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

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 317 295 375
Rank change year-on-year -22 +80 +19
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 139 122 123
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.57% 0.75% 0.53%
As % of the General category 0.93% 1.04% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 92 92 70
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,575 £35,600
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,188 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £55,750 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.28% -10.80% +13.64%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £82,188
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,625 £96,625
UK median annual salary £52,250 £54,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.24% -13.60% +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 14,917 11,698 14,668
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 60.96% 71.90% 62.75%
Number of salaries quoted 9,149 6,356 8,416
10th Percentile £32,227 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £39,679 £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 £82,813
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,688 £56,000
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.13% -6.67%

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 20 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 (9.35%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.76%) IIS
3 5 (3.60%) Confluence
4 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (7.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (5.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (4.32%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (3.60%) CorelDRAW
5 1 (0.72%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.72%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (5.04%) SAP CO
1 7 (5.04%) SAP FI
1 7 (5.04%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (1.44%) 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 (24.46%) Azure
2 30 (21.58%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (17.99%) Power Platform
4 15 (10.79%) Entra ID
5 14 (10.07%) AWS
5 14 (10.07%) Power Automate
6 9 (6.47%) SaaS
7 7 (5.04%) dbt
7 7 (5.04%) n8n
7 7 (5.04%) Zapier
8 5 (3.60%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (3.60%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (2.88%) PowerApps
10 3 (2.16%) Azure Key Vault
10 3 (2.16%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (1.44%) Amazon ECS
11 2 (1.44%) Amazon EKS
11 2 (1.44%) AWS Control Tower
11 2 (1.44%) Azure AI
11 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 21 (15.11%) DNS
2 18 (12.95%) TCP/IP
3 16 (11.51%) Firewall
4 15 (10.79%) DHCP
5 11 (7.91%) VPN
6 7 (5.04%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (3.60%) HTTP
7 5 (3.60%) Wireless
8 4 (2.88%) Network Security
9 3 (2.16%) NAS
9 3 (2.16%) SAN
9 3 (2.16%) VLAN
9 3 (2.16%) VoIP
10 2 (1.44%) 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 22 (15.83%) Power BI
2 9 (6.47%) SQL Server
3 6 (4.32%) Looker
4 5 (3.60%) Big Data
5 2 (1.44%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.44%) Metadata
5 2 (1.44%) 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 (5.76%) JIRA
2 2 (1.44%) 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 (57.55%) Social Skills
2 31 (22.30%) Finance
3 30 (21.58%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (10.79%) Retail
5 13 (9.35%) Organisational Skills
6 12 (8.63%) Manufacturing
7 10 (7.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (5.04%) Banking
8 7 (5.04%) Public Sector
9 6 (4.32%) Law
9 6 (4.32%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (3.60%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (2.16%) Aerospace
11 3 (2.16%) Billing
11 3 (2.16%) Electronics
11 3 (2.16%) Legal
12 2 (1.44%) Marketing
12 2 (1.44%) Military
12 2 (1.44%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.72%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 24 (17.27%) Support Engineer
2 19 (13.67%) Analyst
2 19 (13.67%) Senior
3 16 (11.51%) Consultant
4 15 (10.79%) IT Engineer
5 14 (10.07%) IT Support
5 14 (10.07%) IT Support Engineer
6 11 (7.91%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 11 (7.91%) 2nd Line Support
6 11 (7.91%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 9 (6.47%) Business Analyst
8 7 (5.04%) SAP CO Specialist
8 7 (5.04%) SAP FI/CO Specialist
9 6 (4.32%) Support Specialist
10 5 (3.60%) Applications Specialist
10 5 (3.60%) Applications Support
10 5 (3.60%) Applications Support Specialist
10 5 (3.60%) Compliance Manager
10 5 (3.60%) Systems Support
10 5 (3.60%) Technical Writer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.76%) Middleware
2 4 (2.88%) Terraform
3 3 (2.16%) REST
4 2 (1.44%) .NET
4 2 (1.44%) ARM Templates
4 2 (1.44%) Matplotlib
4 2 (1.44%) NumPy
4 2 (1.44%) Pandas
4 2 (1.44%) 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 (11.51%) Driving Licence
1 16 (11.51%) Onboarding
2 6 (4.32%) Blog
3 5 (3.60%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (3.60%) Data Protection Act
3 5 (3.60%) Online Gambling
3 5 (3.60%) Video\Live Streaming
4 4 (2.88%) Mobile App
5 3 (2.16%) iPad
5 3 (2.16%) iPhone
5 3 (2.16%) Low-Code
5 3 (2.16%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.44%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.44%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (1.44%) Replication
6 2 (1.44%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.72%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 31 (22.30%) Windows
2 14 (10.07%) Windows Server
3 8 (5.76%) Apple iOS
3 8 (5.76%) Linux
3 8 (5.76%) Windows 10
4 7 (5.04%) Mac OS
5 4 (2.88%) Ubuntu
5 4 (2.88%) Unix
6 3 (2.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (1.44%) Android
7 2 (1.44%) VMS
8 1 (0.72%) CentOS
8 1 (0.72%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.72%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.72%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (27.34%) Continuous Improvement
2 34 (24.46%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (15.83%) Business Intelligence
4 21 (15.11%) AI
4 21 (15.11%) Process Improvement
4 21 (15.11%) Stakeholder Management
5 20 (14.39%) Workflow
6 19 (13.67%) Disaster Recovery
7 17 (12.23%) Roadmaps
8 16 (11.51%) Migration
8 16 (11.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 15 (10.79%) Agile
9 15 (10.79%) Business Continuity
9 15 (10.79%) Customer Service
9 15 (10.79%) User Experience
10 14 (10.07%) Analytics
10 14 (10.07%) High Availability
10 14 (10.07%) ITIL
11 13 (9.35%) Change Management
11 13 (9.35%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 31 (22.30%) SQL
2 16 (11.51%) PowerShell
3 10 (7.19%) Python
4 4 (2.88%) Shell Script
5 2 (1.44%) Bash
5 2 (1.44%) C
5 2 (1.44%) C++
5 2 (1.44%) 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 14 (10.07%) Security Cleared
2 13 (9.35%) Degree
3 11 (7.91%) SC Cleared
4 7 (5.04%) SAP Certification
5 5 (3.60%) HNC
5 5 (3.60%) HND
5 5 (3.60%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (2.88%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (2.88%) DBS Check
7 3 (2.16%) ACCA
8 2 (1.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (1.44%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.44%) CCNP
8 2 (1.44%) CCSP
8 2 (1.44%) CIMA
8 2 (1.44%) CISSP
8 2 (1.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.72%) RHCE
9 1 (0.72%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (15.11%) GDPR
2 12 (8.63%) Data Quality
3 10 (7.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (5.76%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (5.76%) QA
5 6 (4.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (4.32%) SLA
6 5 (3.60%) ISO 22301
6 5 (3.60%) ISO 9001
6 5 (3.60%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.44%) 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 (8.63%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (7.19%) Active Directory
3 9 (6.47%) Hyper-V
4 3 (2.16%) BitLocker
4 3 (2.16%) Terminal Services
5 2 (1.44%) Firmware
5 2 (1.44%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.72%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.72%) KVM
Systems Management
1 9 (6.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.60%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (2.16%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (1.44%) Ansible
5 1 (0.72%) Grafana
5 1 (0.72%) Puppet
5 1 (0.72%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 54 (38.85%) Microsoft
2 14 (10.07%) VMware
3 10 (7.19%) SAP
4 4 (2.88%) Red Hat
5 3 (2.16%) Apple
5 3 (2.16%) Barracuda Networks
5 3 (2.16%) Dell
5 3 (2.16%) Okta
5 3 (2.16%) Salesforce
5 3 (2.16%) ServiceNow
5 3 (2.16%) Sophos
5 3 (2.16%) YouTube
6 2 (1.44%) Adaptive Insights
6 2 (1.44%) Cisco
6 2 (1.44%) Google
6 2 (1.44%) Veeam
6 2 (1.44%) Workday
7 1 (0.72%) EMC
7 1 (0.72%) IBM
7 1 (0.72%) Qualys