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

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 323 314 385
Rank change year-on-year -9 +71 -3
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 138 117 122
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.57% 0.72% 0.52%
As % of the General category 0.93% 1.00% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 91 87 69
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,950 £34,950
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,125 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -8.80% +12.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,000 £98,250
UK median annual salary £52,000 £53,750 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.26% -14.00% +8.70%

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 14,812 11,680 14,610
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.95% 71.90% 62.60%
Number of salaries quoted 9,119 6,362 8,449
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,233 £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 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £55,655
% change year-on-year +1.85% -2.97% -7.24%

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 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 14 (10.14%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.80%) IIS
3 5 (3.62%) Confluence
4 2 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (7.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (5.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (3.62%) CorelDRAW
5 1 (0.72%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.72%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (5.07%) SAP CO
1 7 (5.07%) SAP FI
1 7 (5.07%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (1.45%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.72%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.72%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.72%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.72%) SAP HCM
3 1 (0.72%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 34 (24.64%) Azure
2 30 (21.74%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (18.12%) Power Platform
4 14 (10.14%) AWS
4 14 (10.14%) Entra ID
5 13 (9.42%) Power Automate
6 8 (5.80%) SaaS
7 7 (5.07%) dbt
8 6 (4.35%) n8n
8 6 (4.35%) Zapier
9 5 (3.62%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (3.62%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (2.90%) PowerApps
11 3 (2.17%) Azure Key Vault
11 3 (2.17%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (1.45%) Amazon ECS
12 2 (1.45%) Amazon EKS
12 2 (1.45%) AWS Control Tower
12 2 (1.45%) Azure AI
12 2 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 21 (15.22%) DNS
2 18 (13.04%) TCP/IP
3 16 (11.59%) Firewall
4 15 (10.87%) DHCP
5 11 (7.97%) VPN
6 7 (5.07%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (3.62%) HTTP
7 5 (3.62%) Wireless
8 4 (2.90%) Network Security
9 3 (2.17%) NAS
9 3 (2.17%) SAN
9 3 (2.17%) VLAN
9 3 (2.17%) VoIP
10 2 (1.45%) Fibre Channel
11 1 (0.72%) 5G
11 1 (0.72%) LTE
11 1 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.72%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (15.22%) Power BI
2 9 (6.52%) SQL Server
3 6 (4.35%) Looker
4 4 (2.90%) Big Data
5 2 (1.45%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.45%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.45%) Metadata
5 2 (1.45%) Redis
6 1 (0.72%) Airbyte
6 1 (0.72%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.72%) Delta Lake
6 1 (0.72%) GIS
6 1 (0.72%) Parquet
6 1 (0.72%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.72%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (5.80%) JIRA
2 2 (1.45%) Terragrunt
3 1 (0.72%) Git
3 1 (0.72%) JMeter
3 1 (0.72%) LoadRunner
3 1 (0.72%) PowerBuilder
3 1 (0.72%) Rational DOORS
General
1 80 (57.97%) Social Skills
2 30 (21.74%) Analytical Skills
2 30 (21.74%) Finance
3 15 (10.87%) Retail
4 13 (9.42%) Organisational Skills
5 12 (8.70%) Manufacturing
6 10 (7.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (5.07%) Banking
7 7 (5.07%) Public Sector
8 6 (4.35%) Law
8 6 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (3.62%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (2.17%) Aerospace
10 3 (2.17%) Billing
10 3 (2.17%) Electronics
10 3 (2.17%) Legal
11 2 (1.45%) Marketing
11 2 (1.45%) Military
11 2 (1.45%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.72%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 24 (17.39%) Support Engineer
2 19 (13.77%) Analyst
2 19 (13.77%) Senior
3 16 (11.59%) Consultant
4 14 (10.14%) IT Engineer
4 14 (10.14%) IT Support
4 14 (10.14%) IT Support Engineer
5 11 (7.97%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 11 (7.97%) 2nd Line Support
5 11 (7.97%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 9 (6.52%) Business Analyst
7 7 (5.07%) SAP CO Specialist
7 7 (5.07%) SAP FI/CO Specialist
8 6 (4.35%) Support Specialist
9 5 (3.62%) Applications Specialist
9 5 (3.62%) Applications Support
9 5 (3.62%) Applications Support Specialist
9 5 (3.62%) Azure Engineer
9 5 (3.62%) Compliance Manager
9 5 (3.62%) Technical Writer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.80%) Middleware
2 4 (2.90%) Terraform
3 3 (2.17%) REST
4 2 (1.45%) .NET
4 2 (1.45%) ARM Templates
4 2 (1.45%) Matplotlib
4 2 (1.45%) NumPy
4 2 (1.45%) Pandas
4 2 (1.45%) WebSockets
5 1 (0.72%) JSON
5 1 (0.72%) JWT
5 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.72%) Pulumi
5 1 (0.72%) PySpark
5 1 (0.72%) Web Services
5 1 (0.72%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (11.59%) Onboarding
2 15 (10.87%) Driving Licence
3 6 (4.35%) Blog
4 5 (3.62%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (3.62%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (3.62%) Online Gambling
4 5 (3.62%) Video\Live Streaming
5 4 (2.90%) Mobile App
6 3 (2.17%) iPad
6 3 (2.17%) iPhone
6 3 (2.17%) Low-Code
6 3 (2.17%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.45%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.45%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.45%) Replication
7 2 (1.45%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.72%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 31 (22.46%) Windows
2 14 (10.14%) Windows Server
3 8 (5.80%) Linux
3 8 (5.80%) Windows 10
4 7 (5.07%) Apple iOS
5 6 (4.35%) Mac OS
6 4 (2.90%) Ubuntu
6 4 (2.90%) Unix
7 3 (2.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (1.45%) Android
8 2 (1.45%) VMS
9 1 (0.72%) CentOS
9 1 (0.72%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.72%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.72%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (27.54%) Continuous Improvement
2 32 (23.19%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (15.94%) Stakeholder Management
4 21 (15.22%) Business Intelligence
5 20 (14.49%) AI
5 20 (14.49%) Process Improvement
6 19 (13.77%) Disaster Recovery
6 19 (13.77%) Workflow
7 17 (12.32%) Roadmaps
8 16 (11.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 15 (10.87%) Agile
9 15 (10.87%) Business Continuity
9 15 (10.87%) Migration
9 15 (10.87%) User Experience
10 14 (10.14%) Analytics
10 14 (10.14%) Customer Service
10 14 (10.14%) High Availability
10 14 (10.14%) ITIL
11 13 (9.42%) Change Management
11 13 (9.42%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 31 (22.46%) SQL
2 16 (11.59%) PowerShell
3 10 (7.25%) Python
4 4 (2.90%) Shell Script
5 2 (1.45%) Bash
5 2 (1.45%) C
5 2 (1.45%) C++
5 2 (1.45%) Go
6 1 (0.72%) ABAP
6 1 (0.72%) Ada
6 1 (0.72%) Bicep
6 1 (0.72%) C#
6 1 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.72%) Embedded C
6 1 (0.72%) Groovy
6 1 (0.72%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.72%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 15 (10.87%) Security Cleared
2 14 (10.14%) Degree
3 12 (8.70%) SC Cleared
4 7 (5.07%) SAP Certification
5 5 (3.62%) HNC
5 5 (3.62%) HND
5 5 (3.62%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (2.90%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (2.90%) DBS Check
7 3 (2.17%) ACCA
8 2 (1.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (1.45%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.45%) CCNP
8 2 (1.45%) CCSP
8 2 (1.45%) CIMA
8 2 (1.45%) CISSP
8 2 (1.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.72%) RHCE
9 1 (0.72%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (14.49%) GDPR
2 11 (7.97%) Data Quality
3 10 (7.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (5.80%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (5.80%) QA
5 6 (4.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (4.35%) SLA
6 5 (3.62%) ISO 22301
6 5 (3.62%) ISO 9001
6 5 (3.62%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.72%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.72%) GAAP
8 1 (0.72%) GRC
8 1 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (8.70%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (7.97%) Active Directory
3 9 (6.52%) Hyper-V
4 3 (2.17%) BitLocker
4 3 (2.17%) Terminal Services
5 2 (1.45%) Firmware
5 2 (1.45%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.72%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.72%) KVM
Systems Management
1 8 (5.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.62%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (2.17%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (1.45%) Ansible
5 1 (0.72%) Grafana
5 1 (0.72%) Puppet
5 1 (0.72%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 54 (39.13%) Microsoft
2 14 (10.14%) VMware
3 10 (7.25%) SAP
4 4 (2.90%) Red Hat
5 3 (2.17%) Apple
5 3 (2.17%) Barracuda Networks
5 3 (2.17%) Dell
5 3 (2.17%) Okta
5 3 (2.17%) Salesforce
5 3 (2.17%) ServiceNow
5 3 (2.17%) Sophos
5 3 (2.17%) YouTube
6 2 (1.45%) Adaptive Insights
6 2 (1.45%) Cisco
6 2 (1.45%) Google
6 2 (1.45%) Veeam
6 2 (1.45%) Workday
7 1 (0.72%) EMC
7 1 (0.72%) IBM
7 1 (0.72%) Qualys