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

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 306 375 384
Rank change year-on-year +69 +9 +88
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 112 122 132
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.69% 0.53% 0.52%
As % of the General category 0.96% 0.84% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 82 71 119
10th Percentile £33,275 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,063 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,750 £62,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.60% +10.62% -5.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,875 £73,750
90th Percentile £83,625 £95,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -13.60% +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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,636 14,481 16,428
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 71.89% 62.46% 65.23%
Number of salaries quoted 6,322 8,481 13,152
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £45,000 £46,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% -8.33% -

Documentation Skills
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Documentation Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Documentation Skills trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Documentation Skills
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Documentation Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Documentation Skills

Documentation Skills
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Documentation Skills over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.

Documentation Skills salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Documentation Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (3.57%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.79%) Apache Spark
3 2 (1.79%) Confluence
Applications
1 21 (18.75%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.89%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (10.71%) Dynamics NAV
2 7 (6.25%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (4.46%) SAP IBP
3 5 (4.46%) SAP PP
4 4 (3.57%) Unit4 Business World
5 3 (2.68%) PlanetPress Connect
5 3 (2.68%) SAP EHS
5 3 (2.68%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 29 (25.89%) Azure
2 20 (17.86%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (12.50%) GitHub
3 14 (12.50%) SaaS
4 13 (11.61%) Dynamics 365
5 11 (9.82%) AWS
6 10 (8.93%) Power Platform
7 8 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (6.25%) PowerApps
9 5 (4.46%) IaaS
9 5 (4.46%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 4 (3.57%) Power Automate
11 3 (2.68%) Boomi
11 3 (2.68%) Entra ID
11 3 (2.68%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (2.68%) SuccessFactors
12 2 (1.79%) Azure AI
12 2 (1.79%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (1.79%) Copilot Studio
12 2 (1.79%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 16 (14.29%) VPN
2 13 (11.61%) Firewall
3 7 (6.25%) VLAN
4 6 (5.36%) BGP
4 6 (5.36%) Network Security
5 5 (4.46%) Cisco ASA
5 5 (4.46%) DMZ
5 5 (4.46%) STUN
5 5 (4.46%) VoIP
5 5 (4.46%) Wireshark
6 4 (3.57%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (3.57%) MPLS
7 3 (2.68%) LAN
7 3 (2.68%) WAN
7 3 (2.68%) Wireless
8 2 (1.79%) DHCP
8 2 (1.79%) DNS
8 2 (1.79%) IPsec
8 2 (1.79%) OSPF
8 2 (1.79%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (18.75%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.57%) Power BI
3 3 (2.68%) SAP BW
4 2 (1.79%) Big Data
4 2 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.79%) GIS
4 2 (1.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (1.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (5.36%) JIRA
2 3 (2.68%) Postman
3 2 (1.79%) GitLab
4 1 (0.89%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.89%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.89%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 50 (44.64%) Social Skills
2 22 (19.64%) Finance
3 17 (15.18%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (10.71%) Back Office
5 7 (6.25%) Public Sector
6 6 (5.36%) Legal
6 6 (5.36%) Manufacturing
6 6 (5.36%) Telecoms
7 5 (4.46%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (4.46%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (3.57%) Law
9 2 (1.79%) Advertising
9 2 (1.79%) Retail
10 1 (0.89%) Banking
10 1 (0.89%) Electronics
10 1 (0.89%) Games
10 1 (0.89%) Local Government
10 1 (0.89%) Marketing
10 1 (0.89%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 24 (21.43%) Analyst
2 16 (14.29%) Developer
3 13 (11.61%) Service Analyst
3 13 (11.61%) Service Desk Analyst
4 12 (10.71%) Architect
5 11 (9.82%) Dynamics NAV Developer
5 11 (9.82%) SaaS Developer
6 10 (8.93%) Support Engineer
7 9 (8.04%) Consultant
7 9 (8.04%) Solutions Architect
8 8 (7.14%) Applications Support
9 7 (6.25%) Senior
9 7 (6.25%) Support Specialist
10 6 (5.36%) Network Engineer
11 5 (4.46%) Applications Engineer
11 5 (4.46%) Applications Support Engineer
11 5 (4.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 5 (4.46%) Technical Engineer
11 5 (4.46%) Technical Support
11 5 (4.46%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (10.71%) XML
2 5 (4.46%) .NET
2 5 (4.46%) FreeSWITCH
3 3 (2.68%) REST
4 2 (1.79%) Pandas
4 2 (1.79%) React
4 2 (1.79%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.89%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.89%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.89%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.89%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.89%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (0.89%) Blazor
5 1 (0.89%) Google Maps API
5 1 (0.89%) OpenAPI
5 1 (0.89%) PostGIS
5 1 (0.89%) Razor View Engine
5 1 (0.89%) Svelte
5 1 (0.89%) SvelteKit
5 1 (0.89%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 12 (10.71%) NHS
2 11 (9.82%) Data Centre
2 11 (9.82%) Driving Licence
3 7 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (5.36%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (5.36%) Mobile App
5 5 (4.46%) Onboarding
6 4 (3.57%) CMDB
7 3 (2.68%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (2.68%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (2.68%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.79%) Cloud Native
8 2 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.79%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.79%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.89%) Legacy Applications
9 1 (0.89%) Life Science
9 1 (0.89%) PMI
9 1 (0.89%) Robotics
9 1 (0.89%) Semantic Web
Operating Systems
1 28 (25.00%) Windows
2 10 (8.93%) Linux
3 8 (7.14%) Windows Server
4 5 (4.46%) Debian
4 5 (4.46%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.89%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (23.21%) DevOps
3 24 (21.43%) ITIL
4 19 (16.96%) Cybersecurity
4 19 (16.96%) Mentoring
5 18 (16.07%) Computer Science
6 17 (15.18%) Quality Management
7 16 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
7 16 (14.29%) Data Privacy
8 14 (12.50%) Clean Code
8 14 (12.50%) Project Delivery
9 13 (11.61%) Test Automation
10 12 (10.71%) Customer Service
10 12 (10.71%) Data Integration
10 12 (10.71%) Inventory Management
10 12 (10.71%) OOP
11 11 (9.82%) Project Management
11 11 (9.82%) Workflow
12 10 (8.93%) Agile
12 10 (8.93%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 19 (16.96%) SQL
2 18 (16.07%) C#
3 12 (10.71%) C
3 12 (10.71%) Java
4 7 (6.25%) PowerShell
5 6 (5.36%) Python
6 5 (4.46%) JavaScript
7 3 (2.68%) Bash
7 3 (2.68%) VBA
8 2 (1.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.89%) Bicep
9 1 (0.89%) Go
9 1 (0.89%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 27 (24.11%) Degree
2 18 (16.07%) Computer Science Degree
3 15 (13.39%) Security Cleared
4 6 (5.36%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (5.36%) SC Cleared
5 5 (4.46%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (4.46%) MCP
5 5 (4.46%) MCSA
5 5 (4.46%) MCSE
6 4 (3.57%) CCNP
7 3 (2.68%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.79%) A+ Certification
8 2 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.89%) ACCA
9 1 (0.89%) CBAP
9 1 (0.89%) CCNA
9 1 (0.89%) CIMA
9 1 (0.89%) HNC
9 1 (0.89%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.89%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (21.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (15.18%) ISO 9001
3 8 (7.14%) SLA
4 6 (5.36%) QA
5 5 (4.46%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (4.46%) GDPR
6 4 (3.57%) NIST
7 2 (1.79%) PMO
7 2 (1.79%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.89%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.89%) COBIT
8 1 (0.89%) GRC
8 1 (0.89%) GxP
8 1 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.89%) PERC
System Software
1 14 (12.50%) Active Directory
2 7 (6.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (4.46%) Kamailio
4 3 (2.68%) Firmware
5 2 (1.79%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.89%) Docker
Systems Management
1 11 (9.82%) SCCM
2 5 (4.46%) Terraform
3 4 (3.57%) Kubernetes
4 3 (2.68%) FortiGate
5 2 (1.79%) Dell DRAC
6 1 (0.89%) Ansible
6 1 (0.89%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 51 (45.54%) Microsoft
2 10 (8.93%) SAP
3 9 (8.04%) Cisco
4 7 (6.25%) VMware
5 5 (4.46%) Dell
5 5 (4.46%) Fortinet
5 5 (4.46%) Salesforce
6 4 (3.57%) Juniper
7 3 (2.68%) Aruba
7 3 (2.68%) iManage
7 3 (2.68%) Intapp
8 2 (1.79%) Citrix
8 2 (1.79%) Foundry
8 2 (1.79%) Meraki
8 2 (1.79%) OneTrust
8 2 (1.79%) Palo Alto
8 2 (1.79%) SolarWinds
8 2 (1.79%) Zscaler
9 1 (0.89%) Atlassian
9 1 (0.89%) Oracle