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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 282 357 386
Rank change year-on-year +75 +29 +78
Permanent jobs citing Documentation Skills 125 101 108
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.79% 0.51% 0.49%
As % of the General category 1.16% 0.82% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 97 47 98
10th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £31,690
25th Percentile £35,500 £47,500 £37,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £58,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.84% +11.43% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,250 £87,348 £107,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.92% +18.18% -4.35%

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 10,765 12,373 14,417
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 67.90% 62.33% 65.97%
Number of salaries quoted 6,324 7,022 11,308
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - +2.16%
75th Percentile £77,500 £84,010 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £51,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.17% - -

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 6 November 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 (4.00%) Confluence
2 4 (3.20%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.80%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (22.40%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (5.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.40%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.80%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.80%) Weka
Business Applications
1 12 (9.60%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (4.00%) PlanetPress Connect
2 5 (4.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (3.20%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (2.40%) SAP EHS
4 3 (2.40%) SAP IBP
4 3 (2.40%) SAP PP
5 2 (1.60%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 32 (25.60%) Azure
2 20 (16.00%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (12.80%) AWS
3 16 (12.80%) SaaS
4 15 (12.00%) GitHub
5 13 (10.40%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (6.40%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (6.40%) Power Platform
7 6 (4.80%) GCP
7 6 (4.80%) PowerApps
8 5 (4.00%) IaaS
8 5 (4.00%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 4 (3.20%) Power Automate
10 3 (2.40%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (2.40%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (1.60%) Azure AI
11 2 (1.60%) Azure AKS
11 2 (1.60%) Azure App Service
11 2 (1.60%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (1.60%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 17 (13.60%) VPN
2 14 (11.20%) Firewall
3 8 (6.40%) VLAN
4 7 (5.60%) BGP
4 7 (5.60%) Network Security
5 6 (4.80%) Wireshark
6 5 (4.00%) Cisco ASA
6 5 (4.00%) DMZ
6 5 (4.00%) STUN
6 5 (4.00%) VoIP
7 4 (3.20%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (3.20%) MPLS
7 4 (3.20%) WAN
8 3 (2.40%) DHCP
8 3 (2.40%) DNS
8 3 (2.40%) IPsec
8 3 (2.40%) OSPF
8 3 (2.40%) SD-WAN
8 3 (2.40%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (2.40%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (20.00%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.40%) SAP BW
3 2 (1.60%) Power BI
4 1 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.80%) GIS
Development Applications
1 9 (7.20%) JIRA
2 4 (3.20%) Postman
3 2 (1.60%) Git
3 2 (1.60%) GitLab
4 1 (0.80%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.80%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.80%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.80%) Zephyr
General
1 58 (46.40%) Social Skills
2 26 (20.80%) Finance
3 22 (17.60%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (9.60%) Back Office
5 10 (8.00%) Presentation Skills
6 8 (6.40%) Telecoms
7 7 (5.60%) Manufacturing
7 7 (5.60%) Public Sector
8 5 (4.00%) Law
8 5 (4.00%) Legal
8 5 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (3.20%) Advertising
10 2 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.60%) Marketing
11 1 (0.80%) Automotive
11 1 (0.80%) Games
11 1 (0.80%) Local Government
11 1 (0.80%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 28 (22.40%) Analyst
2 15 (12.00%) Architect
2 15 (12.00%) Developer
3 14 (11.20%) Service Analyst
3 14 (11.20%) Service Desk Analyst
4 11 (8.80%) Dynamics NAV Developer
4 11 (8.80%) SaaS Developer
4 11 (8.80%) Senior
5 10 (8.00%) Applications Support
5 10 (8.00%) Solutions Architect
5 10 (8.00%) Support Engineer
6 9 (7.20%) Support Specialist
7 7 (5.60%) Network Engineer
8 6 (4.80%) Consultant
8 6 (4.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (4.00%) Applications Support Engineer
9 5 (4.00%) Applications Support Specialist
9 5 (4.00%) Technical Engineer
9 5 (4.00%) Technical Support
9 5 (4.00%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (9.60%) XML
2 7 (5.60%) .NET
3 5 (4.00%) FreeSWITCH
4 2 (1.60%) HTML
4 2 (1.60%) React
4 2 (1.60%) REST
4 2 (1.60%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.80%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.80%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.80%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.80%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (0.80%) CSS
5 1 (0.80%) Laravel
5 1 (0.80%) Loki
5 1 (0.80%) Next.js
5 1 (0.80%) OpenAPI
5 1 (0.80%) PySpark
5 1 (0.80%) Svelte
5 1 (0.80%) SvelteKit
5 1 (0.80%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 14 (11.20%) Data Centre
2 12 (9.60%) NHS
3 11 (8.80%) Driving Licence
4 8 (6.40%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (4.80%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (4.80%) Mobile App
6 5 (4.00%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (3.20%) Cloud Native
7 4 (3.20%) CMDB
7 4 (3.20%) Onboarding
8 3 (2.40%) Client/Server
8 3 (2.40%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (2.40%) Virtual Team
9 2 (1.60%) Management Information System
9 2 (1.60%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (1.60%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.80%) Embedded Systems
10 1 (0.80%) Life Science
10 1 (0.80%) PMI
10 1 (0.80%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 34 (27.20%) Windows
2 13 (10.40%) Linux
3 10 (8.00%) Windows Server
4 5 (4.00%) Debian
4 5 (4.00%) Mac OS X
5 2 (1.60%) Unix
6 1 (0.80%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (29.60%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (21.60%) DevOps
3 24 (19.20%) ITIL
4 21 (16.80%) Computer Science
4 21 (16.80%) Mentoring
5 20 (16.00%) Cybersecurity
6 17 (13.60%) Agile
7 16 (12.80%) ERP
8 15 (12.00%) Clean Code
8 15 (12.00%) Quality Management
9 14 (11.20%) Business Intelligence
9 14 (11.20%) Customer Service
9 14 (11.20%) Workflow
10 13 (10.40%) Data Privacy
11 12 (9.60%) Data Integration
11 12 (9.60%) Inventory Management
11 12 (9.60%) OOP
11 12 (9.60%) Project Delivery
11 12 (9.60%) Test Automation
12 10 (8.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (20.80%) SQL
2 22 (17.60%) C#
3 13 (10.40%) C
3 13 (10.40%) Java
4 9 (7.20%) JavaScript
5 7 (5.60%) Python
6 6 (4.80%) PowerShell
7 5 (4.00%) VBA
8 2 (1.60%) Bash
8 2 (1.60%) Go
8 2 (1.60%) PHP
9 1 (0.80%) Bicep
9 1 (0.80%) C++
Qualifications
1 29 (23.20%) Degree
2 20 (16.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 12 (9.60%) Security Cleared
4 6 (4.80%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (4.80%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (4.00%) CCNP
5 5 (4.00%) MCP
5 5 (4.00%) MCSA
5 5 (4.00%) MCSE
5 5 (4.00%) SC Cleared
6 3 (2.40%) Azure Certification
7 2 (1.60%) A+ Certification
7 2 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.80%) ACCA
8 1 (0.80%) CBAP
8 1 (0.80%) CCNA
8 1 (0.80%) CIMA
8 1 (0.80%) HNC
8 1 (0.80%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.80%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (19.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (13.60%) ISO 9001
3 10 (8.00%) QA
4 9 (7.20%) SLA
5 5 (4.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (4.00%) GDPR
6 4 (3.20%) NIST
7 3 (2.40%) PMO
8 2 (1.60%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.80%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.80%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.80%) GxP
9 1 (0.80%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.80%) PERC
System Software
1 14 (11.20%) Active Directory
2 8 (6.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (4.00%) Kamailio
4 4 (3.20%) Firmware
5 2 (1.60%) Docker
5 2 (1.60%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.80%) Ceph
6 1 (0.80%) Lustre
6 1 (0.80%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 12 (9.60%) SCCM
2 7 (5.60%) Terraform
3 5 (4.00%) Kubernetes
4 3 (2.40%) Dell DRAC
4 3 (2.40%) FortiGate
5 2 (1.60%) Ansible
6 1 (0.80%) Argo
6 1 (0.80%) cPanel
6 1 (0.80%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.80%) Grafana
6 1 (0.80%) Nessus
6 1 (0.80%) Plesk
6 1 (0.80%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 56 (44.80%) Microsoft
2 9 (7.20%) Cisco
3 8 (6.40%) VMware
4 5 (4.00%) Fortinet
4 5 (4.00%) Salesforce
4 5 (4.00%) SAP
5 4 (3.20%) Juniper
6 3 (2.40%) Aruba
6 3 (2.40%) Dell
6 3 (2.40%) iManage
6 3 (2.40%) Intapp
6 3 (2.40%) Meraki
6 3 (2.40%) Oracle
6 3 (2.40%) Palo Alto
6 3 (2.40%) SolarWinds
6 3 (2.40%) Zscaler
7 2 (1.60%) Citrix
7 2 (1.60%) Foundry
8 1 (0.80%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.80%) Databricks