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 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 238 354 354
Rank change year-on-year +116 0 +111
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 139 91 120
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.91% 0.52% 0.61%
As % of the General category 1.47% 0.77% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 112 49 110
10th Percentile £32,575 £42,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,750 £72,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,348 £107,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £64,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.06% +16.36% -8.33%

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,435 11,815 12,813
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 61.89% 67.67% 64.62%
Number of salaries quoted 6,046 6,859 9,986
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 18 December 2025.

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 6 (4.32%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.88%) Confluence
3 2 (1.44%) WordPress
4 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 27 (19.42%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (5.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.16%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.72%) Weka
Business Applications
1 10 (7.19%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (3.60%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (3.60%) PlanetPress Connect
3 4 (2.88%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (1.44%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.72%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 47 (33.81%) Azure
2 23 (16.55%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (11.51%) AWS
4 14 (10.07%) SaaS
5 12 (8.63%) GitHub
6 11 (7.91%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (7.19%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (6.47%) Power Platform
9 8 (5.76%) GCP
10 6 (4.32%) Entra ID
10 6 (4.32%) IaaS
11 5 (3.60%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 4 (2.88%) PowerApps
13 3 (2.16%) Azure Data Factory
13 3 (2.16%) Microsoft Copilot
14 2 (1.44%) Azure AI
14 2 (1.44%) Azure App Service
14 2 (1.44%) ChatGPT
14 2 (1.44%) GitHub Actions
14 2 (1.44%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 19 (13.67%) VPN
2 13 (9.35%) Firewall
3 8 (5.76%) VLAN
4 7 (5.04%) BGP
4 7 (5.04%) Network Security
4 7 (5.04%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (4.32%) Wireshark
6 5 (3.60%) Cisco ASA
6 5 (3.60%) DMZ
6 5 (3.60%) DNS
6 5 (3.60%) STUN
6 5 (3.60%) VoIP
7 4 (2.88%) OSPF
7 4 (2.88%) SD-WAN
7 4 (2.88%) WAN
7 4 (2.88%) Wireless
8 3 (2.16%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (2.16%) DHCP
8 3 (2.16%) IPsec
8 3 (2.16%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (18.71%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.44%) Power BI
3 1 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.72%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (9.35%) JIRA
2 5 (3.60%) Subversion
3 4 (2.88%) Git
3 4 (2.88%) Postman
4 1 (0.72%) GitLab
4 1 (0.72%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.72%) Zephyr
General
1 75 (53.96%) Social Skills
2 30 (21.58%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (19.42%) Finance
4 11 (7.91%) Back Office
5 9 (6.47%) Public Sector
6 8 (5.76%) Law
6 8 (5.76%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (4.32%) Advertising
7 6 (4.32%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (3.60%) Electronics
9 4 (2.88%) Billing
9 4 (2.88%) Legal
9 4 (2.88%) Manufacturing
9 4 (2.88%) Marketing
9 4 (2.88%) Telecoms
10 3 (2.16%) Automotive
10 3 (2.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.72%) Games
11 1 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 30 (21.58%) Analyst
2 17 (12.23%) Architect
2 17 (12.23%) Senior
3 15 (10.79%) Developer
4 14 (10.07%) Service Analyst
4 14 (10.07%) Service Desk Analyst
5 11 (7.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 10 (7.19%) Applications Support
6 10 (7.19%) Support Engineer
7 9 (6.47%) Dynamics NAV Developer
7 9 (6.47%) SaaS Developer
7 9 (6.47%) Solutions Architect
7 9 (6.47%) Support Specialist
8 7 (5.04%) Business Analyst
8 7 (5.04%) Network Engineer
9 6 (4.32%) Azure Engineer
10 5 (3.60%) Cloud Engineer
10 5 (3.60%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
10 5 (3.60%) Embedded Engineer
10 5 (3.60%) Infrastructure Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.19%) XML
2 7 (5.04%) .NET
3 5 (3.60%) FreeSWITCH
4 4 (2.88%) HTML
4 4 (2.88%) React
5 3 (2.16%) CSS
5 3 (2.16%) PySpark
6 2 (1.44%) .NET Framework
6 2 (1.44%) Laravel
6 2 (1.44%) REST
6 2 (1.44%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (0.72%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.72%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.72%) ASP.NET MVC
7 1 (0.72%) ASP.NET Web API
7 1 (0.72%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.72%) jQuery
7 1 (0.72%) Loki
7 1 (0.72%) Svelte
7 1 (0.72%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.07%) Data Centre
2 12 (8.63%) NHS
3 10 (7.19%) Driving Licence
4 8 (5.76%) Mobile App
5 7 (5.04%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (4.32%) Embedded Systems
7 5 (3.60%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (3.60%) Cloud Native
7 5 (3.60%) Management Information System
8 4 (2.88%) CMDB
8 4 (2.88%) Onboarding
8 4 (2.88%) Security Posture
9 3 (2.16%) Client/Server
9 3 (2.16%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (2.16%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (2.16%) iPad
9 3 (2.16%) iPhone
10 2 (1.44%) Low-Code
10 2 (1.44%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 34 (24.46%) Windows
2 14 (10.07%) Linux
3 10 (7.19%) Windows Server
4 5 (3.60%) Debian
4 5 (3.60%) Mac OS X
5 3 (2.16%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.44%) Unix
7 1 (0.72%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (30.94%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (18.71%) DevOps
3 25 (17.99%) ITIL
4 22 (15.83%) Agile
4 22 (15.83%) Mentoring
5 21 (15.11%) Cybersecurity
6 19 (13.67%) Computer Science
7 17 (12.23%) ERP
8 16 (11.51%) Workflow
9 15 (10.79%) Clean Code
9 15 (10.79%) Test Automation
10 14 (10.07%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (10.07%) Customer Service
11 13 (9.35%) Business Intelligence
12 11 (7.91%) Change Management
12 11 (7.91%) Collaborative Working
12 11 (7.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 11 (7.91%) Stakeholder Management
13 10 (7.19%) Inventory Management
13 10 (7.19%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 33 (23.74%) SQL
2 20 (14.39%) C#
3 12 (8.63%) PowerShell
4 11 (7.91%) C
4 11 (7.91%) Java
4 11 (7.91%) JavaScript
5 8 (5.76%) Python
6 5 (3.60%) Kusto Query Language
6 5 (3.60%) VBA
7 4 (2.88%) PHP
8 2 (1.44%) Bicep
8 2 (1.44%) Go
9 1 (0.72%) Bash
9 1 (0.72%) C++
Qualifications
1 26 (18.71%) Degree
2 18 (12.95%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (7.91%) Security Cleared
4 6 (4.32%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (4.32%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (3.60%) CCNP
5 5 (3.60%) MCP
5 5 (3.60%) MCSA
5 5 (3.60%) MCSE
6 4 (2.88%) SC Cleared
7 3 (2.16%) Azure Certification
7 3 (2.16%) CEH
7 3 (2.16%) CISSP
8 2 (1.44%) A+ Certification
8 2 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.72%) CBAP
9 1 (0.72%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.72%) OSCP
9 1 (0.72%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (15.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (10.79%) ISO 9001
3 10 (7.19%) QA
4 9 (6.47%) SLA
5 6 (4.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (3.60%) GDPR
7 3 (2.16%) PMO
8 2 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (1.44%) NIST
8 2 (1.44%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.72%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.72%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.72%) GAAP
9 1 (0.72%) GxP
9 1 (0.72%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 14 (10.07%) Active Directory
2 9 (6.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.60%) Kamailio
4 4 (2.88%) Firmware
5 2 (1.44%) Docker
5 2 (1.44%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.72%) Ceph
6 1 (0.72%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.72%) Lustre
6 1 (0.72%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.72%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 12 (8.63%) SCCM
2 7 (5.04%) Terraform
3 5 (3.60%) Kubernetes
4 4 (2.88%) FortiGate
4 4 (2.88%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (2.16%) cPanel
5 3 (2.16%) Dell DRAC
5 3 (2.16%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (2.16%) Plesk
6 2 (1.44%) Ansible
6 2 (1.44%) Nessus
7 1 (0.72%) Argo
7 1 (0.72%) Grafana
7 1 (0.72%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 57 (41.01%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.47%) Cisco
2 9 (6.47%) VMware
3 6 (4.32%) Fortinet
4 5 (3.60%) iManage
4 5 (3.60%) Salesforce
5 4 (2.88%) Palo Alto
6 3 (2.16%) Apple
6 3 (2.16%) Aruba
6 3 (2.16%) Databricks
6 3 (2.16%) Dell
6 3 (2.16%) Intapp
6 3 (2.16%) Juniper
6 3 (2.16%) Meraki
6 3 (2.16%) Okta
6 3 (2.16%) Oracle
6 3 (2.16%) SolarWinds
6 3 (2.16%) Sparx
6 3 (2.16%) Zscaler
7 2 (1.44%) SAP