3 (2.05%) ServiceNow
5 3 (2.05%) YouTube
6 2 (1.37%) Adaptive Insights
6 2 (1.37%) Barracuda Networks
6 2 (1.37%) Cisco
6 2 (1.37%) Google
6 2 (1.37%) Oracle
6 2 (1.37%) Sophos
6 2 (1.37%) Veeam
6 2 (1.37%) Workday
7 1 (0.68%) EMC
7 1 (0.68%) NetApp