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 13 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 296 362 389
Rank change year-on-year +66 +27 +62
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 107 59 191
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.58% 0.41% 0.59%
As % of the General category 1.05% 0.54% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 82 47 166
10th Percentile £41,250 £29,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% +6.36% +3.77%
75th Percentile £65,938 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.80% +1.90% -12.50%

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 10,200 10,863 20,135
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 55.62% 74.74% 62.02%
Number of salaries quoted 6,788 6,353 15,057
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,450 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,996 £42,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 13 May 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 (4.67%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.93%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (1.87%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (1.87%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.87%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.93%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.93%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.93%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.93%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.93%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.93%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.93%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.93%) SAP HCM
3 1 (0.93%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.93%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 41 (38.32%) Azure
2 16 (14.95%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (14.02%) Power Platform
4 6 (5.61%) AWS
4 6 (5.61%) Azure Data Factory
4 6 (5.61%) IaaS
5 5 (4.67%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (4.67%) dbt
5 5 (4.67%) Entra ID
5 5 (4.67%) OpenShift
5 5 (4.67%) Power Automate
6 4 (3.74%) PowerApps
7 3 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (2.80%) Intacct
8 2 (1.87%) ChatGPT
8 2 (1.87%) GCP
8 2 (1.87%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (1.87%) SaaS
9 1 (0.93%) Datadog
9 1 (0.93%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (16.82%) Firewall
2 8 (7.48%) VoIP
2 8 (7.48%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (6.54%) Network Security
4 6 (5.61%) VPN
5 5 (4.67%) DMZ
5 5 (4.67%) Reverse Proxy
5 5 (4.67%) STUN
5 5 (4.67%) VLAN
6 3 (2.80%) NAS
7 2 (1.87%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (1.87%) DNS
7 2 (1.87%) LAN
7 2 (1.87%) SSL
8 1 (0.93%) Cisco ISE
8 1 (0.93%) Cisco Wireless
8 1 (0.93%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.93%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.93%) WAN
8 1 (0.93%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (10.28%) SQL Server
2 8 (7.48%) Power BI
3 5 (4.67%) Looker
4 4 (3.74%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (2.80%) SAP HANA
6 2 (1.87%) Power Query
6 2 (1.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.93%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.93%) Metadata
7 1 (0.93%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.93%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.93%) Star Schema
7 1 (0.93%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (6.54%) Git
1 7 (6.54%) JIRA
2 5 (4.67%) GitLab
2 5 (4.67%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 5 (4.67%) Subversion
3 3 (2.80%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.93%) JMeter
4 1 (0.93%) LoadRunner
4 1 (0.93%) Postman
4 1 (0.93%) Selenium
General
1 65 (60.75%) Social Skills
2 22 (20.56%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (19.63%) Finance
4 17 (15.89%) Law
5 10 (9.35%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (8.41%) Retail
7 8 (7.48%) Electronics
8 6 (5.61%) Banking
8 6 (5.61%) Telecoms
9 5 (4.67%) Automotive
9 5 (4.67%) Billing
9 5 (4.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (4.67%) Manufacturing
9 5 (4.67%) Marketing
10 4 (3.74%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (3.74%) Public Sector
11 3 (2.80%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.87%) Back Office
12 2 (1.87%) Legal
Job Titles
1 16 (14.95%) Senior
2 13 (12.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 13 (12.15%) Support Engineer
3 12 (11.21%) Analyst
4 9 (8.41%) Consultant
4 9 (8.41%) Security Engineer
5 8 (7.48%) Systems Engineer
6 7 (6.54%) Azure Engineer
7 6 (5.61%) Architect
7 6 (5.61%) Automation Engineer
7 6 (5.61%) Lead
7 6 (5.61%) Network Engineer
7 6 (5.61%) Test Engineer
8 5 (4.67%) Developer
8 5 (4.67%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
8 5 (4.67%) Senior Consultant
8 5 (4.67%) Software Test Engineer
8 5 (4.67%) Systems Test Engineer
8 5 (4.67%) Telecoms Engineer
8 5 (4.67%) VoIP Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.67%) FreeSWITCH
1 5 (4.67%) Jinja
1 5 (4.67%) JSON
1 5 (4.67%) PySpark
1 5 (4.67%) YAML
2 4 (3.74%) .NET
2 4 (3.74%) REST
3 3 (2.80%) ASP.NET
4 2 (1.87%) CSS
4 2 (1.87%) HTML
4 2 (1.87%) React
4 2 (1.87%) WPF
5 1 (0.93%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.93%) ASP.NET MVC
5 1 (0.93%) Blazor
5 1 (0.93%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.93%) jQuery
5 1 (0.93%) JWT
5 1 (0.93%) Laravel
5 1 (0.93%) WebAssembly
Miscellaneous
1 8 (7.48%) Onboarding
2 6 (5.61%) Security Posture
3 5 (4.67%) Blog
3 5 (4.67%) Embedded Systems
3 5 (4.67%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.74%) CCTV
4 4 (3.74%) Driving Licence
4 4 (3.74%) iPad
4 4 (3.74%) iPhone
4 4 (3.74%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (3.74%) Mobile App
4 4 (3.74%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.80%) Low-Code
6 2 (1.87%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.87%) Distributed Architecture
6 2 (1.87%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.87%) Legacy Code
6 2 (1.87%) NHS
6 2 (1.87%) Replication
6 2 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 11 (10.28%) Windows
2 8 (7.48%) Linux
2 8 (7.48%) Windows Server
3 5 (4.67%) Debian
4 4 (3.74%) Apple iOS
5 3 (2.80%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (25.23%) Continuous Improvement
2 26 (24.30%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (14.02%) Stakeholder Management
4 14 (13.08%) Project Delivery
5 13 (12.15%) CI/CD
5 13 (12.15%) Collaborative Working
5 13 (12.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 13 (12.15%) Risk Management
6 12 (11.21%) Data Modelling
7 11 (10.28%) Agile
8 10 (9.35%) Data Loss Prevention
8 10 (9.35%) Mentoring
8 10 (9.35%) Visualisation
9 9 (8.41%) Business Intelligence
9 9 (8.41%) Change Management
9 9 (8.41%) Migration
9 9 (8.41%) Roadmaps
10 8 (7.48%) Cost Management
10 8 (7.48%) Security Architecture
10 8 (7.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 24 (22.43%) SQL
2 19 (17.76%) Python
3 14 (13.08%) PowerShell
4 6 (5.61%) Bash
5 4 (3.74%) JavaScript
5 4 (3.74%) Kusto Query Language
6 3 (2.80%) C#
7 2 (1.87%) Bicep
7 2 (1.87%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (1.87%) Java
7 2 (1.87%) PHP
7 2 (1.87%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.93%) ABAP
8 1 (0.93%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 7 (6.54%) Degree
2 6 (5.61%) SC Cleared
2 6 (5.61%) Security Cleared
3 5 (4.67%) Azure Certification
3 5 (4.67%) CEH
3 5 (4.67%) CISSP
4 4 (3.74%) DBS Check
5 2 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.93%) CCNP
6 1 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.93%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.93%) FFIEC
6 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (4.67%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 5 (4.67%) QA
3 4 (3.74%) SLA
4 3 (2.80%) Data Quality
4 3 (2.80%) GAAP
4 3 (2.80%) GDPR
5 1 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.93%) GRC
5 1 (0.93%) NIST
5 1 (0.93%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 10 (9.35%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.80%) BitLocker
3 3 (2.80%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.93%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.93%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 4 (3.74%) Jamf Pro
1 4 (3.74%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (1.87%) cPanel
2 2 (1.87%) FortiGate
2 2 (1.87%) Plesk
2 2 (1.87%) Terraform
3 1 (0.93%) Ansible
3 1 (0.93%) Grafana
3 1 (0.93%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 23 (21.50%) Microsoft
2 12 (11.21%) Cisco
3 7 (6.54%) iManage
3 7 (6.54%) VMware
4 6 (5.61%) Databricks
4 6 (5.61%) SAP
5 5 (4.67%) Red Hat
6 4 (3.74%) Apple
6 4 (3.74%) Okta
6 4 (3.74%) Siemens
7 3 (2.80%) Autodesk
7 3 (2.80%) Barracuda Networks
7 3 (2.80%) Sage
7 3 (2.80%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.80%) Sophos
7 3 (2.80%) Sparx
8 2 (1.87%) Fortinet
8 2 (1.87%) Google
8 2 (1.87%) IBM
8 2 (1.87%) Intapp