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 15 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 288 359 392
Rank change year-on-year +71 +33 +56
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 128 111 109
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.77% 0.53% 0.47%
As % of the General category 1.09% 0.86% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 98 59 98
10th Percentile £32,500 £41,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £35,688 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,250 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.20% +13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,875 £93,050 £107,500
UK median annual salary £54,250 £62,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year -13.20% +9.65% -0.87%

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 11,714 12,944 15,269
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 70.87% 62.16% 65.76%
Number of salaries quoted 6,186 7,463 12,038
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 £46,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.80% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £58,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.48% -3.33% -

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 15 October 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 5 (3.91%) Confluence
2 4 (3.13%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.78%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 28 (21.88%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (7.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.34%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.78%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (9.38%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (4.69%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (3.91%) PlanetPress Connect
4 4 (3.13%) SAP IBP
4 4 (3.13%) SAP PP
4 4 (3.13%) Unit4 Business World
5 3 (2.34%) SAP EHS
6 2 (1.56%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 32 (25.00%) Azure
2 20 (15.63%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (12.50%) SaaS
4 15 (11.72%) GitHub
5 14 (10.94%) Dynamics 365
6 13 (10.16%) AWS
7 10 (7.81%) Power Platform
8 8 (6.25%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (5.47%) PowerApps
10 5 (3.91%) IaaS
10 5 (3.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 4 (3.13%) GCP
11 4 (3.13%) Power Automate
12 3 (2.34%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (2.34%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (1.56%) Azure AI
13 2 (1.56%) Azure AKS
13 2 (1.56%) Azure App Service
13 2 (1.56%) Copilot Studio
13 2 (1.56%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 17 (13.28%) VPN
2 14 (10.94%) Firewall
3 8 (6.25%) VLAN
4 7 (5.47%) BGP
4 7 (5.47%) Network Security
5 6 (4.69%) Wireshark
6 5 (3.91%) Cisco ASA
6 5 (3.91%) DMZ
6 5 (3.91%) STUN
6 5 (3.91%) VoIP
7 4 (3.13%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (3.13%) MPLS
7 4 (3.13%) WAN
8 3 (2.34%) DHCP
8 3 (2.34%) DNS
8 3 (2.34%) IPsec
8 3 (2.34%) LAN
8 3 (2.34%) OSPF
8 3 (2.34%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (2.34%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (18.75%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.34%) Power BI
2 3 (2.34%) SAP BW
3 2 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.78%) Big Data
4 1 (0.78%) GIS
4 1 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (7.03%) JIRA
2 4 (3.13%) Postman
3 2 (1.56%) GitLab
4 1 (0.78%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.78%) Git
4 1 (0.78%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.78%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.78%) Zephyr
General
1 60 (46.88%) Social Skills
2 27 (21.09%) Finance
3 24 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (9.38%) Back Office
5 9 (7.03%) Presentation Skills
6 8 (6.25%) Manufacturing
6 8 (6.25%) Telecoms
7 7 (5.47%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.91%) Law
8 5 (3.91%) Legal
8 5 (3.91%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (3.13%) Advertising
9 4 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.56%) Retail
11 1 (0.78%) Automotive
11 1 (0.78%) Banking
11 1 (0.78%) Electronics
11 1 (0.78%) Games
11 1 (0.78%) Local Government
11 1 (0.78%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 30 (23.44%) Analyst
2 15 (11.72%) Developer
3 14 (10.94%) Architect
3 14 (10.94%) Service Analyst
3 14 (10.94%) Service Desk Analyst
4 11 (8.59%) Dynamics NAV Developer
4 11 (8.59%) SaaS Developer
4 11 (8.59%) Senior
5 10 (7.81%) Applications Support
5 10 (7.81%) Support Engineer
6 9 (7.03%) Solutions Architect
6 9 (7.03%) Support Specialist
7 8 (6.25%) Consultant
8 7 (5.47%) Network Engineer
9 5 (3.91%) Applications Engineer
9 5 (3.91%) Applications Specialist
9 5 (3.91%) Business Analyst
9 5 (3.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (3.91%) Technical Support
9 5 (3.91%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (9.38%) XML
2 6 (4.69%) .NET
3 5 (3.91%) FreeSWITCH
4 3 (2.34%) REST
5 2 (1.56%) SAP Fiori
6 1 (0.78%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.78%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.78%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.78%) ASP.NET Web API
6 1 (0.78%) HTML
6 1 (0.78%) Loki
6 1 (0.78%) Next.js
6 1 (0.78%) OpenAPI
6 1 (0.78%) Pandas
6 1 (0.78%) PySpark
6 1 (0.78%) React
6 1 (0.78%) Svelte
6 1 (0.78%) SvelteKit
6 1 (0.78%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.94%) Data Centre
2 12 (9.38%) NHS
3 11 (8.59%) Driving Licence
4 8 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (4.69%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (4.69%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (4.69%) Mobile App
6 4 (3.13%) Cloud Native
6 4 (3.13%) CMDB
6 4 (3.13%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (3.13%) Onboarding
7 3 (2.34%) Management Information System
7 3 (2.34%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.56%) Client/Server
8 2 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.56%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (1.56%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.78%) Life Science
9 1 (0.78%) PMI
9 1 (0.78%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 34 (26.56%) Windows
2 12 (9.38%) Linux
3 10 (7.81%) Windows Server
4 5 (3.91%) Debian
4 5 (3.91%) Mac OS X
5 2 (1.56%) Unix
6 1 (0.78%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (29.69%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (21.09%) DevOps
3 25 (19.53%) ITIL
4 21 (16.41%) Computer Science
5 20 (15.63%) Cybersecurity
6 19 (14.84%) Mentoring
7 16 (12.50%) ERP
7 16 (12.50%) Quality Management
8 15 (11.72%) Agile
8 15 (11.72%) Business Intelligence
9 14 (10.94%) Clean Code
9 14 (10.94%) Customer Service
9 14 (10.94%) Workflow
10 13 (10.16%) Data Privacy
11 12 (9.38%) Data Integration
11 12 (9.38%) Inventory Management
11 12 (9.38%) OOP
11 12 (9.38%) Project Delivery
11 12 (9.38%) Test Automation
12 10 (7.81%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (20.31%) SQL
2 21 (16.41%) C#
3 13 (10.16%) C
3 13 (10.16%) Java
4 8 (6.25%) JavaScript
5 7 (5.47%) PowerShell
6 6 (4.69%) Python
7 5 (3.91%) VBA
8 2 (1.56%) Bash
9 1 (0.78%) Bicep
9 1 (0.78%) C++
9 1 (0.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.78%) Go
Qualifications
1 29 (22.66%) Degree
2 20 (15.63%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (8.59%) Security Cleared
4 6 (4.69%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (4.69%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (3.91%) CCNP
5 5 (3.91%) MCP
5 5 (3.91%) MCSA
5 5 (3.91%) MCSE
5 5 (3.91%) SC Cleared
6 3 (2.34%) Azure Certification
7 2 (1.56%) A+ Certification
7 2 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.78%) ACCA
8 1 (0.78%) CBAP
8 1 (0.78%) CCNA
8 1 (0.78%) CIMA
8 1 (0.78%) HNC
8 1 (0.78%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.78%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (19.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (13.28%) ISO 9001
3 10 (7.81%) QA
4 9 (7.03%) SLA
5 6 (4.69%) GDPR
6 5 (3.91%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (3.13%) NIST
8 3 (2.34%) PMO
8 3 (2.34%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.78%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.78%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.78%) GRC
9 1 (0.78%) GxP
9 1 (0.78%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.78%) PERC
System Software
1 14 (10.94%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.91%) Kamailio
4 4 (3.13%) Firmware
5 2 (1.56%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.78%) Docker
Systems Management
1 12 (9.38%) SCCM
2 6 (4.69%) Terraform
3 5 (3.91%) Kubernetes
4 3 (2.34%) Dell DRAC
4 3 (2.34%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.78%) Ansible
5 1 (0.78%) Argo
5 1 (0.78%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.78%) Grafana
5 1 (0.78%) Nessus
5 1 (0.78%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 60 (46.88%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.81%) Cisco
3 8 (6.25%) VMware
4 6 (4.69%) SAP
5 5 (3.91%) Fortinet
5 5 (3.91%) Salesforce
6 4 (3.13%) Juniper
7 3 (2.34%) Aruba
7 3 (2.34%) Dell
7 3 (2.34%) iManage
7 3 (2.34%) Intapp
7 3 (2.34%) Meraki
7 3 (2.34%) Oracle
7 3 (2.34%) Palo Alto
7 3 (2.34%) SolarWinds
7 3 (2.34%) Zscaler
8 2 (1.56%) Citrix
8 2 (1.56%) Foundry
8 2 (1.56%) OneTrust
9 1 (0.78%) Atlassian