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

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 269 348 356
Rank change year-on-year +79 +8 +120
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 123 74 185
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.74% 0.51% 0.65%
As % of the General category 1.27% 0.72% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 107 50 168
10th Percentile £37,000 £29,750 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.79%
75th Percentile £70,625 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £74,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £54,750 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.60% +5.45% -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 general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9,704 10,289 17,615
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 58.42% 71.12% 61.84%
Number of salaries quoted 6,157 6,115 14,048
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -8.84%

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 4 March 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 4 (3.25%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.44%) Confluence
3 2 (1.63%) WordPress
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 12 (9.76%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.63%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.81%) Weka
Business Applications
1 5 (4.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (3.25%) PlanetPress Connect
3 1 (0.81%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.81%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.81%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.81%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.81%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.81%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.81%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.81%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.81%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 48 (39.02%) Azure
2 13 (10.57%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (9.76%) AWS
4 10 (8.13%) Power Platform
5 8 (6.50%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (5.69%) Azure Data Factory
6 7 (5.69%) GCP
7 6 (4.88%) Entra ID
7 6 (4.88%) IaaS
8 4 (3.25%) SaaS
9 3 (2.44%) PowerApps
10 2 (1.63%) ChatGPT
10 2 (1.63%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (1.63%) GitHub
10 2 (1.63%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (1.63%) Intacct
10 2 (1.63%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (1.63%) OpenShift
10 2 (1.63%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.81%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 18 (14.63%) Firewall
2 11 (8.94%) VPN
3 7 (5.69%) Network Security
3 7 (5.69%) VLAN
3 7 (5.69%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (4.07%) DMZ
4 5 (4.07%) Reverse Proxy
4 5 (4.07%) STUN
4 5 (4.07%) VoIP
5 4 (3.25%) BGP
5 4 (3.25%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (3.25%) DNS
5 4 (3.25%) LAN
6 3 (2.44%) Cisco ASA
6 3 (2.44%) OSPF
6 3 (2.44%) SD-WAN
6 3 (2.44%) TCP/IP
6 3 (2.44%) WAN
6 3 (2.44%) Wireshark
7 2 (1.63%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (12.20%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.25%) Power BI
3 2 (1.63%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (1.63%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.63%) Power Query
3 2 (1.63%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.81%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.81%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.81%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.81%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 9 (7.32%) JIRA
2 6 (4.88%) Git
3 5 (4.07%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 5 (4.07%) Subversion
4 4 (3.25%) Postman
5 3 (2.44%) GitLab
6 2 (1.63%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.81%) Selenium
7 1 (0.81%) Zephyr
General
1 73 (59.35%) Social Skills
2 26 (21.14%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (13.82%) Finance
4 11 (8.94%) Law
5 10 (8.13%) Organisational Skills
6 8 (6.50%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (4.88%) Automotive
8 5 (4.07%) Billing
8 5 (4.07%) Electronics
8 5 (4.07%) Marketing
9 4 (3.25%) Advertising
9 4 (3.25%) Manufacturing
9 4 (3.25%) Public Sector
9 4 (3.25%) Telecoms
10 3 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (2.44%) Retail
11 2 (1.63%) Back Office
11 2 (1.63%) Legal
12 1 (0.81%) Games
12 1 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 21 (17.07%) Analyst
2 20 (16.26%) Senior
3 15 (12.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 11 (8.94%) Architect
5 9 (7.32%) Support Engineer
6 8 (6.50%) Azure Engineer
6 8 (6.50%) Consultant
6 8 (6.50%) Security Engineer
7 7 (5.69%) Business Analyst
8 6 (4.88%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
8 6 (4.88%) Data Engineer
8 6 (4.88%) Network Engineer
8 6 (4.88%) Senior Data Engineer
8 6 (4.88%) Test Engineer
9 5 (4.07%) Cloud Engineer
9 5 (4.07%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (4.07%) Embedded Engineer
9 5 (4.07%) Infrastructure Support
9 5 (4.07%) Service Desk Analyst
9 5 (4.07%) VoIP Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.88%) PySpark
2 5 (4.07%) .NET
2 5 (4.07%) FreeSWITCH
3 4 (3.25%) HTML
3 4 (3.25%) React
4 3 (2.44%) CSS
4 3 (2.44%) REST
5 2 (1.63%) ASP.NET
5 2 (1.63%) Jinja
5 2 (1.63%) JSON
5 2 (1.63%) Laravel
5 2 (1.63%) YAML
6 1 (0.81%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.81%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.81%) ASP.NET MVC
6 1 (0.81%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.81%) Loki
6 1 (0.81%) Next.js
6 1 (0.81%) Svelte
6 1 (0.81%) WebAssembly
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.13%) Data Centre
2 7 (5.69%) Management Information System
2 7 (5.69%) Onboarding
3 6 (4.88%) Embedded Systems
4 5 (4.07%) Cloud Native
4 5 (4.07%) Product Ownership
4 5 (4.07%) Security Posture
5 4 (3.25%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (3.25%) CCTV
5 4 (3.25%) Driving Licence
5 4 (3.25%) iPad
5 4 (3.25%) iPhone
5 4 (3.25%) Mobile App
6 3 (2.44%) Client/Server
6 3 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (2.44%) Low-Code
6 3 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.63%) Distributed Architecture
7 2 (1.63%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 19 (15.45%) Windows
2 11 (8.94%) Linux
3 9 (7.32%) Windows Server
4 5 (4.07%) Debian
5 4 (3.25%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.63%) Unix
7 1 (0.81%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (26.83%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (19.51%) Continuous Improvement
3 22 (17.89%) Agile
4 18 (14.63%) Collaborative Working
5 15 (12.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 13 (10.57%) Mentoring
7 12 (9.76%) Change Management
7 12 (9.76%) CI/CD
8 11 (8.94%) Roadmaps
9 10 (8.13%) DevOps
9 10 (8.13%) ERP
9 10 (8.13%) ITIL
9 10 (8.13%) Project Delivery
9 10 (8.13%) Stakeholder Management
10 9 (7.32%) Cybersecurity
10 9 (7.32%) Data Analysis
10 9 (7.32%) Data Loss Prevention
10 9 (7.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 8 (6.50%) Data Protection
11 8 (6.50%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 30 (24.39%) SQL
2 21 (17.07%) Python
3 19 (15.45%) PowerShell
4 11 (8.94%) JavaScript
5 9 (7.32%) C#
6 6 (4.88%) Bash
6 6 (4.88%) Kusto Query Language
7 4 (3.25%) PHP
7 4 (3.25%) VBA
8 3 (2.44%) Java
9 2 (1.63%) Bicep
9 2 (1.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (1.63%) Go
10 1 (0.81%) C
10 1 (0.81%) C++
10 1 (0.81%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (5.69%) Azure Certification
1 7 (5.69%) Degree
2 6 (4.88%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (4.07%) CCNP
3 5 (4.07%) Security Cleared
4 4 (3.25%) CEH
4 4 (3.25%) CISSP
4 4 (3.25%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.81%) CCNA
6 1 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (0.81%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.81%) FFIEC
6 1 (0.81%) GSEC
6 1 (0.81%) HNC
6 1 (0.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (0.81%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (9.76%) QA
2 7 (5.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (4.07%) GDPR
4 3 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 3 (2.44%) SLA
5 2 (1.63%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.63%) GAAP
5 2 (1.63%) NIST
6 1 (0.81%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.81%) GRC
6 1 (0.81%) GxP
6 1 (0.81%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.81%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.81%) PMO
6 1 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.81%) SOC 2
System Software
1 13 (10.57%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.44%) Firmware
2 3 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.63%) Docker
4 1 (0.81%) Ceph
4 1 (0.81%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.81%) Lustre
4 1 (0.81%) Slurm Workload Manager
4 1 (0.81%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 6 (4.88%) Terraform
2 5 (4.07%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (3.25%) Jamf Pro
3 4 (3.25%) SCCM
4 3 (2.44%) cPanel
4 3 (2.44%) FortiGate
4 3 (2.44%) Kubernetes
4 3 (2.44%) Plesk
5 2 (1.63%) Ansible
5 2 (1.63%) Dell DRAC
5 2 (1.63%) Nessus
6 1 (0.81%) Argo
6 1 (0.81%) Grafana
6 1 (0.81%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 32 (26.02%) Microsoft
2 14 (11.38%) Cisco
3 6 (4.88%) Databricks
3 6 (4.88%) VMware
4 5 (4.07%) Fortinet
4 5 (4.07%) iManage
4 5 (4.07%) SAP
5 4 (3.25%) Apple
5 4 (3.25%) Okta
5 4 (3.25%) Palo Alto
5 4 (3.25%) Siemens
6 3 (2.44%) Oracle
6 3 (2.44%) Salesforce
6 3 (2.44%) Sparx
7 2 (1.63%) Autodesk
7 2 (1.63%) Dell
7 2 (1.63%) Google
7 2 (1.63%) Red Hat
7 2 (1.63%) Sage
7 2 (1.63%) Zscaler